On the COVID front, the U.S. has surpassed 21 million infections — and the disease hospitalized more Americans Wednesday than at any other point of the pandemic. nytimes.com/live/2021/01/0…
According to Bloomberg, only 29% of delivered COVID shots have made it into arms — as cases soar and hospitals fill.
Botched rollouts in critical states are impeding public health efforts. cnn.com/2021/01/06/hea…
While Trump’s troubles intensify domestically, he also finds himself in some hot water abroad: abcnews.go.com/International/…
An interview with a 22-year-old woman dubbed the “SoHo Karen” is making its rounds on the internet.
You’re just gonna have to watch this one.
And, last but not least, Reddit joins the rank and file of social media companies removing Trump and Trump-affiliated profiles from their platforms. axios.com/reddit-bans-rd…
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The Year in Kayleigh McEnany — the Press Sec. who promised to never lie to you.
McEnany claimed, "We don't have time in the middle of a pandemic for publicity stunts," as Blue Angels flew overhead in a meaningless show of patriotism 🇺🇸
Quite the effort to frame the president's use of "kung flu" as not racist back in June.
Brandon Bernard: If you don’t know his name, you should.
He was convicted of kidnapping and killing two white youth ministers on a Texas military reservation in June of 1999. He was 18 years old at the time. Today, he is scheduled to be executed by the federal government.
The bipartisan backlash to Bernard’s death sentence reaches far and wide — from the halls of Congress to the hills of Hollywood.
Well, it’s almost winter. The sun sets at 5 p.m. It’s month 9 of the pandemic, which has created anxiety and probably caused you to stay home a lot more than you normally would.
So let’s get real: It’s not a great time for mental health.
Americans’ assessment of their mental health is worse than any point in the last two decades.
Nearly every group polled — the young and old, women and men, Democrats and Republicans — report declines from 2019. news.gallup.com/poll/327311/am…
The CDC found that 2 in 5 U.S. residents are actively struggling with their mental health due to COVID — whether anxiety, depression, substance abuse, or suicidal thoughts.