President-elect Donald Trump has always used his public press conferences and social media posts to seize attention and dictate the terms of national discourse. But his recent trolling about taking over Canada, acquiring Greenland, and reclaiming the Panama Canal reveals something more complex than rhetoric. These statements, far from harmless …
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Fox News has long entrenched itself as a pro-Donald Trump propaganda network dedicated to broadcasting, defending, and justifying the words and actions of the president-elect and his cronies. While Trump and Fox News regularly critique the “mainstream media” as corrupt, biased ideologues, the network itself is no stranger to bending …
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Jon Stewart returned with his first episode of The Daily Show after the new year and took the opportunity to reflect on the four-year anniversary of the Capitol insurrection. The anniversary coincided with Vice President Kamala Harris certifying the presidential election of Donald Trump, which Stewart noted “has got to …
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Silicon Valley billionaires are scrambling to get into President-elect Donald Trump’s good graces ahead of his inauguration later this month, and no one has embarked on a more blatant boot-licking campaign than Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Meta has already donated $1 million dollars to Trump’s inaugural fund, and Zuckerberg flew …
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Weeks after Jeff Bezos dined with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Amazon has struck a massive licensing deal involving future first lady Melania Trump. According to Puck News, Amazon has agreed to pay $40 million in order to license a documentary and a limited series about Mrs. Trump. …
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As someone who grew up in the U.S. in the 1990s, I am all too familiar with a culture in which anything you and your friends disapprove of is “retarded,” and anybody you might care to insult is a “retard.” And, like others my age who grew out of such …
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President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out the use of military force to seize control of Greenland and Panama during a press conference on Tuesday. “Can you assure the world that as you try to get control of these areas you are not going to use military or economic coercion,” …
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Canada‘s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he is resigning as head of the ruling Liberal Party and will step down as prime minister once the party chooses a new leader. “It has become clear to me that if I’m having to fight internal battles, I cannot be the best option” …
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Donald Trump’s victory in the November presidential election was certified by Congress on Monday, and this time the only thing storming the Capitol was the heavy winter snowfall hitting Washington, D.C. Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the certification, announcing Trump’s 312 Electoral College votes, to her own 226. Republicans …
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President Joe Biden banned new offshore oil and gas drilling along the U.S. coastlines, prompting complaints from President-elect Donald Trump that Biden is “doing everything possible to make the TRANSITION as difficult as possible.” Trump said he plans to reverse the ban. The White House announced on Monday that Biden …
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