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Sen. Bernie Sanders and his allies suffered a defeat this afternoon over an Amendment to eliminate Superdelegates. The Amendment, which came before the Democratic National Convention Commit… Read More

"EU nations react with surprise, defiance to Trump remarks" by KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and RAF CASERT (AP) PBS NewsHour 1/16/2017European Union nations reacted with surprise and defiance Monday t… Read More

"Why Assad is winning the war in Syria" PBS NewsHour 4/14/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  With support from Russia, Iran and Hezbollah, the Assad regime has managed to consolidate power in most pa… Read More

REMINDER:  Trump only likes people who get on their knees and kiss Trump's........"Can EU allies convince Trump to stay in the Iran nuclear deal?" PBS NewsHour 4/23/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:… Read More

"Brooks and Marcus on Trump quitting Iran deal, Gina Haspel grilling" PBS NewsHour 5/11/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Mar… Read More

Increased U.S. world political isolation."How Iran might respond to U.S. withdrawing from the nuclear deal" PBS NewsHour 5/8/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  From nuclear deal to no deal, President… Read More

"Shields and Brooks on North Korea summit canceled, Trump’s attacks on Russia probe" PBS NewsHour 5/25/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times co… Read More

The good news is that the world trade rules cannot reach out everywhere New world trade rules announced by the U.S. government taking effect from today, will change the entire commercial bas… Read More

"Shields and Brooks on Trump trade war risks, President’s political pardons" PBS NewsHour 6/1/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist D… Read More

"Expect a contentious G7 amid Trump’s escalating trade battle" PBS NewsHour 6/7/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  Diplomatic pleasantries on Thursday didn’t mask the widening rift betwee… Read More

"Shields and Ponnuru on G7 trade tensions, Trump-Kim summit expectations" PBS NewsHour 6/8/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Ramesh Ponnuru of The National Revi… Read More

While Trump bows and scrapes to Dictator Kim Jong Un, at home he......"Trump steps up attacks on Canada, key ally and largest U.S. export market" PBS NewsHour 6/11/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: … Read More

Trump gives Kim recognition and no more joint military exercises with South Korea, and Kim promises nothing (no verifiable, complete nuclear disarmament) in return.  This was a Trump eg… Read More

Trump start $34 billion trade war and China 'quickly' fires back. The Chinese government said Friday that it "instantly" struck back against expanded U.S. taxes on Chinese imports as Preside… Read More

"Trump sets combative tone at NATO with attacks on allies" PBS NewsHour 7/11/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  It's supposed to be a gathering of friends, but at certain moments, today's NATO summit… Read More

"Shields and Salam on new Russian election meddling charges, Trump’s Putin meeting" PBS NewsHour 7/13/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and the National Revie… Read More

"How Trump’s turbulent Europe trip affects his Putin meeting" PBS NewsHour 7/13/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  What does President Trump's visit to the United Kingdom mean for the transatla… Read More

"Shields and Salam on Trump-Putin summit aftershocks" PBS NewsHour 7/20/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and National Review Executive Editor Reihan Salam join Jud… Read More

"Can Trump’s reversal soften damage of Helsinki comments?" PBS NewsHour 7/17/2018ANSWER:  No.ExcerptSUMMARY:  Home from Helsinki, President Trump is backtracking on his comme… Read More

"Trump’s siding with Russia draws condemnation and concern from both parties" PBS NewsHour 7/16/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  In a stunning moment in Helsinki, the president of the United… Read More

"Sen. Sasse: U.S. needs more trade, not ‘bellicose threatening’" PBS NewsHour 7/24/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  The Trump administration moved on Tuesday to mitigate for U.S. farmer… Read More

"The Shadow Rulers of the VA" by Isaac Arnsdorf, ProPublica 8/7/2018How Marvel Entertainment chairman Ike Perlmutter and two other Mar-a-Lago cronies are secretly shaping the Trump administr… Read More

On the Other Side of the Wall Teasers August 2018 – Upcoming Zee World drama series ‘On the Other Side of the Wall’ teasers, previews, updates, episodes, highlights and spo… Read More

Six For Sunday is a weekly feature run by Steph of A Little But a Lot. You can read all the Six for Sunday prompts for the rest of 2018 here. This week, we're talking about six books that ha… Read More

"17 years on, is Afghanistan making progress toward peace?" PBS NewsHour 9/11/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  For 17 years, the United States and its allies have remained in Afghanistan, fighting… Read More

Did you automatically sing that title as “talking bout my Generation”?  That’s what I was aiming for! I want to talk about Mental Illness today and the meds I take. I… Read More

"How Trump’s unconventional diplomacy will affect the G-20" PBS NewsHour 11/29/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  President Trump has traveled to Argentina for the two-day G-20 summit, where he… Read More

"Sen. Wyden on social media’s ‘excruciatingly slow’ response to Russian interference" PBS NewsHour 12/17/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  A Senate Intelligence Committee has relea… Read More

"Shields and Gerson on Mattis’ resignation, congressional stalemate" PBS NewsHour 12/21/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michae… Read More

"Defense Secretary Mattis resigns, citing differences over the role of alliances" PBS NewsHour 12/20/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:  A day after President Trump announced a surprise decision to wi… Read More

CGMagazinePreston Dozsa The Nintendo Switch’s sophomore year was fantastic. There was a steady release of games on a month to month basis that kept fans excited, and the system’… Read More

CGMagazineAmy Chen Anduin Wrynn from World of Warcraft just got leaked as an upcoming playable character in Heroes of the Storm. If the leak is genuine, then the Nexus may soon have a… Read More

CGMagazinePreston Dozsa Respawn Entertainment knows how to make a first-person shooter feel good. The studio’s pedigree, from its founders, work on Call of Duty and particularly the f… Read More

In a rare rebuke to the powerful Pak army, its supreme court prohibited them from engaging in political activities and directed the ISI to operate within the law. It gave this judgement when… Read More

The Burning Times  – Fierce Fiction by Caroline Misner –   Adele had known the man whose body was found nestled among the bags of expired bread behind the 7-11. H… Read More

Trump is just anti-alliance because wants to dictate world policy, just like he wants in America."Can partnership between U.S. and European allies survive Trump’s ‘tough love?&rs… Read More

aka 'What is Barr Hiding'My question, just 48 hours to review a several-hundred page report?  It would have been less suspicious if the review had taking at least a week.#ReleaseTheFull… Read More

"Turkish foreign minister slams U.S. for having ‘no clear strategy’ on Syria" PBS NewsHour 4/3/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu slammed the Uni… Read More

This post containts affiliate links.Titles marked with an asterisk (*) were gifted to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.After the success of F/F February, Ellie of Fae on… Read More

CGMagazineJordan Biordi I completely missed Dragon’s Dogma when it first released back in 2012—in fairness, Telltale’s The Walking Dead had just hit the scene, and I was s… Read More

CGMagazineBrendan Frye I have spent countless hours of high school and university playing Axis and Allies. It is a game that my friends and I used to spend days on single campaigns, so when… Read More

CGMagazinePreston Dozsa Total War: Three Kingdoms is a union between the two paths the franchise has taken in recent years. It is rooted in history and the fantastic, where great generals f… Read More

International YA Translated into EnglishThis post contains affiliate links.One of my reading goals this year is to read more novels from other countries translated into English. I have only… Read More

"Shields and Brooks on abortion law battles, 2020 generational divide" PBS NewsHour 5/17/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks… Read More

"Why the Trump administration is so concerned about Huawei" PBS NewsHour 5/14/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  The Trump administration has urged other countries not to allow Chinese telecommunicat… Read More

CGMagazineDerek Heemsbergen As part of our participation in the Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers 2019 media tour, CGMagazine had the opportunity to sit down once again with game director N… Read More

Tariffs, while being somewhat relevant for the last 200 years (and around much longer than that) have, in the last decade, increasingly become the center of attention. From Trump’s Glo… Read More

Sapphic RetellingsThis post contains affiliate links.Titles marked with an asterisk (*) were gifted to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.I'm wanting to try and read more f… Read More

"Idlib’s ‘relentless’ onslaught vs. northeastern Syria’s ‘fragile stability’" PBS NewsHour 6/14/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  In northwest Syria, Idlib provin… Read More

"Shields and Brooks on Trump’s Iran decision, Biden segregationist comments" PBS NewsHour 6/21/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist… Read More

"Why Europe is caught in the middle of U.S.-Iran tensions" PBS NewsHour 6/18/2019ExcerptSUMMARY:  Although tensions between the U.S. and Iran are high, officials from both countries ins… Read More

Visa, MasterCard, and PayPal have cut off the WikiLeaks funding eight years back. They together account for the world’s largest payment services market with 97%. The blockade was poli… Read More

CGMagazineLiam Ferguson WayForward is publishing and developing River City Girls, the latest game in the River City franchise, with consultation by Arc System Works. River City Girls… Read More

CGMagazineDerek Heemsbergen “For those we have lost. For those we can yet save.” I am no fledgling mercenary, no doe-eyed squire oblivious to the perils of adventure. With six y… Read More

Sleep makes you feel better, but its importance goes much further beyond the mood-boosting and banishment of the ever-pesky under eye circles.  Adequate sleep plays a crucial role in th… Read More

Image by DC Comics Ever since Frank Miller penned the legendary The Dark Knight Returns miniseries, Batman has enjoyed a very long run in terms of quality comic book story-lines&n… Read More

(Image Credit: Marvel Comics)  The Silver Surfer is without a shadow of a doubt one of the most fascinating characters of the Marvel Universe and one that I’m particularly fond… Read More

My friends play a lot of video games, and I sometimes join them, but more often I just observe. And over the years of observing, I’ve noticed a few things worth sharing. Every video… Read More

Did you know that indoor air quality is often worse than outdoor air quality? Too much insulation, moisture, dust and other polluting elements in the air that are not even visible to the nak… Read More

(Image by Marvel Comics)  The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been a grand success in the film industry for the last eleven years and an era has recently ended with its latest film… Read More