NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 27, 2016 By News Corpse This week CNN’s chief international correspondent, Christiane Amanpour, received the Burton Benjamin Memorial Award from the Committee to Protect Journalists. It is awarded at the International Press Freedom Awards for “extraordinary and sustained achievement in the cause of press freedom. Her acceptance speech[Read More…]
Opinion
‘Buy Trump’ – The For-Profit Presidency
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 27, 2016 By David Guilbault Paul Morigi/WireImage/Getty Images Donald J. Trump is structuring his impending presidency to advance the Trump brand and enrich the Trump family. Developers typically cozy up to politicians around the world to push their projects through governmental bureaucracy. That’s what Trump and his children[Read More…]
Our Delicate President-elect Has Another 3 a.m. Twitter Meltdown
Well, there he goes again. Donald Trump had another Twitter meltdown at around 3 a.m. His problem this time? The recount. That’s right, authorities are recounting votes — something Trump would no doubt have authorized himself had he lost in the initial vote tally. From Bipartisan report: Sunday mornings for[Read More…]
Donald Trump’s Thanksgiving Feast Cost Taxpayers $7 Million in Security
ENEWSPF – Donald Trump’s Thanksgiving, held at Mar-a-Lago, his Florida resort, featured two dishes named in his honor, and cost taxpayers $7 million in security. Seven. Million. Dollars. From the NYDailyNews.com: The President-elect celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday in his usual lavish and over-the-top way — with a sumptuous spread that[Read More…]
Mike Pence Doesn’t Want You To See His Emails
With a headline that starts, “Irony Is Dead,” from our friends at IfYouOnlyNews.com, the IndyStar shares the strange news regarding VP-elecgt Mike Pence: Now that the presidential campaign and most of the furor over Hillary Clinton’s email scandal are behind us, the Pence administration is going to court to argue for its own brand[Read More…]
Hamilton Actors Hire Security After Receiving Death Threats From Trump Fans
It’s as frightening as it gets for Hamilton actors in Chicago: death threats from deranged fans of President-elect Donald Trump. From OccupyDemocrats.com: Presidential hissy fits have consequences, and Donald Trump’s twitter tirade against ‘Hamilton’ the musical shows just how dangerous his words can be – because his supporters are threatening[Read More…]
Army Corps of Engineers Tells ND ‘Water Protectors’ It Will Close Off Their Main Camp Dec. 5; How You Can Help
NORTH DAKOTA–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2016 By navajo After the militaristic forceful shutdown and raid of the Standing Rock North Camp on October 27, which I covered: Standing Rock Update: 100s arrested, video of mass pepper spraying, injuries from ‘non-lethal’ weapons, we can only dread what will be the eviction of the Oceti[Read More…]
Cuba: Fidel Castro’s Record of Repression
Cuban President Fidel Castro during a five hour speech at a political rally in the provincial town of Matanzas, August 4, 1999. © 2016 Reuters Human Rights Watch: Misguided US Embargo Provided Pretext for Abuse Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2016. During his nearly five decades of rule in Cuba, Fidel Castro[Read More…]
Postcard Avalanche To Oppose Steve Bannon Is Scheduled For 11/26; Here’s How To Participate
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2016 By ursulafaw Keep those cards and letters coming. A group of activists are planning to deluge Trump Tower with an “avalanche of postcards” opposing the appointment of white supremacist Steve Bannon as Chief Strategist. From the “Postcard Avalanche” Facebook page: ** IMPORTANT – Don’t mail your[Read More…]
Human Rights Watch: Trump Proposals Would Violate Rights, Harm Millions
US President-elect Donald Trump addresses supporters during his election night rally in Manhattan, New York, November 9, 2016. Letter to President-Elect Urges Retracting Dangerous Pledges New York –(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2016. US President-elect Donald Trump should rescind and repudiate proposals he has made that, if implemented, would harm millions of people in[Read More…]
