‘Greatest sportsman’ grants more pardons

Following his granting of clemency to murderers and other felons, aides and allies, President Donald Trump has turned his attention to pardoning athletes and others whose transgressions rocked the sports world. “I’m the greatest sportsman in the world and I believe these people’s reputations have been unfairly sullied by fake news,” Trump said. “I know,Continue reading “‘Greatest sportsman’ grants more pardons”

COVID relief checks: more like checkmate

The U.S. Government is expected to begin sending coronavirus relief checks to about 160 million Americans the last week in December, the amount based on congressional formulas. The nearly $1-trillion COVID-19 bill underwent a series of revisions just prior to passage, said Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Mount Crumpit), who called it the “GOPerfect” bill after Sen.Continue reading “COVID relief checks: more like checkmate”

Don’t trust vaccines? This drug’s for you

The Trump Administration has announced that a new “anti-vaccine medication” is being rushed into production and distribution for the millions of Americans who distrust the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech immunizations. “Myopia has been proven 99.7 percent effective with people who reject my recommendation that they get the shots to combat COVID-19,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’sContinue reading “Don’t trust vaccines? This drug’s for you”

Four more “tribes” leaving major sports

Cleveland’s Major League baseball team said Monday it is dropping the name “Indians” which it has had for 105 years and will become the “Headbangers”. “We felt we should honor something that is exclusively Cleveland and nothing says Cleveland more than the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,” team owner Paul Dolan said. “Well, exceptContinue reading “Four more “tribes” leaving major sports”

“Pardon me (sort of),” Paxton asks Trump

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says he has “informally requested amnesty” from Donald Trump before the president leaves office on Jan. 20, 2021. Paxton, who turns 58 on Dec. 23, was indicted in July 2015 and has yet to be tried on felony securities fraud charges, accused of persuading investors to buy technology firm stocksContinue reading ““Pardon me (sort of),” Paxton asks Trump”

Winning by losing; Trump’s own ATM

President Donald J. Trump, his children, personal attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani and campaign lawyer Jesse R. Binnall today celebrated the president’s latest court defeats in his seemingly futile attempt to overturn his loss to apparent President-Elect Joe Biden with a fast-food party in the White House. “Even one major win in court could screw upContinue reading “Winning by losing; Trump’s own ATM”

“King James” has competition for his title

Following the apparent resolution of LeBron James’ dispute with Carnival Corp. over it’s application for a “King James” trademark for one of its cruise ships, the living ancestors of James Charles Stuart (1566-1625), better known as King James I of England, have sued the basketball star for “illegal use of a nickname.” The plaintiffs includeContinue reading ““King James” has competition for his title”