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To begin with, we’re never introduced to human beings. Instead, we meet puppets, symbols, walking-ideologies who only look like four of the most famous men who ever strode the earth… Somehow, the movie takes this complicated and fascinating foursome and boils them down into what a mindless and shallow social justice warrior needs them to be. Instead of something close to living, breathing human beings, we get cyborgs performing one-dimensional impressions designed to hit all of MSNBC’s sweet spots. … [Read more...] about ‘One Night In Miami’ Review: Amazon Presents a Didactic and Dull High School Play

“The City of New York has no legal right to end our contracts, and if they elect to proceed, they will owe The Trump Organization over 30 million dollars,” the Trump spokesperson said in response to the mayor’s proclamation. “This is nothing more than political discrimination, an attempt to infringe on the First Amendment, and we plan to fight vigorously.” … [Read more...] about Palm Beach Officials Looking to Cancel Trump Golf Course Land Contract

Cawthorn won his primary by 30 points. “Madison had decent name ID because he became a local hero after his accident, and people love a hero overcoming adversity,” the Meadows aide said with casual cynicism. By the time Cawthorn won the general election, he looked, to liberals, almost like a mini-Trump, adept at owning the libs and racking up liabilities that would have ended most political careers. He visited the U.S.-Mexico border and appealed to QAnon with a claim that children were being kidnapped and sold into sex slavery across the Rio Grande; he was accused of sexual misconduct (Cawthorn maintains he did nothing wrong) and of spreading a lie that, if not for his car crash, he would have attended the Naval Academy (he was rejected prior to the accident). His campaign launched a racist attack against a member of the press; he posted a photo at Hitler’s vacation home with a caption about how seeing where “the Führer” (umlaut and everything) … [Read more...] about What Madison Cawthorn Saw at the Insurrection

LeMahieu, who turns 33 in July, became the first player to win undisputed batting titles in both leagues. He won his first AL batting title last year at .364, the highest average for an AL batting champion since Minnesota’s Joe Mauer hit .365 in 2009, after winning the NL championship with Colorado in 2016. … [Read more...] about Yankees reach deals with Kluber, LeMahieu

In Europe, the crisis is literally at the doorstep of cities, towns across the continent, and I think what we’ve seen exposed in part is a profound lack of self-confidence that’s precipitated a painful search for identity. On both continents, some have reacted by stoking fear and demanding walls, while others have taken a firm stand against hate and bigotry. [Emphasis added] … [Read more...] about Joe Biden’s Secretary of State Pick Praised Merkel’s Open Borders Policy