Monthly Archives: January 2022

NYT Editorial Board: Every Day Is Now January 6th

From the editorial board of the New York Times: Our political life seems more or less normal these days, as the president pardons turkeys and Congress quarrels over spending bills. But peel back a layer, and things are far from normal. Jan. 6 is not in the past; it is every day. It is regular citizens who threaten election officials …

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Republican Party’s Midterms Strategy: Sow Outrage

The Guardian reports: Emboldened by a string of off-cycle electoral victories, Republicans are embracing the culture war battles that Donald Trump waged from the White House as a strategy for winning back control of the House and Senate in the 2022 midterm elections. “Lean into the culture war,” was the title of a June memo from the leader of the …

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NASCAR May Disallow “Let’s Go Brandon” Sponsorship

USA Today reports: A partnership between NASCAR driver Brandon Brown and a cryptocurrency coin named after the “Lets go Brandon” meme, a coded vulgar insult of President Biden, appeared to be in limbo on the same day the deal was announced. Max Marcucci, a PR strategist who represents the racecar driver and Brandonbilt Motorsports, said NASCAR provided written approval of …

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Australian Man Sets Himself On Fire In Anti-Vax Protest

The Metro reports: A man set himself on fire in a car in an apparent anti-vaccine protest on a busy street in Melbourne. Video showed a silver hatchback fully in flames near Church Street in the suburb of Richmond at around 8pm on New Year’s Day, while diners at nearby restaurants reported hearing “screams.” Lydia O’Connor told The Herald Sun …

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Knoxville Planned Parenthood Clinic Destroyed In Fire

Knoxville’s ABC News affiliate reports: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents are assisting the Knoxville Fire Department’s investigation into Friday’s fire that destroyed a Planned Parenthood Center, but officials say there is no evidence at this time that indicates the fire was intentionally set. “It’s because it is Planned Parenthood, because of the political nature of Planned Parenthood,” …

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DeSantis Surfaces To Accept Church Group’s Award For Lack Of COVID Restrictions, Refuses To Take Questions

Miami’s ABC News affiliate reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke at a public event in South Florida on New Year’s Eve. It happened Friday night at Miami Baptist Church in West Kendall. DeSantis has not spoken recently about COVID-19 despite the record numbers of cases seen across the state. When approached by Local 10 News’ Amy Viteri, one of DeSantis’ …

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United, Spirit Bump Up Crew Pay Amid Cancellations

Reuters reports: United Airlines and Spirit Airlines are bumping up pay for on board staff as they scramble to keep schedules intact after U.S. airlines were hammered by a week of mass cancellations. While Spirit’s flight attendants are receiving double pay on any work through Jan. 4, according to their union, United is offering triple time for pilots who pick …

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Andy Cohen Unleashes Drunken Rant Against De Blasio

“Just watching Mayor De Blasio doing his ‘victory lap’ dance after four years of the crappiest job as the mayor of New York! The only thing that Democrats and Republicans can agree on is what a horrible mayor he has been, so sayonara sucker! 2022! It’s a new year, and guess what? I have a feeling that I am going …

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Trump Ally Bernie Kerik Delivers Docs To Riot Panel

Politico reports: A key adviser to Donald Trump’s legal team in their post-election quest to unearth evidence of fraud has delivered a trove of documents to Jan. 6 investigators describing those efforts. Bernard Kerik, the former New York City Police commissioner and ally of Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, also provided a “privilege log” describing materials he declined to provide to …

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Exit Bill De Blasio, Enter Mayor Eric Adams [VIDEO]

The New York Times reports: Eric Leroy Adams was sworn in as the 110th mayor of New York City early Saturday in a festive but pared-down Times Square ceremony, a signal of the formidable task before him as he begins his term while coronavirus cases are surging anew. Mr. Adams, 61, the son of a house cleaner who was a …

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