Russia has spent the past seven years threatening to stage another invasion of Ukraine.
This time, though, the fears may be real.
Continue reading “Making Sense of Russia-Ukraine Based On My Time Reporting In Kyiv”Jan. 6 Defendant With A Gun Allegedly Hinted At Attacking Pelosi If He’d Found Her
A Jan. 6 defendant who’s been charged with illegally possessing a loaded firearm at the Capitol gave a chilling portrait of his intentions when he allegedly broke into the building that day, according to a newly unsealed filing in the case.
Continue reading “Jan. 6 Defendant With A Gun Allegedly Hinted At Attacking Pelosi If He’d Found Her”The ‘Great Resignation’ is in Fact … Well, Great
Behind inflation and supply-chain driven supply shortages one of the biggest topics in 2021 economics discussions is the so-called ‘Great Resignation’. This is a phrase increasingly used to describe the historically high levels of people quitting their jobs. Most often this is treated as one of the many ills facing the COVID and post-COVID economy. It’s also blamed what are frequently described as labor shortages. And it’s even blamed for inflation.
In fact, virtually everything we know about the Great Resignation is a good thing. And we should embrace it. It’s not knowledge workers reevaluating work life balance. It’s low wage workers in grueling and thankless jobs finally telling their bosses to go F themselves, quitting and finding better paying work.
Continue reading “The ‘Great Resignation’ is in Fact … Well, Great”NY State Assembly Report Finds ‘Overwhelming Evidence’ Of Misconduct By Cuomo
A long-awaited report by the New York State Assembly released Monday found “overwhelming evidence” that former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) sexually harassed women. The report also found that he misused state resources to help produce his book and that his office was “not fully transparent” in a report about nursing home deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue reading “NY State Assembly Report Finds ‘Overwhelming Evidence’ Of Misconduct By Cuomo”Welch Launches Bid For Leahy Senate Seat With Bernie Endorsement
Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) announced on Monday morning that–as expected–he’s running to replace Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), who is retiring in 2023.
Continue reading “Welch Launches Bid For Leahy Senate Seat With Bernie Endorsement”Fox News Contributors Call It Quits Over Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 Propaganda
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things.
Real Brave, Guys
Stephen Hayes and Jonah Goldberg, two longtime contributors on Fox News who were fine with the misinformation the network has peddled up until now, announced yesterday on their right-wing media site that they’re leaving Fox because “the voices of the responsible are being drowned out by the irresponsible.”
- Hayes and Goldberg pointed directly at Tucker Carlson’s Fox Nation “documentary” on the Jan. 6 Capitol attack that fully aims to whitewash the events of that day. The ex-contributors called it a “collection of incoherent conspiracy-mongering, riddled with factual inaccuracies, half-truths, deceptive imagery, and damning omissions.”
- Carlson’s documentary is just the worst example of a “longstanding trend” of Fox twisting facts to suit Trump’s agenda, Hayes and Goldberg wrote.
Latest From Waukesha: At Least 5 Killed, More Than 40 Injured
A suspect was in custody Sunday night, but authorities have not provided information on a motive for ramming an SUV through a holiday parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
- At least five people have died and more than 40 were left injured, the city of Waukesha confirmed overnight. The Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin received 15 patients, the hospital announced.
- An editor at local news outlet Waukesha Freeman who was at the scene posted a short thread detailing the violence that unfolded:
Rittenhouse Says He Supports BLM
Kyle Rittenhouse, who was acquitted of all charges last week after shooting three people (two of whom died) at an anti-police brutality protest, told Tucker Carlson in a pre-taped interview that he supports the Black Lives Matter movement:
Organizers Of Jan. 6 Trump Rally Drank Champagne With Pals During Capitol Attack
Women For America First chair Kylie Jane Kremer and her mother, Amy Kremer, the conservative activist who organized the Jan. 6 rally on the Ellipse that preceded that insurrection, had a fancy evening out with other rally organizers at a nearby hotel as a hoard of Trump supporters attacked the Capitol building, according to the Kremers’ texts obtained by Rolling Stone.
- The organizers said they were in direct contact with Trump and were “following POTUS’ lead” several days before Jan. 6, the texts show. Amy Kremer went to the White House, according to texts she sent to some of the other organizers.
- The House Jan. 6 select committee has subpoenaed the Kremers, according to Rolling Stone.
- A spokesperson for the Kremers denied the Rolling Stone’s report but wouldn’t say which part specifically was “100 percent factually untrue that we can prove are not true.”
What Actual ‘Cancel Culture’ Looks Like
The only clinic in Texas dedicated to giving trans kids gender-affirming care has been shut down after conservative activists repeatedly harassed hospital board members.
Must-Reads
“G.O.P. Donors Back Manchin and Sinema as They Reshape Biden’s Agenda” – The New York Times
“Facebook’s race-blind practices around hate speech came at the expense of Black users, new documents show” – The Washington Post
“N.Y. prosecutors set sights on new Trump target: Widely different valuations on the same properties” – The Washington Post
One GOP Senator Is Over Cruz And Hawley’s Obstructionism
Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID), the ranking member on the Senate Foreign Affairs committee, said during a panel at an international security forum over the weekend that he’s tired the holdup of more than 50 of Biden’s foreign policy nominees.
- Political leaders “have to have a team in place in order to govern,” Risch said.
- Risch didn’t mention Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) directly by name, but he was answering an attendee’s question about how to break through the confirmation logjam caused by “your party,” and, well, those two senators are the culprits.
Cohen Is Now Free
Convicted ex-Trump lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen is officially free today after serving three years for bank and tax fraud plus campaign finance law violations, including his hush payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.
- Cohen had been serving his sentence under house arrest in his Manhattan apartment since July last year.
- Cohen met up with rapper Kanye West for coffee several times last month. Yeezy wore a mask during the second meetup.
- We still have no answers.
Cruz Talks About ‘Commie Asses’ In The Year 2021
While discussing the Beijing Olympics on “Face the Nation” yesterday, the Texas senator declared that he hoped American athletes would go to China “and kick their commie asses.”
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Schumer And Gillibrand Remain Hopeful Manchin Will Come Around To Reconciliation Bill
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) on Sunday remained hopeful that a deal can be reached with centrist Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) on the reconciliation package, following the Build Back Better plan’s passage in the House.
Continue reading “Schumer And Gillibrand Remain Hopeful Manchin Will Come Around To Reconciliation Bill”Pro-BIF Cramer Won’t Condemn Trump’s Attacks On GOPers Who Helped BIF Pass
Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) on Sunday passed on the opportunity to condemn former President Trump and his Republican colleagues who have gone after the handful of House Republicans that helped pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill, despite the North Dakota Republican’s support for its passage earlier this year.
Continue reading “Pro-BIF Cramer Won’t Condemn Trump’s Attacks On GOPers Who Helped BIF Pass”GOP NH Governor: GOPers Have ‘Priorities Screwed Up’ In Wanting To Punish BIF Supporters, But Not Gosar
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R), who recently announced that he would not run for Senate next year, on Sunday expressed his dismay over Republican lawmakers wanting to punish colleagues for supporting the bipartisan infrastructure bill, but most voting against censuring Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) after his tweet depicting violence against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and President Biden.
Continue reading “GOP NH Governor: GOPers Have ‘Priorities Screwed Up’ In Wanting To Punish BIF Supporters, But Not Gosar”Jan. 6 Committee Member: Many Ex-Trump Staffers Came Forward Voluntarily
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), who serves on the Jan. 6 select committee, on Saturday said that many of the more than 200 witnesses the panel has interviewed are former Trump administration officials who came forward voluntarily.
Continue reading “Jan. 6 Committee Member: Many Ex-Trump Staffers Came Forward Voluntarily”