Israeli hostage, cease-fire negotiations stall as White House blames Hamas Negotiations between Israel and Hamas to implement a Gaza cease-fire and free the remaining Israelis held hostage there remained stalled Friday as the White House laid blame on the Palestinian ... 12/27/2024 - 8:45 am | View Link
A Month on, a Tenuous Cease-fire Holds in Lebanon Israel and Hezbollah have exchanged strikes and accusations of breaches. Implementation of the deal has been slow. But the truce has brought some calm to a tumultuous region. 12/27/2024 - 4:14 am | View Link
Baby dies of cold exposure overnight in Gaza as Israel and Hamas trade accusations of cease-fire delays The two sides are inching closer to a deal that could wind down the 14-month war in Gaza. However, talks have come close before, only to collapse. 12/24/2024 - 11:08 pm | View Link
Pope Francis Calls for ‘Cease-Fire on All War Fronts’ at Christmas Pope Francis on Sunday lamented the ongoing war and violence affecting families in Gaza and other parts of the world in the lead-up to Christmas ... 12/22/2024 - 4:58 am | View Link
Will European Troops Enforce a Cease-Fire in Ukraine? France is drumming up support for a peacekeeping force. It may be Europe’s only option to prevent an even bloodier war. 12/20/2024 - 8:44 am | View Link
My dear wife has asked me to write a short post about the accomplishments of the governor of our home state, J. B. Pritzker, who is receiving a Crooks & Liars Crookie "Good Guy" Award for 2024.
Which is impossible.
You can either have a short post about J. B., or you can have a tally of his accomplishments, but not both.
California Governor Gavin Newsom continues to be on the best and most skilled voices in the Democratic Party and I predict that he will be a Presidential nominee - in 2028 or 2032. That is why I nominated him as one of my picks for the Crooks and Liars 2024 GOOD GUY of the year.
Gallup: “Majorities of U. S. adults think 2025 will be a year of political conflict, economic difficulty, international discord, increasing power for China and Russia, and a rising federal budget deficit.”
“Unlawful border crossings along the U. S.-Mexico border have dropped to a four-year low, according to U. S. Customs and Border Protection, with 46,610 people stopped between ports of entry in November,” the Los Angeles Times reports.
“The number of illegal crossings that month marked an 18% decrease from the previous month, and the lowest level since July 2020.”