Tag: California

How the CIA Watched Over the Destruction of Gary Webb

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

How the CIA Watched Over the Destruction of Gary Webb

Webb’s troubles began in August 1996, when his employer, the San Jose Mercury News, published a groundbreaking, three-part investigation he had worked on for more than a year. Carrying the full title “Dark Alliance: The Story Behind the Crack Explosion,” Webb’s series reported that in addition to waging a proxy war for the U.S. government against Nicaragua’s revolutionary Sandinista government in the 1980s, elements of the CIA-backed Contra rebels were also involved in trafficking cocaine to the U.S. in order to fund their counter-revolutionary campaign. The secret flow of drugs and money, Webb reported, had a direct link to the subsequent explosion of crack cocaine abuse that had devastated California’s most vulnerable African American neighborhoods.

Related:

Kill The Messenger: Mike Levine & Gary Webb – The Big White Lie + Dark Alliance= CIA drug cartel (YouTube)

The Dark Alliance: Gary Webb’s Incendiary 1996 SJ Mercury News Exposé

[2015] A Day When Journalism Died

Internet Archive (PDF): The Dark Alliance

Trump Will Have $900 Million Of Loans Coming Due In His Second Term If He’s Reelected

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Trump Will Have $900 Million Of Loans Coming Due In His Second Term If He’s Reelected

About half of the debt coming due from the start of 2021 to the end of 2024 is secured against assets that the president and his children own outright. He will have to pay back loans against his hotel in Washington, D.C., his golf resort in Miami and his tower in Chicago. He’ll also have to sort out the debt against Trump Tower and Trump Plaza in New York City.

Why Did Governor Gavin Newsom Veto A “Critical Race Theory” Education Bill?

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

By Eric Striker – National Justice – October 1, 2020

While California has earned a reputation for its radical left policies, it also suffers from Progressive Except Palestine syndrome. In 2016, Governor Jerry Brown signed one of the most draconian and controversial anti-BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) bills in the country.

Why Did Governor Gavin Newsom Veto A “Critical Race Theory” Education Bill?

Does this US military uniform suggest it is preparing for war with China?

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Does this US military uniform suggest it is preparing for war with China?

In August, retired Chinese naval officer Wang Yunfei suggested that the US might launch an attack on disputed Chinese-controlled reefs in the South China Sea to boost Trump’s re-election prospects.

Wang said the most likely target of a sudden US attack would be Scarborough Shoal, known in China as Huangyan Island.

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Wall Street is set to start trading in a new commodity – Water

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Wall Street is set to start trading in a new commodity – Water

Climate advocates have warned in recent years for the potential of water wars as competition increases between needs from agriculture, energy and growing cities. Food production in particular could be vulnerable as drought makes it increasingly difficult to grow crops in many parts of the world and farmers balance water and land needs with protecting forest in places like Brazil’s Amazon.

Judge blocks US ban on WeChat that was set to go into effect today

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Judge blocks US ban on WeChat that was set to go into effect today

A judge in California has blocked the Commerce Department’s ban on new downloads of China-based messaging app WeChat, Reuters reported Sunday. US Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler said in her order that WeChat users showed “serious questions going to the merits of the First Amendment claim, the balance of hardships tips in the plaintiffs’ favor.”