England, Scotland to shut down as highly-infectious COVID variant spreads
Posted by Robert Leonard / January 5, 2021Both Scotland and England have announced national lockdowns in the face of the new, highly-infectious strain of COVID. This new strain of COVID has been found in 33-countries. Just last week, the United States confirmed its first case of the new, more contagious variant of COVID that is currently ripping through Europe. Last week, scientists warned Prime …
Read MoreSeveral GOP Senators aim to block Biden, drawing intense criticism
Posted by Robert Leonard / January 4, 2021A dozen GOP Senators are looking to block Biden’s inauguration. The Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump Republican organization, has called Ted Cruz and the others the “new Jim Crow caucus.” Amy Klobuchar put it a bit more simply: “Get a grip.” Meanwhile, Rudy Giuliani has revealed that the Trump campaign will submit another lawsuit in their …
Read MoreAmbulance waiting up to 8 hours as COVID ravages LA
Posted by Ivan Vaquero / January 4, 2021Ambulances are waiting up to eight hours in COVID-ravaged Los Angeles. Despite record numbers of COVID cases and deaths, some 30% of Californians are violating stay-at-home orders. Meanwhile, as the state prepares to extend the stay-at-home orders, groups of maskless protestors are gathering to sing Christmas carols in protest. Perhaps that is why a whopping 6 people …
Read MoreTexas Congressman says “violence on the streets” is last resort to secure Trump win
Posted by Catherine Reed / January 3, 2021Louie Gohmert, a Congressman from Texas, has suggested that “violence on the streets is last resort for Trump supporters who hope to get their man in office despite his loss in a, you know, legitimate election. Security experts have warned that the right-wing embrace of conspiracy theories represents mass radicalization, a claim borne out following …
Read MoreThousands of National Guard troops prepared for anything at Biden inauguration
Posted by Annie May / January 3, 2021As it is every year, the National Guard will ensure that 2021 inauguration is safe. But, after the trainwreck that was 2020, the Guard is ready for anything. Even though this inauguration is set to be intentionally small, they are ready to call on up to 7,000 soldiers. The Secret Service is set to realign …
Read MoreMar-a-Lago NYE party was huge, maskless
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / January 2, 2021The New Year’s Eve party at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort was packed with Trump’s family and friends (including Rudy Giuliani) to the order of 500 people––none of them wearing masks, of course. Jenna Ellis, one of the lawyers on Trump’s legal team, has COVID. If you’re hearing Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust” ringing in …
Read MoreThe U.S. vaccination program is going terribly
Posted by Robert Leonard / January 2, 2021The U.S. vaccine rollout is not going well––long lines expose people to COVID and the number of vaccines is far too low to lead to herd immunity any time soon. This comes as the new, highly-infectious strain of COVID has been found in 33-countries. Just last week, the United States confirmed its first case of …
Read MoreHighly-infectious COVID strain found in 33 countries
Posted by Thomas Bush / January 1, 2021The new, highly-infectious strain of COVID has been found in 33-countries. Just last week, the United States confirmed its first case of the new, more contagious variant of COVID that is currently ripping through Europe. Last week, scientists warned Prime Minister Boris Johnson that a new variant of COVID poses a real threat to London, encouraging …
Read MoreSatanic Temple uses religious exemption claim to challenge abortion laws in 18 states
Posted by Annie May / January 1, 2021The Satanic Temple has urged its constituents in 18 states to challenge anti-abortion laws by claiming such laws violate their religious beliefs as satanists. The Supreme Court upheld a controversial Indiana law that required the burial or cremation of miscarried or aborted fetuses. The bill was signed into law by the governor at the time, …
Read MoreSecret Service to oust Trump loyalists from presidential detail
Posted by Thomas Bush / December 31, 2020The Secret Service is set to realign the presidential detail as Biden takes office––a normal move for the Service, but a move whose timbre changed when Biden’s team expressed concern that some agents are inappropriately aligned with Trump. These concerns are not baseless. Security experts have warned that the right-wing embrace of conspiracy theories represents …
Read MoreTrump spent nearly 25% of his term golfing
Posted by Robert Leonard / December 31, 2020Donald Trump has spent a whopping 313 days of his presidential term golfing. That’s ten months, or roughly a quarter of his presidency. Trump told the American people that he would be working “tirelessly” for them, but instead he went golfing. While members of the G20 were meeting to discuss how to address the COVID …
Read MoreUS confirms first case of new, highly-contagious variant of COVID
Posted by Thomas Bush / December 30, 2020The United States has confirmed its first case of the new, more contagious variant of COVID that is currently ripping through Europe. Last week, scientists warned Prime Minister Boris Johnson that a new variant of COVID poses a real threat to London, encouraging Johnson to set strict lockdown measures in London. Now, that variant has been found …
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