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My name is Jamelle Bouie. @nytopinion columnist. @CBSNews Analyst. email: jamelle DOT bouie AT nytimes DOT com. I don’t live in New York.
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Healthy teenager who took precautions died suddenly of Covid-19
The coronavirus has been circulating in some communities before public health officials realized it was there. It found vulnerable people like 16-year-old Andre Guest, despite all recommended precautions.
President Trump to give fiery speech at Rushmore amid virus, protests - The Boston Globe
Hours before the event, protesters blocked a road leading to the monument. About 15 protesters were arrested after missing a police-imposed deadline to leave.
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it is possible that trump turns his campaign around with a demagogic “we must preserve our white heritage” message but i think it is more likely that voters punish him even further for abandoning the country to plague and economic distress.
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Set Forth A Reckoning?: July 4th Roundup -
As soon as I started this blog, I knew I’d be writing about July 4th writing (and listening, and watching). This is a time of year when early Americanists can reliably get some attention to the complexity of the American Revolution. The urge to...
A ★★★★ review of Hamilton (2020)
I don’t think I have anything original to say about HAMILTON as musical theater. It’s a real achievement! Fun, exciting, innovative and, at points, genuinely moving. I do have a few thoughts on HAMILTON as a historical narrative and as an...
Black Lives Matter May Be the Largest Movement in U.S. History
Recent polls suggest that about 15 million to 26 million people in the U.S. have participated in recent protests.
'We need to live with it': White House readies new message for the nation on coronavirus
The effort to craft a clearer response comes after months of Trump downplaying the health crisis and mixed signals from the administration.
Taco Bell Announced A New Grilled Cheese Burrito That's Covered With A Layer Of Melted Cheese
It has cheese inside AND outside!
Thomas Jefferson Portrait Recreated by His Sixth Great-Grandson
Photographer Drew Gardner has been recreating portraits of some of history's most famous figures by finding and photographing their direct descendants.
A ★★★★½ review of Jaws (1975)
the shark was excellent, best performance of the movie. too bad he couldn’t get any other roles after this one.
Tucker Carlson for President? GOP donors and conservative media are taking the idea seriously
The Fox News megastar is having a moment. Now he's getting an earful about making his own 2024 run for the White House once Donald Trump is out of the picture.
VICE - Silicon Valley Elite Discuss Journalists Having Too Much Power in Private App
In leaked audio from an invite-only app, venture capitalists pondered everything they think is wrong with journalism.
The Meltdown Crisis
COVID has revealed what many of us already knew: we are living on the razor’s edge. More than any other crisis of recent memory, this…
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At one point in this @tressiemcphd captures in just a few sentences something which would take me at least 1,000 words to articulate. A must-read piece.
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As coronavirus surges, Fox News shifts its message on masks
However haltingly and incompletely, the president’s favorite news outlet has started to acknowledge that the coronavirus is a far graver threat than even Trump will acknowledge.
Facebook admits Ben Shapiro is breaking its rules
Facebook has concluded there is an undisclosed financial relationship between The Daily Wire, the website founded by right-wing pundit Ben Shapiro, and Mad World News, a notorious outlet that exploits fear and bigotry for profit. This relationship,...
A ★★ review of Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)
Eric Bogosian’s face when that dude gets lit on fire is my face everyday of the pandemic.
Whose Statue Must Fall?
Jamelle Bouie joins the podcast to talk revolution, and how America remembers.
GOP Operative Caleb Hull's Long History of Offensive Tweets
Caleb Hull is a GOP operative, with a habit of tweeting attacks at Trump critics, but he has a long history of his own offensive social media posts.
McConnell warns Democrats about changing Senate rules to kill the filibuster
The Senate GOP leader spoke as some experts believe there's a fair chance his party could lose control of the chamber in November.
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absolutely no reason to listen to mcconnell’s bad faith trolling on thr filibuster
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Trump, in a hole, digs deeper into racial incitement
After praising a video of a supporter shouting 'white power,' Trump vows to overturn fair housing rules, calls Black Lives Matter a 'symbol of hate.'
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trump trying to regain lost ground by turning up the racism raises the interesting question of when racist incitement is effective as a tactic. my very provisional view is that it is actually least effective when conditions are at their worst.
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