by WorldTribune Staff, June 4, 2020 In a June 3 op-ed for The New York Times, Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas called for sending in U.S. troops to quell the rioting taking place in America’s cities which has been tied to the well-funded international Antifa network. Cotton called for “an overwhelming show of force […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 4, 2020 Several Democrats in social media posts falsely implied that President Donald Trump had turned off the lights in the White House as protesters gathered at nearby Lafayette Park. New Jersey Democrat Rep. Bill Pascrell on June 1 shared an image of a darkened White House, claiming that Trump turned […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 4, 2020 When some 400 anti-lockdown activists gathered in Michigan’s capital in April to protest the state government’s draconian coronavirus orders, a progressive advocacy group was reportedly tracking them via their mobile devices. The group has not collected similar data on George Floyd protesters. The Committee to Protect Medicare and Affordable […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 4, 2020 Despite releasing an eight-step plan for reopening their businesses across the state, hair salon owners in Michigan say they are still unable to open under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s coronavirus lockdown orders. To make matters worse, Whitmer recently told the state’s residents to “Google how to do a haircut,” infuriating […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 3, 2020 Hundreds of demonstrators descended on Rome’s Piazza del Popolo on Tuesday and ripped off their masks in a protest against the Italian government’s coronavirus lockdown orders. The group, which calls themselves the “Orange Vests,” is led by retired Carabinieri general Antonio Pappalardo, who doesn’t believe children should be made […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 3, 2020 The leader of the Iranian regime, which killed hundreds of anti-establishment protesters in November 2019, said that rioting in the United States is “the true face of their regime.” Speaking on Wednesday at the 31st anniversary of the death of his predecessor, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler The crisis was brewing for months. Storm clouds were gathering around Hong Kong’s splendid bay as China’s communist authorities have put the vice grip squeeze on democratic Hong Kong’s political rights and social freedoms. The world has watched aimlessly until the United States and a few fellow democracies […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 3, 2020 An Illinois man who was reportedly caught on video saying “lets start a riot” has been charged in what appears to be the first federal criminal case related to the rioting that has devastated U.S. cities over the past week. Matthew Lee Rupert, a 28-year-old Galesburg resident, has been […]
Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, June 3, 2020 Wealthy celebrities who can afford to live in the most secure areas and hire their own private security have signed a letter calling for defunding police departments which are tasked with keeping safe those in society who are most vulnerable to criminals. Singers John Legend and Lizzo, actresses […]
FPI / June 2, 2020 By Judicial Watch The recently appointed Facebook oversight board that will decide which posts get blocked from the world’s most popular social networking website is stacked with leftists, including a close friend of leftwing billionaire George Soros who served on the board of directors of his Open Society Foundations (OSF). […]