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Simply put, these are the inevitable days of reckoning for the “Original Sin” that dares now speak its name … Related commentaries: anti-racism protests… Read more.
Nothing has defined Trump’s presidency quite like the way he has normalized his high crimes and misdemeanors. Only that explains him getting off scot-free at his impeachment trial earlier this year; after all, House managers presented a mountain of evidence against him. To be fair, though, Trump telegraphed his intent. He famously boasted on the… Read more.
Images of a white police officer kneeling on the neck of African-American George Floyd, who then died, have sparked protests from Amsterdam to Nairobi, but they also expose deeper grievances among demonstrators over strained race relations in their own countries. [For example,] peaceful protesters highlighted allegations of abuse of black prisoners by their jailers, social… Read more.
Actually, Uber Eats is a misnomer. Because I only order from restaurants that use their own delivery staff or are close enough for me to takeout. You may not know this, but Uber Eats, Grubhub, and DoorDash are skimming off what little profit struggling restaurants are making these days with their extortionate delivery commissions. So… Read more.
Sports analysts hailed the way Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain pranced to victory in the Women’s 400m as the most shocking result at last year’s IAAF World Track and Field Championships in Doha. Call it jingoism or just common sense, but as a Bahamian, I found her upset victory over heavily favored Shaunae Miller-Uibo of… Read more.
After another night of peaceful protests outside Lafayette Square, workers were seen putting up new fencing barriers around the White House complex Thursday morning, adding to the 8-foot fence that was erected around the entrance to Lafayette Square earlier this week. Reporters arriving at the White House as early as 5:30 a.m. ET Thursday described… Read more.
He is laying the predicate for resigning the presidency when the writing for his reelection doom becomes clear enough on the wall even for him to read. At that point (around early October), he will feign Covid-19 sickness and resign. That way he’ll be able to claim he was never defeated; moreover, that he would… Read more.
CNN anchor Don Lemon went viral recently for calling out celebrities. He name-checked the likes of Oprah, Ellen, and Tyler Perry for not voicing enough support for the protests for racial and social justice, which are spreading across the country faster than Covid-19. He was channeling the trending meme silence = violence. But I couldn’t… Read more.
Even HuffPost is still playing with Trump’s shiny ball. The New York Times is coming under fire for its front-page coverage of President Donald Trump’s threat on Monday to use the military against American citizens. The Times front page shared by print editor Tom Jolly showed a headline across all six columns reading ‘As Chaos… Read more.
For once, I wish the mainstream media would focus on the real story instead of chasing after every shiny ball President Trump throws at them. Here, for example, is a real story: As protestors demonstrated in the vicinity of the White House over the weekend, President Donald Trump reportedly retreated into the underground bunker intended… Read more.
