Two-plus years later, Pence says Trump "endangered my family" on Jan. 6
More than two years later, the erstwhile enabler and milquetoast sidekick of the disgraced ex-president finally declared the painfully obvious at last night's annual Gridiron Dinner: “President Trump was wrong. I had no right to overturn the election. And his reckless words endangered my family and everyone at the Capitol that day, and I know history will hold Donald Trump accountable.” Looks like the former VP has finally grown a conscience. KIDDING! He's cynically trying to score political points to run against his former boss with the morally bankrupt political calculation that his party just loves.
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VIDEO OF THE DAY: Anti-LGBTQ Republican confronted on air for secret LGBTQ behavior
Tennessee Lt. Gov. and olympian hypocrite Randy McNally has spent YEARS pushing anti-LGBTQ legislation making his definitely-not-gay-in-any-way Instagram activity all the more infuriating.
Biden finally shuts down Marjorie Taylor Greene
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen About time.
Brian Tyler Cohen's videos are now in Spanish! And if you want to help support the Spanish effort, you can also watch and subscribe just to get things moving in the algorithm. Every bit helps!
Trump-era deregulation paved the way for massive Silcon Valley Bank collapse
In 2018, ignoring the vocal warnings of experts and advocacy groups alike, then-President Trump signed into law a repeal of "too-big-to-fail" safeguards for banks with $50 billion to $250 billion in assets. The repealed regulations would have prevented SVB's collapse — the second-largest bank failure in US history and the biggest since the 2008 crisis. Big government looking pretty good right now, eh, libertarian billionaire tech bros?
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Silicon Valley Bank failure could wipe out "a whole generation of startups"
Hundreds of tech startups have heavily relied on the Santa Clara-based bank for decades, and its spectacular collapse has set off a crisis that could lead to mass layoffs and widespread industry collapse, according to insiders.
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Elon Musk doubles down on Jan. 6 denial with defense of "QAnon Shaman"
In 2018, ignoring the vocal warnings of experts and advocacy groups alike, then-President Trump signed into law a repeal of "too-big-to-fail" safeguards for banks with $50 billion to $250 billion in assets. The repealed regulations would have prevented SVB's collapse — the second-largest bank failure in US history and the biggest since the 2008 crisis.
Biden tax boost targeting the rich called "fair, popular, and long overdue"
While far-right Republicans continue threatening to blow up the global economy unless Congress slashes popular social programs, progressive taxation experts are celebrating President Biden's latest push to invest in "widespread prosperity" by raising taxes on wealthy individuals and corporations.
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Daylight saving starts today as Congress considers permanent change
The bi-annual changing of the clocks took place earlier this morning, but some federal lawmakers hope it's the last time we “spring forward” as they push to make daylight saving time permanent.
Burning eyes, dead fish; red tide flares up on Florida coast
Florida’s southwest coast experienced a flare-up of the toxic red tide algae this week — triggered by increased amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus runoff from chemically treated lawns and farmland in the water — setting off concerns that the latest bloom, which began in October, could stick around for a while. Let's definitely continue to do nothing about this slow-motion poisoning of the Gulf of Mexico.
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