On Santa tracking call, Biden is told ‘Let’s go Brandon’ – and says he agrees
Published by ReutersBy Merdie Nzanga (Reuters) - A vulgar anti-Biden slogan made for an awkward moment on Friday during President Joe Biden's phone calls with children tracking Santa's flight when a father said, "Let's Go Brandon." The refrain, a sanitized version of "Fuck Joe Biden," has been an internet sensation since a television journalist told race car driver Brandon … [Read more...] about On Santa tracking call, Biden is told ‘Let’s go Brandon’ – and says he agrees
GRINCH STEALS CHRISTMAS (CARTOON)
THE 2021 COUP D’ETAT TRIVIA QUIZ!
Has this been a great year or what? Don’t answer. Thanks to the work of the House’s Jan. 6 committee, and thanks to our still-free and independent press, we’ve been showered with fresh information about the insurrectionist attack on our democracy – the planning, execution, and aftermath. Have you kept up with the dirty details? Here are 10 brain-teasers to test your … [Read more...] about THE 2021 COUP D’ETAT TRIVIA QUIZ!
YOU’RE A MEAN ONE (Cartoon)
CNN, FOX NEWS, AND THE UNRAVELING OF JOURNALISM ETHICS
by Carl Golden For years, it’s been black letter law in journalistic ethics: Never use your position, insight or knowledge to aid or advise public figures – particularly politicians – in return for something of value. It was a bright line to be crossed at significant personal and professional peril. Over the years the line had been blurred by some in the media who … [Read more...] about CNN, FOX NEWS, AND THE UNRAVELING OF JOURNALISM ETHICS
Millions travel across US as airlines cancel flights over Covid
Published by AFPWashington (AFP) - Millions of Americans are traveling before Christmas even as national Omicron Covid-19 infections surpass Delta's peak and hospitals run out of space for patients. Several thousand travelers face a grim Christmas Eve as airlines United, Delta and Alaska said Thursday they were canceling December 24 flights due to Covid. United Airlines said it … [Read more...] about Millions travel across US as airlines cancel flights over Covid
If we can’t kill all the lawyers, then can we at least slap a few of them?
Defense lawyers are necessary to defend the innocent, but when they defend the guilty, the lawyers can appear more corrupt than the guilty. It is not their legal defense of the guilty that makes certain defense lawyers appear to be corrupt. It is how the lawyers go about defending the guilty that makes the lawyers appear to be corrupt. Here is an infamous example from the … [Read more...] about If we can’t kill all the lawyers, then can we at least slap a few of them?
No country can boost its way out of the pandemic, says WHO pushing for next generation vaccines.
The coming year 2022 could start an the end to the COVID-19 pandemic but only if all governments show more solidarity to fight the virus instead of focusing on booster shots while people in poorer countries have nothing. “No country can boost its way out of the pandemic. And boosters cannot be seen as a ticket to go ahead with planned celebrations, without the need for … [Read more...] about No country can boost its way out of the pandemic, says WHO pushing for next generation vaccines.
UN Security Council legalizes aid deliveries to Afghanistan despite Taliban rule
The US took the extraordinary step of pushing a unanimous resolution through the UN Security Council to exempt humanitarian aid deliveries to Afghanistan from earlier sanctions against designated terrorists now serving in the Taliban regime in Kabul. “This humanitarian exception will allow organizations to implement the work we have planned,” UN humanitarian affairs chief … [Read more...] about UN Security Council legalizes aid deliveries to Afghanistan despite Taliban rule
BOO-HOOS MATTER
Is this a trend now? Any time one of these goons shoots a black person or people at a Black Lives Matter protest, you’ll get off if you cry in court? White tears can be very powerful with white jurors and white judges…even if there aren’t any actual tears. Kim Potter, a Brooklyn Center, Minnesota cop (since resigned), killed Daunte Wright, an unarmed black man, with her … [Read more...] about BOO-HOOS MATTER
Hell Hath No Fury Like the Donald Scorned (Updated)
UPDATE: The fallout of Trump’s gross and graceless statements about Benjamin Netanyahu continues. A week ago, a senior evangelical leader and former Trump adviser, Mike Evans, was “horrified” by Trump’s reported comments and wrote in a letter to Trump, “Please, I beg of you, don’t put us in the position to choose between you and Bible land...There is no possibility you … [Read more...] about Hell Hath No Fury Like the Donald Scorned (Updated)
Why Putin has such a hard time accepting Ukrainian sovereignty
Vladimir Putin at a concert in March 2021 marking the seventh anniversary of its annexation of Crimea. Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Image Jacob Lassin, Arizona State University and Emily Channell-Justice, Harvard University Ukraine is again looking warily over its eastern border as Russia threatens its territorial integrity. In recent weeks, a buildup of … [Read more...] about Why Putin has such a hard time accepting Ukrainian sovereignty
Biden and Manchin (Cartoon)
UN struggles to pull Lebanon out of collapsing democracy and economy
The United Nations is struggling doggedly to put a shattered Lebanon back together and get aid flowing again from its benefactors in the US, Europe and Arab Gulf countries. But prospects are shaky at best. UN chief Antonio Guterres took the unusual step of visiting Lebanon earlier this week to push its various political factions towards compromise. He has pledged to provide … [Read more...] about UN struggles to pull Lebanon out of collapsing democracy and economy
Little Shooter Boy (Cartoon and Column)
America’s Little Shooter Boy is aiming (pun intended) for a great Christmas…for himself. Kyle Rittenhouse is being wined (probably with Coors) and dined by what used to be the Republican establishment. Today, it’s a cult. The Trump cult is grabbing onto our nation’s gun culture. And one way to celebrate your gun fetish is to give platforms to gun celebrities. No, not Tom … [Read more...] about Little Shooter Boy (Cartoon and Column)
Trimming a Tree for Christmas, the Texas Way
The Great State of Texas that has been our home for the past 35 years, has many unique traditions. Some are steeped in its history and diverse cultures, many dating back to its fight for independence from Mexico -- “Remember the Alamo!” Some are more recent. As an Aggie, my favorite one in the more recent category is the traditional Thanksgiving football game played … [Read more...] about Trimming a Tree for Christmas, the Texas Way
Top 10 Movies of the Year: ‘The French Dispatch,’ ‘Licorice Pizza,’ ‘Passing,’ ‘C’mon C’mon’ and more
Published by NJArts.netFrom left, Elisabeth Moss, Owen Wilson, Tilda Swinton and Fisher Stevens co-star in “The French Dispatch.” This year in cinema was a lot like this year, period. Certainly, movies were as deeply divided as the nation. Chain theaters gorged themselves on popcorn movies; deep-pocketed streaming services bankrolled serious films. Meanwhile, the great middle — … [Read more...] about Top 10 Movies of the Year: ‘The French Dispatch,’ ‘Licorice Pizza,’ ‘Passing,’ ‘C’mon C’mon’ and more
Manchin killed Build Back Better over inflation concerns – an economist explains why the $2 trillion bill would be unlikely to drive up prices
Manchin withdrew his support for Build Back Better. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Michael Klein, Tufts University One of Sen. Joe Manchin’s main concerns in deciding to pull his support for President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan is that it would drive up inflation, which is currently rising at the fastest pace in four decades. On Dec. 19, … [Read more...] about Manchin killed Build Back Better over inflation concerns – an economist explains why the $2 trillion bill would be unlikely to drive up prices
Trump news conference to mark Capitol riot anniversary
Published by AFPWashington (AFP) - Donald Trump announced on Tuesday he will hold a news conference in Florida on January 6, the anniversary of the violent storming of Congress by his supporters. The 75-year-old former president said he would discuss the November 2020 election and repeated his false claims that he defeated Joe Biden. Trump, in a statement released by a … [Read more...] about Trump news conference to mark Capitol riot anniversary