AvatarKelvin LeePolar BearsRepublicans keep denying evidence they don't like — as a former Republican and polar bear scientist, I know exactly how this... verified_publisherBusiness Insider - Steven AmstrupI was raised in a conservative Republican home with strong beliefs in free markets. My dad was raised on a North Dakota farm, where success depended on hard work and independent problem-solving skills....
AvatarKelvin LeeU.S. Politics Republicans say ignorant people shouldn't vote. I say go for it, starting with your own. | Opinion freep.com - Steven Strauss, Opinion columnist Democrats and progressives generally believe voting should be a universal right easily available to all citizens, and it’s not the government’s role …
AvatarKelvin LeeE. Jean Carroll Lawyers: DOJ defense in Trump defamation suit is 'dangerous' Associated Press - By JENNIFER PELTZThe U.S. Justice Department made a “wrong and dangerous” argument in seeking to defend former President Donald Trump against a former advice columnist’s claim that he defamed her when he denied her allegation...
AvatarKelvin LeeSanctions North Korea has more nuclear weapons than ever. What should Biden do? NBC News - By Ken Dilanian, Carol E. Lee and Dan De LuceAfter decades of sanctions, threats and diplomacy, including Trump's showy summits, North Korea has more nukes than ever and missiles that can hit the U.S. WASHINGTON — Ever since North Korea began building...
AvatarKelvin LeeWorld Politics Analysis: Joe Biden is meeting the cold reality of office verified_publisherCNN - By Nic Robertson(CNN) — After weeks of working out what he'd been left by his predecessor, US President Joe Biden has finally put his foreign policy into overdrive. Simultaneously striking in several capitals, his plans...
AvatarKelvin LeeU.S. Politics Analysis: Progressive backlash on refugee cap puts Biden on notice verified_publisherCNN - By Maeve Reston(CNN) — Joe Biden's swift reversals on raising the nation's refugee cap over the past 48 hours marked a rare moment of uncertainty for the new President within a carefully choreographed first 100 days...
AvatarKelvin LeeChina Existential challenges from China, climate and more demand new US industrial policy verified_publisherThe Guardian - Robert ReichAmerica is about to revive an idea that was left for dead decades ago. It’s called industrial policy and it’s at the heart of Joe Biden’s plans to restructure the US economy. When industrial policy was...
AvatarKelvin LeeRace & Ethnicity Father says he 'had to speak out' on Brearly School' woke obsession dailymail.co.uk - Adam Schrader The father who pulled his daughter from the Brearly School in New York City over its woke antiracism 'obsession' says it's 'teaching what to think …
AvatarKelvin LeeU.S. Politics Republicans have an idea who should pay to overhaul the country's infrastructure: average people verified_publisherBusiness Insider - Joseph Zeballos-RoigInfrastructure talks are starting to gain momentum in Congress two weeks after President Joe Biden rolled out his sprawling $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan. A Republican-led group of 20 lawmakers is...
AvatarKelvin LeeUnited States The Supreme Court hears a case next week that could make Citizens United even worse verified_publisherVox - Ian MillhiserThe Supreme Court will hear a major case on April 26 that could fundamentally alter the Court’s approach to laws requiring political organizations to disclose their donors — a change that could make it...
AvatarKelvin LeeQAnon Conspiracy Theory QAnon Candidates Are Winning Local Elections. Can They Be Stopped? TIME - By Vera BergengruenIn November, Lucas Hartwell, a high school senior in Grand Blanc, Mich., noticed something strange about his school district’s newest board member. Amy Facchinello’s Twitter feed was full of apocalyptic...
AvatarKelvin LeeU.S. Politics McCarthy issues apparent rebuke of GOP caucus platform promoting 'Anglo-Saxon political traditions' verified_publisherFox News - Morgan PhillipsHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said that the Republican party is not the party of "nativist dog whistles," in an apparent rebuke of the leaked platform of a new caucus reportedly being...
AvatarKelvin LeeTrump Administration Trumpism lives on in new thinktank – but critics say it’s ‘just a grift’ verified_publisherGuardian US - David Smith in WashingtonMalcolm X, Mark Twain, Malcolm Gladwell. Lewis Carroll, Steve Jobs. Douglas Adams, Mohandas Gandhi, Rocky Balboa – all seem unlikely sources of inspiration for a definition of Trumpism. Yet these are the...
AvatarKelvin LeeU.S. Politics Trump defies custom by not giving National Archives records of his speeches at political rallies verified_publisherSalonThis article was originally published on The Conversation. Public figures live on within the words they are remembered by. To understand the effect they had on history, their words need to be documented....
AvatarKelvin LeeRepublican Party Freedom Caucus member condemns GOP group pushing 'Anglo-Saxon political traditions' thehill.com - Tal Axelrod Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) tore into a new GOP caucus promoting “Anglo-Saxon political traditions,” calling it “hateful.” The rebuke from Buck, a member …
AvatarKelvin LeeUnited States Russia to expel 10 US diplomats in response to Washington Associated Press - By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVMOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Friday responded to a barrage of new U.S. sanctions by saying it would expel 10 U.S. diplomats and take other retaliatory moves in a tense showdown with Washington. The Russian...
AvatarKelvin LeeU.S. Politics Trump EPA Official Reportedly Blocked Warning About Carcinogenic Pollution In Illinois HuffPost - Mary PapenfussThe Trump appointee told a local official not to release air quality data despite fears a toxic gas could create a Flint-like crisis, an inspector general's report said. A former top Environmental Protection...
AvatarKelvin LeeVaccination GOP's anti-vaxx cult meant to hurt Biden Raw Story - Amanda Marcotte, Salon Vaccination rates are improving at a steady clip. As of Wednesday afternoon, almost 124 million Americans have received at least one shot and over 76 …
AvatarKelvin Lee Interior head Haaland revokes Trump-era orders on energy Associated Press - By MATTHEW DALYWASHINGTON (AP) — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday revoked a series of Trump administration orders that promoted fossil fuel development on public lands and waters, and issued a separate directive...
AvatarKelvin LeeU.S. Politics Millions of Americans think the election was stolen. How worried should we be about more violence? verified_publisherGuardian US - Lois Beckett in Los AngelesThree months after an insurrection at the US Capitol, an estimated 50 million Republicans still believe the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump, according to a recent national...
AvatarKelvin LeePolicing 'Troubling' policing pattern: Latino community reels after Adam Toledo's death NBC News - By Nicole Acevedo"Police officers are supposed to serve the people, and they have been killing our youngest," a community activist said. "We must completely revaluate what does policing look like?" One of the nation’s...
AvatarKelvin LeeDeath of George Floyd Dr. Ryan Marino Chauvin trial defense rests — after smearing George Floyd with false overdose theory NBC News - By Dr. Ryan Marino, emergency physician and medical toxicologistWe cannot allow racist, breathless myths about drugs distract us from the actual facts. “I can’t breathe.” Those were the last words — called out repeatedly — by George Floyd, whose death in the custody...
AvatarKelvin LeeMike Pompeo State Department watchdog says Pompeo, wife violated ethics rule NBC News - By The Associated PressOfficial asked staff to do personal tasks such as making restaurant reservations, shopping, caring for dog, but won't face disciplinary measures. WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department’s internal watchdog...
AvatarKelvin LeeDerek Chauvin Police across U.S. respond to Derek Chauvin trial: 'Our American way of policing is on trial' NBC News - By Jon SchuppeWhile some officers see the trial as an example of a rogue officer being held accountable, others see it as a sign that the country has turned against them. As he prepares for work each morning, Tighe...
AvatarKelvin LeeKonstantin Kilimnik U.S. has new intel that Manafort friend Kilimnik gave Trump campaign data to Russia NBC News - By Tom Winter and Monica AlbaPaul Manafort was chair of the Trump campaign for part of 2016. Kilimnik had worked for him in Ukraine. U.S. officials say Kilimnik is a Russian spy. The U.S. intelligence community has developed new about...
AvatarKelvin LeeQAnon Conspiracy Theory In secret Facebook groups, America's best warriors share racist jabs, lies about 2020, even QAnon theories NBC News - By Carol E. LeeNBC News reviewed posts from four private, secret Facebook groups that describe themselves as solely for current and former special operations forces. WASHINGTON — They're the most elite, lethally trained...
AvatarKelvin LeeMarjorie Taylor Greene Hard-right Republicans forming new caucus to protect 'Anglo-Saxon political traditions' NBC News - By Haley Talbot and Sahil KapurRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is said to be involved with the effort. WASHINGTON — A group of ultraconservative House Republicans, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., are discussing launching "America...
AvatarKelvin LeeUnited States States see rise in unused vaccines as demand flattens, shifting focus to hesitancy NBC News - By Bracey Harris and Nigel ChiwayaWest Virginia, Louisiana and Wyoming are among the states seeing the biggest slowdowns in the share of vaccine doses administered, an analysis of federal data shows. In the beginning, there were tens thousands...
AvatarKelvin LeeOath Keepers Prosecutors secure first guilty plea in Capitol riot cases NBC News - By Pete WilliamsJon Schaffer, a member of the Oath Keepers, pleaded guilty to unlawfully entering Congress and obstructing an official proceeding. An Indiana man accused of being a longtime member of the Oath Keepers...
