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The President with Jon Stewart on “The Daily Show,” October 27, 2010

• October 28, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Democrats, Homelessness, Joblessness, Jon Stewart/"The Daily Show", Journalism and Ethics, National Issues, Obama Administration, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Stephen Colbert, Subprime Loans-Foreclosures, Teabagging Party, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Stimulus Bill
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I Don’t Need Jay Smooth to Convince Me That Rand Paul is a Weaseling Racist (w/Update)

• May 21, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Education, People of Color, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement
Tags: "Real Time with Bill Maher", "The Rachel Maddow Show", African Americans, Bill Maher, Blacks, Civil Rights, Common Sense, Dr. Rand Paul, Jack & Jill Politics, Jay Smooth, Kentucky, Libertarians, Midterm Elections, MSNBC, NPR, People of Color, Rachel Maddow, Racism, Rand Paul, Republicans, Ron Paul, Tea Party Movement, Teabaggers, The Midterm Elections 2010, The Senate

There’s a Tea Party Rally Going on Next Door at the Capitol Building: Is Tommy Thompson Going to Run Against Russ Feingold?

• April 15, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in American History, American Politics, Bailouts, Class, Homelessness, Joblessness, Obama Administration, Subprime Loans-Foreclosures, Teabagging Party, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Stimulus Bill, Wisconsin
Tags: Fence Sitting, Lunch Time, Madison WI, Russ Feingold, Southern Wisconsin, Tea Party Movement, Teabagging, The Capitol, The Senate, Tommy Thompson, Wisconsin

Justice Sonia Sotomayor

• August 6, 2009 • 3 Comments

Posted in American Politics, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Democrats, Education, History, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, Sonia Sotomayor, Women
Tags: Associate Justice, Congress, Democrats, Latinos, Law, Lawsuits, New York, Puerto Ricans, Racism, Republicans, Sonia Sotomayor, The Right Wing, The Senate, The Supreme Court

Meanwhile, Back in Minnesota…

• June 30, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in American Politics, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Democrats, History
Tags: "Saturday Nigh Live", 2010, Air America, Al Franken, Bill O'Reilly, Democrat, Ed Schultz, Governor Tim Pawlenty, Junior Senator, Minnesota, Minnesota Supreme Court, Norm Coleman, Obama, Randi Rhodes, Republican, Senator-elect Al Franken, Sixty Votes, St. Paul MN, The Senate

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Baby Formula Shortage Reveals Gaps in Regulation and Reporting May 24, 2022
The government has ordered more safeguards at an Abbott Nutrition plant. But the lack of reporting requirements and limited testing make it hard to monitor the deadly bacterium that led to a recall.
Princeton Fires Tenured Professor in Campus Controversy May 23, 2022
Joshua Katz’s dismissal is related to his inappropriate conduct with a female student, the university said. He says criticism of a campus protest group is the issue.
Southern Baptist Leaders Mishandled Sex Abuse Crisis, Report Alleges May 23, 2022
Executives of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination ignored victims, resisted reforms and were concerned with avoiding ‘potential liability,’ the third-party investigation says.
In the Fight Over How to Teach Reading, This Guru Makes a Major Retreat May 22, 2022
Lucy Calkins, a leading literacy expert, has rewritten her curriculum to include a fuller embrace of phonics and the science of reading. Critics may not be appeased.
Has California’s Fire Season Begun? May 23, 2022
Severe drought conditions and unseasonably warm temperatures are already raising the risks of fire.
What Donald Trump Didn’t Count On in Georgia May 22, 2022
Brian Kemp, the incumbent governor, is at the top of the former president’s enemies list. But to many Georgia Republicans, he is ‘one of us.’
Biden Veers Off Script on Taiwan. It’s Not the First Time. May 24, 2022
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Ronny Jackson Used Campaign Funds for Exclusive Club, Ethics Office Alleges May 23, 2022
The office said the House Republican from Texas may have broken campaign finance regulations. It also said Representative Alex X. Mooney, Republican of West Virginia, may have acted improperly.

The Guardian, UK

Why are monkeypox cases suddenly emerging across the world and could the virus have mutated? May 23, 2022
Data prior to current outbreaks suggested resurgence of the disease, with waning immunity from smallpox vaccination contributing to spreadFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingThe sudden emergence of monkeypox in several countries has raised questions about how the virus, which is most […]
Sole survivor of 2009 Comoros plane crash recalls terrifying ordeal May 23, 2022
Bahia Bakari, who was 12 at the time, tells French court of the moments leading up to crash in which 152 diedA woman who was 12 when she became the sole survivor of the 2009 Yemenia Airways crash in the Comoros islands that killed all 152 others on board has described the terrifying moments leading up to her plunge into the ocean and subsequent rescue as par […]
Médecins Sans Frontières pulls images of teenage rape survivor after outcry May 23, 2022
NGO takes down photos of girl, 16, from DRC from website after critics call them unethical and racist Médecins Sans Frontières has removed photographs of a teenage rape survivor from its website after criticism that the images were unethical and racist.MSF took down two photos of a 16-year-old girl from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who was gang […]
Number of displaced people passes 100m for the first time, says UN May 22, 2022
‘Staggering milestone’ calls for urgent international action to address underlying causes of conflict, persecution and the climate crisis, says high commissioner for refugeesThe UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has said the global number of forcibly displaced people has passed 100 million for the first time, describing it as a “staggering milestone”.The UN high com […]
UK to announce more monkeypox cases as efforts ramp up to contain outbreak May 22, 2022
Close contacts of those infected with rare disease offered vaccines and told to isolate for up to 21 daysPublic health officials are to announce more UK monkeypox cases on Monday, as efforts ramp up to contain the first multinational outbreak of the virus that has led to cases in at least 14 countries.The unusual outbreak of the rare disease has sparked a wa […]
Britain slashes humanitarian aid by 51% despite global food crisis May 22, 2022
Campaigners say ministers must change course as millions face famine in Africa and the Ukraine war threatens to disrupt global food suppliesMinisters have been accused of choosing the “worst moment in history” to slash the foreign aid budget, as provisional figures showed that UK overseas humanitarian funding was cut by more than half last year.MPs and chari […]
Bolivia’s perennial student leader clung to post for decades without graduating May 23, 2022
Max Mendoza has been arrested after a judge said his 32-year enrollment at university on a government salary may be a crimeMax Mendoza has been a remarkably persistent student – and a profitable one: he has been enrolled at a public university in Bolivia for 32 years but never graduated, much of it while being paid a government salary to serve as a student l […]
Canada storms: at least eight dead amid trail of destruction May 23, 2022
Huge clean-up after Ontario and Quebec hit by tornado-like weather, felling trees, uprooting utility poles and cutting power to more than 500,000The death toll from powerful thunderstorms in Canada’s two most populous provinces has risen to at least eight, authorities said on Sunday, as emergency crews continued a massive clean-up to restore power to half a […]

The BBC

Russian diplomat quits over war in Ukraine May 23, 2022
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The tank commander admitted killing an unarmed civilian at the first war crimes trial since the invasion.
Monkeypox virus outbreaks are containable - WHO May 23, 2022
More than 100 cases of the virus have now been confirmed in 16 countries outside Africa.
Biden vows to defend Taiwan in apparent US policy shift May 23, 2022
The US leader warned China against invading the island, likening such a move to Russia's war in Ukraine.
Heard's team change course on Johnny Depp testimony May 23, 2022
Supermodel Kate Moss is expected to take the stand in the final days of the high-profile trial.
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Pictures show concrete floors and steel beams that crushed cars after falling on to the street below.