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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.
Netanyahu forms apartheid government Benjamin Netanyahu has formed the most right-wing government in Israeli history. Nobody should be surprised. But his right-wing coalition partners are pipers who will make him pay. They include Itamar Ben-Gvir. He was convicted of incitement to racism and support for a terrorist organization. Now he’s security minister, head of the… Read more.
Stephen Miller served Donald Trump the way Thomas Cromwell served Henry VIII. And he stroked Trump’s ego the way Roy Cohn did. That explains a lot. Stephen Miller is the only aide Trump didn’t fire Peter Baker is a journalist at The New York Times. His wife, Susan Glasser, is one at The New Yorker.… Read more.
Lanez found guilty Tory Lanez’s shooting of Megan Thee Stallion took Black-on-Black crime to a new level. It was a Black man shooting a Black woman. And that is dismaying enough. But it also reinforced all kinds of racial stereotypes. That’s because their celebrity shed a klieg light on those stereotypes. And I’m referring to the shooting as much as… Read more.
Tell that to the Ukrainians suffering the ravages of war in Ukraine, Uyghurs living in internment camps in China, Rohingyas being ethnically cleansed in Myanmar, and Africans enduring everything from civil strife to chronic drought across the continent. Which is why the migrants waiting at the border to get into the United States might count… Read more.
Podcast Episode 102 Here’s to just being with loved ones bringing you more comfort and joy than any gift any of you could give or receive… * This episode was originally published on December 23, 2021. Listen.
