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Congressional Republicans are treating George Santos like a skunk. But they would do well to smell themselves. Because, thanks to Donald Trump, Santos personifies what their party has become. ‘Today, on behalf of the Nassau County Republican Committee, I’m calling for his immediate resignation,’ chairman Joseph G. Cairo said at a news conference on Long… Read more.
The Golden Globes returned from purgatory last night. The show gave the impression that they successfully purged the racism that caused Hollywood to send them there. Except that the Oscars committed the same sins in spades. Remember #OscarsSoWhite? Yet Hollywood granted them absolution. In other words, Hollywood condemned the Globes for discrimination while discriminating against… Read more.
Three years ago, Washington was hailing Venezuela’s opposition leader, Juan Guaidó. He was the most celebrated exiled leader since France’s Charles de Gaulle. President Trump even invited Guaidó as his guest of honor at the 2020 State of the Union Address. US Abandons Venezuela’s Opposition Leader Guaidó I was neither impressed nor encouraged. The title… Read more.
Podcast Episode: 103 Granted, believing that famous people die in threes was always a silly superstition. On the other hand, you’d be forgiven the belief that they are dying in droves lately. Our interconnected world certainly makes it seem that way. That is because, thanks to social media, we experience the deaths even of famous… Listen.
Harry and Meghan just released their Netflix documentary, Harry & Meghan. It’s all about them whining again. But now they’re doing so in dramatic fashion. Harry and Meghan release Netflix documentary Their documentary features Meghan asking, ‘Doesn’t it make more sense to hear our story from us?’ It does, of course. But they’ve been peddling their story over and… Read more.
McCarthy’s struggle to win the speakership As with Dr. Frankenstein, Donald Trump’s demon spawn is turning on him. MAGA Republicans are thwarting the divine wishes of their self-proclaimed savior. They are blocking the election of Kevin McCarthy, the member he endorsed as speaker of the House. And they are doing so with almost sacrilegious defiance.… Read more.
Pictures of President Biden golfing in the Caribbean are all over the media. But so are pictures of President Zelensky braving war trenches in Ukraine. This unwitting juxtaposition does not bode well – for Biden. Biden golfs while Zelensky braves war trenches Biden has done more to help Ukraine than any other world leader. And… Read more.
Barbara Walters: Broadcasting Pioneer Barbara Walters embodied news broadcasting excellence. She was a pioneer for women in the industry. She shattered the glass ceiling to become the first woman network news anchor. Walters amazed her male counterparts with her knack for landing “big-get” interviews. Those included Fidel Castro, Katharine Hepburn, and Monica Lewinsky. Moreover, she… Read more.
And here’s to a Musk-less New Year! Read more.
Pelé, the GOAT Legacy and social media are replete with people eulogizing Pelé. And they are all saying practically the same thing. It’s some version of this: Pelé, the Brazilian soccer legend who won three World Cups and became the sport’s first global icon, has died at the age of 82. … For more than… Read more.
