Donald Trump’s decision to appoint Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Health and Human Services Department is an alarming choice, given Kennedy’s fringe medical views and history of making misleading and often incorrect statements about health matters. Making things worse, the president-elect has opted to surround RFK Jr. with …
Read More »We Do Not Recommend Mainlining the Delusional Narcissism Fueling RFK Jr.'s Crackpot Circus
It’s Sunday afternoon near the Washington Monument and the clouds overhead are suitably dark and impenetrable. All your friends are here. The accidentally Russia-funded Tim Pool slips into a VIP tent while Russell Brand shows off his chest hair to his partner Jordan Peterson, the victor in many imagined battles …
Read More »Fox Host Calls Covid a 'Scam'
Host Rachel Campos-Duffy praised Sen. Ron Johnson for “not falling for the Covid scam” during Sunday’s episode of Fox & Friends Weekend. “I saw you had a podcast with Russell Brand. … You two couldn’t look more different and yet both of you were the most courageous people during the …
Read More »Harvey Weinstein Hospitalized With Covid, Double Pneumonia: Report
Harvey Weinstein has been hospitalized after testing positive for Covid-19 and double pneumonia as he deals with a “myriad of health conditions,” a representative for the imprisoned former movie mogul confirmed to NBC News Thursday. Prison consultant Craig Rothfeld told the outlet that the disgraced Hollywood executive was currently at …
Read More »Joe Biden Tests Positive for Covid-19, Cancels Las Vegas Campaign Speech
President Joe Bidenhas tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing “mild symptoms,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced on Wednesday. “Earlier today following his first event in Las Vegas, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19. He is vaccinated and boosted and he is experiencing mild symptoms,” said Jean-Pierre. “He …
Read More »How Europe's Conspiracy Influencers Went From Covid-19 to the Climate
This article was developed with the support ofJournalismfund Europe. On a cold morning in late February, farmer Gareth Wyn Jones was standing with a few dozen other protesters outside the annual conference for the Conservative Party in Wales. Inside the venue, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was giving a speech …
Read More »Dr. Anthony Fauci Discusses His 'Very Complicated Relationship' With Donald Trump on 'Colbert'
Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared on The Late Show on Monday night to promote his new memoir, On Call. The former Chief Medical Advisor to the President of United States took the opportunity to chat with host Stephen Colbert about his challenging relationship with Donald Trump during the Covid pandemic. After …
Read More »Fauci Testimony Turns Chaotic: 'Most Insane Hearing I've Attended'
A hearing in the House Oversight Committee once again devolved into chaos as Republican lawmakers attempted to pillory former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci over his involvement in the response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Fauci was summoned before the committee on Monday, where Republicans …
Read More »Stopping Gun Violence Means Building a Social Safety Net — and Community
This commentary was written by Trevon Bosley, the co-chair of March For Our Lives. My voice is hoarse in saying it, but it bears repeating. America is faced with an unprecedented epidemic, coupled with unparalleled hypocrisy. Gun violence is the issue of our time. There have been more than 120 …
Read More »The World's Moved On From Covid. Some Of Us Can't
Four years ago, a virus brought everyday life in the United States to a screeching halt. On March 15, 2020, officials in places like New York City and Ohio announced some of the first shutdowns and stay-at-home orders in a century, which soon spread across the country like the novel …
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