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Rebecca Meluch, Opinions Editor|January 18, 2021
Thumbs up to President Trump for giving me and thousands of other Americans a reason to revisit George Orwell’s novel, “1984.” And for that, Orwell is probably rolling in his grave with all of the misuse.
Inspired by the attack from Jan. 6 and Trump’s social media blackout, many Twitter users and political figures such as Donald Trump Jr. and Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley are describing these latest events as “Orwellian” and pulling references from “1984” to fit their right-wing narratives.
“We are living Orwell’s 1984,” Trump Jr. tweeted. “Free speech no longer exists in America. It died with big tech and what’s left is only there for a chosen few.”
Former Facebook chief security officer suggests cable providers drop OANN and Newsmax | 17 Jan 2021 | The former chief security officer of Facebook suggested conservative news outlets One America News Network and Newsmax be deplatformed following the siege of the Capitol and the proliferation of "radical views" online. "We have to turn down the capability of these conservative
A group of doctors from the state of California is calling for schools in the state to reopen, according to a letter they have signed.
Thirty University of California, San Francisco doctors have signed a letter urging state officials to reopen schools by Feb. 1. They added that prolonged school closures are causing social isolation among children and could tax their mental health and well-being, according to a One America News Network report.
The doctors noted that there is a major increase in emergency visits for mental health issues last year among the youth.
Dr. Jeanne Noble, Professor of Emergency Medicine at UCSF said that closing schools have real health effects, adding that it is not just saying that they cannot do this to help COVID numbers.
Donald Trump is likely to maintain a grip on the populist wing of the GOP.
Highlights
Trump is already facing a number of legal threats that pre-date election
Any political comeback will depend on new ways to mobilize his base
Most ex-presidents spend their time out of office playing golf, getting their libraries in order, making well-paid speeches, writing even more lucrative memoirs and biting their tongues about what the next guy is doing. Other than the golf, the road ahead for Donald Trump, a president who has never adhered to his office s norms, will be unlike any other.
We know where he will not be when his term ends at noon on Wednesday - he s the first president since Andrew Johnson in 1869 to decline to attend his successor s inauguration. But there is no clear answer yet on what he plans to do next. Even where he plans to live is potentially up in the air - though Trump says he s moving to his Mar-a-Lago private club, some of his Palm Beach, Florida, neighbors are ch
Synopsis
In the near term and possibly longer, Trump’s post-presidential options will be circumscribed by the fallout over his Jan. 6 speech egging on the crowd that would go on to storm the U.S. Capitol, including a historic second impeachment. If he’s convicted at the upcoming Senate trial, he’ll almost certainly be barred from ever running for federal office again.
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It all couldn’t come at a worse time for Trump, whose company carries $1 billion of debt, much of which he s personally liable for.
By Tina Davis
Most ex-presidents spend their time out of office playing golf, getting their libraries in order, making well-paid speeches, writing even more lucrative memoirs and biting their tongues about what the next guy is doing. Other than the golf, the road ahead for Donald Trump, a president who has never adhered to his office’s norms, will be unlike any other.