<p>Here’s the Times <a href=”https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/28/obituaries/harry-reid-dead.html”>obit</a>. Here’s the <a href=”https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/harry-reid-former-senate-majority-leader-and-democratic-kingmaker-dies-at-82″>obit</a> from <em>The Nevada Independent</em>, the top instate political news operation and the folks who knew him best. </p> Talking Points Memo
Read More...<p>Jared Schmeck, a father who went viral for trolling President Biden with the MAGA chant “let’s go Brandon” during a call into NORAD’s “Santa Tracker” on Christmas Eve, on Monday appeared on Steve Bannon’s podcast to push the Big Lie of a “stolen” 2020 election.</p> Talking Points Memo
Read More...<p class=”is-style-sans-serif”><em>This article is part of <a href=”https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe”>TPM Cafe</a>, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It first appeared at <a href=”https://theconversation.com/2021s-climate-disasters-revealed-an-east-west-weather-divide-with-one-side-of-the-country-too-wet-the-other-dangerously-dry-173402″>The Conversation</a>.</em></p> <p>Alongside a lingering global pandemic, the year 2021 was filled with climate disasters, some so intense they surprised even the scientists who study them.</p> <p>Extreme rainstorms turned to raging flash floods that <a href=”https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/heavy-rainfall-which-led-to-severe-flooding-in-western-europe-made-more-likely-by-climate-change/”>swept through mountain towns in Europe</a>, killing <a href=”https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58992093″>over 200 people</a>. Across Asia, <a href=”https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/over-57-million-affected-climate-disasters-across-asia-pacific-2021″>excessive rainfall inundated wide areas</a> and flooded <a href=”https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/07/21/china-floods-subway-people-trapped/”>subway stations in China</a>. Heat waves shattered records in <a href=”https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/western-north-american-extreme-heat-virtually-impossible-without-human-caused-climate-change/”>the Pacific Northwest</a>, <a…
Read More...<p>Merry Christmas, everyone. (If you don’t celebrate, just let it roll over you.) I want to thank everyone who is a reader of this site and especially our over 33,000 members. You make all this possible and we really cannot thank you enough. I hope everyone has a wonderful day with their families, whether that’s an extended clan or just a special person in your life, and a day full of warmth and free of care.</p> Talking Points Memo
Read More...<p>Gutfeld! is Fox News’ weekday late night show hosted by Greg Gutfeld that promises to “look at the news of the day through a satiric lens fused with pop culture” and “feature refreshing, light-hearted takes on the day’s top headlines” from various guests. The show debuted in April, and it’s been an <a href=”https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/fox-news-gutfeld-greg-late-night-comedy-1235093369/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>undeniable success</a> since then, <a href=”https://pagesix.com/2021/10/07/fox-news-greg-gutfeld-climbs-to-no-2-in-late-night-tv-wars/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>rising above almost all other late night comedy programs</a> in the ratings, according to Nielsen. It was also among the <a href=”https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/these-are-the-top-rated-cable-news-shows-for-november-21/495158/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>ten top…
Read More...<p>Former President Trump asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to consider hearing his bid to stop a key part of the Jan. 6 Committee’s investigation. </p> Talking Points Memo
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