WASHINGTON — By the standard President Biden set himself, the core purpose he proclaimed when he ran in 2020, it is impossible to assess his one-term presidency as anything but a failure. “We are in a battle for the soul of this nation,” Biden said as he began his campaign in 2019. “If we give Donald […]
The good news: None of the predictions I made in last year’s annual Gustradamus column came true. If any did, it would have been a sign that the apocalypse is nigh. The bad news: The apocalypse is here. Donald Trump is about to become president and is licking his ketchup-specked lips at the prospect of […]
Over the phone, Lena Gonzalez’s voice had the patient but proud tone of a lawyer charged with defending the damned. Her metaphorical client: The California Latino Legislative Caucus, which the Long Beach-area state senator heads. At 38 members strong, it’s one of the largest groups of its kind in the United States and has long […]
WASHINGTON — In a normal presidential transition, the president-elect spends weeks carefully considering candidates for the most important jobs in his Cabinet. Potential nominees undergo rigorous private vetting by trusted aides and lawyers, then by the FBI. It’s a painstaking process that often consumes the entire three months between the election and the inauguration. But when […]
Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted again, spreading fresh panic among residents already traumatised by explosions that killed at least ten people on Monday. The country’s volcanology agency reported seven eruptions on Thursday, with the most powerful ejecting a giant column of ash 8,000m (5 miles) into the air. Authorities imposed a 7km (4.3 miles) […]
Aerial footage shows a massive column of smoke, as a fire engulfed a shopping centre in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The blaze spread across 18,000 square metres and destroyed more than 200 stores, local media reported, citing fire brigade’s estimates. The smoke rose more than 150 metres high, and part of the shopping centre’s roof collapsed, […]
In a North Hollywood podcast studio last week, Gill Tejada and his co-host, Boo Boo, trashed liberal shibboleths, like any good Trumpers. Puberty blockers for teens. Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón. Gavin Newsom. Homelessness. High taxes. Unchecked migration. The topics weren’t surprising. The setting and language … were. “My president got a felony, […]
