#Five things that likely won’t happen in 2021

#Five things that likely won’t happen in 2021

“#Five things that likely won’t happen in 2021” The past year has proven that you never know what’s coming. But these things, you can probably rule out… 1. Trudeau rides the waves After losing a snap election, Justin Trudeau turns down a job at the United Nations to pursue his true passion in Tofino, B.C….

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#2021 is going to look very, very similar to 2020

#2021 is going to look very, very similar to 2020

“#2021 is going to look very, very similar to 2020” Scott Gilmore: The pandemic isn’t suddenly going away, Trump will still be around and the decline of American democracy will continue. Happy New Year! My favourite poet is T.S. Eliot, mostly because I never took second-year English and he was about as far as I…

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#A party gone mad – Macleans.ca

#A party gone mad – Macleans.ca

“#A party gone mad – Macleans.ca” Adnan R. Khan: Federal politics appears to be rebalancing after Trump’s loss. But at the ground level, things look much bleaker for American democracy. For Alicia Abbott, Joe Biden’s victory in the Nov. 3 presidential election was bittersweet. The 36-year old Idaho native and Democratic organizer had devoted herself…

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#Newsmax sees ratings surge after 2020 election

#Newsmax sees ratings surge after 2020 election

“#Newsmax sees ratings surge after 2020 election” Upstart right-wing media outlet Newsmax saw its web traffic triple in November as the contested election played out, but it still only garnered ten percent of the traffic generated by its larger rival Fox. Newsmax traffic jumped 330 percent last month to 13,378,000 over the previous year —…

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#Sen. Toomey pledges to block consent on ,000 COVID-19 checks

#Sen. Toomey pledges to block consent on $2,000 COVID-19 checks

“#Sen. Toomey pledges to block consent on $2,000 COVID-19 checks” Sen. Pat Toomey objected this week to the push to pass legislation upping the value of stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000. Toomey (R-Pa.), widely known as a budget and deficit hawk, repeatedly slammed efforts by President Trump, Democrats and some Republicans to increase direct payments…

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#Middle East peace deals were Trump’s mission possible: Goodwin

#Middle East peace deals were Trump’s mission possible: Goodwin

“#Middle East peace deals were Trump’s mission possible: Goodwin” Donald Trump’s legacy, like the man himself, will be complicated, but the one certainty will be his record of achieving what conventional wisdom said couldn’t be done. His world-shocking victory in the 2016 election is the best example, and commanding the development and approval of COVID-19…

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#2020’s 10 most buried stories and other commentary

#2020’s 10 most buried stories and other commentary

“#2020’s 10 most buried stories and other commentary” Media watch: 2020’s 10 Most Buried Stories At RealClearPolitics, retired editor Frank Miele — who used to help choose AP’s top 10 stories of the year — is so fed up with journalism that he is offering his first annual “Last Chance to Wake Up and Smell…

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#House votes to override Trump’s veto of defense bill

#House votes to override Trump’s veto of defense bill

“#House votes to override Trump’s veto of defense bill” The House of Representatives on Monday voted to override President Trump’s veto of a $740 billion defense bill. The 322-87 vote easily cleared the two-thirds threshold needed to make the bill law. The Senate is expected to hold its override vote this week. It would be the…

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