If Biden Were a Republican

Via: Sean  •  News & Politics  •  40 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  6 years ago

“Mr. Biden, President Obama said of you, “Don’t underestimate Joe’s ability to f*** things up.” If the person you worked most closely with considers...”

French Coronavirus Infections Set New Record Above 20,000 Per Day

Via: Sean  •  News & Politics  •  36 Comments  •  1 Like  •  6 years ago

“The number of new coronavirus infections in France jumped more than 20,000 in one day for the first time since the start of the epidemic,”

On a per capita basis, that would be the equivalent of over 103,000 new reported  cases in the United States. For reference, the highest amount of new cases ever recorded in the United States was 78,888 on July 24th.

Chicago looting: Violence, property damage devastates Michigan Avenue, Loop; More than 100 arrested, police say

Via: Sean  •  News & Politics  •  20 Comments  •  6 Likes  •  6 years ago

“Chicago police exchange gunfire with a suspect Monday near Michigan Avenue and Lake Street”

ESPN investigation finds coaches at NBA China academies complained of player abuse, lack of schooling

Via: Sean  •  News & Politics  •  9 Comments  •  1 Like  •  6 years ago

“A former league employee compared the atmosphere when he worked in Xinjiang to "World War II Germany."”

'Virtually entire' fashion industry complicit in Uighur forced labour, say rights groups

Via: Sean  •  News & Politics  •  11 Comments  •  1 Like  •  6 years ago

“Many of the world’s biggest fashion brands and retailers are complicit in the forced labour and human rights violations being perpetrated on...”

Victims of Communism Day 2019

Via: Sean  •  News & Politics  •  12 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  7 years ago

“Why May 1 should be a day to honor the victims of the ideology that took more innocent lives than any other.”

Today is May Day. Since 2007, I have advocated using this date as an international Victims of Communism Day. I outlined the rationale for this proposal (which was not my original idea) in my very first post on the subject: May Day began as a holiday for socialists and labor union activists,...

Film Review: ‘Chappaquiddick’

Via: Sean  •  News & Politics  •  51 Comments  •  8 years ago

Over the years, a great many actors have taken a turn at playing one of the Kennedy brothers (in made-for-TV movies, on “Saturday Night Live,” in big-screen historical dramas). The vast majority of these performances have been mediocre, a handful have been quite good, and a few have been...