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News Analysis – Iran War Update: The world faces deadlines only weeks away
The Iran war cannot continue as it is for much longer, and this is a result of simple math.
Feds to Regard Cannabis as Medicine: Recreational use expected to follow within months
In the face of decades of evidence that cannabis has safe and effective medical uses, the federal government moved it on Apr 23 from Schedule I, which is for drugs such as heroin and LSD that have a high risk of abuse and no legitimate medical purpose, to Schedule III, which is for drugs that […]
Fake RI DMV Text Message Scam: Tries to entice following a risky web link
Readers made Motif aware they received text messages trying to entice them into following a web link that presumably would lead to a scam, collecting financial information or infecting the user with malware. The messages threaten dire legal consequences due to unpaid violations at the RI Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV), citing general laws references […]
No Kings Rallies Mar 28: Find one near you
No Kings – nokings.org – is a non-violent protest movement responding to the monarchy-like concentration of power in the hands of the president, to the exclusion of Congress and the judiciary. The 50501 movement (“50 protests. 50 states. 1 movement.”) named its protest events “No Kings” as an explicit evocation of history, drawing five million […]
Minnesota, Venezuela: I come from the future
Every Venezuelan has lived this moment. An American asks, “Where are you from?”You answer, “Venezuela.”They reply, confidently: “Minnesota?” I don’t know if it’s the rhythm of the word, the way we roll the Z, or just the fact that people hear what they’re already familiar with. But it happens every time. Venezuela becomes Minnesota. A […]
Suspect Dead in Brown Mass Shooting and MIT Professor Murder: Authorities say crimes committed by single suspect
Claudio Manuel Neves-Valente, identified by authorities as the suspect in both the Dec 13 mass shooting at Brown University in Providence that killed two and injured nine and the Dec 15 murder of MIT Professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro in Brookline, MA, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Dec 18 in a storage […]
Brown Mass Shooting: Police release new video, murderer still at large
At a press conference Mon, Dec 15 at 5:00pm, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley, RI Gov. Daniel McKee, Providence Police Chief Col. Oscar Perez, RI Attorney General Peter Neronha, and Boston FBI Special Agent in Charge Ted Docks released additional pictures and videos from area doorbell cameras. The FBI announced a $50,000 reward for information leading […]
Two Killed, Eight Injured in Shooting at Brown University: “Person of interest” released from custody
Two were killed and another nine were injured in a shooting shortly after 4pm Sat, Dec 13, on the first floor of the seven-story Barus and Holley Building, 184 Hope St, Providence, the engineering and physics department headquarters on the Brown University campus. As of 11pm, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said the shooter remains at […]
Opinion — Zohran Mamdani and the Pyrrhic Victory of the Democratic Party: Why he is the leftist version of Donald Trump with all of the same problems
Mayor-elect of New York City Zohran Mamdani is a self-avowed “democratic socialist,” and his policy proposals include free public transit, free child care, city-run grocery stores, and free everything else, all funded by increasing taxes on corporations and wealthy city residents. Mamdani has based his suddenly rocketing popularity on telling people what they want to […]
Full SNAP Benefits Must be Paid by Fri, Nov 7, Court Orders: Judge seems incredulous that partial payments resulted in delays; government appeals
Michael Bilow of Motif attended the 3:30pm court hearing and is reporting based on his personal observations. At a hearing in US District Court in Providence on the afternoon of Thu, Nov 6, Judge John J. McConnell Jr seemed incredulous that the option in his Oct 31 order to make partial instead of full Supplemental […]