Wilmington (United States) (AFP) - US President-elect Joe Biden announced Friday he would surge federal resources into making "thousands" of vaccine sites, while also deploying mobile clinics and expanding the public health workforce to accelerate the rollout of Covid-19 shots. Biden has said he wants 100 million Americans to receive injections during his first 100 days in … [Read more...] about Biden recruits federal muscle for vaccine blitz
Pew Poll: Trump drops to 26% approval rate (his lowest ever)
A Pew Poll has President Donald Trump with a 26% approval rating, the lowest of his presidency. Meanwhile, President-Elect Joe Biden has a 64% approval rate: As Joe Biden prepares to take office just days after a deadly riot inside the U.S. Capitol, 64% of voters express a positive opinion of his conduct since he won the November election. Majorities also approve of … [Read more...] about Pew Poll: Trump drops to 26% approval rate (his lowest ever)
The Best/Worst of Trump
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Trump’s Legacy: A War Zone in Our Nation’s Capital (UPDATE)
UPDATE: The Pentagon has just announced the U.S. has reduced troop levels in Afghanistan to 2,500, the lowest number since 2001. At the same time, the Pentagon has authorized 10 times as many – 25,000 – servicemembers to protect the nation’s capital ahead of the 59th presidential inauguration. Original Post: Almost 207 years ago, when British forces … [Read more...] about Trump’s Legacy: A War Zone in Our Nation’s Capital (UPDATE)
TRUMP’S DEUCE (Cartoon and Column)
It’s official. Donald Trump is the worst president (sic) in American history. In Donald Trump’s defense of being the worst president (sic) ever, he pretty much sucks in general. He’s a horrible person. Also in his defense of being the worst president (sic) ever, he never actually tried to do the job. Who knows. Maybe if he actually tried to have done the job and had served … [Read more...] about TRUMP’S DEUCE (Cartoon and Column)
Capitol siege raises questions over extent of white supremacist infiltration of US police
A U.S. Capitol police officer stands at a street corner near the Capitol. Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Vida Johnson, Georgetown University The apparent participation of off-duty officers in the rally that morphed into a siege on the U.S. Capitol building Jan. 6 has revived fears about white supremacists within police … [Read more...] about Capitol siege raises questions over extent of white supremacist infiltration of US police
Trump impeachment looms over Biden’s first 100 days agenda
Washington (AFP) - President-elect Joe Biden is expected to unveil plans Thursday for fighting Covid and restoring the economy, but the ambitious first 100 days agenda is already overshadowed by the looming Senate trial of his soon-to-be predecessor Donald Trump. On the day after Trump was impeached in the House of Representatives -- becoming the first US president in history … [Read more...] about Trump impeachment looms over Biden’s first 100 days agenda
Macaulay Culkin wants Donald Trump removed from Home Alone 2
Macaulay Culkin has backed calls to remove Donald Trump from 'Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'. The US President makes a cameo appearance in the 1992 film when he directs Macaulay's Kevin McAllister to the Plaza Hotel lobby but social media users have suggested he be taken out of the movie after being impeached for a second time. One Twitter user suggested that the older Culkin … [Read more...] about Macaulay Culkin wants Donald Trump removed from Home Alone 2
Impeachment: America’s stumbles over coronavirus are the greater worry for its friends
The United States is under far less threat from mutiny against government than from the devastating coronavirus and economic problems that are dragging down Americans and others around the world. The outside world will judge Joe Biden by how coronavirus and the unprecedented challenges of vaccination are handled rather than today’s history-making second impeachment of … [Read more...] about Impeachment: America’s stumbles over coronavirus are the greater worry for its friends
LIBERTY DOES IT AGAIN (Cartoon)
Trump impeached for unprecedented second time
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump became the first US president in history to be impeached twice when the House of Representatives voted Wednesday to charge him with inciting last week's mob attack on Congress. "Today, in a bipartisan way, the House demonstrated that no one is above the law, not even the president of the United States," Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi said … [Read more...] about Trump impeached for unprecedented second time
TRUMP IMPEACHED: FIRST PRESIDENT IMPEACHED TWICE
President Donald Trump is now the first President to be impeached twice. The charge: Incitement of insurrection. The vote: bipartisan. Ten Republicansvoted along with the Democrats. The totals: 232 for 197 opposed. More stories and details will follow. IMPEACHED AGAIN! Final vote is 232 YEA-197 NO. A mere 10 Republicans voted yea. Bipartisan but not impressively so. Blows … [Read more...] about TRUMP IMPEACHED: FIRST PRESIDENT IMPEACHED TWICE
Once Trump is impeached (again), what’s next?
Washington (AFP) - With the US House of Representatives poised to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time -- just days before he is to leave office -- questions are being raised about what happens next. Here are some of the possible scenarios if the House, as expected, impeaches Trump on Wednesday for inciting last week's attack by his supporters on the US Capitol as … [Read more...] about Once Trump is impeached (again), what’s next?
A Warning to the Troops
I, [name], do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same…So help me God. -- (Part of military officers oath of office) Read the letter from our top military leaders to the troops, below, and ponder: The notion that the top … [Read more...] about A Warning to the Troops
2021 will drive millions more into starvation and poverty: UN
The raging COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted another dismal fact. This year, a simple meal of rice and beans will be far beyond the reach of many more millions of people. The UN World Food Programme (WFP), which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020, said the cost of a basic meal far exceeds the daily income of poor people in many countries. For instance, in South Sudan a meal … [Read more...] about 2021 will drive millions more into starvation and poverty: UN
Defiant Trump says impeachment causing ‘tremendous anger’
Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump emerged from isolation at the White House on Tuesday to deny responsibility for a mob of his supporters storming Congress, and warning that his imminent impeachment is causing "tremendous anger." Trump -- set Wednesday to become the first president in US history impeached for a second time -- made clear he takes no blame for the January … [Read more...] about Defiant Trump says impeachment causing ‘tremendous anger’
In wake of Trump and storming of the US Capitol, Republicans face uncertain future
DETROIT — As chairman of the Bay County Republican Party in Michigan, Randy Badgerow helped turn the county red two months ago as it flipped a state House seat Democrats had held for 24 years, put GOP nominees in a handful of township seats and delivered the county, long a Democratic stronghold, a second time for President Donald Trump. But last Wednesday, as Trump supporters … [Read more...] about In wake of Trump and storming of the US Capitol, Republicans face uncertain future
The Moral Compass of Lindsey Graham (Video Update/Final Update))
UPDATE: MotherJones has put together a superb video collecting “All of Lindsey Graham’s Flagrantly Self-Serving Flip-Flops on Trump” into “A 5-Act Play.” Alternate title: “Graham hated Trump. Then loved him. Then spread his lies. Then abandoned him. Then got screamed at.” It dovetails perfectly with the piece below on Graham’s wildly oscillating moral compass, … [Read more...] about The Moral Compass of Lindsey Graham (Video Update/Final Update))
Independent WHO experts visit China to research coronavirus origins
Joe Biden’s election has made its first positive impact on a coronavirus ravaged world. An international team of experts is on its way to China to research the origins of the virus, the head of WHO said today. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made a short and carefully worded statement about the visit that was very controversial and has taken a long time to … [Read more...] about Independent WHO experts visit China to research coronavirus origins
FBI warns of possible ‘armed protests’ across US before Biden’s inauguration
Far-right extremists are calling on Trump supporters to “storm” the U.S. Capitol again and stage “armed protests” at state government buildings across the country in the lead-up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, according to the FBI. An internal FBI bulletin obtained by ABC News warns that the armed actions are being planned “at all 50 state capitols” between Jan. 16 … [Read more...] about FBI warns of possible ‘armed protests’ across US before Biden’s inauguration