The New Trump: A Closer Look

Seth Meyers takes a closer look at Trump’s policy pivots and the right-wing bubble.

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Right Wing Bonus Tracks: Not My President
Janet Porter declares that she will never recognize Joe Biden as president: “He is an imposter. He is someone who has, I believe, committed treason.” Greg Locke likewise refuses to recognize Biden as president: “Joe Biden ain’t the president of the United States. He’s a fake. He’s a phony. He’s a hypocrite, and God’s going to uncover that nonsense, and he’s going to kick his sorry tail out of that White House.” Mike Bickle warns that “darkness is escalating on this earth at a rapid rate. Many are trying to cast the Word of God out of society. They ... read more
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March For Trump Pastor Brian Gibson Says Leftists Are Using the Capitol Insurrection as Excuse to Persecute Christians
Christian nationalist pastor Brian Gibson, an active participant in the March for Trump effort to overturn the results of the presidential election, says that “leftists” and the media are persecuting the church by falsely blaming Christians for the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Gibson says that he and his wife have been inundated with death threats after online activists circulated a selfie that he says he took at an Arizona event with a costumed activist who later became notorious as the Q Shaman over his conspicuous role in the storming of the Capitol. On Jan. 6, Gibson says, he ... read more
Right Wing Watch2021-01-29
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Christian activist says Ivanka ruined Donald Trump’s presidency by making him too pro-gay
ShutterstockIvanka was "the Eve in the Garden of Trump's own family convincing him to eat the apple of pro-gay political correctness." ... read more
LGBTQ Nation2021-01-29
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The imperative to address the root causes of migration from Central America
By Charles T. CallThe Biden administration kicks off with a range of interests to address in the Northern Triangle of Central America — democracy, human rights, trade and investment, and stemming drug trafficking. However, immigration remains its priority. In contrast to the Trump administration’s focus on stopping the immediate flows across the border, the incoming administration has committed to boost spending to $4 billion to address the underlying causes of immigration in Central America. Those root causes have only worsened in the past few years, thanks largely to nefarious nonstate actors and corrupt and exclusionary states. Economic problems, ongoing violence, ... read more
The Brookings Institution2021-01-29
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Rudy Giuliani's Latest Conspiracy Theory Too Much Even For Steve Bannon
“You can’t throw a charge out there like that and then say, ‘I got a double-secret-probation guy who I can’t mention!’” Bannon told the former Trump lawyer. ... read more
The Huffington Post2021-01-29
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‘Much More Work To Be Done.’ Advocates Call for More Action Against Private Prisons After Biden’s ‘First Step’ Executive Order
On Jan. 26, President Joe Biden signed an executive order directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) not to renew its contracts with private prisons, effectively returning to an Obama-era policy that had been overturned under former President Donald Trump. But while advocates have praised the move as a first step, many argue more must be done to address the privatization of the criminal justice system and prison industrial complex. Advocates have long decried the use of private prisons, arguing that—among other issues—the facilities put incarcerated people at greater risk for abuse. A 2016 report by the DOJ’s Office ... read more
TIME Magazine2021-01-29
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The GameStop Fiasco Is Democrats’ Golden Opportunity to Tame the Stock Market
Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. Congress is mad as hell about the GameStop debacle. And they might just do something about it. Liberal lawmakers are pouncing on the stock fiasco as their chance to clamp down on wild trading in the stock market. And in a rare sign of bipartisanship, some Republicans are also expressing outrage over the same issues. The raised voices suggest newly-empowered Democrats—who now control both chambers of Congress and the White House—have found a new bette noir for long-standing grievances against Wall Street. They may now seek to ... read more
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Gleeful Over Biden’s Actions on Climate Change
A reader says we finally have a leader who is willing to do more than any president has done. Also: Donald Trump’s silence; Gerald Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon; Republicans and the debt. ... read more
The New York Times2021-01-29
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Biden Looks To Issue Quicker Fines Against Employers For COVID-19 Hazards
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration just took a "first step" toward fixing the lax safety enforcement of the Trump years. ... read more
The Huffington Post2021-01-29
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Republicans Want a New Weapon in the War on Abortion: Murder Charges
The U.S. anti-abortion movement is built on the belief that getting an abortion is tantamount to killing a child. Now, some abortion opponents want to turn that idea into law. Legislators in at least three states—Arizona, North Dakota and Mississippi—introduced bills for the 2021 legislative session that would allow prosecutors to charge abortion providers with murder, as part of a massive wave of anti-abortion legislation that’s flooding statehouses across the country. So far this session, at least 143 abortions restrictions have been introduced in 25 states, and there's likely more to come. “If you want to spout, ‘My body, my ... read more
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