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Editor’s Choice: Scroll below for our monthly blend of mainstream and alternative May 2021 news and views

 

May 2

Top Headlines  

• Washington Post, India sets pandemic record with more than 400,000 new cases
• Washington Post, Democrats House majority threatened by retirements
• Washington Post, Democrats signal they’re open to concessions on infrastructure

 

U.S. Election Rigging, Capitol Riot, Domestic Terror 

• Proof via Substack, Investigation & Commentary: Trump’s Insurrection Is in Arizona Now, Seth Abramson
• New York Times, G.O.P. Seeks to Empower Poll Watchers, Raising Intimidation Worries
• Washington Post, Perspective: The politicians who tried to overturn an election — and the local news team that won’t let anyone forget it, Margaret Sullivan
• Washington Post, Newsmax apologizes to Dominion employee for falsely alleging he manipulated votes against Trump
• Palmer Report, Opinion: This is a huge gift, Bill Palmer

 

 Virus Victims, Responses

• New York Times, Global Virus Cases Reach New Peak, Driven by India and South America
• Washington Post, U.S. aid arrives in India as vaccine shortages hinder response
• Washington Post, 144.9 million vaccinated in U.S.
• Worldometer, World & U.S. Coronavirus Case Totals, U.S. Deaths: 590,707
• New York Times, Europe’s Economy Shrinks, Sliding Back Into Recession
• New York Times, How Can the Olympics Protect 78,000 Volunteers From the Coronavirus?

 

More U.S. Politics, Governance   

• Washington Post, Harris-led effort to stem migration relies on tactics that experts say have flaws
• New York Times, From the Past, a Warning About Today’s Extremists
• New York Times, With 23 Candidates, Special Election in Texas Is Headed for Runoff
• New York Times, Why Kristi Noem Is Rising Quickly as a Republican Prospect for 2024 

 

World News

• Washington Post, Taliban warns of counterattacks as original May 1 deadline for U.S. troop withdrawal passes

 

U.S. Crime, Courts, Race

• Washington Post, Chauvin’s ‘particular cruelty’ should mean harsher sentence, AG argues

 

Top Stories

Indian leader Narendra Modi (File photo)

Washington Post, India sets pandemic record with more than 400,000 new cases, Joanna Slater, May 2, 2021 (print ed.).…

 
 

Editor’s Choice: Scroll below for our monthly blend of mainstream and alternative April 2021 news and views

 

April 3

Top Headlines

• Washington Post, Derek Chauvin’s use of force against George Floyd was ‘totally unnecessary,’ senior officer testifies
• Washington Post, Officer killed, suspect fatally shot after vehicle rams barricade near Capitol
• Washington Post, U.S. Capitol Police officer William ‘Billy’ Evans killed in the line of duty
• New York Post, Suspect who smashed into barrier at US Capitol identified as Noah Green
• Washington Post, MLB will move its All-Star Game out of Atlanta as backlash to Georgia voting law continues

 

U.S. Governance, Politics

• Washington Post, Biden jobs plan seeks $400 billion for caretaking services as nation faces surge in aging population
• Washington Post, Editorial: Democrats should end Iowa and New Hampshire’s political monopoly
• Washington Post, Border officials say more people sneak past them as agents are overwhelmed
• New York Post, Matt Gaetz and Florida pols played Harry Potter-themed ‘sex challenge’ game: report

 

Virus Victims, Responses

• Washington Post, 101.8 million vaccinated in U.S.
• Worldometer, World & U.S. Coronavirus Case Totals, U.S. Deaths: 567,610

 

Top Stories

 

George Floyd, above left, and former police officer Derek Chauvin, whose trial began Monday.

 Washington Post, Derek Chauvin’s use of force against George Floyd was ‘totally unnecessary,’ senior officer testifies, Holly Bailey and Robert Samuels, April 3, 2021 (print ed.). Capping a dramatic first week of testimony in Chauvin’s murder trial, Lt. Richard Zimmerman questioned the reasoning and technique behind Floyd’s restraint, saying the man no longer appeared to be a threat.

Derek Chauvin used force that was “totally unnecessary” when he knelt on George Floyd’s neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds while Floyd was handcuffed and no longer a threat, the longest-serving officer in the Minneapolis department testified Friday.…

 

Editor’s Choice: Scroll below for our monthly blend of mainstream and alternative March 2021 news and views

Note: This February has seen lots of news, which is divided into two parts on this site to ease reader uploads.

 

March 2

Top Headlines

• New York Times, Politics Live Updates: Enough Vaccine Will Be Available for Every U.S. Adult by May 31, Biden Says
• Washington Post, Merck will help make Johnson & Johnson vaccine, boosting supply
• Washington Post, FBI Director Wray says bureau is pursuing about 2,000 extremism cases
• Washington Post, Analysis: Wray delivers a big blow to Jan. 6 conspiracy theories, but the GOP keeps feeding them, Aaron Blake
• New York Times, Texas Drops Virus Restrictions Amid a Wave of U.S. Reopenings
• New York Times, Prosecutors Investigating Trump Focus on His Finance Chief
• Washington Post, U.S. announces sanctions on Russia over Navalny poisoning and jailing

 

U.S. Capitol Riot, Insurrection Followups

• Washington Post, U.S. alleges Proud Boys planned to break into Capitol on Jan. 6 from many different points
• Washington Post, A Capitol rioter said he posed as antifa, feds say, then boasted he beat police who ‘got exactly what they deserved’
• Washington Post, Military reaction was ‘sprint speed,’ top officer says as Pentagon takes heat for Capitol riot response
• Washington Post, FBI director faces senators demanding answers about Capitol riot
• Washington Post, Fact Checker Analysis: Trump’s four-Pinocchio claim he ‘requested’ 10,000 troops for Jan. 6, but it was rejected by Pelosi, Glenn Kessler
• Wayne Madsen Report, Opinion: Far-right terrorist leader IDs Republicans in Congress to “get rid of,” Wayne Madsen

 

Virus Victims, Responses

• Worldometer, World & U.S. Coronavirus Case Totals, U.S. Deaths: 527,386
• Washington Post, 51.8 million vaccinated
• New York Times, Should Your School Be Fully Open? Here’s What the C.D.C. Says
• Washington Post, Live Virus Reporting: Global infection numbers edging back up after weeks of decline, WHO says
• Washington Post, U.S.

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Editor’s Choice: Scroll below for our monthly blend of mainstream and alternative February 2021 news and views

Note: Excerpts are from the authors’ words except for subheads and occasional “Editor’s notes” such as this.

Feb. 2

Top Headlines

• New York Times, Washington Live Updates: Impeachment Managers Call Trump ‘Singularly Responsible’ for Riot
• New York Times, Trump’s lawyers deny he incited the Capitol riot as the House impeachment managers press their case to hold him responsible
• Washington Post, Officer Brian D. Sicknick, fatally injured in the Capitol riot, to lie in honor in Rotunda
• New York Times, 77 Days: Trump’s Campaign to Subvert the Election, Jim Rutenberg, Jo Becker, Eric Lipton, Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Martin Matthew Rosenberg and Michael S. Schmidt
• Washington Post, Ocasio-Cortez reveals she’s a sexual assault survivor, recounts ‘trauma’ of Capitol riot: ‘I thought everything was over’
• New York Times, McConnell Slams ‘Loony Lies’ Spread by Marjorie Taylor Greene
• Washington Post, House votes to impose fines of up to $10,000 on lawmakers who flout security screening,
• New York Times, Trump’s Sleight of Hand: Shouting Fraud, While Pocketing Donors’ Cash
• The New Yorker, Investigation: A Pennsylvania Mother’s Path to Insurrection, Ronan Farrow
• Washington Post, Poor handling of virus cost Trump his reelection, campaign’s report finds
• Washington Post, Biden to issue new immigration orders that signal caution
• New York Times, Jeff Bezos to Step Down as Amazon C.E.O.
• New York Times, Alejandro Mayorkas is confirmed to lead the Department of Homeland Security

 

More On Virus Victims, Responses

• Washington Post, Russian vaccine is over 91% effective, peer-reviewed test results show
• Washington Post, Anti-vaccine protest at Dodger Stadium was organized on Facebook, including promotion of banned ‘Plandemic’ video
• Washington Post, New diabetes cases linked to covid-19
• Worldometer, World & U.S. Coronavirus Case Totals, U.S. Deaths: 454,223

 

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Editor’s Choice: Scroll below for our monthly blend of mainstream and alternative February 2021 news and views

Note: Excerpts are from the authors’ words except for subheads and occasional “Editor’s notes” such as this.

 

Feb. 28

Top Headliness

• Washington Post, House Democrats pass Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief plan despite setback on minimum wage
• Washington Post, Biden tells the world ‘America is back.’ The world isn’t so sure
• Axios, In CPAC speech, Trump says he won’t start a 3rd party
• Washington Post, Supreme Court to again consider protections for minority voters

 

Virus Victims, Responses

• Worldometer, World & U.S. Coronavirus Case Totals, U.S. Deaths: 524,670
• Washington Post, 49.8 million vaccinated

 

Media News

• Washington Post, Marty Baron, Jeff Bezos, Donald Trump and the eight years that reshaped The Washington Post — and journalism
• Hollywood PoliTrivia, Commentary: Hollywood, the Press, and Politics, Wayne Madsen
• New York Times, Lawyer Seeks Criminal Investigation of T.I. and Tiny on Behalf of Multiple Women

 

U.S. Politics, Governance

• Washington Post, At conservative conference, Trump’s election falsehoods flourish
• Washington Post, The making of Rep. Madison Cawthorn: How falsehoods helped propel the career of a new pro-Trump star of the far right
• Axios, Border Democrat warns Biden about immigrant fallout
  Palmer Report, Opinion: I’m going to say something controversial: we’re winning, Bill Palmer
• New York Times, Cuomo Attacked Over His Plan for Review of Sex Harassment Claims
• Washington Post, Opinion: Biden’s Middle East policy is one-and-a-half steps forward, but not enough, Jennifer Rubin

 

U.S. Law, Courts, Crime

• Washington Post, Retropolis, The Past, Rediscovered: An NYPD cop allegedly confessed to aiding in Malcolm X’s assassination. His daughter says his letter is fake
• Washington Post, Virginia House passes bill to legalize pot in 2024

 

Top Stories

Washington Post, House Democrats pass Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief plan despite setback on minimum wage, Erica Werner and Jeff Stein, Feb.…

Editor’s Choice: Scroll below for our monthly blend of mainstream and alternative January 2021 news and views

Note: Excerpts are from the authors’ words except for subheads and occasional “Editor’s notes” such as this.

 

Jan. 2, 2021

Top Headlines

• CNN, Federal judge throws out Gohmert lawsuit asking Pence to interfere in Electoral College count, Dan Berman
• Palmer Report, Opinion: Donald Trump is destroying the Republican Party in real time, Bill Palmer
• New York Times, Senate Overrides Trump’s Veto of Defense Bill, Dealing a Legislative Blow
• Palmer Report, Opinion: Trump world hits panic button after Donald Trump lawyer Lin Wood violently threatens Mike Pence, Bill Palmer

 

Virus Victims, Remedies

• New York Times, Philippines Bars Travelers From U.S. After Florida Finds U.K. Variant,
• Worldometer, World & U.S. Coronavirus Case Totals, U.S. Deaths: 356,445
• Health Data, University of Washington, Projected U.S. Covid-19 Deaths by March 1: 470,974
• New York Times, As Virus Shuts Down Prisons, Experts Warn of Fallout

 

U.S. Politics, Elections

• Washington Post, Pelosi’s likely final term as speaker is set to begin with a push for votes,
• New York Times, Analysis: Washington Has Been Lucrative for Some on Biden’s Team, Kenneth P. Vogel and Eric Lipton
• Palmer Report, Opinion: It’s all falling apart for Donald Trump quickly now, Robert Harrington

 

U.S. Law, Courts, Crime

• Washington Post, D.C. is becoming a protest battleground. In a polarized nation, experts say that’s unlikely to change,

 

World News

• New York Times, A Continent Where the Dead Are Not Counted
• Covert Action Magazine, Opinion: Upcoming Ruling in Assange Trial Threatens More Than Just Freedom of the Press, Steve Brown
• New York Times, Understanding of Russian Hacking Grows, So Does Alarm
•  Washington Post, Analysis: The looming questions the Brexit deal didn’t answer, Adam Taylor

 

Top Stories

CNN, Federal judge throws out Gohmert lawsuit asking Pence to interfere in Electoral College count, Dan Berman, Updated Jan.…

Editor’s Choice: Scroll below for our monthly blend of mainstream and alternative December 2020 news and views

Note: Excerpts are from the authors’ words except for subheads and occasional “Editor’s notes” such as this.

 

Dec. 16

Top Headines

• New York Times, Defying Trump, McConnell Seeks to Squelch Bid to Overturn the Election
• New York Times, Relief Live Updates, Congressional Leaders Close In on a Stimulus Deal
• Washington Post, FDA authorizes first over-the-counter, rapid home virus test
• New York Times, Trump Appointees Describe the Crushing of the C.D.C.
• New York Times, Moderna Vaccine Prevents Severe Covid-19, Data Show

 

Virus Victims, Remedies

• New York Times, With First Dibs, Rich Countries Have ‘Cleared the Shelves’
• New York Times, If Teachers Get the Vaccine Quickly, Can Students Get Back to School?
• Worldometer, World & U.S. Coronavirus Case Totals, U.S. Deaths: 311,073
• Health Data, University of Washington, Projected U.S. Covid-19 Deaths by March 1: 470,974
• Washington Post, In Biden’s Delaware hometown, economic pain enters new phase as pandemic rages on

 

Biden Transition

• Washington Post, Biden to pick Buttigieg for transportation secretary
• Washington Post, Biden chooses Granholm for energy secretary
• Washington Post, Chart: Who Joe Biden is picking to fill his White House and Cabinet
• Washington Post, What you need to know about Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration

 

Trump Watch

• Washington Post, Trump lashes out at McConnell for recognizing Biden’s victory: ‘People are angry!’
• Washington Post, Mar-a-Lago neighbors to Trump: Spend your post-presidency elsewhere
• Washington Post, Hundreds of invitees skip Mike Pompeo’s indoor holiday party at State Department
• Washington Post, Judge orders Trump Organization to give more records to N.Y. attorney general

 

U.S. Law, Courts, Crime

• Washington Post, Investors in breached software firm SolarWinds traded $280 million in stock just days before hack was revealed
• Washington Post, The U.S. government spent billions on a system for detecting hacks.

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Editor’s Choice: Scroll below for our monthly blend of mainstream and alternative November 2020 news and views

Note: Excerpts are from the authors’ words except for subheads and occasional “Editor’s notes” such as this.

 

Nov. 30

Top Headlines

• CBS 60 Minutes, Fired director of U.S. cyber agency Chris Krebs explains why President Trump’s claims of election interference are false
• Palmer Report, Opinion: Lock him up: Trump lawyer Joe diGenova calls for execution of former government official, Bill Palmer
• Washington Post, Live Updates: Arizona certifies Biden’s win, even as Trump allies vow to contest results
• Palmer Report, Opinion: Donald Trump’s pandemic stooge Scott Atlas just resigned, and we all just got a little safer, Bill Palmer

 

Virus Victims, Remedies

• New York Times, Live Updates: Moderna to Seek Emergency F.D.A. Approval of Its Coronavirus Vaccine
• Worldometer, World & U.S. Coronavirus Case Totals, U.S. Deaths: 273,101
• Health Data, University of Washington, Projected U.S. Covid-19 Deaths by March 1: 470,974

 

2020 Elections, Politics

• The Guardian, Opinion: Beware going ‘back to normal’ thoughts – normal gave us Trump, Robert Reich
• Washington Post, Opinion: Joe Biden just officially won Arizona. That’s a big deal for Democrats, Greg Sargent
• Washington Post, Wisconsin recount confirms Biden’s win over Trump
• Washington Post, Biden hires all-female senior communications team, names Neera Tanden director of OMB
• Washington Post, Opinion: Marco Rubio is already suiting up for the politics of destruction, Fred Hiatt
• Washington Post, Opinion: Forget half-baked punditry. Watch a historic shift, Jennifer Rubin

 

Trump Watch

• Wayne Madsen Report (WMR), Opinion: Another Trump surprise for his “losers and suckers,” Wayne Madsen
• Raw Story, Rick Wilson urges ‘humiliation and incarceration’ for the GOP’s ‘grubby sellouts’ who propped up Trump for 4 years, Travis Gettys
• Palmer Report, Opinion: “NO WAY WE LOST THIS ELECTION” – Donald Trump goes completely over the edge, Bill Palmer
• Raw Story, Melania Trump brutally reminded of her profane complaints about Christmas after unveiling this year’s decorations, Travis Gettys
• Washington Post, Opinion: Everything we needed to know about Melania Trump is in those bewildering Christmas decorations, Monica Hesse
• Palmer Report, Opinion: Donald Trump goes berserk and accuses Bill Barr of being part of the conspiracy against him, Bill Palmer

 

Inside DC

• Washington Post, Metro budget proposal would cut weekend rail service, half of bus routes and close 19 stations

 

World News

• New York Times, Opinion: Dear Joe, It’s Not About Iran’s Nukes Anymore, Thomas L.

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Editor’s Choice: Scroll below for our monthly blend of mainstream and alternative October 2020 news and views

Note: Excerpts are from the authors’ words except for subheads and occasional “Editor’s notes” such as this.

 

Oct. 31

Top Headlines

• New York Times, U.S. Records Its Worst Week Yet for Coronavirus Cases
• Washington Post, Analysis: The Trumps don’t seem to understand that their supporters are dying from the coronavirus, Philip Bump
• Washington Post, GOP shifts from challenging rules to preparing to challenge ballots
• Palmer Report, Opinion: Donald Trump just gave away the game, Bill Palmer
• Washington Post, In historic early turnout, more than 90 million ballots cast as of Saturday
• Washington Post, Major delays slow mail voting in swing states, USPS data shows, as strict deadlines loom

Virus Victims, Reponses

• New York Times, Covid-19 Live Updates: U.S. Caps Worst Week With More Than 99,000 New Daily Cases, a Global Record
• Worldometer, World & U.S. Coronavirus Case Totals, U.S. Deaths: 235,159
• Washington Post, First, coronavirus infections increased. Then, hospitalizations. Now, deaths are on the rise
• Washington Post, Government scientists are attempting a comeback after being pushed aside
• Washington Post, The coronavirus emergency is worsening by the second. We must take immediate action, Editorial Board
• Washington Post, Opinion: America’s upended rituals, Trump and a day of cosmic decisions, Colbert I. King

 

U.S. Elections, Politics

• 538.com, Snake Chart U.S. Election Predictions: As previously, Biden is favored to win the election, Nate Silver
• New York Times, Their First Try Backfired, but Giuliani and Allies Keep Aiming at Biden
• Palmer Report, Opinion: Donald Trump has somehow managed to leave his rally goers stranded in the cold AGAIN, Bill Palmer
• World Crisis Radio, Opinion: Polling Inspires Cautious Optimism That Would-Be Dictator Can Be Defeated, Webster G. Tarpley
• Washington Post, Analysis: Could Maine’s ranked-choice voting system cost Sen.

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Editor’s Choice: Scroll below for our monthly blend of mainstream and alternative September 2020 news and views.

Note: Excerpts are from the authors’ words except for subheads and occasional “Editor’s notes” such as this.

 

Sept. 30

Top Headlines

• Washington Post, Trump plunges debate into fiery squabbling
• Washington Post, Live Updates: Debate commission says it will make changes to format after spectacle in Cleveland
• New York Times, With Cross Talk, Lies and Mockery, Trump Tramples Decorum in Debate With Biden
• New York Times, News Analysis, Of Course, the Debate Was Always Going to Be About Trump
• Washington Post, Trump refused to condemn white supremacists, militia members in debate marked by disputes over race
• Washington Post, Right-wing extremists take to social media to celebrate Trump’s ‘stand by’ comment

 

Virus Victims, Responses

• Washington Post, The CDC softened a report on meatpacking safety during the pandemic. Democrats say they want to know why
• Washington Post, Opinion: We run Cornell. Here’s how we’ve kept low covid-19 rates on campus
• Washington Post, As colleges reopened, many more young people got covid-19, CDC reports
• Washington Post, Trump plans big Wisconsin rallies despite White House task force calling for ‘maximal’ social distancing in the state
• Washington Post, The covid-19 recession is the most unequal in modern U.S. history
• Worldometer, World & U.S. Coronavirus Case Totals, U.S. Deaths: 210,839
• Washington Post, No deal after Pelosi and Mnuchin meet on economic relief package, but talks will continue
• Washington Post, The CDC softened a report on meatpacking safety during the pandemic. Democrats say they want to know why
• Washington Post, U.S. stocks end third quarter on a high note, despite rocky September

Trump Watch

• Vanity Fair, “The Family Is Worried Brad Will Start Talking”: Trumpworld Panics Over Debate Fiasco as Campaign Turmoil Mounts, Gabriel Sherman

 

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