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Sep 12 2020
Opinion
3,000 Dead on 9/11 Meant Everything. 200,000 Dead of Covid-19 Means Nothing. Here’s Why.
LOTS OF PEOPLE have ridiculed President Donald Trump for telling journalist Bob Woodward that he “wanted to always play [Covid-19] down … because I don’t want to create a panic.” That’s hilarious, because Trump obviously loves creating panics — about Mexican immigrants, antifa, single-family zoning, and, scariest of all, low-flow toilets.
But Trump was, as he often does, telling us by
The Intercept
Feb 17 2021
Opinion
Why You Should Be Skeptical Of The New ‘Tough On China’ Joe Biden
The Biden administration and its corporate media cheerleaders are at pains to tell you that career-long China kowtower Joe Biden is “tough on China.” But toughness can only be proven by action. Contra the official narrative, however, President Biden’s initial policies and those tasked with implementing and building upon them do not indicate strength. Rather, to America’s detriment, they signal
The Federalist
Apr 29 2021
Analysis
Biden's first 100 days: What he's gotten done
President Joe Biden has moved fast since his January 20 swearing-in, signing a $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill into law less than two months into his term and issuing more executive orders so far than his three predecessors.
Those efforts have paid off, with the administration reaching the milestones of 200 million coronavirus shots delivered and vaccine eligibility opened to everyone
CNN Digital
Oct 20 2020
News
Supreme Court allows 3-day extension for Pennsylvania ballot counting
Election officials in the presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania must accept mail ballots that arrive up to three days after the election under an order issued Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The ruling was a defeat for Republicans who said counting late ballots would inject chaos into an already complicated general election.
The justices declined to put a hold on a
NBC News Digital
Nov 15 2021
News
Biden-successor chatter grows and Harris isn’t scaring off anyone
President Joe Biden says he intends to run for reelection in 2024. But not all Democrats believe him. Nor are they convinced his No. 2 would be the clear heir if he did choose to opt out.
As Vice President Kamala Harris grapples with a portfolio of seemingly intractable issues and responsibilities that have drawn her away from the national spotlight — she Zoomed into the infrastructure
Politico
Sep 12 2013
News
Anthony Weiner, Eliot Spitzer fail at polls. Is redemption after a sex scandal possible in NY?
On the final campaign day for both men the spotlight fell heavily on Weiner. His wife Huma Abedin who stood by his side at the height of the scandal was nowhere to be seen.
Christian Science Monitor
Aug 29 2021
News
'I pledge allegiance to the queers': California teacher sparks outrage by getting students to pledge allegiance to gay pride flag - as school board launches investigation
A California high school teacher is being investigated by the school board after she revealed she'd got her students to pledge allegiance to the gay pride flag instead of the American one.
Kristin Pitzen, of Newport Mesa School District in Orange County, posted a video to TikTok, where she admitted she'd removed the American flag because it made her 'uncomfortable'.
When one of
Daily Mail
Feb 16 2021
Analysis
Republicans' opinions of Trump's role in Capitol riots softened between Jan. 6 and acquittal vote
After a mob stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 in a deadly attempt to overturn an election President Donald Trump falsely claimed was stolen, Republican lawmakers leveled some of their sharpest criticisms of Trump since the "Access Hollywood" recording surfaced of his past comments bragging of groping women.
But like the GOP condemnation following the "Access Hollywood" scandal, outrage in
USA TODAY
Feb 16 2021
Analysis
Conservatives, Energy Sector Oppose Neera Tanden to Head OMB: Will Damage America’s Fiscal, Economic, Moral, and Social Well-Being’
Opposition to President Joe Biden’s nomination of Neera Tanden to head the Office of Management and Budget is growing because of her record of supporting far left-wing policies as president of the Center for American Progress (CAP). That opposition is coming not only from conservative groups but also the energy sector, which is warning of damaging policies she could put in place that would
Breitbart News
May 19 2020
Opinion
Trump’s Epic Coronavirus Fail Follows Bush’s 9/11 Playbook
Hopeful, rousing, presidential—former U.S. President George W. Bush’s video message calling for national unity during the COVID-19 crisis struck all the right notes we have learned not to expect from Donald Trump. True to his vindictive form, Trump lost no time mocking Bush, whose message quickly went viral after it was released on May 2.
The exchange put the contrast between the two
Foreign Policy