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The New York Times is reporting that the United States is cyber attacking Russia's electric power grid and other targets—and that President Donald Trump is being kept out of the loop. "The American strategy has...

During a press conference just hours after the U.S. released video footage that purported to show an Iranian boat removing an unexploded mine from the side of an oil tanker, the Japanese owner of...

(Carlos Manuel Rodríguez is Bloomberg’s Mexico Bureau Chief) “Immediately begin discussions…” When? Mañana? What a lying POS. Please follow me on Twitter @durrati

If there were any lingering hopes that the corporate media learned from its role in perpetuating the lies that led to the 2003 invasion of Iraq and would never again help start a Middle...

In a press conference that immediately evoked memories of the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday claimed Iran was behind alleged attacks on two oil...

Dryad Maritime, a  maritime intelligence company, to provide specialist navigation and risk mitigation services for vessels transiting or coming alongside in high risk areas, has assessed the incident in the Gulf of Oman reported this morning and, unlike Pompeo, is not pointing it’s finger at Iran. Hellenic Shipping News “Incidents of this nature in relative close proximity […]

(Above: Oil Tanker “Front Altair.”) Two oil tankers are currently on fire in the Gulf of Oman, to the east of the Straits of Hormuz at the entrance to the Indian Ocean. The incidents are variously described as “attacks” or “explosions” and though there are also reports that the Front Altair has sunk, the owners, Norway’s Frontline Shipping, is saying […]

If there is still anything—anything—that can stimulate a bit of fleeting, begrudging bipartisanship between Democrats and Republicans in the Senate, it is Team Trump's incessant efforts to strip the Senate of the few remaining...

Even if you’re not a golfer, apparently the hottest ticket on the Fathers Day tour this year is a copy of The Commander in Cheat by Rick Reilly. Reilly,a a serious golfer, whose family is so steeped in golf that they have an annual family outing, in which his 90 something grandmother plays, has golfed with Trump […]

No, Milo Yiannopoulos is not straight, but this parade is really more about being proud of being an asshole, and he definitely qualifies on that score. The Hill: Right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been named the grand marshal...