In a relationship that illustrates how our society is drastically changing, Tory Ojeda is a 20-year-old woman from Jacksonville, Florida, who is in a polyamorous relationship with four men, the Yahoo News website reports today (December 7, 2019).
She is now seven months pregnant with her first child with one of her partners, and the five plan to raise the baby together as a family.
Although Ojeda said she has received criticism from family members and friends about the unique nature of her relationships in the past, the five live together and have been dating for several years.
The five are all living together and the four men are taking turns sleeping with Ojeda in her bed to ensure everyone gets equal quality time with her.
Saturday, December 7, 2019
Friday, December 6, 2019
Saudi King Apologizes for Killer of Three in Fla.; Saudi Officer Was at Pensacola NAS for Training
U.S. President Donald Trump said he received a condolence call from King Salman of Saudi Arabia over the shooting today (December 6, 2019) at Pensacola Naval Air Station (NAS), committed by a Saudi officer who was in Florida for training, according to the RT website.
King Salman "said that the Saudi people are greatly angered by the barbaric actions of the shooter, and that the person in no way, shape or form represents the feelings of the Saudi people who love the American people," Trump said in a tweet today.
The Saudi ruler also expressed condolences and extended his sympathies to the relatives and friends of the three people killed and seven injured in this morning's attack.
Officials have confirmed that the attacker was an officer from Saudi Arabia who was being trained at the NAS in Pensacola, Florida. He was killed in a shootout with sheriff's deputies, who were called to the scene of the attack.
King Salman "said that the Saudi people are greatly angered by the barbaric actions of the shooter, and that the person in no way, shape or form represents the feelings of the Saudi people who love the American people," Trump said in a tweet today.
The Saudi ruler also expressed condolences and extended his sympathies to the relatives and friends of the three people killed and seven injured in this morning's attack.
Officials have confirmed that the attacker was an officer from Saudi Arabia who was being trained at the NAS in Pensacola, Florida. He was killed in a shootout with sheriff's deputies, who were called to the scene of the attack.
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Pelosi: House Will Proceed to Impeach Trump; His Ukraine Deceit Defies Oath of Office,Const.
Saying she must act to stop Donald Trump from behaving like a king, Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced today (December 5, 2019) that the House would proceed with the articles of impeachment against Donald Trump, setting the stage for the fourth time in American history a president would face that judgment, according to The Daily Beast website.
"The president has engaged in abuse of power undermining our national security and jeopardizing the integrity of our elections," Pelosi said.
She added, "his actions are in defiance of the vision of our Founders, and the oath of office that he takes to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States."
While the House of Representatives has been considering impeaching Trump for years because of his abuse of power, it was the more recent Ukraine incident in which Trump told the Ukrainian president that he would give Ukraine millions of dollars in foreign aid, but only if he could find some "dirt" on Joe Biden (Trump's chief rival for the 2020 U.S. presidential election) that convinced the House that Trump violated his oath of office and the U.S. Constitution; consequently, Trump needed to be impeached.
"The president has engaged in abuse of power undermining our national security and jeopardizing the integrity of our elections," Pelosi said.
She added, "his actions are in defiance of the vision of our Founders, and the oath of office that he takes to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States."
While the House of Representatives has been considering impeaching Trump for years because of his abuse of power, it was the more recent Ukraine incident in which Trump told the Ukrainian president that he would give Ukraine millions of dollars in foreign aid, but only if he could find some "dirt" on Joe Biden (Trump's chief rival for the 2020 U.S. presidential election) that convinced the House that Trump violated his oath of office and the U.S. Constitution; consequently, Trump needed to be impeached.
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Over 100 Jewish Graves Vandalized in France; Defaced with Swastikas,Nazi Slogans in Alsace
More than 100 Jewish graves were defaced with swastikas and Nazi slogans in a cemetery in France this week, contributing further to a rising wave of anti-Semitism in the country and even in the continent, the Daily Caller website reports today (December 4, 2019).
The graveyard joins several others in the Alsace region that have been vandalized with anti-Semitic slogans, with some of the vandals referring to "Black Alsatian Wolves," a far-right group that operated in the region in the 1970s.
But France is not the only European country facing rising anti-Semitism.
Germany has recently warned Jewish men not to wear a kippah in public, and the UK Labor party has come under increased scrutiny for its anti-Semitic ties.
The graveyard joins several others in the Alsace region that have been vandalized with anti-Semitic slogans, with some of the vandals referring to "Black Alsatian Wolves," a far-right group that operated in the region in the 1970s.
But France is not the only European country facing rising anti-Semitism.
Germany has recently warned Jewish men not to wear a kippah in public, and the UK Labor party has come under increased scrutiny for its anti-Semitic ties.
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Harvard Grad Student Union Begins to Picket; Harsh Strike Expected to Continue Indefinitely
The Harvard Graduate Student Union (HGSU) -- comprised primarily of teaching assistants -- officially went on strike today (December 3, 2019) with about 100 members of the union picketing in Harvard Yard, according to The Crimson website.
The union and Harvard have been negotiating for a contract for more than a year, but remain deadlocked on several issues, including compensation, health benefits, and grievance procedures for discrimination and sexual harassment.
The strike is expected to continue indefinitely with picketing in Cambridge from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Pickets on Harvard's Longwood campus in Boston -- where Harvard Medical School is located -- will run from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each day.
Beverley Brakeman, regional director of HGSU's parent union, United Automobile Workers (UAW), told the demonstrators the UAW supported its Harvard chapter "all the way." She also said "Shame on you" to Harvard President Bacow for failing to accept the union's views.
The union and Harvard have been negotiating for a contract for more than a year, but remain deadlocked on several issues, including compensation, health benefits, and grievance procedures for discrimination and sexual harassment.
The strike is expected to continue indefinitely with picketing in Cambridge from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Pickets on Harvard's Longwood campus in Boston -- where Harvard Medical School is located -- will run from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each day.
Beverley Brakeman, regional director of HGSU's parent union, United Automobile Workers (UAW), told the demonstrators the UAW supported its Harvard chapter "all the way." She also said "Shame on you" to Harvard President Bacow for failing to accept the union's views.
Monday, December 2, 2019
Amazon Trashes Xmas Ornaments on Auschwitz; Had Posted Images Relating to Jewish Holocaust
Amazon has removed Christmas ornaments from its website that depict the Auschwitz concentration camp after complaints on social media, the NBC News website reports today (December 2, 2019).
The Auschwitz Memorial, which preserves the site of the former German concentration and extinction camp in Poland, tweeted images yesterday of the items.
"Selling Christmas ornaments with images of Auschwitz does not seem appropriate," the memorial wrote.
Amazon told NBC News in a statement today that the products in question have been removed.
The Auschwitz Memorial, which preserves the site of the former German concentration and extinction camp in Poland, tweeted images yesterday of the items.
"Selling Christmas ornaments with images of Auschwitz does not seem appropriate," the memorial wrote.
Amazon told NBC News in a statement today that the products in question have been removed.
Sunday, December 1, 2019
Pope Slams Black Friday as a "Consumer Virus;" Calls on Faithful to Resist Fanatic Consumerism
Black Friday traditionally rings in the Christmas shopping season, but this year Pope Francis condemned the spending frenzy, calling it a "virus of consumerism," according to the Yahoo News website.
At a mass in Rome today (December 1, 2019), Pope Francis called on the faithful to "resist the blinding lights of consumerism, which will shine everywhere this month" leading up to Christmas.
The pope added: "Consumerism is a virus that affects the faith at its root, because it makes you believe that life depends only on what you have..."
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the biggest shopping days of the year in the U.S. and in a growing number of countries in Europe.
At a mass in Rome today (December 1, 2019), Pope Francis called on the faithful to "resist the blinding lights of consumerism, which will shine everywhere this month" leading up to Christmas.
The pope added: "Consumerism is a virus that affects the faith at its root, because it makes you believe that life depends only on what you have..."
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the biggest shopping days of the year in the U.S. and in a growing number of countries in Europe.
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