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Guilty in Blood Test Fraud

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Bad Blood: A jury in San Jose, California yesterday found Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the Theranos blood testing company, guilty of three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, each carrying a penalty of up to …

Omicron Less Severe But Spreading

Monday, January 3, 2022

Viral News: While the coronavirus pandemic still rages, some studies have found that the now-dominant Omicron strain is less severe because it doesn’t attack the lungs like previous evolutions, pretty much remaining in the nose, throat, and windpipe. Cases are climbing, but …

Maxwell Guilty in Sex Trial

Thursday, December 30, 2021

She Had it Coming: British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty yesterday of procuring underage girls for the late sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein. The 60-year-old Maxwell was found guilty of sex trafficking and four other charges. She faces up to 40 years …

Rioting Is Not Free Speech

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Be Not Proud: As the first anniversary of the January 6th insurrection approaches, a federal judge has ruled that the First Amendment right to free speech does not protect four leaders of the right wing Proud Boys from facing trial for storming the …

Trump Appeals to Supremes

Friday, December 24, 2021

Trump to Court: In a case that may set constitutional precedent, Donald Trump appealed to the Supreme Court to block the release of 700 pages of records his presidential records to the House committee investigating the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol.   Trump has …

Supremes to Hear Vaccination Case

Thursday, December 23, 2021

The Omicron Wave: With the Biden administration struggling to convince and in some cases requiring Americans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, the Supreme Court announced that it will hold a special hearing next month to evaluate the legality of  the administration’s …

Lies and Misinformation

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

The Omicron Wave: In a speech intended to amp up the American response to the Covid pandemic, President Biden attacked the people refusing to get vaccinated and those who are feeding them misinformation.   Biden blistered the “dangerous misinformation on cable TV and …

Manchin Kills the Bill

Monday, December 20, 2021

Bridge to Nowhere: West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin who holds the 50th vote to pass President Biden’s  $2.2 trillion social safety net, climate, and tax bill, dropped the bomb on Fox News yesterday that he can’t muster himself to vote in favor.   “I cannot …

The Omicron Wave

Friday, December 17, 2021

Covid Nation: Federal health officials warn that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus threatens a massive wave of infections as soon as next month, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.   With Omicron surging, President Joe Biden yesterday dramatically warned …

College Covid Shutdown

Thursday, December 16, 2021

Covid Nation: Facing a surge of Covid cases among students, Cornell University is going on “alert level red,” shutting down its campus in Ithaca, New York and putting the last classes and final exams of the semester online. The libraries are …