Posts by Kim Browne
Video: The N.B.A. Returns to China After Six Years
new video loaded: The N.B.A. Returns to China After Six Years transcript Back transcript The N.B.A. Returns to China After Six Years The N.B.A, returns to China this week, after a hiatus sparked by a controversial 2019 tweet. In Macau, New York Times business reporter Tania Ganguli reveals the behind-the-scenes stakeholders who orchestrated the league’s…
Read MoreSurprise! Vivek Ramaswamy’s Turning Point Event Derailed by Racism
Try as he might, Vivek Ramaswamy will never be fully accepted by MAGA world. The Ohio gubernatorial candidate and former DOGE co-chief came face-to-face with the racism rampant among American conservative youth culture Tuesday when he headlined a Turning Point USA event in Montana. Speaking at Montana State University, Ramaswamy fielded disturbing questions about how…
Read MoreWhy Trump Will Never Win a Nobel Peace Prize
Much of Trump’s diplomatic work suggests that he is both incompetent and a loser, however. He is fond of claiming that he has stopped seven wars and ended conflicts that had been ongoing for “decades”—like one between Azerbaijan and Armenia (which he almost always confuses with Albania). For the most part, though, Trump’s work has…
Read MoreStephen Miller Accidentally Says “I” When Discussing Trump’s Powers
Vought, as anticipated, is now using the government shutdown to cull the federal workforce, fulfilling Trump’s recent vow to cut “vast numbers of people out,” as well as slash programs that he says Democrats “like.” An unnamed White House official told MSNBC’s Vaughn Hillyard, “We expect thousands of people to unfortunately be laid off due…
Read MoreRepublican Rep Claims Everyone at “No Kings” Protest Is a Terrorist
GOP congressional leaders on Friday smeared an upcoming anti-Trump protest in Washington, D.C., in the most hysterical, demonizing terms. After House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise referred to the peaceful “No Kings” protest planned for October 18 as a “Hate America rally,” House Majority Whip Tom Emmer went one step further,…
Read MoreFederal Workers Might Not Know They’ve Been Fired Thanks to Shutdown
Trump has complained for years that his name has not yet been added to the ranks of prize recipients, who span some of the greatest figures of the last century, including Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Theresa, and Malala Yousafzai. Part of the contention could be that four other U.S. presidents have received…
Read MoreMAGA Melts Down Over Trump Giving Qatar a Military Base in U.S.
Trump has complained for years that his name has not yet been added to the ranks of prize recipients, who span some of the greatest figures of the last century, including Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Theresa, and Malala Yousafzai. Part of the contention could be that four other U.S. presidents have received…
Read MoreGOP Candidate: It’s Not Discrimination to Fire Someone for Being Gay
Virginia Republican gubernatorial hopeful Winsome Earle-Sears seems to have a very loose definition of what is and what is not discrimination. Earle-Sears and Democratic nominee Abigail Spanberger got into a back-and-forth exchange about transgender people and bathrooms during the Virginia gubernatorial debate on Thursday, before moving on to Earle-Sears’s record on discrimination. “My opponent was…
Read MoreWhite House Begins Mass Firing of Federal Employees Amid Shutdown War
Russell Vought, the White House budget director, announced that the administration has begun firing federal workers en masse. Vought warned last week that “consequential” layoffs were forthcoming amid the ongoing government shutdown. On Friday, he tweeted, “The RIFs have begun,” referring to “reductions in force.” Vought, as anticipated, is now using the government shutdown to…
Read MoreTrump’s Latest Posts Show He’s Pissed He Lost Nobel Peace Prize
“When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,” the committee continued. In these warnings, it’s hard not to hear echoes of the United States today under Trump—the militarization of American cities, weaponization of government against political opponents, violations of civil liberties, deportation of dissidents, and attacks…
Read MoreMike Johnson Blames Shutdown on “No Kings” Protest in Absurd Rant
“When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,” the committee continued. In these warnings, it’s hard not to hear echoes of the United States today under Trump—the militarization of American cities, weaponization of government against political opponents, violations of civil liberties, deportation of dissidents, and attacks…
Read MoreBari Weiss Just Sent an Elon Musk-Style Memo to CBS Staffers
Bari Weiss must have pulled a lot of management inspiration from the Department of Government Efficiency. The new editor in chief of CBS News issued a memo to staff Friday, ordering them to send her memos by Tuesday denoting how they spend their workdays and what they believe could be improved. “By the end of…
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