Newsfag here.
Somethings wonky, may be too early to tell, but news stories are outta whack, imo.
Sample from The Hill;
David Hogg: GOP's plan to deal with climate change is 'thoughts and prayers'
CNN's Brooke Baldwin tears up reading mother's letter to Parkland victim
O’Rourke gets boost from battle with Trump
Feminine hygiene products to be available to House lawmakers using congressional funds
https://abcnews.go.com/International/venezuelan-opposition-leader-vows-humanitarian-aid-border-country/story?id=61026892
Venezuelan opposition leader vows to get humanitarian aid at border in to the country, in defiance of president Nicolas Maduro
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/national-debt-hits-milestone-topping-22-trillion-61029585
National debt hits new milestone, topping $22 trillion
The Treasury Department's daily statement shows that total outstanding public debt stands at $22.01 trillion. It stood at $19.95 trillion when President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2017.
The debt figure has been rising at a faster pace following passage of Trump's $1.5 trillion tax cut in December 2017 and action by Congress last year to increase spending on domestic and military programs.
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/global-stocks-rise-us-averts-government-shutdown-61018816
US stocks surge on US-China trade deal optimism
U.S. stocks are marching broadly higher in late-afternoon trading amid renewed optimism over the potential for a trade deal between the U.S. and China
Yeah, i know. Need to keep a fresh side by side Meme to counter.
And she didn't apologize as many times as a Republican would have been forced to
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https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/elizabeth-warren-native-american-conference_us_5c62ed73e4b00ba63e4ae657
Elizabeth Warren Makes Surprise Appearance At Native American Conference
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/louisiana-cops-dressed-in-blackface-in-1993-to-fool-drug-buyers-in-black-neighborhoods_us_5c62dc20e4b00ba63e4a9bab
Based Louisiana cops know what Blackface is for
Louisiana Cops Dressed In Blackface In 1993 To Fool Drug Buyers In Black Neighborhoods
The Baton Rouge Police Department apologized for the “inappropriate” photos of the white undercover cops.
Two white Baton Rouge, Louisiana, police narcotics investigators wore blackface in 1993 in an undercover operation to sell fake crack cocaine in predominantly black neighborhoods, the police department has acknowledged.
Local media outlet the Rouge Collection recently surfaced a Baton Rouge Police Department yearbook picture featuring two officers with their skin painted black, wearing flannels, hoodies and sunglasses. The photo is captioned “Soul brothers.”
https://bigleaguepolitics.com/senate-intel-committee-democrats-give-up-on-russian-collusion-conspiracy-theory/
Senate Intel Committee Democrats Give Up on ‘Russian Collusion’ Conspiracy Theory
According to a mid-Tuesday report on MSNBC, Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee are in agreement with the Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) – there was no “collusion’ between President Donald J. Trump and the Russians during the 2016 election.
“After two years and interviewing more than 200 witnesses, the Senate Intelligence Committee has not uncovered any direct evidence of between the Trump campaign and Russia,” said reporter Ken Dilanian on the ultra-left news network. “The according to sources on both the Republican and the Democratic side of the aisle.”
https://www.rt.com/business/451259-china-expands-gold-reserves/
China on gold-buying spree amid global push to end US dollar dominance
Beijing has joined the global gold rush, increasing its gold reserves for two months in a row to 59.94 million ounces. China has long been silent on its holdings of gold as many countries are turning away from the greenback.
China’s national gold reserves rose by 0.38 million ounces (nearly 12 tons) at the end of January from 59.56 million ounces at the end of December 2018, according to data released by the People’s Bank of China on Monday. The value the country’s holdings of the precious metal reached US$79.319 billion, increasing by more than $3 billion compared to the end of last year.
Before December, the Chinese central bank had not reported an increase in gold reserves for more than two years, and the official figures remained unchanged from October 2016 to November 2018, standing at 59.24 million ounces.