Biden on robust jobs numbers: The ‘critics and cynics are wrong’
Noting the 3.4 percent jobless rate, the lowest since May 1969, the president said “the Biden economic play is working.
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Wall Street’s biggest bear: Fed’s Jerome Powell
Fed officials are signaling that they’re determined to keep their vise-like grip on the economy through the end of 2023.
“They All Knew”: Media Matters Files FEC Complaint That Fox News Broke Election Laws, Lied for Trump
A number of bombshell revelations about the inner workings of Fox News have come to light as part of a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems against the network. Rupert Murdoch, the owner of Fox News, has admitted under oath that many hosts on his network “endorsed” Donald Trump’s false claims about the 2020 election for financial, not political, reasons, stating, “It is not red or blue, it is green.
“Eradicating Transness”: ACLU’s Chase Strangio on GOP’s Assault on LGBTQ Rights at CPAC & Nationwide
At least 150 bills have been filed by Republican lawmakers across the United States that target transgender people, with at least seven states enacting bans on gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth. Other bills have targeted drag performers, doctors and trans adults seeking transition-related care.
JFK! NAZIS!: Tucker Carlson Mercilessly Mocked With Other Historical Rewrites
The Fox News personality’s downplaying of the Jan. 6 insurrection received the comedy treatment on Twitter and late-night television.
GOP Senator Recalls ‘Bizarre’ Voicemail Rudy Giuliani Left Him By Accident
“I barely even understood what he was saying,” Alaska Republican Dan Sullivan said of the former Trump attorney’s Jan. 6, 2021, message.
EW!! Anderson Cooper Taunts Tucker Carlson With Shockingly Vivid Insult
Try getting this one out of your head.
Memphis City Council Passes Major Police Reform After Death Of Tyre Nichols
Controversial police practices including the use of unmarked cars during routine stops will no longer be allowed under the new law.
Tucker Carlson Exposed: Says He Hates Trump ‘Passionately’ In Private Texts
The Fox News host said he deplored the former president in private and wished for the day he could ignore him.
The January 6 Whitewash Will Backfire
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy gave Fox News access to thousands of hours of video from the events of January 6, and Tucker Carlson’s effort to rewrite history isn’t just laughably incompetent; it’s already falling flat.But first, here are three new stories from The Atlantic.
Barton Gellman: A troubling sign for 2024
“I teach international relations. I think we’re making a mistake in Ukraine.
How People With Dementia Make Sense of the World
Elizabeth often met her husband, Mitch, after work at the same restaurant in Lower Manhattan. Mitch was usually there by the time she arrived, swirling his drink and joking with a waiter. Elizabeth and Mitch had been friends before becoming romantically involved and bantered back and forth without missing a beat. Anyone looking at their table might well have envied them, never suspecting that Elizabeth dreaded these pleasant get-togethers.
Milk Has Lost All Meaning
You overhear a lot of strange things in coffee shops, but an order for an “almond-based dairy-alternative cappuccino” is not one of them. Ditto a “soy-beverage macchiato” or an “oat-drink latte.” Vocalizing such a request elicited a confidence-hollowing glare from my barista when I recently attempted this stunt in a New York City café. To most people, plant-based milk is plant-based milk.
The Most Overrated Movie of This Oscars Season
A war story is perfect bait for the Academy Awards. Sixteen such films have won Best Picture, dozens more have been nominated in major categories over the years, and war movies are among the genres most famously associated with the prestige of the Oscars. Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western Front is the latest example of a long-standing tradition; it picked up nine nominations from the Academy in addition to its recent victory lap at the British Academy Film Awards in February.
Florida Republicans seek ban on abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy
The proposal allows for exceptions to save a patient’s life or if the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest.
“Pure, Unadulterated Fascism”: Mehdi Hasan on Trump, Fox News, Jan. 6, GOP & 20th Anniversary of the Iraq War
We examine the state of U.S. politics, Trumpism, journalism and more with Mehdi Hasan, host of The Mehdi Hasan Show on MSNBC and Peacock. His new book is titled Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking.
Economist Joseph Stiglitz on How War, COVID & Climate Crisis Cause Economic Crises Around the World
As the U.N. secretary-general blasts wealthy nations for rigging the global economy for their benefit, we speak with economist Joseph Stiglitz about how war, the pandemic and the climate emergency are causing economic crises across the globe. He also says interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve are making things worse for the Global South, as the cost of borrowing rises for many countries already struggling with debt.
China continues to block efforts to determine Covid’s origins, lawmakers say
“We have so few facts because the Chinese regime has obfuscated,” one member of Congress said.
‘Dangerous and unacceptable’: White House condemns efforts to stop pharmacies from dispensing abortion pills
Abortion pills are the most common way to end a pregnancy in the United States.
Walgreens won’t distribute abortion pills in states where GOP AGs object
The decision is the latest to demonstrate how widely abortion access can vary state to state in a post-Roe America.
Trump ties GOP in knots over Medicare and Social Security
The former president is assailing his primary opponents for entertaining entitlement cuts in the past — and exacerbating divisions among Hill Republicans in the process.
Biden on economy: ‘It’s understandable why people are just down’
“I can’t think of a time when there’s been greater uncertainty,” the president said.
Biden’s 2022 State of the Union report card: Where he delivered — and fell flat
The president promised a lot last year. Here’s how we graded him on some of those pledges.
Biden on robust jobs numbers: The ‘critics and cynics are wrong’
Noting the 3.4 percent jobless rate, the lowest since May 1969, the president said “the Biden economic play is working.
Wall Street’s biggest bear: Fed’s Jerome Powell
Fed officials are signaling that they’re determined to keep their vise-like grip on the economy through the end of 2023.
Meet Thelma Cabrera, the Indigenous Leader Barred from Running in Guatemala’s Presidential Election
Guatemala’s presidential election this year is taking place against a backdrop of worsening repression against journalists, human rights activists and Indigenous environmental defenders. The Guatemalan Constitutional Court on Thursday upheld a decision by the country’s electoral tribunal to bar Indigenous human rights defender Thelma Cabrera from running.
Thousands Of Pro-Trump Bots Are Attacking Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley
Researchers uncovered a sprawling network on Twitter that praised Donald Trump and slammed his potential 2024 Republican rivals.
Veterans Group To Pentagon: Ban Fox News On Military Bases
Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity have “open access to spread conspiracy theories to U.S. troops,” progressive PAC VoteVets warned in a damning ad.
‘Dilbert’ Creator Digs Deeper Hole With Wild New Claim About ‘Black America’
Scott Adams said it was “almost entirely white people that canceled me.
Former RNC Spokesperson Calls Out Kari Lake’s Election Lies To Her Face
The Bulwark’s Tim Miller told the failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate why she really lost.
Tucker Carlson Cherry-Picks Jan. 6 Footage To Deny There Was Any Insurrection
The Fox News host says videos of people standing in Capitol hallways better represent the day’s events than videos of Trump supporters fighting police.