Is This Minnesota AG Keith Ellison with ‘Antifa Handbook’?
Claim: Democrat Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who is marinated in white guilt and famously declared that white supremacists were behind the rioting and looting, has announced pro-Antifa scandal-riddled state Attorney General Keith Ellison will lead the prosecution against Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin. Democrat Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who is marinated in white guilt and…
Are hospitals inflating the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths so they can be paid more?
hen Drs. Dan Erickson and Dr. Artin Massihi of Accelerated Urgent Care held a press conference last week, their goal was to galvanize policymakers to reopen the economy. The California-based hospital owners may have uncorked a bigger story. During their long discussion with reporters, Dr. Erickson noted he has spoken to numerous physicians who say they…
Washington Prepares for Large Saturday Protest, Police Chief Says
Authorities in Washington said they are expecting a large protest to unfold in the nation’s capital following the death of George Floyd. “We have a lot of public, open-source information to suggest that the event on this upcoming Saturday may be one of the largest that we’ve had in the city,” Washington police Chief Peter…
U.S. protesters call to ‘Defund the Police.’ What would that look like?
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nationwide protests over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, the latest in a long string of high-profile slayings of black men by white officers, have featured a common rallying cry: “Defund the police.” The movement predates the current protests and is driven both by anger at the militarized posture of…
Minneapolis Unrest Brings $55 Million In Property Damage
Officials in Minneapolis said property damage due to looting and vandalism that followed protests over the death of George Floyd has caused at least $55 million in destruction. Around 220 buildings were damaged or set ablaze in the city where Floyd died in police custody on Memorial Day, according to officials cited by local news…
Americans Who Didn’t Get Stimulus Payment ‘Need to Take Action,’ Says Treasury
The Treasury Department said that Americans who didn’t receive a stimulus payment, included in March’s CARES Act, “need to take action” to claim it. The majority of stimulus checks have now been distributed, and more than 159 million Americans have received payments, said the Treasury Department. “These payments are an integral part of our commitment…
USS Theodore Roosevelt Is Back Operating in Pacific After CCP Virus Sidelined the US Warship
The USS Theodore Roosevelt has returned to sea and is conducting military operations in the Pacific region after the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus sidelined the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier for about 10 weeks. About a fifth of its 4,800 sailors got infected with COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. The aircraft carrier made headlines in early April…
Remembering Tiananmen Square Anniversary With Creator of ‘Tank Man’ Documentary
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—This year marks the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square student pro-democracy movement. The creator of the documentary “Tank Man” about the Tiananmen Square Massacre shared with The Epoch Times about the importance of the film and the difficulties he went through in making it. On June 4, 1989, students gathered at Tiananmen…
Grassley Places Hold on Two Trump Nominees, Pending Rationale for Watchdog Firings
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said he’s placing holds on two of President Donald Trump’s nominees because he hasn’t received sufficient justification for the firing of two inspector generals. Grassley in a statement Thursday said he’s ramping up pressure on the president and top administration officials “until I get reasons” for the firings “as required by…
Mall Owner Sues Gap for Rent on CCP Virus-Shuttered Stores
People walk past a store in Miami Beach, Fla., on June 16, 2015. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) NEW YORK—Gap Inc. is being sued for refusing to pay rent for stores temporarily closed during the CCP virus pandemic. Mall owner Simon Property Group said in a lawsuit filed this week that the clothing retailer owes three months…
Chinese Dissident Xu Zhiyong to Be Honored by PEN America
NEW YORK—Xu Zhiyong, a prominent Chinese activist and legal scholar detained by the Chinese communist regime since earlier this year, is being honored by PEN America. The literary and human rights organization announced on June 4 that Xu is this year’s winner of the PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award, which recognizes those imprisoned for free…
Project Veritas Infiltrates Antifa, Reveals Organized Training in Violent Action
At least some parts of the anarcho-communist movement Antifa are highly organized, including initiation procedures, security protocols, and “lectures” on violent action, according to an undercover reporter who infiltrated one of the Antifa cells on behalf of Project Veritas, an investigative journalism nonprofit. The reporter, who concealed his face on camera and didn’t reveal his…
Huawei Hid Business Operation in Iran After Reuters Reported Links to CFO
LONDON/DUBAI—China’s Huawei Technologies acted to cover up its relationship with a firm that had tried to sell prohibited U.S. computer gear to Iran, after Reuters in 2013 reported deep links between the firm and the telecom-equipment giant’s chief financial officer, newly obtained internal Huawei documents show. Huawei has long described the firm—Skycom Tech Co Ltd—as…
Navy Veteran Michael White Released by Iranian Authorities: Trump
An American detained in Iran in 2018 was released by Iranian authorities and is headed back to the United States, President Donald Trump announced June 4. “I am to happy announce that Navy Veteran, Michael White, who has been detained by Iran for 683 days, is on a Swiss plane that just left Iranian Airspace….
New York Councilman Urges Trump to Revoke Benefits of People Arrested for Looting
New York councilman Joe Borelli has called on President Donald Trump to “immediately revoke” the $600 federal unemployment benefits for those who are arrested for looting amid mass protests throughout the city. Borelli said that several nights of looting and violence across the city, prompted by the death of African American man George Floyd last…
George Floyd’s Death Renews Calls to Revisit ‘Qualified Immunity’ for Police Misconduct
Nationwide protests against police violence are still persisting more than a week after George Floyd died while taking a knee to the neck by a Minneapolis police officer. His death has ignited more than just protests and riots—the ongoing debate on a Supreme Court-made legal doctrine that insulates police officers from civil liability has reached…
China’s Official Narrative on Wuhan Wet Market Contradicted by Leaked Document
The suggestion by the Chinese regime that the CCP virus originated from the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, which sold seafood, wild animals, and fresh produce, is contradicted by an internal investigative report dated Jan. 22 that was reviewed recently by The Epoch Times. While some of the city’s first cases were connected to…
Missing Mexican Lawmaker’s Body Found Following Abduction
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during the laying of the first stone of the “Tren Maya” tourist train, in El Ideal, Quintana Roo State, Mexico, on June 1, 2020. (Elizabeth Ruiz/AFP/Getty Images) MEXICO CITY—The body of a missing Mexican congresswoman from the western state of Colima has been found in a hidden grave…
Armed Man Dressed in Military Fatigues Arrested During Riots
A man dressed similar to National Guard forces was arrested in California after a member alerted police officers to the man’s appearance. Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers stationed at 1st and Main Street were told early Tuesday by a California National Guard member that a man dressed in military fatigues arrived downtown in a…