Reports from Guinea-Bissau’s suggest that heavy gunfire in the capital city is due to an attempted coup, according to the country’s President Umaro Sissoco Embaló. The president was away when the unrest occurred, attending the UN’s COP28 climate conference in Dubai, but he has since promised “serious consequences” for the perpetrators. This marks the second …
The Fall of Kevin McCarthy: A Reflection of GOP Incentives The recent ousting of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy highlights the Republican Party’s zero tolerance for perceived failure in battling the Democratic agenda. McCarthy had shown his commitment to fighting Democrats through various actions, such as rejecting the 2020 election results and impeding the investigation into …
A soldier with the Texas National Guard is currently being investigated for an uncommon shooting incident. According to the Dallas Morning News, the Guardsman fired shots across the Rio Grande, injuring a Mexican man on Saturday evening. The wounded man, identified as Darwin Jose Garcia, 37, was shot in the leg and is now in …
Hidden away in the outskirts of Cavendish, Vermont lies Chaos Turnpike, a road that can hardly be called a road. Unfortunately, it has been washed out by a recent storm, leaving a portion of the town’s inhabitants isolated. This is a situation faced by many rural New Englanders at the moment. In neighboring towns such …
Russia’s war against Ukraine has exposed the weaknesses of President Vladimir Putin’s military and intelligence machine. Even with alternative centers of power, Putin remains in charge due to the atomization of the Russian population and elites through repression. The recent mutiny led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary army, is unlikely to …