Less than 48 hours after announcing his executive order on refugees, global opposition to Trump intensified on Sunday as world leaders, US (mostly tech) companies and civil rights groups condemned the move to temporarily limit entry from predominantly Muslim countries. Here are the latest updates in the ongoing saga as of noon on Sunday: Global government Read More…
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Here’s What the FBI Was Doing Instead of Catching the Orlando Shooter
After the most recent mass shooting in Orlando, Florida — the worst in U.S. history — one might ask how the FBI was able to investigate the perpetrator, twice, without deciding to take any further action. This question is further confounded by the fact the perpetrator was, according to his wife, an abusive, unstable man Read More…
Next Time You See A Muslim Person & Think ‘Terrorist’ – Remember This
Islamophobia still grips a large portion of the Western world, especially in the United States. Islamophobia is the prejudice against, hatred towards, or fear of the religion of Islam or Muslims. It is because this irrational position is so harmful that we at The Last American Vagabond make it a priority to raise awareness about it. But Read More…
Muslim Group Donates 30,000 Bottles of Water To Flint, Michigan
Dismayed by the fate thousands of residents face in Flint, Michigan, many have stepped up to help alleviate the crisis. Not only did Cher donate 180,000 bottles of water to the residents, but another group – one often unfairly generalized as ‘terrorists’ – is donating 30,000 water bottles to the affected citizens, as well. The Washington Times Read More…
U.S. Dropped 23,144 Bombs on Muslim-Majority Countries in 2015
Council of Foreign Relations resident skeptic Micah Zenko recently tallied up how many bombs the United States has dropped on other countries and the results are as depressing as one would think. Zenko figured that since Jan. 1, 2015, the U.S. has dropped around 23,144 bombs on Iraq,Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia, all countries that are Read More…
5 Critical Stories the Media Failed to Report While Obsessing Over Miss Universe Mishap
Mainstream, corporate media long ago lost any shred of integrity when the number of megacorporate owners of 90% of all the news outlets in the United States dwindled to just six — and the chance for any reporting not infused with propaganda from the corporatocracy narrowed even further. In other words, if you’re glued to Read More…