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Pence Stands Up, Violence as Discourse
Saturday, February 5, 2022
Pence Stands Up: Former Vice President Mike Pence finally separated himself from Donald Trump, declaring in a speech that the former president was “wrong” to think that Pence could change the outcome of the 2020 election. On the day the electoral college …
Winter Sports and Political Oppression
Friday, February 4, 2022
Five Rings in China: Events have begun and the opening ceremony is tonight as the Winter Olympics in Beijing get underway in a bubble of Covid-19 caution and political oppression. In a public show that was no coincidence, Russian President Vladimir Putin …
CNN Love and Job Loss
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Channel Change: In the business equivalent of a massive earthquake, CNN President Jeff Zucker, one of the most powerful media executives in the country, resigned after admitting a previously undisclosed romantic relationship with a fellow executive. “As part of the investigation into Chris …
Putin Claims He’s the Victim
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
The Russia Complaint: Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed yesterday that the United States is trying to suck Russia into an unwanted fight over Ukraine while thwarting his country’s demands for a sphere of influence in Eastern Europe. Although he has massed 130,000 …
Threat to Peace
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
War of Words: In a heated exchange at the UN Security Council, the US accused Russia of threatening world peace over Ukraine while the Russians dismissed concerns as fearmongering. “This is as clear and consequential a threat to peace and security as …
The Beauty Dies a Suicide
Monday, January 31, 2022
Celebrity Suicide: Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst died a suicide in New York City yesterday. Her body was found outside her high rise apartment building. Kryst was a super achiever, both a lawyer and a correspondent on the television show “Extra.” …
Wondering What Putin Will Do
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Reading Tea Leaves: With more than 100,000 Russian troops surrounding Ukraine posed to invade, President Joe Biden told reporters yesterday he’s not sure what Russia’s Vladimir Putin is going to do. “It’s a little bit like reading tea leaves,” he said. “I …
Rising Tensions Over Ukraine
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
High Alert: The Defense Department has put 8,500 American troops on “high alert” for possible deployment to Eastern Europe in preparation for a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. The units involved are described as active-duty ground troops, including combat brigades, medical, aviation, …
Hope for Pandemic Fading
Monday, January 24, 2022
Viral News: Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s top medical adviser for Covid-19, said yesterday that the current Omicron wave is peaking in the US and that new cases could fall to manageable levels in the coming months. “What we would hope,” Dr. Fauci said …
The Trump Plan for a Coup
Saturday, January 22, 2022
The Coup That Wasn’t: The website Politico has revealed the draft of a December 2020 Donald Trump executive order that would have commanded the Pentagon to seize all the voting machines in the country, essentially staging a military coup to prevent Joe Biden …
