Colin Kaepernick’s Workout Day Was a Total Shitshow, Even by NFL Standards
Colin Kaepernick at the workout Saturday Todd Kirkland/AP Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who became the object of intense conservative criticism for kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality and discrimination against African Americans, was set to hit the field this weekend, with a highly anticipated showcase to pave the way for his…
The New York Times Just Published Leaked Documents Detailing China’s Brutal Crackdown on Muslims
Uighur women grieving for their men who they claim were taken away by the Chinese authorities in Urumqi, China, in 2009. Ng Han Guan/AP In one of the biggest leaks from China’s Community Party in decades, reporters at the New York Times have gotten their hands on hundreds of pages of documents and secret speeches…
David Holmes’ Closed-Door Testimony Confirms What We Knew About Donald Trump and Gordon Sondland
On Friday, the drama was high in the nation’s capital as former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testified as part of the second day of public impeachment hearings, giving evidence to the House Intelligence Committee that suggested that President Donald J. Trump (R-New York) might, you know, not be the best president. The moving…
Attorney General Bill Barr Is Getting Roasted for His Outrageous Speech Blasting Progressives
Attorney General Bill Barr during an appearance on Capitol Hill in April J. Scott Applewhite/AP As the impeachment hearings continued, Attorney General Bill Barr on Friday trash-talked Democrats for attempting to “drown the executive branch with oversight demands,” saying they were working for political gain without thinking of the consequences. “In waging a scorched-earth, no-holds-barred…
Donald Trump Has Had a Lot of Terrible Lawyers. Rudy Giuliani Might Be the Worst.
Mario Ruiz/ZUMA As a candidate, President Donald Trump boasted that he would hire “the best and most serious people.” But as impeachment bears down on his presidency, a lot of his problems may be because he has hired a very bad lawyer. That man, of course, is Rudolph Giuliani. Trump brought Giuliani—a former federal prosecutor,…
America Recycles Day Encouraged Recycling. It Was Sponsored by Companies That Produce a Ton of Plastic.
Large amounts of trash and plastic refuse collect in Ballona Creek after first major rain storm, Culver City, California, USA.Citizen of the Planet/Getty This piece originally appeared in the Guardian and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. America’s government-backed national recycling awareness day is being used as cover by large corporations that are…