In a video that went viral yesterday, Dr. Stella Immanuel, a primary care physician in Houston, declared that no one need fear the coronavirus that has so far killed more than 150,000 people in the United States and more than 650,000 worldwide. "This virus has a cure. It is called hydroxychloroquine, zinc, and Zithromax." Dr. …
A Black Officer, a White Woman, a Rare Murder Conviction. Is It ‘Hypocrisy,’ or Justice? By John Eligon
Mohamed Noor, center, was found guilty this week in the fatal police shooting of Justine Ruszczyk.Craig Lassig/Reuters The national debate over race and policing has felt particularly close to activists in Minneapolis, who viewed several cases in their region as examples of police officers not being held accountable for killing black civilians. But when the …
Trump’s New COVID Doctor Says Sex With Demons Makes You Sick Will Sommer
A Houston doctor who praises and says that face masks aren’t necessary to stop transmission of the highly contagious coronavirus has become a star on the right-wing internet, garnering tens of millions of views on Facebook on Monday alone. Donald Trump Jr. declared the video of Stella Immanuel a “must watch,” while Donald Trump himself …
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When American conservatism becomes un-American by George F. Will
A copy of the cover of the U.S. Constitution. (iStock) From Harvard Law School comes the latest conservative flirtation with authoritarianism. Professor Adrian Vermeule, a 2016 Catholic convert, is an “integralist” who regrets his academic specialty, the Constitution, and rejects the separation of church and state. His much-discussed recent Atlantic essay advocating a government that …
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Donald Trump’s re-election playbook: 25 ways he’ll lie, cheat and abuse his power
From now until November, opponents of the most lawless president in history face a fight for democracy itself Donald Trump will do anything to be re-elected. His opponents are limited because they believe in democracy. Trump has no limits because he doesn’t. Trump bruised as polls favour Biden – but experts warn of risk of …
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