Madison Cawthorn Now Blames DC Cocaine And Orgy Claims On ‘The Left And The Media’
The North Carolina congressman blamed “the left and the media” for accurately reporting his comments on a right-wing YouTube channel last week.
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Donald Trump becomes the first president to screw over White House photographer to profit himself
There is a tradition of presidents having a single photographer chronicling the experience of their administration. There are obviously lots of photographers taking photos of the administration for various news outlets, and there are White House staff photographers, but only one is tapped to be the chief White House photographer to the president.
Biden administration to end controversial border policy in May
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which invoked the controversial order in March 2020 to limit the spread of Covid-19, said the policy is no longer needed to protect public health.
The Road to Moldova
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How Can Individual People Most Help Ukraine?
One of the many distressing things about following a crisis like the war in Ukraine from afar is the combination of wishing for people not to suffer and feeling powerless to help them. Even if no single civilian is going to sway the outcome of the war from thousands of miles away, the impulse to reduce others’ suffering is worth listening to.Determining the best way to help with a global problem, particularly a war, is daunting. Any help helps, though—we shouldn’t overthink it.
How to Make Sense of Russia’s War on Ukraine Right Now
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An Existential Film About the Oddities of Modern Life
The first thing the viewer hears in Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Memoria is a loud but distant thud. The vague sound stirs Jessica Holland (played by Tilda Swinton) from her sleep and then begins to haunt her. Over the next two hours and 15 minutes, Jessica tries to understand what it is that she keeps hearing, a distracting noise seemingly perceptible only to her.
Lying Is Its Own Form of Storytelling
No one can make a story sing quite like a liar. Spinning falsehoods is its own kind of storytelling, and when it happens within a book’s plot, it can be fascinating, destabilizing, or both. That’s true regardless of whether a character or a narrator means to be malicious. After all, lying is ubiquitous: “We all have a tendency to fictionalize, whether we realize it or not,” Maura Kelly writes.
Chris Hedges on Jailed WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange’s Wedding: He’s “Crumbling” in London Prison
Imprisoned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is “crumbling” physically and psychologically, says journalist Chris Hedges, who last week attended Assange’s wedding to his longtime partner Stella Moris at London’s Belmarsh prison. Assange has been behind bars for nearly three years awaiting a possible extradition to the United States on espionage charges for publishing documents revealing war crimes committed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“Disappeared”: Chris Hedges Responds to YouTube Deleting His 6-Year Archive of RT America Shows
YouTube has deleted the entire archive of “On Contact,” an Emmy-nominated television show by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges which was hosted on the Russian government-funded news channel RT America. We speak with Hedges, who connects the YouTube censorship of his show to a growing crackdown on dissenting voices in American media.
The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Law: Emmett Till’s Cousin and Ida B. Wells’s Great-Granddaughter Respond
President Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law on Tuesday, culminating efforts to make lynching a federal crime that started over a century ago. We’re joined by Emmett Till’s cousin and best friend, Reverend Wheeler Parker Jr., who was 16 years old when he witnessed Till’s abduction from his great-uncle’s home in Money, Mississippi, prior to his brutal killing.
‘Recognition of failure’: A shift urged in global vaccination strategy
Health organizations again seek to prioritize at-risk populations for Covid shots.
Biden praised his new Covid czar as ‘perfect.’ Not everyone is convinced.
Ashish Jha takes over the Covid task force at a point of transition in the pandemic fight.
Moderna ‘happy’ with results from its kids vaccine trial, but is it enough for the FDA?
The company met its study goals, but experts are split over whether the data will be sufficient for the Food and Drug Administration.
BA.2 now dominant variant in the United States as funding fight continues
BA.2 now accounts for more than 54 percent of cases nationally, up from 39 percent the previous week, according to CDC data.
FDA authorizes additional booster of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for adults 50 and older
The Biden administration has been eyeing boosters to keep vulnerable populations out of hospitals.
Biden’s mounting midterm threat: Inflation angst outweighing historic job growth
White House officials deny any sense of panic over the economy or their midterm chances.
Democrats want to crack down on Wall Street. Guess who’s getting in the way.
The administration’s difficulties in getting bank cop nominees through a Democratic-controlled Senate underscore the fault lines within the party over how to approach financial regulation.
Opinion | When It Comes to Inflation, Our Focus Should Be On the Cost of Housing
The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates — but Congress has a chance to bring real relief.
U.S. inflation soared 7.9 percent in past year, a fresh 40-year high
The increase reported by the Labor Department reflected the 12 months ending in February and didn’t include most of the oil and gas price increases that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb.
Russia oil shock looms over Fed inflation fight
The Fed is already expected to begin a campaign of interest rate increases next month in a bid to remove its support for economic growth amid a blistering job market and rapidly rising prices.
How Europe’s Anti-Migrant Policies Gave Rise to “Absolutely Horrific” Refugee Prisons in Libya
Western countries have opened their doors to millions of Ukrainians fleeing the war in their homeland, presenting a model of how refugees should be welcomed. But their experience stands in stark contrast to how African refugees are treated when attempting to reach Europe to escape war, hunger and despair.
U.S. Prepares to Arrest Surge of Migrants at Southern Border as It Welcomes 100,000 Ukrainian Refugees
As the U.S. says it will welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion, immigration officials say they’re preparing for a surge of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border as it ends the Trump-era pandemic restriction Title 42 in response to humanitarian outcry. We speak with Guerline Jozef of the Haitian Bridge Alliance about how Haitian refugees are treated, and with award-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa about the Haitians she met in a migrant caravan.
Jan. 6 Panel’s 6-Hour Interview With Jared Kushner ‘Really Valuable,’ Lawmaker Says
“He was able to voluntarily provide information to us, to verify, substantiate,” Rep. Elaine Luria said as the House committee continues to probe the U.S. Capitol riot.
Ukraine update: Russian artillery covers for its retreats; Russian troops are in bad shape
Russian artillery bombardments reportedly intensified significantly yesterday in the areas around Kyiv and Chernihiv that Russia announced it would be moving its forces out of, but that’s not necessarily a sign that Russia was lying about the withdrawals: Using artillery bombardments to provide cover for retreating troops is a standard tactical move, and Russia desperately needed to move some of its battered frontline battalions out from positions that Ukrainian counterattackers were th
Sen. Thom Tillis Endorses Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s Opponent Amid Orgy Comments
The North Carolina Republican slammed Cawthorn’s “juvenile behavior, outlandish statements, and untruthfulness.
Call For Koscar Nominations #4: Outstanding Daily Kos Group
Daily Kos was born on May 26, 2002. That makes 2022 our 20th anniversary year, and just one of the ways we’re celebrating is by bringing back the Koscars! One of the things that makes Daily Kos special is our open platform, where community members can publish stories alongside staff. The Koscars seek to acknowledge and honor outstanding writing contributions from everyone. The entire Daily Kos membership is “the Academy,” so your votes decide the winners.
U.S. Passports To Allow ‘X’ Gender Marker From April 11
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the shift will “better serve all U.S. citizens, regardless of their gender identity.
Caribbean Matters: The royals’ disastrous Caribbean tour leaves calls for reparations behind them
The British royals, Duke of Cambridge Prince William and Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton, ended their week-long Caribbean “Charm” tour on March 27, returning home to Merry Olde England, leaving a trail of dissent, resentments, and calls for reparations behind them. While U.S.
North Carolina senator endorses effort to deny renomination to Madison Cawthorn in May
Sen. Thom Tillis announced Wednesday that he was endorsing state Sen. Chuck Edwards’ campaign to defeat freshman Rep. Madison Cawthorn in the May 17 Republican primary for North Carolina’s 11th District, saying the next day that the incumbent “has fallen well short of the most basic standards Western North Carolina expects from their representatives.