Video footage of Saturday’s incident begins with the newly appointed governor of Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, Abedin Khorram, standing on stage at a podium as he prepares to give his inauguration speech. The unidentified assailant walks from the side of the stage and whacks Khorram with a powerful slap to …
Read More »Iran’s new president vows to lift ‘tyrannical’ US sanctions during inauguration speech
Raisi said in a televised speech to the nation on Tuesday that a mission of his presidency will be easing US sanctions on Iran, declaring that “we will seek to lift the tyrannical sanctions imposed by America.” The new leader also promised to improve living standards, which have taken a …
Read More »Sign of increasing cooperation? Since Biden’s inauguration, Russia & US have held four discussions on cybersecurity, Moscow says
On the topic of Russian-American dialogue on urgent nuclear issues, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov explained that Moscow has spoken to the new US administration four times about the subject, but he did not reveal any results. The revelation came after Ryabkov was asked a question regarding a recent announcement …
Read More »Trump inauguration chair arrested and charged with acting as unregistered agent of foreign power
Barrack, 74, is accused of “acting and conspiring to act” as an agent of the UAE between April 2016 and April 2018, as well as obstruction of justice for falsely claiming otherwise in a June 2019 interview with federal authorities, the US Department of Justice said on Tuesday. Matthew Grimes, …
Read More »Translator of Biden’s inauguration poem says he was kicked off project because he’s not black & female
Víctor Obiols, a renowned English-Catalan translator, said his Spanish publisher refused to use his already completed translation of Amanda Gorman’s poem ‘The Hill We Climb’, ostensibly because his skin color and gender were not appropriate for the task. Barcelona-based publisher Univers said they commissioned the translation to Obiols because they …
Read More »Frank Biden touts his relationship to POTUS in Inauguration Day ad for Florida law firm
The ad appeared in the January 20 edition of Daily Business Review, a legal industry publication, and reportedly promoted Berman Law Group’s work in leading a class-action lawsuit that accuses southern Florida sugar-cane growers of damaging the health of nearby residents through their controlled crop burns, CNBC News reported on …
Read More »Inauguration’s most ‘enduring image’? To deluge of mockery, Atlantic journo says it was Kamala Harris’s ‘hair blowing in the wind’
For Isaac-Dovere, the “enduring image of the day” was simple: Vice President Harris’s “hair blowing in the wind as she took the oath.” “No one with longer hair (in other words: a woman) has ever taken the oath of office outside at the Capitol before, because she’s the first woman …
Read More »When 25,000 troops aren’t enough: Democrats ‘WORE BODY ARMOR’ to Biden’s inauguration in sealed-off capital, reports claim
Apparently spooked by the January 6 election-fraud protest that bubbled up into the US Capitol riot, US Representative Ann Kuster (D-New Hampshire) and several other House Democrats wore body armor under their jackets, Politico reporter Sarah Ferris said. ABC News and other outlets also reported on the extra layer of …
Read More »‘Let the Hunger Games begin’? Biden’s inauguration draws dystopian fiction comparisons as new president calls for ‘unity’
While pop star Lady Gaga helped to kick off Biden’s swearing-in on Wednesday afternoon with a performance of the national anthem, observers appeared more enthralled with her oversized broach. Netizens immediately likened the pin to the iconic ‘Mockingjay’ of Hunger Games fame – the symbol of the film’s fictitious rebellion …
Read More »Biden declares his inauguration day a ‘National Day of Unity,’ calls on Americans to join him in defeating ‘political extremism’
Minutes after settling into the White House on Wednesday, Biden sent out the proclamation which rehashed the key points of his inaugural address, verbatim. In issuing the proclamation, Biden invited Americans to “join together and write the next story of our democracy – an American story, of decency and dignity, …
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