Calls intensify to remove Trump from office even as he acknowledges ‘a new administration’

(Washington Post)

Calls intensify to remove Trump from presidential office
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Effective immediately for insurrection plots from plans

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Jack Ma disappears from his own talent show

(Financial Times)

Mister Ma disappears from his own Chinese reality talent show
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He worships fame. Honestly, it’s a crime. Was maltreated in prison

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Pastor’s battle with two great white sharks is heaven sent

(USA Today)

Pastor’s battle with two great white sharks is heaven sent
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Eek! Theater & higher vows: Pastor's battle with Satan's twins!

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Trump supporters to hold rally in US Capital on Jan 6 to protest election result

(Business World)

The BIG Protest Rally in Washington, DC: Stop The Steal!
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Let’s thwart the psycho loser plotting against Biden

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‘Trump blows up US democracy’: the world watches on in horror

(The Guardian)

“Trump blows up American democracy. A day that will go down in history. A president to be thrown in the dustbin of history,” says South American political commentator Eliane Cantanhede
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A coup d’etat stunt in the Capitol by domestic terrorists and macho counterforces who worship and obey an amoral, mentally ill bigot, a naysayer who didn’t win. Impeach him! Entertain us!

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Is Dairy Farming Cruel to Cows?

(The New York Times)

Is Dairy Farming Cruel to Cows?
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Grimy cow, calf. Sad routine, sir!

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US Secret Service codenames selected for Presidents, Vice Presidents and their family members

Some of the US Secret Service codenames selected for Presidents, Vice Presidents and their family members: 1. Biden 2. Harris 3. Trump 4. Melania 5. Ivanka 6. Pence 7. Clinton 8. Hillary 9. Chelsea 10. Reagan 11. Obama 12. Michelle 13. Sasha 14. Kennedy 15. Ford 16. George H.W. Bush 17. George W. Bush 18. Carter 19. Agnew 20. Gore

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VIPs’ strange, daft, harsh, bombastic (Mr T’s insane he feels cheated), highly comedic nicknames: 1. Celtic 2. Pioneer 3. Mogul 4. Muse 5. Marvel 6. Hoosier 7. Eagle 8. Evergreen 9. Energy 10. Rawhide 11. Renegade 12. Renaissance 13. Rosebud 14. Lancer 15. Passkey 16. Timberwolf 17. Tumbler 18. Deacon 19. Pathfinder 20. Sawhorse

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Fed Judge Says 'Criminal' Trump Only Pardons Republicans, Child Murderer Or Turkey

(Newsweek)

"It's not surprising that a criminal like Trump pardons other criminals," senior United States District Federal Judge Robert Pratt of the Southern District of Iowa said on Tuesday. "But apparently to get a pardon, one has to be either a Republican, a convicted child murderer or a turkey."
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That apish tyrant relished absolution of turpitude: Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, Charles Kushner, Blackwater security contractors in penitentiaries. The horrid megalomaniac, purporting to be POTUS, subverted and jeopardised democracy. It isn’t adult, I find it is retarded, I retort!

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French fashion designer Pierre Cardin dies, aged 98

(The New Zealand Herald)

The fashion designer Pierre Cardin
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Pioneering thread franchiser dies

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Eminent Chomsky Says Trump a 'Sociopathic Megalomaniac'

(Common Dreams)

Four years with an unhinged 'Sociopathic Megalomaniac' in power
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Legacy of paranoiac, Trump, incriminated in heinous hogwash woe.

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Hilaria Baldwin admits fake Spanish accent, real name

(Eminetra)

What's the most risible Hispanic edition of Blackface?
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So meet Hilaria Baldwin, accept it is kibosh, then scoff

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Grim milestone: 1 in 1,000 Americans dead from COVID-19; US surpasses 19 million case

(ABC12)

A grim Coronavirus data milestone for the United States has been reached
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One in a thousand dead is most abhorrent, it’s accelerative - fear the germ, US!

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Nashville Christmas Bomber

(USA Today)

Nashville Christmas Bomber
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Loner, he blabs, harms victims

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Emergency crews sing 'Happy Birthday' to Dr. Fauci

(NBC News)

Our best wishes to the octogenarian Doctor Anthony Fauci
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But who? Fantastic US hero, a geriatric doyen - oho, no contest!

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Don't Tell Your Kids About Santa

(Friendly Atheist)

Don't Tell Your Kids About Santa
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Look, it's undoubtedly Satan. Rat!
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Look out, standard but nasty lie!

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It Was All A Lie by Stuart Stevens

Santa Claus rescued from power lines while making parachute candy deliver

(WFLA)

Santa Claus rescued from power lines while making parachute candy delivery
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Rudolph's new name? Sparky! "I feel ashamed..." Wiry voltages incur a cruel accident.

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Trump goes on a rampage with pardons, veto threats and Covid denial

(CNN)

Snide Trump approves ~ presumptive pardons

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Hawaii residents told to stay home as Kilauea volcano erupts

(CNN)

Hawaii residents told to stay home as Kilauea volcano erupts
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Sky, rain, sea. Hot lava, ash, pumice and sterile soot, too. A wilt due.

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As end approaches, Trump gets doses of flattery, finality

(ABC News)

As end approaches, Trump gets doses of flattery, finality
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Fact: GOP's fatty "Dear Leader" suns himself on potty praise!

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