Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world. 1. Unvaxxed banned from Jury Duty A Canadian judge has published his finding on unvaccinated people being removed from the jury pool. The original decision …
Biden's First Order of Business by Nancy Ohanian Trump doesn't exactly mix with the masses; no one would be able to get their hands on him, no matter how many COVID-deaths he has caused. Right now the U.S. is reporting over 100,000 new cases a day. On Monday it was 127,231 new cases. On Tuesday it was 142,212 new cases and so far today-- with hours of reporting to go-- it is 67,893 new cases, bringing the U.S.
by NoahIn Monday's Midnight Meme, I wrote about how accused Kenosha Killer Kyle Rittenhouse had been inspired by the words of overt white nationalists like President Trump and those at FOX "News" like Tucker Tiki Torch Carlson. I mentioned that, not only Mr. Tiki Torch but other Republicans were offering defense and even praise for the murders in the streets of Kenosha. Now, encouraged by the likes of Mr.
On Friday night, Trump hosted another super-spreader event, this one in a crowded airport hanger in New Hampshire. In 2016, New Hampshire was essentially a 47-47% tie, although Hillary had a couple thousand more votes and won the states 4 electoral votes. Trump has always maintained he was ripped off and would win New Hampshire back in 2020. Polling doesn't indicate the race is even close in New Hampshire this year. Trump favorability is way underwater and the latest RealClearPolitics polling average shows Biden beating him by nearly ten points.
Tuesday, which was the second day of the #CocaineConvention, was just another normal pandemic day in the USA-- another 1,291 Americans killed by Trump and the Republican Party and another 40,098 new cases. These are the ten worst anti-hero Trumpist governors causing their states the most unnecessary contagion and how many new cases they caused as the GOP Convention kicked off:
Two or three weeks ago I explained why coronavirus fear had caused me to cancel a trip to the Dordogne region of France. Yesterday Scott McCartney was on the case for the Wall Street Journal: Smart Travel Planning In The Time Of Coronavirus. He began by asking, "Should you postpone or cancel travel because of coronavirus?" and replied "Yes, no and maybe." For him it's about geography-- a mistake.
Michael Bloomberg: American Oligarch by Nancy OhanianBefore we begin today, just let me just say that Republican oligarch Michael Bloomberg is refusing to affirm reports that he plans to make Hillary his running mate. OK, so that's out of the way-- at least for a few days or hours.
by NoahWell, today's the big day. The $enate Trumpers will make it official. It was a perfect treason. If fake Democrats like Joe Manchin want to be Vichy-style collaborators, they will. The Trump Republicans have decided "We don't need a stinkin' Reichstag Fire!
Biden (senile): "Wish you were here," passing the torch to himselfI had a feeling Biden might not do well in the debate. But I never expected to see the total self-destruction. He should have been seated on a lawn chair with a hose to douse the other candidates for stepping on his lawn. Eric Swalwell summed it up before it even began!
