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Trump’s latest conspiracy theory
By Jonathan Chait, writing in New York Magazine (read entire article here): “Rudy Giuliani, who Trump has entrusted with running his election challenge operation, explained the theory this weekend on Fox News. I am quoting the entire explanation because it is intricate, sweeping, and utterly, [...]
November 16th, 2020 - 12:06 am § in Russia
Russian folk singers (video)
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London Times reports new details of Hunter Biden smear
“Ukrainian businessman Hares Youssef has alleged he was promised a US visa in return for information that would damage Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. … “Youssef alleged he was asked to lie about Hunter Biden’s business dealings to damage the reputation of Joe Biden. In retu[...]
November 8th, 2020 - 12:04 am § in Environment, Russia
Climate change in Siberia
Deforestation and climate change, together, have created an enormous crater in northeastern Siberia. Removing the trees exposed the soil to the sun, melting the permafrost as the climate grows warmer. The giant hole, which first appeared in the 1960s, is expanding rapidly. Read story here and watch [...]
Kasparov: “Prepare for the unimaginable”
Editor’s note: Garry Kasparov is best known as a world chess champion, but he’s also an author, speaker, and pro-democracy crusader; and, needless to say, not one of Vladimir Putin’s favorite people. (Visit his website here.) In this op-ed, originally published on CNN (here[...]
NY Post’s Hunter Biden story lacks credibility, smacks of Russian disinformation
This article contains news and commentary. You either believe it, or you don’t. It isn’t very believable; it’s most likely Russian disinformation. But rightwing tabloids like NY Post and Daily Mail seized on it, and Trump is miffed that mainstream media haven’t. Reputable jou[...]
“Hunter Biden emails” probably are Russian disinformation
A clumsy smear attempt against Joe Biden is falling apart just 24 hours later. The New York Post ran a cover story on Thursday, October 14, 2020, alleging that Biden’s son, Hunter, dropped off three damaged laptop computers at an obscure computer shop miles from his home, never returned for th[...]
What to expect in 1st debate
This article is news with liberal snark. The debate will start at 9:00 p.m. ET on September 29, and have six 15-minute segments, covering the following topics: The candidates’ records Supreme Court Covid-19 crisis Economy Race and violence in cities Election integrity Read story here. Addendum[...]
Trump aide admits he’s crazy
This article contains news and merciless liberal sarcasm. Michael “leftist insurrection” Caputo (see my post here) “called an emergency staff meeting on Tuesday,” September 15, 2020, “to apologize for drawing negative attention to the Trump administration’s health[...]