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Monday, February 7, 2022

Republican shadow panel vilifies 1/6 heroes

Today's Top Stories:

GOP’s shadow 1/6 committee targets Capitol Police "negligence"
For some in the Republican Party, it's obvious where the blame truly lies in last year's deadly insurrection — on the shoulders of the cops who saved their lives that fateful day.

VIDEO OF THE DAY: Kevin McCarthy makes astoundingly stupid gerrymandering claim
The GOP is reaching impressive and dangerous new depths in its ongoing Orwellian fever dream.

BOMBSHELL: Democrats score HUGE win ahead of midterms
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: WOW.

Mike Pence's ex-chief of staff says Trump aides were like "snake oil salesmen"
Perhaps the GOP should reconsider the wholesale embrace of deeply unqualified, brazenly corrupt candidates for public office.

Stock ban proposed for Congress to stop insider trading among lawmakers
Lawmakers buy and sell hundreds of millions in stocks every single year, and fines for violating the current Stock Act rarely exceed more than a few hundred dollars.

Chris Christie rips Trump's 1/6 claims: "He actually told the truth by accident"
The former presidential candidate and long-time Trump enabler placed the blame for the MAGA riot squarely on the shoulders of the disgraced ex-president.

France’s Macron flies to meet Putin in risky bid to avert war
France’s President Emmanuel Macron headed to Russia on Monday with one aim on his mind: Receiving assurances from Moscow that it will start to de-escalate tensions on the Ukrainian border.

WATCH: No Dem Left Behind is going to the Heartland to WIN BACK the rural vote!
No Dem Left Behind: "If you want to win, you have to show up" -- can you spare $5 to fund our grassroots rural organizing project today?

Marjorie Taylor Greene faces GOP challengers in changing Georgia district
Greene, the first-term, far-right QAnon-espousing congresswoman, is drawing several challengers in a district "mostly tired of her crap," according to one candidate.

Trump’s incendiary Texas speech may have deepened his legal troubles, experts say
The disgraced ex-president's incendiary call at a Texas rally for his backers to ready massive protests against "radical, vicious, racist prosecutors" could constitute obstruction of justice or other crimes and backfire legally on Trump, say former federal prosecutors.

Kim Jong Un’s "love letters" to Trump reportedly seized from Mar-a-Lago
National Archives officials reportedly had to pay a visit to Mar-a-Lago last month to seize papers Donald Trump wrongly took from the White House last year, including letters from Kim Jong Un and Barack Obama.

Republican knives are out for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem
She’s still supported by rank-and-file South Dakotan voters, but suddenly it seems like every Republican official in the state has beef with the woman in charge.

Seriously?

Argument leads to fatal shooting in checkout line of Florida grocery

Tennessee pastor leads 'Harry Potter,' 'Twilight' book burning

Lawmakers say holy city's airport code is too GAY

Toddler shot during dispute between tow-truck drivers

Yes. Seriously.

Anti-vax trucker protest sparks state of emergency in Ottawa

Israeli cops used spyware to steal data from Netanyahu's son's phone

Low income, uninsured struggle to obtain COVID antivirals

Hope...

Police corporal saves student from oncoming car

MIT researchers create material as strong as steel, light as plastic

Israeli, Palestinian figures propose 2-state confederation

Crows help rid Swedish city streets of cigarette butts

Monday, January 24, 2022

GOP Leader implicates self in 1/6 with foolish misstep

Today's Top Stories:

House GOP Leader McCarthy says he won't cooperate with Jan. 6 committee
The top Republican made it clear he had something to hide.

VIDEO OF THE DAY: Dr. Fauci finally responded to his viral hot mic moment calling a Republican a "moron"
Those trying to discredit Fauci are as inept as they are dishonest.

Prosecutor talks Trump getting charged for January 6
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Don't miss this.

Ohio justices toss gerrymandered GOP statehouse maps
Republicans' flagrant effort to rig the Ohio legislature was rejected and sent back to the drawing board.

McConnell lashes out at Biden's speech with dishonest attack on voting rights
The Senate Minority Leader's petulant and defensive condemnation proves that Biden hit the mark with his criticism of our undemocratic electoral system.

Matt Gaetz's ex-girlfriend testifies to grand jury in sex trafficking probe
The embattled MAGA Congressman's dirty laundry is about to be aired for the whole nation to see.

Trump takes veiled shot at DeSantis over vaccine caginess
Trouble is brewing in Trumpland over vaccine booster shots.

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Madison Cawthorn, and Lauren Boebert's extremism costing them support from their voters
United Rural Democrats: New extremists in Congress are taking their districts for granted while delivering nothing for them. United Rural Democrats are organizing on the ground to shock Republicans by winning back Middle America. But they need your help!

Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany met with January 6 committee, sources say
Another key member of Trump's inner circle has been questioned.

Georgia voting rights groups boycott Biden's Atlanta speech: "We don't need even more photo ops. We need action"
Activists are turning up the heat as the prospects of the Democrats' critical voting rights push turn dim.

Off-duty deputy guns down Black man in front of his home
Witnesses say the cop didn't even try to save the man's life.

Judge tosses teen rape conviction, says 148 days in jail is "plenty of punishment"
A four-year-sentence — and a prosecutor — was tossed out as the patriarchy stepped in on behalf of a convicted rapist.

Seriously?

Video shows Rand Paul telling med students "misinformation works"

Woman stuck at blind date's house after swift COVID lockdown

Marsha Blackburn criticizes Black judicial nom for speeding tickets

Yes. Seriously.

Judge rules FTC attempt to break up Facebook can proceed

MyPillow Guy claims he has evidence to jail 300 million Americans

4 states have less than 10% of ICU beds left

Hope...

Compounds in hemp can help control COVID-19 spread

Ohio justices toss gerrymandered GOP statehouse maps

A record number of Latinx people held elected office in 2021

More than 8,000 Kroger grocery workers strike in CO

Jurassic fossil 'discovery of a lifetime' unearthed in dried-up reservoir

Saturday, January 15, 2022

Trump's favorite news network gets DROPPED

Biden administration rolls out free home COVID test program

Today's Top Stories:

DirecTV drops Trump's favorite news network after massive backlash
The nakedly pro-Trump and conspiracy spewing One America News Network will no longer be available on the popular satellite service after they decided not to renew OANN’s contract.

CNN unearths audio of Kevin McCarthy saying Trump admitted responsibility for insurrection
The GOP Leader was telling the truth before the disgraced ex-president told him to lie.

Prosecutor talks Trump getting charged for January 6
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Don't miss this.

Texas's new voter suppression law already trampling rights
Election officials in the deep-red state have notified thousands of residents that they say are in danger of being kicked off the voter rolls, while others' applications for mail-in ballots are being rejected.

Students stage nation-wide walkout to demand COVID-safe classrooms
Tired of anti-lockdown parents and politicians using them like pawns, students are taking their health and safety into their own hands.

Martin Shkreli banned from drug industry, ordered to return $65 million
The infamous "Pharma Bro" is in prison for crimes related to price gouging life-saving drugs like insulin. Now a federal judge has barred him from the drug industry for life after secretly running the company from behind bars.

DeSantis says he regrets not speaking out "much louder" against Trump's recommendation to stay home
The Trump bootlicker-turned-rival found a distinction in one of the very few good things done by the disgraced ex-president.

Pence admits January 6th was plot to overturn election, opposes preventing future cheating
In a speech opposing changes to the senate filibuster rule, the former Vice President continued to defy Trump and other members of his own party who persist in their efforts to promote the "big lie" that the 2020 election was stolen.

Trump propagandist, Dan Bongino banned from YouTube
The right-wing firebrand, who openly admits his only goal is to "own the libs" on social media, has been temporarily deplatformed for spreading COVID misinformation.

Secret plea deal could force Netanyahu out of politics for good
Israel's extreme right wing former prime minister is negotiating a deal on criminal corruption charges that would keep him out of jail, but ban him from ever running for office again.

Seriously?

Insurrectionists ID'd after calling Capitol to retrieve items left during attack

Bodycam footage shows Florida cop attacking female officer

Russia reportedly prepping "false flag" excuse for Ukraine in invasion

Yes. Seriously.

Sexy Farmer Trump supporter pleads guilty to January 6th charges

6 people injured in another American mass shooting

Estranged wife of indicted Oath Keeper leader calls him "complete sociopath"

Hope...

GoodGoodGood: 41 Best Bernice King Quotes for MLK Day

Anonymous donor funds 300 hay bales for tornado-stricken farmers

WHO formally recommends two new treatments for COVID-19

Farmworkers finally getting proper overtime pay

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Trump trashes "jerk" senator as GOP feud explodes

Today's Top Stories:

GOP "jerk" senator hits back at Trump as "Big Lie" feud explodes into public
Senator Mike Rounds' feud with the former president escalated after some incredibly petty comments.

VIDEO OF THE DAY: Jen Psaki torches Fox News' Peter Doocy on his first day back
The right-wing reporter recovered from COVID-19 and immediately returned to spreading misinformation about the virus.

Prosecutor talks Trump getting charged for January 6
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Don't miss this.

Joe Biden to back filibuster rule change in voting rights speech in Georgia
President Biden is set to throw his support behind changing the Senate’s filibuster rules to allow action on voting rights legislation, calling it a moment to choose "democracy over autocracy."

Mitt Romney defends Biden's 2020 win against Trump's lies
After Trump lashed out at a fellow Republican for stating the obvious and denying the Big Lie, the Utah senator and former presidential nominee took a rare stand against the disgraced ex-president.

North Carolina voters dispute GOP Rep. Cawthorn candidacy over Jan. 6
A group of voters told state officials they want Rep. Madison Cawthorn disqualified as a congressional candidate, citing his involvement in the "Stop the Steal" rally that led to the MAGA insurrection at the Capitol.

Michelle Obama unveils plans to register one million voters by the 2022 midterms
The former first lady said the the idea is "to vote like the future of our democracy depends on it."

President Biden issues rules requiring private health insurers to cover the cost of 8 at-home COVID-19 tests every month
The bold move is aimed at curbing the explosion of the omicron variant.

United Nations experts urge US to close "ugly" Guantanamo
The reviled Cuban military prison has become a site of "unrelenting human rights violations" over its twenty-year history.

Kevin McCarthy vows to remove Adam Schiff, Eric Swalwell, and Ilhan Omar from committees if Republicans win House
The anti-democratic move would be revenge for Democrats removing Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar from their committees for legitimate reasons.

Nebraska announces $500 million plan to claim water from Colorado
The battle for precious natural resources in 2022 tracks like a dystopian harbinger of things to come.

Seriously?

US logs record 1 million virus cases with data delay

16 Ivy League and elite universities sued for financial aid conspiracy

Mother accidentally shoots her 4-year-old child twice

Omicron was in Nova Scotia before it was identified in South Africa

Faulty fire doors were flagged 6 times before deadly Bronx blaze

Yes. Seriously.

Ukraine's reserve army 'getting ready' for Russian invasion

Talks between US and Russia end with 'no progress'

North Korea fires second suspected missile in six days

New York mayor revises death toll to 17 in tragic Bronx apartment fire

Last 7 years have been the warmest on record, new data shows

Hope...

Poet Maya Angelou 1st black woman to appear on US quarter

Huge prehistoric 'sea dragon' fossil discovered in UK reservoir

Pope says getting vaccinated is a 'moral obligation'

Chicago mayor, teachers' union announce return to classroom on Wednesday

Experimental Lilly drug neutralizes omicron in lab

Man survives after receiving heart from a genetically altered pig

Monday, January 10, 2022

DeSantis admits HORRIFIC pandemic misstep

Biden, Obama pay tribute to "a giant American," Harry Reid

Today's Top Stories:

DeSantis admits allowing as many as 1 million COVID tests to expire
Florida's governor is more than just a heartless Trump minion, he's also incredibly inept.

VIDEO OF THE DAY: Kevin McCarthy falls on his face with misstep on live TV
The Republican House Leader tried to rewrite history but only made himself look like a fool.

Prosecutor talks Trump getting charged for January 6
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Don't miss this.

Jim Jordan refuses to cooperate with investigation into Republican insurrection
The pedophilia conspirator had said he would cooperate, but in a surprise to no one, he lied.

Republican State Senator forced to walk back call for teachers to be "neutral" on Nazis
Why would the party of Trump want students not to be taught that nazism is evil...

How a Trump golf course is screwing over a public school
The disgraced ex-president's corrupt business dealings are costing students and educators dearly, as we are again reminded that Donald Trump has only ever cared about Donald Trump.

Arkansas governor says big businesses shouldn't comply with COVID safety protocols
Did you expect a Republican to put public safety ahead of billionaires' profits?

Rep. Maxine Waters says Matt Gaetz "needs to shut up" after he said he was "proud of the work we did on January 6"
They have defined themselves as liars, people with no integrity, and they are intent on protecting Trump, and they're all afraid of him, Waters said fo Gaetz and his conspirators.

New York Mayor Eric Adams faces nepotism claim over job for brother
A major difference between Republicans and Democrats is that Democrats will call out corruption in their own ranks, and this is corrupt af.

Neither side is optimistic ahead of U.S.-Russia talks over Ukraine
So if we're actually going to make progress, we're going to have to see de-escalation, Russia pulling back from the threat that it currently poses to Ukraine, Secretary of State Blinken said.

Flight attendants beg for vax travel mandate
"If you’re the kind of person who would attack a flight attendant over wearing a mask, it absolutely tracks that you’re anti-vax," said one flight attendant. "It could genuinely save someone."