The Russia Farce Continues - WSJ

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Contrary to a media chorus, the Justice Department inspector general did not find the FBI handling of the Clinton and Trump cases free of “political bias.…

Jacques Bopp

Woodward’s Non-Revelation - WSJ

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The books professing dark revelations about President Trump appear to be lined up from here to Election Day, like aircraft heading into LaGuardia. This week it’s Bob Woodward’s turn, with the big news reportedly being that Mr. Trump told him in a taped conversation on Feb.…

Jacques Bopp

Did Trump Downplay Covid Enough? - WSJ

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Thank goodness President Trump resisted the most panicked authoritarian responses to Covid-19 imposed by some U.S. governors. But he’s now facing questions over a Feb. 7 interview, included in a new Bob Woodward book, in which Mr. Trump said that Covid was deadlier than the flu.…

Jacques Bopp

What Could Go Wrong on Election Day - WSJ

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If most ballots this fall are cast by mail, the results may not be known for days. That could plunge America into prolonged controversy and undermine confidence in the outcome and the democratic system, both something adversaries in Moscow, Beijing and Tehran would cheer.…

Jacques Bopp

The Left’s Covid Memory Hole - WSJ

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Last week’s Democratic convention sought to make four points: Joe Biden is a decent man, Donald Trump is horrible, the president bungled the pandemic and Mr. Biden would have handled it better because he grasped the threat from the start.…

Jacques Bopp

Rassismus: Wie geht das, diskriminierungsfrei reden? Ein Versuch

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_Kürzlich bin ich auf die Zukunft des Journalismus gestossen. Sie versteckt sich in einer Fussnote. Und sie ist nicht erfreulich.…

Jacques Bopp

The Next Pandemic: Trump Derangement Syndrome - WSJ

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It’s been going around for some time and now appears to be in danger of spreading widely. I refer not to Covid-19, but to Donald-20, or, to use its pseudoscientific name, Trump Derangement Syndrome. Research has shown that TDS appears in five stages, each of advanced intensity.…

Jacques Bopp

The White House Spins Trump's Disinfectant Remarks - FactCheck.org

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At an April 23 press briefing, President Donald Trump mused about the possibility of using “very powerful light” and injecting disinfectant into the body to kill COVID-19 – a suggestion that, in the case of disinfectant, was roundly criticized by experts as dangerous.…

Jacques Bopp

An Experimental Ultraviolet Light Treatment for Covid-19 Takes Political Heat - WSJ

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I ran an obscure pharmaceutical company until a few days ago. Then we got famous. Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, ) made a commitment to find ways to help.…

Jacques Bopp