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President Trump has attacked black athletes, using a series of racially coded dog whistles that have grown coarser over time. For instance, he contrasts black football players' actions with the words of NASCAR team owners who denounced protesting the anthem. President Trump tweeted that he was "proud of NASCAR and its supporters and fans" -- even though one of its most famous drivers, Dale Earnhardt Jr., tweeted "All Americans R granted rights 2 peaceful protests." … [Read more...] about Protesting made these athletes patriots

Biden on Wednesday will end construction on Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall, end the ban on travel from some Muslim-majority countries, rejoin the Paris Climate Accord and the World Health Organization and revoke the approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, aides said Tuesday. The new president will sign the orders almost immediately after taking the oath of office at the Capitol, pivoting quickly from his pared-down inauguration ceremony to enacting his agenda. … [Read more...] about On Day One, Biden to undo Trump policies on climate, virus

Biden won't escape Trump's shadow completely, given the many investigations and potential legal exposures facing the outgoing president. Biden said as a candidate that he wouldn't pardon Trump or his associates and that he'd leave federal investigations up to “an independent Justice Department.” Notably, some of Trump's legal exposure comes from state cases in New York. Biden will have no authority over any of those matters. … [Read more...] about Biden charts new US direction, promises many Trump reversals

From the beginning, the world of sports —a universe Trump has been connected to as long as he’s been connected to anything — felt the vibrations of Trump’s presence as if he were a Tyrannosaurus Rex in the distance. And throughout his four years, he loomed over the NFL, NBA, and almost everywhere else. No matter how much the average fan might have wanted to Stick To Sports, Trump never failed to shove his tiny little hands  into every major story, from the Cubs winning the World Series (the team’s owner hosted a fundraiser for Trump at Wrigley Field) to the Americans dominating at the Women’s World Cup (which ended up feeling like an active fuck-you to Trump) to a college football season that he took credit for making happen while top-tier coaches bragged about watching One America News. He was everywhere. God, he was always everywhere. … [Read more...] about 7 Ways Trump Changed Sports Forever

Sources at Her Majesty’s Prison Frankland have told The Mirror that Michael Adebolajo, who along with fellow Islamist Michael Adebowale, murdered and attempted to behead Fusilier Lee Rigby near Woolwich Barracks in 2014, has already radicalised dozens of prisoners. … [Read more...] about Terrorist Who Murdered Lee Rigby Radicalises Dozens of Prison Inmates Who Vow Jihad on Release