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Archives for August 2020

Watch–Joe Biden Snaps at Black Reporter over Cognitive Test Question: ‘Are You a Junkie?’

Joe Biden bristled at a question about whether or not he has taken a cognitive test, asking an interviewer Tuesday morning whether he would pass a drug test and stumbling over his words several times in the course of one minute. During an event with the National Association of Black Journalists, CBS News’ Errol Barnett…

Top BAME Teacher: BLM Encouraging Institutional Racism, ‘Decolonising’ Education ‘Divides Us’

Leading British educator Katharine Birbalsingh has warned that “decolonising” the school curriculum will not help pupils progress in life and will, in fact, create more social divisions. Ms Birbalsingh, who founded and leads the high-performing Michaela Community School in London, also said that Black Lives Matter’s call to “decolonise” education by replacing white men with…

Here Is the Bloody Face of Putin’s New Crackdown

Aleksey Navalny, was already comatose in a hospital bed in Berlin, fighting to regain consciousness after what German doctors describe as exposure to a poisonous substance whose effects are consistent with a nerve agent. This has been a summer of doom for Putin’s opponents. The Russian president prevailed in a constitutional referendum in July, which…

Active-Duty Troops Support Biden Over Trump, Military Times Poll Says

August 31, 2020 5:04 PM ET Active-duty American service members expressed more support for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden than President Donald Trump, according to an August poll. About 43% of American troops polled said they would vote for Biden compared to the roughly 37% who said they prefer Trump, according to the Military Times,…

Joe Biden Stumbles Trying To Describe Impact Of COVID-19

August 31, 2020 3:52 PM ET Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden struggled to describe the impact that COVID-19 has had on America during a Monday speech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Biden’s speech marks a somewhat rare public appearance and is his first trip since the Democratic National Convention (DNC) amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. At one…

The Case that Put Vigilante Violence Front and Center in NYC

The 1984 subway shooting divided the city and the nation, making Bernie Goetz a hero to some and a villain to others. History repeats itself.UNITED STATES – APRIL 24: Bernhard Bernie Goetz gets Courageous Citizenship Award from Jerry Preiser, President of the Federation of NY State Rifle and Pistol Clubs. (Photo by Anthony Pescatore/NY Daily…

Major Kurdish Hospital only Admitting Coronavirus Patients amid Surge

A major hospital in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, said it will only accept Chinese coronavirus patients amid a skyrocketing number of new cases in the region, Kurdish news agency Rudaw reported. The West Erbil Emergency Hospital has “been fully emptied and from today will only admit COVID-19 [Chinese coronavirus] patients,” the facility’s director, Dr. Karwan…

Donald Trump Favors Delivering Convention Speech at the White House

President Donald Trump said Wednesday in an interview he was considering delivering his convention speech at the White House. “I’ll probably do mine from the White House,” Trump confirmed in an interview with Fox and Friends, noting it was the “easiest and least expensive” option for security reasons. The idea has angered critics who believe…

Trump appears to defend teen street vigilante accused of double murder

What must he have thought inside his cell at a juvenile facility in Vernon Hills, Illinois?Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old street vigilante who shot dead two people in Kenosha, is currently staring down the barrel of a double murder charge. It’s a lonely place, no doubt, but perhaps a little less so with support from the…

Palin CAN sue NYT for defamation…

(Adds comments from New York Times and lawyers for Palin, decision details, background, case citation, byline) By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Aug 28 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday rejected the New York Times’ bid to dismiss Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit over a 2017 editorial she said falsely linked her to a mass shooting.…

Senator Collins faces battle of lifetime in Maine…

ORONO, Maine — Maine lawns may not yet be overwhelmed by campaign signs, but their airwaves have been taken over by the heated rhetoric of the hottest Senate race in the country.Sen. Susan CollinsSusan Margaret CollinsSusan Collins faces battle of lifetime in Maine On The Money: Democrats offer lower price tag for COVID-19 aid but…

Ratcliffe Says He Is Coordinating With John Durham, Plans To Declassify More Trump-Russia Documents

August 30, 2020 11:34 AM ET John Ratcliffe, the director of national intelligence, has been coordinating with U.S. Attorney John Durham and plans to soon declassify more documents related to the Trump-Russia probe, he said Sunday. “The question now is did the FBI have a proper predicate to begin a counterintelligence investigation at all, and…

FACT CHECK: Did Jill Biden Say, ‘All Americans Will Be Required To Learn Spanish When We Win’?

A viral Facebook post claims Jill Biden, the wife of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, said, “All Americans will be required to learn Spanish when we win.” Verdict: False There is no record of Jill Biden making the comment. The claim originates from a satire website. Fact Check: Jill Biden has frequently appeared on the…

The Anti-Federalists Were Not Anti-Nationalists

Yoram Hazony and Ofir Haivry’s binary account of America’s early years is in need of a bit of revision.Andrew Jackson is a clear indication that the anti-Federalist tendency in early America was not an anti-nationalist one. (By Frank L. Junior/Shutterstock)A piece by Ofir Haivry and Yoram Hazony on the TAC website in June certainly seemed…

Foreign Policy Restraint Was Winning at the RNC

Trump’s rhetoric and focus on domestic issues signals a major shift in the Republican PartyPresident Donald Trump speaks on the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention with a speech delivered in front a live audience on the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday, August 27, 2020. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The…

Joe Biden’s Latest Brain Freeze: Democrat Struggles to Pronounce the Term ‘Mental Fitness’

Joe Biden attempted to dismiss concerns about his apparent cognitive decline on Tuesday, but then seemingly put it on full display. During a virtual interview with the National Association of Black Journalists, Biden was asked if he’s taken a cognitive assessment, and he bristled. BIDEN: “No, I haven’t taken a test. Why the hell would…

Venezuela Faces Giant Oil Spill amid Extreme Gas Shortages

Oil belonging to Nicolás Maduro’s socialist regime in Venezuela washed up on the beaches of the country’s western Falcón state this weekend, causing potentially massive damage to the local ecosystem, according to satellite images. Satellite images uploaded to Twitter by the vessel-tracking service TankerTrackers.com showed the black slick off the coast of Falcón state, known…

Birds are keeping me sane in lockdown. When this is over, we must do more to protect them | Suzy Freeman-Greene

The nankeen kestrel hovered over a patch of saltmarsh, eyes down, wings slowly flapping. After a minute or so, it flew off, displaying gorgeous black and brown plumage, before returning to hover and watch. It dropped suddenly, like a stone flung by a god, then took its prize – a cricket or grasshopper – to…

National Treasure Betty Gilpin Is Ready for America’s ‘Gut Renovation’

etty Gilpin has been folding paper cranes.It’s a hobby the GLOW actress taught herself by watching YouTube tutorials around 10 years ago when she quit smoking. And now, in coronavirus quarantine times, it’s something to do. Her medium of choice? Cardboard New Yorker subscription tear-outs.“It has a very Etsy feel to it,” Gilpin quipped during…

Mississippi Governor Issues Two-Week Statewide Mask Mandate

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) on Tuesday announced the addition of a two-week mask mandate, requiring face coverings in both indoor and outdoor settings when social distancing is not feasible. “Up to this point, we’ve kept the focus on counties with the highest spread. Now, with a two week push, I believe we can have the…

Cotton: ‘The Act of Accepting the Chinese Money —

Wednesday on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) argued for “criminalizing” those accepting money from the Chinese Communist Party or state-owned enterprises of China, given the Asian superpower is a threat to intellectual property and national security. Cotton also suggested measured be taken to protect U.S. intellectual property. “The Chinese Communist…

Resident Who Sent Anti-Semitic Tweets Barred From Medicine

A first-year resident who was fired in 2018 from the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio after her anti-Semitic tweets were discovered has now permanently lost her ability to practice medicine. Lara Kollab Lara Kollab posted anti-Semitic hate speech, referred to Jewish people as dogs, downplayed the Holocaust, and threatened to “purposely give all the yahood [sic]…

John Kennedy Wants Biden To Take Pelosi’s Advice To Skip Debates, Says He’d Be ‘A Walking Dead Man Politically’

August 30, 2020 1:52 PM ET Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy said that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden would be “a walking dead man politically” if he takes House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s advice to skip the presidential debates. Pelosi said last week that she didn’t there “there should be any” presidential debates, citing her unwillingness…

‘I’m Ready To Put These Police In The F**king Grave’: DC Protester Calls For More Violence

August 30, 2020 1:40 PM ET A protester in Washington, D.C. said Saturday night that he was ready to put police “in the f**king grave.” The unnamed speaker could be heard saying that he wanted to take his grievances to the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, and he even said that he was…

Trump Campaign Files Lawsuit Challenging Nevada Vote-By-Mail Law as Unconstitutional

President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign filed a lawsuit challenging Nevada’s massive election law changes rushed through the state legislature on Sunday. “This unconstitutional legislation implements the exact universal vote-by-mail system President Trump has been warning against for months, making it nearly impossible for every Nevada voter’s ballot to count,” Trump 2020 Senior Legal Advisor Jenna…

Michelle Obama: Trump Administration Hypocrisy Giving Me ‘Low-Grade Depression’

Wednesday, on her new podcast former first lady Michelle Obama, said she is “dealing with some form of low-grade depression,” because of the quarantine, racial strife, and “seeing this administration, watching the hypocrisy of it, day in and day out.” Obama said, “I’m waking up in the middle of the night, cause I’m worrying about something,…

Sex, drugs, start-ups: Inside Silicon Valley’s doomed creative culture…

In 2014, John Roa was at a professional high point. His company, Chicago-based ÄKTA, a high-end mobile design and development consultancy, had just been included in the latest Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing private companies in the United States. It put them in the stratosphere of past recipients like Microsoft, Jamba Juice and Oracle. Roa,…

Mom, 63, and son, 43, arrested for incest after daughter-in-law catches them on the couch…

A Massachusetts mom and son pair have been charged with incest and could land in prison for up to 20 years, Mass Live reports.The alleged licentious wickedness took place at the Fitchburg, Massachusetts, home Tony L. Lavoie’s shared with his wife and 63-year-old mother, Cheryl Lavoie. It was the wife who caught her 43-year-old husband and…

A Terrifying Alien Movie About the Fall of the Soviet Union

a secret Soviet research facility circa 1983, the setting of director Egor Abramenko’s Sputnik. A clever riff on Alien (and its sequel) that generates solid suspense from assured formal touches and a story that only succumbs to heavy-handed gestures at a few key moments, it’s a capable horror show that, like its spiritual ancestor, suggests…

‘That’s Not Peaceful Protest’: Amy Klobuchar Condemns Harassment Of RNC Attendees, But Blames It On Trump

August 30, 2020 2:27 PM ET Democratic Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar condemned the harassment and threats faced by attendees leaving the White House grounds after Thursday night’s Republican National Convention finale, but pointed out that the ongoing lawlessness is happening on President Donald Trump’s “watch.” Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, his wife, and other attendees…

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