BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — It wasn’t the most uplifting of inaugural addresses. Rather, Argentina’s newly empowered President Javier Milei presented figures to lay bare the scope of the nation’s economic “emergency,” and sought to prepare the public for a shock adjustment with drastic public spending cuts. Milei said in his address to thousands of […]
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In Inaugural Speech, Argentina’s Javier Milei Prepares Nation For Painful Shock Adjustment
McConnell sought to disinvite Trump from Biden’s inaugural
McConnell’s letter and his attempt to stop Trump from coming to the inauguration never came to fruition. Karl writes that’s because after a top adviser to the Kentucky Republican informed Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows that McConnell wanted to disinvite Trump and McCarthy separately told the White House of McConnell’s plan, Trump preemptively put […]
Inaugural Bagels
After some initial reflections on the Inauguration—in an episode recorded before Bernie Sanders became a coat-swaddled meme—the Bagels talk about Jewish rituals that mark moments of change. Erin is both bored by and getting costume inspiration from “Pretend It’s a City,” Netflix’s Fran Lebowitz documentary series. Plus, a conversation about the new season of “The […]
Podcaster Steve Turley Mocks Lack of Crowd At Biden Inaugural Without Noting that Mall Was Closed After Insurrection
Steve Turley, a religious-right author and podcaster who celebrates the rise of right-wing nationalism and authoritarian leaders like Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, devoted the latest episode of his podcast to mocking the inauguration of President Joe Biden as “pathetic” and “embarrassing.” Turley called Biden’s inauguration an “abject disaster” and touted Steve Bannon’s prediction that former President […]
Hollywood Stars Headlining 5 Days of Biden Inaugural Events to Celebrate ‘America United’
The festivities surrounding Joe Biden’s inauguration are set to officially begin Saturday, with a concert celebrating “diversity,” followed by another four days packed with anti-Trump Hollywood celebrities, including Eva Longoria, Kerry Washington, John Legend, Kal Penn, and Debra Messing. Biden’s chosen theme for his inauguration is “America United,” though the roster of artistic talent, which […]
Biden’s inaugural committee tells Americans to stay home for his swearing-in
“The ceremony’s footprint will be extremely limited, and the parade that follows will be reimagined,” the committee said, adding that it was “urging the public to refrain from any travel and participate in the inaugural activities from home.” New members of the Biden inaugural committee announced Tuesday include chief medical adviser David Kessler, a former […]
Report: Inaugural People’s Congress Of Resistance
Draws together grassroots leaders unified by a revolutionary vision. Washington, DC – On Sept. 16-17, the People’s Congress of Resistance movement was inaugurated with a mass convening of grassroots organizers and front line resistors at Howard University. All told, 727 delegates from 38 states and 160 towns and cities came to Washington, D.C., to discuss […]