SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)—January 30, 2017. On Jan. 29, Coalition military forces conducted 15 strikes consisting of 35 engagements against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 10 strikes consisting of 14 engagements using attack, bomber, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Syria Near Abu Kamal,[Read More…]
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Over a Million Signatures in the U.K. To Block Trump State Visit
UK–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2017 By xaxnar A BBC report tells of a growing number of people in the U.K. signing a petition calling for Prime Minister Theresa May to delay or cancel a scheduled State Visit by president Donald Trump. It states: “Donald Trump should be allowed to enter the UK in his capacity as head[Read More…]
5000+ Mental Health Professionals Tell Sen. Schumer Trump is Mentally Ill and Must Be Removed
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2017 By HalBrown Petition to Senator Chuck Schumer: We, the undersigned mental health professionals, believe in our professional judgment that Donald Trump manifests a serious mental illness that renders him psychologically incapable of competently discharging the duties of President of the United States. And we respectfully request[Read More…]
Local OurRevolution Group to Meet Thursday, February 23 in Flossmoor
Flossmoor, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 30, 2017. Last year, Bernie Sanders and his supporters launched a new political organization called OurRevolution. It seeks to support the next generation of progressive leaders, empower millions to fight for progressive change and elevate the nation’s overall political consciousness. OurRevolution groups are forming throughout the United States.[Read More…]
Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, on the Executive Order on Refugees and Migrants
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Catholic Archbishop of Chicago, issued the following statement on President Donald Trump’s executive order on refugees and migrants. The statement, published January 29 on the website of the Archdiocese, reads: This weekend proved to be a dark moment in U.S. history. The executive order[Read More…]
Kellyanne Conway Goes on Bonkers Rant, Calls for Trump’s Media Critics to Be Fired
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2017 By Laura Clawson Kellyanne Conway continues to be a factory for a mind-boggling combination of ridiculous nonsense and terrifying nonsense. On Fox News Sunday, Donald Trump’s top non-Ivanka woman assailed the media for pointing out that last week she described blatant lies as “alternative facts”—gosh, why would that[Read More…]
In Wake of Trump Executive Orders, Over 1000 From Chicago Suburbs March and Rally Against Muslim Ban, Call For Sanctuary Cities
Multiracial and multi-faith group joined by elected officials to express solidarity with of Muslim and Arab, immigrant, LGBT, Jewish communities and with those with disabilities Morton Grove, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2017. The day after Chicagoans shut down O’Hare Airport to force the release of detained refugee families and resist President Trump’s ongoing[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest for the Week of January 29, 2017
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF) —UPDATED Jan. 30. One of the sure signs that Spring is on the horizon is when the Park Forest Recreation and Parks Department holds its Annual Park Permit Lottery. This year’s lottery will be held on Saturday, February 4 beginning at 9 a.m. at Park Forest’s[Read More…]
Dan Rather: ‘Today I Shed a Tear for Our Country’
TEXAS–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2017 By smaylone Like the rest of the country, I watched in horror at what was happening at airports around the country yesterday. I rejoiced with thousands of others when a New York Federal Judge issued an emergency stay after hearing the class action suit filed by the[Read More…]
White Supremacist Steve Bannon, Now on National Security Council, Running Trump’s Immigration Policy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2017 By Laura Clawson On Saturday, as thousands of people across the country rose up against his Muslim ban, Donald Trump did something else worthy of mass protest. He put a white nationalist on his National Security Council: Trump reorganized the National Security Council to, along with[Read More…]
