Category : Global Alerts

US Government: All Bank Deposits Over $250K Aren’t Insured Unless Systemic Risk Determined

Less than five years ago, then-U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said she doubted there would be another financial crisis as long as she lives, thanks to reforms in the banking system since the Great Financial Crisis of 2008-2009. A run on...

Fact Check: Angela Davis Praised Cult Leader Jim Jones

“A year before the Jonestown massacre, Angela Davis told Jim Jones: “We are with you, and we appreciate everything you have done,” journalist Robby Soave, a senior editor for Reason, tweeted. Is Soave correct? Did Black power ac...

Former Lead Of Anti-Surveillance Crypto Monero Denies Being US Government Informant

South African Roberto “Fluffypony” Spagni, the former lead maintainer of privacy-focused cryptcurrency Monero, denies being a government informant after a viral tweet alleged that Spagni was arrested by the South African Interpol and was awaiting ex...

Retired Harvard Legal Scholar Dershowitz: Trump Can Legally Run America as President from Prison

Former President Donald Trump went to social media recently, alerting his supporters he would be arrested on March 21. That day has come and passed. Trump is the subject of numerous ongoing investigations but thought an arrest was impending from a N...

Banking Crisis Prompts US Government to Consider Emergency Powers To Get Around Legal Constraints

The U.S. is in the midst of a banking crisis. There has been expected fallout from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. This has prompted U.S. officials to start searching for ways they might temporarily expand Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. coverag...

Famous Short Seller Marc Cohodes: Pro-Bailout VC David Sacks Is A Hypocrite And ‘Should Be Looked Into’

Famed short seller and mentor Marc Cohodes got into a Twitter war of words with David Sacks, a tech investor, podcaster and co-founder of the venture fund Craft Ventures, over how much Sacks allegedly profited in the recent collapse of Silicon Valley...

Florida Men Found Guilty Of Murdering Rapper XXXTentacion Face Life In Prison

On the afternoon of June 18, 2018, up-and-coming 20-year-old hip-hop artist XXXTentacion was murdered in an attempted robbery just outside Riva Motorsports, an upscale motorcycle shop in Deerfield Beach, Florida. XXXTentacion, whose real name is Jahs...

Amazon To Lay off Another 9000 Employees As Bond Market Predicts Imminent Recession

Amazon is set to slash 9,000 more workers in addition to earlier cuts the e-commerce giant has already made.In a March 20 memo to staff, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the latest round is expected to impact Amazon’s cloud computing, advertising, human re...

The International Criminal Court is Illegitimate Because America And Israel Can’t Be Prosecuted

Established in 2002, the International Criminal Court is an independent judicial institution that investigates and prosecutes war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, and the crime of aggression. Most recently, the ICC said on March 17 it has i...

Bodies Found Of 3 Detroit Hip-Hop Artists Who Were Missing: 3 Things To Know About Murders

When the story was first reported in January about three hip-hop artists in the Detroit area who mysteriously went missing after their Jan. 21 show was canceled, it left many with questions. Why did all three go missing? Why would three out-of-town a...

Burna Boy: I Support Black Americans Getting Reparations From US Government, You Deserve It

Nigerian Afrobeats singer Burna Boy set off a debate over the relationship African-Americans have with Africa. But in all of the brouhaha over his comments, Burna Boy came out for reparations for Black Americans.Burna Boy rose to stardom in 2012 afte...

US Surgeon General: 13-Year-Olds Shouldn’t Be On Social Media, Here’s Why

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wants parents to keep their teenagers off of social media. Murthy said he feels 13-year-olds shouldn’t have access to social media. According to Murthy, social media can have damaging effects on the mental health of...

Kenyan-Born Ivor Otieno Allegedly Tortured and Killed by US Police

His family and their attorney Crump compared Otieno’s killing to that of George Floyd in 2020. Just like Floyd, Otieno was said to be defenceless and yet, they treated him with brute force and placed a knee on his neck.

‘The Wire’ Actor Lance Reddick Passes Away At 60

Actor Lance Reddick was known for his commanding onscreen presence. He’s one of those actors you always remember. Reddick died unexpectedly on March 17 at the age of 60. Famous for his work on HBO’s groundbreaking television series &#...

Attorney And CA Reparations Task Force Member Kamilah Moore: Specific Reparations Amount Is Misinformation By MSM

As the California Reparations Task Force gets closer to its one-year deadline of July, there seems to be more pushback on the idea of reparations. Task force chair, attorney Kamilah Moore, blames some of that on misinformation being spread by the mai...