Month: May 2022

Sussmann Jury Nullification Marks the End of American Justice as We Knew It

Commentary American justice isn’t only dead, it’s decomposed. Long live totalitarianism! We can join the world now. Au revoir, American Exceptionalism. We are China. We are Putin’s Russia. We are the European Union, drifting ever more swiftly into Davos globalism and the Great Reset. We are the Ayatollah’s Iran. We are Orwell’s “Animal Farm” and…


What Does Sustainable Fashion Mean and How Can a Company Be More Sustainable?

Everyone Is Talking About Sustainability in Fashion but What Does It Actually Mean? Sustainability when it comes to fashion is a subject which is gaining much attention and is forcing many fashion brands to address their environmental and ethical footprint, especially high street retailers that deal in mass-market, low-cost goods in a fast fashion environment….


Canada and G7 Partners Endorse ‘Global Network Approach’ to Handling Pandemics

News Analysis Canada and its G7 partners recently signed a pact to address pandemic readiness with a focus on “collaborative surveillance” and “predictable rapid response.” On May 19 and May 20, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos met with counterparts from G7 nations in Berlin, Germany, to discuss how to “advance a global network approach to enhance…


Inflation in France Exceeds 5 Percent in May

Annual French inflation exceeded 5 percent in May as citizens continued to be battered by surging prices of food and energy, according to provisional data from the state’s statistical agency. The 12-month Consumer Price Index (CPI), a measure of inflation, came out at 5.2 percent in May 2022, according to data from INSEE, the French…


‘Unprecedented,’ Over 25 Percent Rise in Suspected Poison Suicides Attempts in Children: Toxicology Doctor

A study on the National Poison Data System (NPDS) has found that suspected suicide attempts via self-poisoning in children have increased by 26.7 percent from 2015 to 2020 with researchers highlighting the nation’s increasing mental health crisis amongst adolescents. “Our study is one of a number that demonstrates that we are experiencing an unprecedented mental…


Suspect Seen on Video Tossing Molotov Cocktails at 2 Churches in NC Arrested

Authorities in North Carolina have arrested a suspect who has been accused of hurling Molotov cocktails at two churches over Memorial Day weekend, police say. Terry Wayne Raeford, a 57-year-old man of Fayetteville, was arrested on May 30 and charged with two counts of manufacture, assembly, possession, storage, transportation, sale, purchase, delivery, or acquisition of a…


Consumer Confidence Weakens on High Inflation, Rising Rates

U.S. consumer confidence fell to a 3-month low in May as soaring prices and rising interest rates fed into a cooling of buying intentions for goods like cars and houses, and as consumers expressed worry about the future pace of inflation. The Conference Board said in a May 31 statement that its Consumer Confidence Index fell…


After Michael Sussmann’s Acquittal, Who Will Hold the FBI Accountable?

News analysis The Russiagate saga began in early 2016 as a scheme by Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign to vilify her rival, Donald Trump, as an agent of the Kremlin. Clinton’s scheme comprised two prongs: former British spy Christopher Steele’s fictitious dossier and Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann’s false Alfa Bank data. While special counsel…


After Michael Sussmann Acquittal, Who Will Hold the FBI Accountable?

News analysis The Russiagate saga began in early 2016 as a scheme by Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign to vilify her rival, Donald Trump, as an agent of the Kremlin. Clinton’s scheme comprised two prongs: former British spy Christopher Steele’s fictitious dossier and Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann’s false Alfa Bank data. While special counsel…


Trump Responds After Former Clinton Lawyer Is Acquitted

Former President Donald Trump on May 31 said the legal system isn’t working properly after a jury in Washington acquitted a former Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer who had been charged with lying to the FBI. “Our Legal System is CORRUPT,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social, adding that “our Judges (and Justices!) are…