Forty countries have suspended all travel to and from Britain because of a new coronavirus variant that seems to transmit from person to person much more quickly than others. But World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus suggests caution. “Viruses mutate over time; that’s natural and expected,” he said today. “The UK has reported that this new variant … [Read more...] about New coronavirus scare devastates Europe’s Christmas but WHO chief counsels caution
Barr: Russia did the hack, no special prosecutor for Hunter Biden or election fraud
Washington (AFP) - US Attorney General Bill Barr said Monday that Russia was behind the massive hack of US government computer systems, contradicting President Donald Trump's suggestion that China could be involved. Two days after Trump downplayed what intelligence experts have called the most devastating break in US computer security in years, Barr said he agreed with … [Read more...] about Barr: Russia did the hack, no special prosecutor for Hunter Biden or election fraud
Lawmakers reached deal on $900 bn stimulus package
Washington (AFP) - US lawmakers reached a deal Sunday for a nearly $900 billion Covid-19 relief package for millions of Americans as the nation struggles against the world's largest outbreak of the virus. The package is expected to include aid for vaccine distribution and logistics, extra jobless benefits of $300 per week, and a new round of $600 stimulus checks -- half the … [Read more...] about Lawmakers reached deal on $900 bn stimulus package
LEST WE FORGET, REPUBLICANS WERE UN-AMERICAN LONG BEFORE TRUMP
MAGA’s last failed gasp – the moronic lawsuit that tried to argue Texas has the right to nullify the will of the people in key states that swung to President-elect Biden – was actually the culmination of the authoritarian impulse that has long been metastasizing inside the Republican party. Trump didn’t inject this disease. He’s merely unleashed its most deadly … [Read more...] about LEST WE FORGET, REPUBLICANS WERE UN-AMERICAN LONG BEFORE TRUMP
Christmas Impossible (Cartoon)
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How December 25th Became Christmas
Most people who celebrate Christmas do so on December 25th. Yet, that particular celebration date doesn't come from the Bible. Indeed, the earliest believers in Messiah Jesus didn't celebrate his birthday. From the History Channel: "Most Christians today probably can’t imagine Christmas on any other day than December 25, but it wasn’t always that way. In fact, for the … [Read more...] about How December 25th Became Christmas
What would Honest Abe make of Dishonest Donald?
With the Electoral College vote this week certifying Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election, the nation now has official confirmation that Biden and Kamala Harris won and will take office on Jan. 20. So why are so many Americans still angry, unsure and protesting? Instead of being gracious losers, President Donald Trump and his Republican co-conspirators are … [Read more...] about What would Honest Abe make of Dishonest Donald?
Massive cyberattack grows beyond US, heightening fears
Washington (AFP) - A devastating cyberattack on US government agencies has also hit targets worldwide with the list of victims still growing, according to researchers, heightening fears over computer security and espionage. Microsoft said late Thursday that it had notified more than 40 customers hit by the malware which security experts say came from hackers linked to the … [Read more...] about Massive cyberattack grows beyond US, heightening fears
President Reject
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How Different is the Presidency Four Years Later?
by Aron Solomon The 1980s were the greatest era for made-for-network-tv movies. They laid the foundation for Netflix thirty years before the service launched by testing America's appetite for the bizarre. A man becomes president, seemingly tries to tear away at every fiber of the office in an effort to retain power - even at the expense of permanently changing the nature … [Read more...] about How Different is the Presidency Four Years Later?
Joe Biden’s Cabinet: ‘Then’ and Now (UPDATED)
Update, Dec. 17: The Washington Post reports that President-elect Joe Biden will choose Michael S. Regan as the next Environmental Protection Agency administrator. He would be the first African American to run the EPA. In what perhaps is one of the most popular selections, Dr. Anthony Fauci will be Chief Medical Adviser on COVID-19 to the President And...just now: … [Read more...] about Joe Biden’s Cabinet: ‘Then’ and Now (UPDATED)
Yes they did go there: ‘We want them infected’: Trump appointee demanded ‘herd immunity’ strategy
Increasingly the worst assumptions about Donald Trump and his administration are proving to be correct. Have they just been incompetent, thinking in the short-term (or no term) or are they bad guys? Historians will have a field day when this crew leaves. The latest bombshell report- is a report by Politico. A top Trump appointee repeatedly urged top health … [Read more...] about Yes they did go there: ‘We want them infected’: Trump appointee demanded ‘herd immunity’ strategy
MAGA MIND (Cartoon)
Why being stuck at home – and unable to hang out in cafes and bars – drains our creativity
By encouraging random encounters and free-flowing conversation, coffee shops are engines of innovation. Hulton Archive/Stringer via Getty Images Korydon Smith, University at Buffalo; Kelly Hayes McAlonie, University at Buffalo, and Rebecca Rotundo, University at Buffalo While the pandemic has caused thousands of small businesses to temporarily close … [Read more...] about Why being stuck at home – and unable to hang out in cafes and bars – drains our creativity
TRUMP BIGGEST LOSER (Cartoon)
A peaceful transfer of power: We didn’t know how normal that was — until it was almost gone
“Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone.” That Joni Mitchell refrain ricocheted around my head in the wake of Monday’s Electoral College vote confirming President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. U.S. Supreme Court rejects GOP congressman’s last-minute effort to upend Pennsylvania’s election results In what passes for the new normal, swing-state … [Read more...] about A peaceful transfer of power: We didn’t know how normal that was — until it was almost gone
PUTIN’S CUE (Cartoon and Column)
How bad is it that the Senate Majority Leader is behind the authoritarian leader of Russia in recognizing a democratically-elected president of the United States of America? I understand Mitch McConnell has to appease a man-child and his followers, but he’s the leader of the Senate. He should be setting an example of how we do things in a democracy. We don’t allow our … [Read more...] about PUTIN’S CUE (Cartoon and Column)
Mitch McConnell congratulates ‘President-elect’ Biden
Wilmington (United States) (AFP) - One day after the Electoral College affirmed Joe Biden as US president-elect, the top Republican in Congress broke weeks of election silence Tuesday and sent a sober message to a defiant President Donald Trump: it's over. For more than a month Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had refused to recognize Biden, his former longtime Senate … [Read more...] about Mitch McConnell congratulates ‘President-elect’ Biden
Take Out Only
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US Electoral College to confirm Biden victory
Washington (AFP) - Joe Biden's US election victory was set for formal confirmation Monday by the Electoral College, further closing the door on angry efforts by President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 vote. Electors were meeting across all 50 states, often under extra security amid tensions driven by Trump's unprecedented refusal to concede. About halfway through the … [Read more...] about US Electoral College to confirm Biden victory