Published by ReutersBy Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A bill aimed at thwarting restrictive new voting laws enacted in Republican-led states failed to advance in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, as Republican lawmakers blocked a Democratic effort to begin debating the measure. It was the third time this year Senate Democrats tried to advance a voting rights bill in reaction … [Read more...] about Senate Republicans block Democrats’ voting rights bill
House committee backs contempt charge against Steve Bannon
Published by ReutersBy Patricia Zengerle and Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. congressional committee probing the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol voted unanimously on Tuesday in favor of contempt-of-Congress charges against Steve Bannon, a longtime aide to former President Donald Trump. The seven Democratic and two Republican members of the House of Representatives … [Read more...] about House committee backs contempt charge against Steve Bannon
20 of the Funniest Scenes in Horror Movies
Published by InsideHookBy Bonnie Stiernberg On Oct. 15, Halloween Kills — the second installment in David Gordon Green’s trilogy of Halloween sequels — was released, and while your opinion of it will likely depend on how you feel about retconned plot details and heavy-handed commentary about mob rule, one criticism keeps being echoed: it’s not funny enough. That may be an odd … [Read more...] about 20 of the Funniest Scenes in Horror Movies
Edie Falco brands James Gandolfini her “true soul mate”
Published by BANG Showbiz EnglishEdie Falco says James Gandolfini was her “true soul mate” The 58-year-old actress admitted she and her 'Sopranos' co-star - who died in 2013 - had the same approach to their work and were both just as surprised as each other at how successful they and the show were. She told The New Yorker: "We had such a strangely specific, similar way that we … [Read more...] about Edie Falco brands James Gandolfini her “true soul mate”
Progressive Intransigence and Moderate Sensibilities
I consider myself a moderate or centrist who in the past voted for candidates from both parties but now vote almost exclusively Democratic. The change in my voting pattern was spurred by the Republican coronation of Trump, their fealty to the ex-president and their unwillingness to confront him about any of his obvious lies and corruption. Their support for his claims that the … [Read more...] about Progressive Intransigence and Moderate Sensibilities
COUNTRY FIRST: LET’S REMEMBER COLIN POWELL AT HIS BEST
We’ve long known about Colin Powell’s worst public sin. He finally acknowledged it nine years ago when he wrote, “I was mad at myself for not having smelled the problem. My instincts failed me.” The invasion hawks in the Bush regime exploited Powell’s good name to make a bad case for a bad war in Iraq, dispatching him to the United Nations with bogus intelligence about … [Read more...] about COUNTRY FIRST: LET’S REMEMBER COLIN POWELL AT HIS BEST
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Powell remembered as ‘one of the finest Americans never to be president’
Published by Reuters(Reuters) - Colin Powell, the first Black U.S. secretary of state and top military officer, died on Monday at the age of 84 due to complications from COVID-19. He was fully vaccinated, his family said in a statement on Facebook. Following are reactions to his death from politicians and military leaders: U.S. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN "Colin embodied the highest … [Read more...] about Powell remembered as ‘one of the finest Americans never to be president’
Colin Powell, first Black US secretary of state, national security shaper, dies of Covid-19 complications while battling cancer (ROUNDUP-UPATED)
Embed from Getty Images General Colin L. Powell, the first black U.S. Secretary of State, and a major foreign policy national security shaper, has died of Covid-19 complications while battling cancer. His death unleashed a sea of bipartisan tributes. However, like most events in the early 21st century, it immediately became a kind of political football as some immediatedly … [Read more...] about Colin Powell, first Black US secretary of state, national security shaper, dies of Covid-19 complications while battling cancer (ROUNDUP-UPATED)
16 American missionaries returning from Haiti orphanage kidnapped by notorious gang
Published by Miami HeraldA group of American missionaries has been kidnapped on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, allegedly by a notorious gang that was behind the abduction of several Roman Catholic clergy earlier this year. The missionaries, 16 Americans and a Canadian citizen, including several children, were kidnapped Saturday in the community of Ganthier, just east … [Read more...] about 16 American missionaries returning from Haiti orphanage kidnapped by notorious gang
China surprises U.S. with hypersonic missile test, FT reports
Published by ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August, showing a capability that caught U.S. intelligence by surprise, the Financial Times reported, citing five unnamed sources. The report late on Saturday said the Chinese military launched a rocket carrying a hypersonic glide vehicle that flew through low-orbit space, circling the … [Read more...] about China surprises U.S. with hypersonic missile test, FT reports
The difference in Spain is stark. People wear masks, no one complains.
Published by NJ.comBy Clifford Kulwin When I disembarked in Madrid on Sept. 2, I was ready to roll up my sleeves. Congregations there and in Barcelona had invited me to spend the Jewish High Holy Day season with them. I knew these communities, but of course, I hadn’t been there since before the onset of the pandemic. Happily, it proved a fun, gratifying and even a moving … [Read more...] about The difference in Spain is stark. People wear masks, no one complains.
Joe Manchin slams Bernie Sanders in battle over Biden spending plan
Published by ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic Senator Joe Manchin from West Virginia slammed fellow lawmaker Bernie Sanders late Friday over his attempts to garner support for President Joe Biden's multi-trillion-dollar spending package in the latest example of infighting among key lawmakers over the plan. Manchin tweeted out his concern over the scope of the … [Read more...] about Joe Manchin slams Bernie Sanders in battle over Biden spending plan
JON GRUDEN IS JUST THE TIP OF THE NFL’S RACISM PROBLEM
by Elwood Watson He said the quiet part out loud is a phrase commonly used in the Black community when referring to whites and others who reveal their innermost thoughts. Former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden resigned earlier this week after a trove of racist, homophobic, misogynistic and xenophobic emails attributed to him publicly surfaced. Gruden made the … [Read more...] about JON GRUDEN IS JUST THE TIP OF THE NFL’S RACISM PROBLEM
FOR REPUBLICANS, IT REMAINS THE DONALD TRUMP SHOW
by Carl Golden Alice Roosevelt Longworth, the free-spirited tart tongued daughter of Teddy, once described her president father as someone who “wanted to be the corpse at every funeral, the bride at every wedding and the infant at every christening.” One hundred twelve years after Teddy left the White House, his daughter’s characterization falls on ex-president Donald … [Read more...] about FOR REPUBLICANS, IT REMAINS THE DONALD TRUMP SHOW
Water crises are the next looming catastrophe, UN warns
Water scarcity, including lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitation, is already causing distress for more than 3.6 billion people across the world even as climate change worsens massive flooding in the Americas, Europe, Japan, China, Iran, Pakistan, India and Africa. The number of people with inadequate access to water could reach more than 5 billion by 2050. … [Read more...] about Water crises are the next looming catastrophe, UN warns
British lawmaker murdered in knife attack at meeting in church
Published by ReutersBy Gerhard Mey and Andrew Couldridge LEIGH-ON-SEA, England (Reuters) -A British lawmaker was stabbed to death on Friday in a church by a man who lunged at him at a meeting with voters from his electoral district, knifing him repeatedly. David Amess, a 69-year-old lawmaker from Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party, was attacked at around midday … [Read more...] about British lawmaker murdered in knife attack at meeting in church
KAP AND KYRIE (Cartoon, Column and Video)
Brooklyn Nets basketball player Kyrie Irving is refusing to get vaccinated. For this, his team isn’t allowing him to play. Because New York City has mandated everyone must be vaccinated to go to movies, bars, night clubs, restaurants, concerts, and…basketball games, the original plan was for Irving to only play while on the road with the Nets. Of course, this would also … [Read more...] about KAP AND KYRIE (Cartoon, Column and Video)
More ‘disease’ than ‘Dracula’ – how the vampire myth was born
Modern vampires like Dracula may be dashing, but they certainly weren’t in the original vampire myths. Archive Photos/ Moviepix via Getty Images Stanley Stepanic, University of Virginia The vampire is a common image in today’s pop culture, and one that takes many forms: from Alucard, the dashing spawn of Dracula in the PlayStation game “Castlevania: … [Read more...] about More ‘disease’ than ‘Dracula’ – how the vampire myth was born
Editorial: The ‘hands-off’ party is ordering schools and businesses to risk lives in the pandemic
Published by St. Louis Post-DispatchRepublican politicians once defended a “hands-off” approach to local government and entrepreneurship. Local governmental units like school boards knew how best to educate and protect local kids without meddling from distant capitals, went the thinking, just as private businesses knew best how to make their own workplace policies. That’s … [Read more...] about Editorial: The ‘hands-off’ party is ordering schools and businesses to risk lives in the pandemic