Barack Obama

Electoral fraud, Obama-bashing, ‘Newscum’ – The Irish Times

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As the world fixated on the Strait of Hormuz, US president Donald Trump took Wednesday afternoon to drop into the real America. He visited a pharmaceutical packaging company in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he reminisced about three golden summers spent there with his father Fred. He moved on to a haulage factory in Hebron, Kentucky, where … Read more

Ex Sony CEO Regrets Making Seth Rogen’s ‘The Interview’ After Hack

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Michael Lynton, the former CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, is looking back on the 2014 film The Interview with deep regret. In a recent excerpt from Lynton’s upcoming memoir From Mistakes to Meaning: Owning Your Past So It Doesn’t Own You, published recently in the Wall Street Journal, he opens up about how greenlighting The … Read more

Declan Lynch: It was peculiar that Liveline didn’t kick off Monday’s or Tuesday’s show with an update on the Seamus Culleton story which had changed over the weekend

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Whither the tale of Seamus Culleton? Liveline host Kieran Cuddihy. Photo: Steve Humphreys The latest radio listenership figures showed ­exceptional growth in the audience for Lyric FM. It increased its share to 3.1pc from 2.5pc, the kind of jump which is regarded as freakish by those in the radio audience percentage jump game. It’s especially … Read more

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and US presidential hopeful, dies at 84 – The Irish Times

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US civil rights leader Rev Jesse Jackson, a Baptist minister raised in the ‌segregated South who became a close associate of Martin Luther King jnr and twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination, has died at age 84, his family said in a statement on Tuesday. “Our father was a servant leader – not only … Read more

Obama likens ICE to 'dictatorship' and speaks out about Trump's monkey clip for first time – The Journal

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Obama likens ICE to ‘dictatorship’ and speaks out about Trump’s monkey clip for first time  The Journal Obama criticises social media clip shared by Trump  RTE.ie Obama addresses racist video shared by Trump depicting him as an ape  BBC ‘No sense of shame’: Barack Obama responds to White House video  The Times Trump privately lashes out at GOP lawmakers … Read more

Barack Obama hits back as Donald Trump cuts landmark climate change regulation

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The Democrat claims Donald Trump is making Americans “less safe” by reversing the ruling, which stated that greenhouse gases were responsible for heating the Earth and endangering public welfare. Mr Trump announced plans to scrap the regulation, known as the 2009 Endangerment Finding, in the Oval Office on Thursday, despite the legislation underpinning many laws … Read more

Trump repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’ – The Irish Times

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The Trump administration has revoked the bedrock scientific determination that gives the US government the ability to regulate climate-heating pollution. The move was described as a gift to “billionaire polluters” at the expense of Americans’ health. The endangerment finding, which states that the build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere endangers public health and welfare, … Read more

Trump shares video depicting Obamas as apes – The Irish Times

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US president Donald Trump shared a video on social media depicting Democratic former president Barack Obama and first lady ‍Michelle Obama as apes, invoking racist imagery long used to dehumanise people of African descent. Late on Thursday, Trump shared a minute-long ‍video amplifying the Republican US president’s false claims that his 2020 election defeat was … Read more

Darwin Port: China Criticises Australian Buyback Plan

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Geopolitical Concerns Escalate as China Responds too Australian port Review Table of Contents Geopolitical Concerns Escalate as China Responds too Australian port Review the Darwin Port Lease: A Ancient overview Australia’s Shifting Stance and National Security Considerations China’s Counterarguments and Economic Implications Future Outlook and regional implications Darwin Port: China Criticises Potential Australian Buyback Plan … Read more