Tag: refused

Judge in Trump classified documents case reportedly refused to step aside

Aileen Cannon, the Florida judge who has come under fire for her handling of classified document charges against Donald Trump, ignored the advice of more senior colleagues to decline the case and pass it to another jurist, it has been reported. Related: Trump falsely claims US justice department was ready to kill him Two senior […]

What Happened in Jonestown if You Refused to Drink the Kool-Aid?

The Jonestown massacre is so well known that the phrase “drink the Kool-Aid” has become part of the American vernacular—a fact that still rankles Stephan Jones, son of cult leader Jim Jones, who believes that it dehumanizes the victims by casting them as merely brainwashed lunatics who took their own lives. “That night was murder,” […]

Why I refused to make a ‘deal with the devil’

Illia Ponomarenko is one of Ukraine’s best known war reporters. He has covered the Russia-Ukraine conflict since the annexation of Crimea in 2014. His book “I Will Show You How It Was: The Story Of Wartime Kyiv” is out May 7. Illia Ponomarenko grew up in the city of Volnovakha in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. […]