Before blaming migrants for their plight, we must look at how the drug war creates violence and displacement CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2018 By: Eunisses Hernandez and Norma Palacios Last month, Marco Antonio Munoz, a 39-year-old Honduran asylum seeker died alone of suicide in his cell. The inescapable violence in Honduras — a substantial portion[Read More…]
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Beware of iOS Phishing Scam: You Won’t Get “Apple Care”
BLOGGING FOR YOU-(ENEWSPF)- Hey, folks, beware of a phishing scam targeting iOS users: iPhones, iPads, etc. According to ArsTechnica.com, the “scam website launched phone call, connected victims to ‘Lance Roger at Apple Care.’” Yes, it will trigger your device to make a phone call. Here’s what Ars Technica has to say:[Read More…]
7 Killed, 39 Wounded: Congresswoman Kelly Notes #GunViolence In Chicago
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Congresswoman Robin Kelly noted in a social media post this past weekend’s #GunViolence in Chicago that left seven dead, 39 wounded: Since late Friday afternoon, seven people were killed and 39 wounded in weekend #gunviolence across Chicago, doubling the number of people shot over the previous weekend. I am[Read More…]
Has Trump Finally Gone Too Far? (Video)
OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—July 16, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser If you are among the millions of Americans that really love this country, then you were as sickened as I was to see Donald Trump’s shocking performance during today’s Press Conference with his pal Russian President Vladimir Putin. There’s no longer any doubt where[Read More…]
Children are One of the ‘War on Drugs’ Casualties
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—July 10, 2018 By: Anthony Papa, opinion contributor Like so many Americans, I’ve watched in horror as immigrant children have been separated from their parents due to the Trump administration’s zero tolerance policy of illegal entry across the border. Scenes of about 2,000 traumatized children being held in cages[Read More…]
Cannabis Industry Eclipses Wine in Southern Oregon
OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—July 2, 2018 By: Anthony Johnson There are several reasons to expect the cannabis industry in the United States to surpass the economic impact of the wine industry once federal cannabis prohibition ends. Canada’s cannabis industry, about to take off under a full legalization law on October 17th, is expected[Read More…]
Hundreds of Thousands Take to Streets Nationwide to Protest Trump’s ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ Policies
Sister demonstrations were held in London, Munich, Paris, Hamburg, Tokyo, and others cities around the globe. NATIONWIDE—(ENEWSPF)—June 30, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Hundreds of thousands took to the streets of the United States today to protest Donald Trump’s immigration policies. Protests took place in big cities and small towns across[Read More…]
Watching as US Officials Take Children from Their Parents
The Horror of Sessions’ ‘Zero Tolerance’ Immigration Policy TEXAS—(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2018 By: Michael Garcia Bochenek, Senior Counsel, Children’s Rights Division, Human Rights Watch Sitting across from me in an immigration holding cell in McAllen, Texas, the 24-year-old woman told me a familiar story. Her town in Honduras is plagued by[Read More…]
Stephen Colbert Addresses Trump’s Cruel Immigration Policy of Separating Immigrant Parents from Their Children
OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—June 15, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Stephen Colbert took time from his late night comedy show yesterday to offer an incensed rebuke to reports that the Trump administration is separating immigrant parents from their children in an effort to deter individuals from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. Colbert said, ″This[Read More…]
How America Got Hooked On A Deadly Drug
An inside look at how Purdue Pharma pushed OxyContin despite risks of addiction and fatalities. CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2018 By: Fred Schulte Purdue Pharma left almost nothing to chance in its whirlwind marketing of its new painkiller OxyContin. From 1996 to 2002, Purdue pursued nearly every avenue in the drug supply[Read More…]