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Afghanistan: An end to the United States’ longest war

AFGHANISTAN WAR

KABUL, Afghanistan – The last U.S. military plane departed Afghanistan on Monday night, officially ending the longest war in U.S. history while Taliban fighters celebrated driving out the world’s most powerful military from one of the world’s poorest countries. The Taliban, who governed the country under a radical interpretation of Islamic law from 1996 to […]

Is a Kamala Harris presidency on the horizon?

Kamala Harris presidency

Questions about President Joe Biden’s ability to lead due to his age and health have perpetuated since his candidacy, but there are those who point to Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan as a “demonstrable fact” of incapability. According to the latest RealClear Politics (RCP) poll dated 8/14 to 8/26, Biden has a 47.4% approval rating and […]

Innovations in aerospace: Science fiction becoming reality

innovation in aerospace

Washington D.C. – Science Fiction often depicts the year 2000 as a year of flying cars, artificial intelligence, and autonomous computers. Although it may seem like we are a long way from realizing the Jetsons vision of 2062, recent innovations in the U.S. aerospace industry indicate that the future may be closer than most would […]

The plight of Cuba, communism’s failure

Cuba plight

Cubans have taken to the streets in recent days, protesting against their authoritarian government and demanding immediate change.  Complications of electrical power shortages, economic hardships, food scarcities, and insufficient medical responses are all unfolding in Cuba as the island’s people struggle with impacts of both U.S. foreign policy and the pandemic. What the People Want On […]

Fact checking…Misinformation

fact checking

In another example of the power of social media, calls of bias and unfairness from the Washington Post spread to mainstream media outlets after a Facebook post at the end of April. The image in the Facebook post claimed that the Washington Post was going to discontinue fact checking on President Biden for the remainder […]

Weber County GOP votes to censure Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney censure

Weber County, UT, May 9, 2021 – A week after a failed resolution at the Utah GOP convention to censure Senator Mitt Romney (UT-R), a similar resolution was passed by the Weber County GOP on Saturday, May 8. Weber County is Utah’s fourth-most populous county. Fifty-two Republican senators voted against the charge of abuse of […]

U.S. House strips Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee assignments

By Mario Lotmore | Lynwood Times Staff WASHINGTON DC, February 4, 2021 – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 230-199 on H. Res. 72 – 117th Congress: Removing a certain Member from certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. The resolution, which is sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23 D), will remove […]

MyPillow Guy Mike Lindell suspended from Twitter

Mike Lindell

By Lynnwood Times Staff January 25, 2021 – Today, the twitter account of Mike Lindell, founder and CEO of MyPillow has been suspended. Mike Lindell, an avid supporter of President Donald J Trump has made allegation of election fraud involving Dominion machines following the 2020 Presidential Election. On December 23, 2020 lawyers for Dominion Voting […]

WalkAway founder, Brandon Straka, arrested for his actions in US Capitol Building protest

Brandon Straka

By Lynnwood Times Staff Update – Jan 27, 2021: Included a Facebook post from Brandon Straka’s account on an story’s latest developments. JANUARY 25, 2021 – WalkAway campaign founder, Brandon Straka, 44, was arrested today by agents from the FBI Omaha Field Office. Straka is charged with the following: Impeding law enforcement officer during civil […]

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