Huntergate was meant to be the WikiLeaks 2.0. Trumpworld hoped the story of the contents of Hunter’s laptop would mimic the trajectory of the story about the contents of Anthony Weiner’s laptop. It was literally a reprise of October 2020. Rudy Giuliani hoped another laptop might save the self-devouring Ouroboros snake of fuckery that is the Trump campaign. Hunter Biden, of course, had a drug problem. The bet in Trumpworld was clearly that the rest of America would think of addicts as hopelessly damaged, corruptible, and beyond hope, and that Joe Biden is somehow at fault for loving his addict son. […]
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In Amy Coney Barrett’s America, the Supreme Court will take health care away from millions of people during a deadly pandemic. That is inevitable, at least, if you believe what Democrats had to say on the first day of Barrett’s confirmation hearing. Democrats had plenty of visual props to reinforce this point: Photos of people with pre-existing conditions on easels, which had the effect of making this confirmation hearing look more like a murder trial. Despite all of this, Barrett wasn’t explicitly cast as the villain, but rather, as a pawn. In fact, while invoking the horrific outcomes that would surely […]
Asked in a recent interview how things were going as Election Day draws near, a state elections director paused, searching for the right words. “I feel like I’ve got democracy in a boat,” the director told The Daily Beast, “and my staff is bailing water out while people are drilling holes in it.” That official, who spoke anonymously to discuss the situation candidly, sums up how many election officials around the country are feeling right now. In normal times, they’re a group of professionals used to getting the job done with what meager funds they typically get—proud of it, even. Few, […]
United Airlines and American Airlines have sent furlough notices to a total of more than 32,000 employees, saying they can’t afford to have them on payroll after Thursday – the expiration date for the federal CARES Act Payroll Support Program. “To our departing 13,000 family members: thank you for your dedication and we look forward to welcoming you back,” United said in a message sent to employees Wednesday night that it also shared with NPR. American sent a similar message to 19,000 employees, the Associated Press reports, with CEO Doug Parker saying the furloughs could be reversed if Washington manages to […]
When the DeFi degens caught wind of a new pre-release Andre Cronje project they piled in, only to get $16 million hacked away in a flash. DeFi is one of the breakout crypto categories of 2020. Indeed, yield farming and the grand game of “money legos” has been so profitable that many are following every new protocol with rapt attention. This is all the more true for projects graced by YFI creator Andre Cronje. So when word got out about a new, pre-release game economy engine called “Eminence,” the DeFi degens took advantage of the permissionless nature of DeFi to pump […]
The view outside the Chinese technology company ByteDance in Beijing in August 2020. Trump’s executive order outlaws transactions between U.S. citizens and ByteDance. American instructors who work for ByteDance subsidiary GOGOKID said they feel like their jobs are under threat. Emmanuel Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Emmanuel Wong/Getty Images The view outside the Chinese technology company ByteDance in Beijing in August 2020. Trump’s executive order outlaws transactions between U.S. citizens and ByteDance. American instructors who work for ByteDance subsidiary GOGOKID said they feel like their jobs are under threat. Emmanuel Wong/Getty Images Kristie Hunter is a former public school teacher […]
If you love The Daily Beast’s royal coverage, then we hope you’ll enjoy The Royalist, a members-only series for Beast Inside. Become a member to get it in your inbox on Sunday. Meghan Markle: “We can make the difference in this election” The Daily Beast reported last month that Meghan Markle was planning to be heavily involved in Get Out The Vote messaging, and this week Meghan made her strongest remarks yet about the need to vote in November’s presidential election. Her comments have provoked (yet another) debate about how politically outspoken she can be, even if she is no longer […]
Joe Biden is making a big appeal to the older white voters who helped elect President Trump in 2016 with ads like “Donna” that focus on fears about the pandemic. Joe Biden/YouTube/Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption Joe Biden/YouTube/Screenshot by NPR Joe Biden is making a big appeal to the older white voters who helped elect President Trump in 2016 with ads like “Donna” that focus on fears about the pandemic. Joe Biden/YouTube/Screenshot by NPR Four years ago, older white voters played a big role helping elect Donald Trump president, especially in key battleground states like Florida and Pennsylvania. Robert […]
There is no energy for Joe Biden.There is no energy for Kamala Harris. Even their convention could not motivate people to get up and congregate! On Thursday night after his 20 minute acceptance speech the cameras flashed a supporters sitting in car lots watching Sleepy Joe’s speech. Every shot they took showed only a few supporters who bothered to drive out and watch Joe Biden. This lot had nine cars. TRENDING: FAKE HATE: Black Democrat Faked and FILMED her Own Beating and Kidnapping… WTH? And She Did it For Votes — She Even Posted It Online! The lot IN DELAWARE where […]
MOSCOW— Vladimir Putin has registered the world’s first state-approved vaccine against the coronavirus and probably expected congratulations—at least at home—for winning the global race for a vaccine, but even Russians aren’t so sure this is a good idea. Epidemiologists, pharmacologists, and doctors in Russia have responded to the alleged breakthrough with skepticism, and they certainly aren’t lining up to be injected first. Russian scientists plan to start the final stage of the trials on Monday, planning to begin the mass vaccination in October. Siberian scientists in the city of Novosibirsk are offering thousands of volunteers $1,997 for giving the vaccine a […]
After two months of protests across from the State Capitol building in Nashville, Tennessee lawmakers voted for a tidy way to disperse their new neighbors: making it illegal to camp there. The law, which also targets protests on public property, makes convictions punishable by up to six years in prison—and even loss of voting rights. The Tennessee bill, passed by the state legislature last week, was the latest legislation targeting dissent in a year marked by nationwide protests against racism and police brutality. It follows a Michigan bill that would classify rioting as terrorism, and a slew of recent legislation—begun before […]
Part One of Two Parts: QAnon conspiracy theorist Alpalus Slyman pushed his Honda Odyssey past 110 mph while his five children screamed in the back of the minivan and police officers from two states pursued him down the highway. “Donald Trump, I need a miracle or something,” Slyman, a 29-year-old Boston man, said during his June 11 chase across Massachusetts and New Hampshire, in remarks captured on a livestream. “QAnon, help me. QAnon, help me!” It’s not clear what set off the police chase, but Slyman appears to have been convinced by QAnon theories that the government was out to kidnap […]
New high-rise apartments are under construction in villages around Heze, in eastern China’s Shandong province. Rural residents say these complexes are too expensive, too far away from their fields and ill-suited for farmers. Amy Cheng/NPR hide caption toggle caption Amy Cheng/NPR New high-rise apartments are under construction in villages around Heze, in eastern China’s Shandong province. Rural residents say these complexes are too expensive, too far away from their fields and ill-suited for farmers. Amy Cheng/NPR A farmer from Shandong province along China’s east coast, Liu recalls how during Chinese Lunar New Year in January, he went out for a walk […]
There was another large Trump boat parade last weekend.This time the parade took place at Oneida Lake. One boat stood out.The Oswego County Sheriff’s boat donned two Trump flags and joined the parade. And the sheriff was on the boat!He defended his boat’s entry in the parade. Oswego County Sheriff Don Hilton was on sheriff’s boat with Trump flag. He defends flying it https://t.co/xhUa60sGnh — Kevin Tampone (@ktampone) August 4, 2020 TRENDING: Teen Activist Who Rallied to Defund Police and Remove Police from Schools Is Shot Dead in Chicago Here is the statement from the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office. Syracuse.com reported: […]
A new homeowner tours his new place in Washingtonville, N.Y., earlier this month. John Minchillo/AP hide caption toggle caption John Minchillo/AP A new homeowner tours his new place in Washingtonville, N.Y., earlier this month. John Minchillo/AP Suburban voters have been growing as a share of the electorate since the mid-1990s, and they have become consequential in presidential elections. They could be determinative in this one, too, as they make up roughly half of all voters. Since George W. Bush’s reelection, the candidate who won the suburbs won the election, except for 2012. Then, Mitt Romney won the suburbs and lost to […]
Twitter on Tuesday banned THOUSANDS of QAnon accounts for some reason. “Twitter Safety” said it was because QAnon accounts have “the potential to lead to offline harm.”Not sure what that means.They don’t offer any examples. Twitter went on to say they will: 1. No longer serve content and accounts associated with QAnon in Trends and recommendationsKeycap digit two2. Work to ensure we’re not highlighting this activity in search and conversationsKeycap digit three3. Block URLs associated with QAnon from being shared on Twitter TRENDING: Photo Appears to Show Black Lives Matter Supporters Holding Down and Kneeling on Neck of White Baby It […]
Hard Times: ‘It’s Like They’re Trying To Kill Us’ By Matthew Vernon Whalen, ScheerPost.com. July 18, 2020 Hard Times: ‘It’s Like They’re Trying To Kill Us’2020-07-182020-07-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/draper-correction-facility-e1595085108699.jpg200px200px Above photo: Draper Correctional Facility dormitory. File photo from Montgomery Advertiser / Albert Cesare. Recent interviews with Alabama prisoners and officials paint grim picture of overcrowding, theft of personal items, surprise transfers and pandemic fear. Author’s Note: Prisoners were interviewed confidentially for this article. They are each identified by a randomly chosen letter to protect their privacy and safety. American prisoners are incarcerated for years, often decades, often a majority of his or her life. Many prisoners serving […]
Former New York City Mayor and Trump Attorney Rudy Giuliani joined Maria Bartiromo on Sunday Morning Futures this morning. During their conversation Rudy weighed in on the Soros-funded district attorneys who are destroying law and order in American cities. Rudy Giuliani: Look at the DAs we have now. We have Soros-elected anarchist DAs. They’re not there to prosecute the law. They’re there to undermine the law. He put them there. Why would Soros pay for DAs other than to undermine our government. He got people elected who released criminals, don’t prosecute cases. In Philadelphia they won’t even bring a case to […]
North Korea does not need to engage in talks with the United States, as a meeting would be nothing more than a “tool for grappling” with Washington’s “political crisis,” a senior Pyongyang diplomat said. First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Choe Son-hui said negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington would not work out, and that there will be no change to North Korea’s position. She said the US is persisting with a “hostile policy” towards Pyongyang and that any approach from Washington would be a “shallow trick,” according to a statement published by North Korea’s KCNA news agency. Also on rt.com Seoul […]
President Trump relaunched his campaign Saturday night in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Advertisement – story continues below The Oklahoma crowd was THRILLED to see President Trump tonight.And President Trump was happy to be back with the American people. President Trump ripped the latest move on the left to defund the police. “These people are stone-cold crazy!” TRENDING: LIVE VIDEO FEED: President Trump Speaks in Tulsa, OK to MASSIVE CROWD Inside and Outside BOK Center — Via RSBN Source link
Fox News host Tucker Carlson reassured his viewers on Tuesday night that they are “not crazy” for continuing to tune into his program, pointing to his Monday night ratings to prove to his audience that they “are not alone.” The conservative primetime host—who has seen advertisers flee over his inflammatory attacks on social justice movement Black Lives Matter—kicked off Tuesday’s show by referencing his lengthy Monday monologue in which he lamented BLM’s rising popularity and influence. “We told you what the group plans to do with our country when they amassed unprecedented amounts of power,” Carlson declared. “The segment went on […]
US adults in the midst of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic are the unhappiest Americans in nearly half a century, according to an ongoing longitudinal study seeking to make sense of Americans’ mental health before, during and after the COVID-19 crisis. The National Science Foundation, NORC at the University of Chicago released its first wave of 2020 COVID-19 outlook research this week and revealed that only 14% of Americans describe themselves as “very happy” – less than half of the 31% who said the same in 2018. However, this is just one aspect of the ongoing longitudinal study, which is being […]
One underappreciated feature of crypto markets is the lack of centralization. I mean, people know crypto assets are decentralized and trade on exchanges all over the world. But what’s often overlooked is the relative ease with which people can change the venues they buy and sell their holdings on. If, for instance, Jeff Sprecher (chairman of the New York Stock Exchange) says something that upsets you, you couldn’t exactly stop trading on the NYSE without liquidating a good percentage of your portfolio, because, for many stocks, it is the only trading venue. However, if a crypto exchange does something you fundamentally […]
French police unionists fire blue flares as they demonstrate with a banner reading” No police, no peace” down the Champs-Élysées in Paris on Friday. Michel Euler/AP hide caption toggle caption Michel Euler/AP French police unionists fire blue flares as they demonstrate with a banner reading” No police, no peace” down the Champs-Élysées in Paris on Friday. Michel Euler/AP French police say they are being stigmatized during protests in France against police violence in the wake of George Floyd’s death. On Thursday, police gathered in front of precincts across the country and threw down their handcuffs in a symbolic gesture against what […]
Steven Donziger Challenged A Corporate Polluter And Won, Now They’re Trying To Ruin Him By Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, Clearing the FOG. June 1, 2020 Steven Donziger Challenged A Corporate Polluter And Won, Now They’re Trying To Ruin Him2020-06-012020-06-01https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/donz.jpg200px200px Texaco was the first oil company to drill in the Amazon. To maximize profits, and because they thought they could get away with it, they did not take any steps to protect local communities or the environment from their toxic waste. For a long time, they did get away with it. Then a group of lawyers and organizations worked with locals […]
HONG KONG—Typed on screens, painted as graffiti, and yelled out loud, the idea of “burning together” (laam chau in Cantonese) is invoked by some Hongkongers who believe a scorched earth attitude is the only reasonable response to desperate times. “The youngest person I saw in police custody… was in her school uniform, carrying a bookbag. As she was led into a police van, she was calm. The children expect this treatment now.” Decades of nonviolent demonstrations have barely moved the needle in their quest for self-determination, and as the legal and political climates have begun to shift at a much more […]
They Black Lives Matter criminals are back out in force today across the country.In Philly this afternoon the Black Lives Matter activists are looting the local Target store like they’re Sunday shopping. Advertisement – story continues below In the video you can see Black Lives Matter criminals leaving Target with shopping carts full of merchandise.And they aren’t running to their cars. They’re taking their time knowing they won’t be stopped. There is not a cop in sight. TRENDING: BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Minnesota Governor’s Daughter Hope Walz Was Tweeting Out Intel to Violent Looters and Rioters Just Like Ilhan Omar’s Daughter Isra Hirsi […]
J.P. Koning, a CoinDesk columnist, worked as an equity researcher at a Canadian brokerage firm and a financial writer at a large Canadian bank. He runs the popular Moneyness blog. Often described as the world’s first distributed computer, Ethereum is run by a network of independent and anonymous nodes. This setup ensures no one can be prevented from writing programs on top of Ethereum or using its in-built currency, ETH, to make transactions. And so Ethereum has become a useful place for financial rulebreakers to set up shop. A few years ago I wrote about one of the first big Ponzi schemes, POWH3D, […]
VENICE, Italy—The British-American author Henry James once wrote that there was nothing more disagreeable about Venice than the visitors. But clearly, he had never seen the northern Italian city without them. While it may seem enviable to wander aimlessly along the canals of Venice during the last days of the COVID-19 lockdown—as if someone handed over a key to the world’s most beautiful museum for you to visit alone after hours— it isn’t at all what it is cracked up to be. There are moments of magic, like being able to hear birdsong and church bells and Venetian voices wafting from […]
World 19:12 GMT 14.05.2020Get short URL On Wednesday, US special envoy for Iran Brian Hook warned that the US would force a unilateral “snapback” of all UN sanctions against Iran if the Security Council did not extend its arms embargo, promising that the embargo would remain in place “one way or another.” Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has accused the US’s top Iran official of making fresh “foolish claims,” noting that Washington has no business talking about the terms of an agreement it’s not part of. “Making foolish claims by US officials is nothing new,” Zarif said, speaking to reporters […]