Douglas Ernst
Articles by Douglas Ernst
Jen Psaki strikes back at ‘conservative Twitter’ after viral ‘circle back’ montage
White House press secretary Jen Psaki made it clear on Monday that she's got her eye on "conservative Twitter." Published February 1, 2021
Mike Rowe’s ‘Returning the Favor’ dropped by Facebook; preview highlighted hope during pandemic
Mike Rowe's feel-good show "Returning the Favor" has reached the end of the line at Facebook. Published February 1, 2021
Black Lives Matter nets Nobel peace prize nomination for raising ‘peaceful’ awareness of injustice
Norwegian politician Petter Eide has nominated Black Lives Matter for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for its ability to raise "global awareness and consciousness about racial injustice." Published January 29, 2021
Robert Downey Jr: Davos is ‘celebrity function of our future,’ world should ‘act as a single mind’
Robert Downey Jr. says the world should "act as a single mind" while taking cues from "the high-status celebrity function of our future -- our planet" in Davos, Switzerland, each year. Published January 29, 2021
Dave Portnoy: Wall Street, Robinhood ‘scumbags’ shaft GameStop little guys to save billionaires
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy unleashed another "Emergency Press Conference" on Thursday with Wall Street "scumbags" in his rhetorical crosshairs. Published January 28, 2021
Donald Trump Jr. rips ‘rigged system’ as ‘corporate media,’ allies circle wagons for Wall Street
Donald Trump Jr. said Thursday that evidence of a "rigged system" was on full display this week soon after retail investors sent GameStop stock soaring. Published January 28, 2021
Ted Cruz rips John Kerry ‘make solar panels’ remark over lost coal jobs
Sen. Ted Cruz wasted no time on Wednesday blasting President Biden's special envoy for climate change after a suggestion that jobless coal workers learn to "make the solar panels." Published January 27, 2021
Jen Psaki responds to stock market fears inquiry: ‘We have the first female treasury secretary’
White House press secretary Jen Psaki responded to a question about volatile stock market trading and fears of a bubble by reminding reporters: "We have the first female treasury secretary." Published January 27, 2021
San Francisco School Board ditches ‘Lincoln High’ name, 43 others to send ‘moral message’
Abraham Lincoln, the man who issued the Emancipation Proclamation and freed the slaves, isn't good enough for the San Francisco School Board. Published January 27, 2021
Tulsi Gabbard: Calls for Biden to embrace ‘KGB-style’ tactics in U.S. far scarier than Capitol riot
Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard says it's incumbent upon President Biden to reject calls for "KGB-style" tactics in the U.S. if the nation is to avoid a dark future. Published January 26, 2021
Rand Paul rips Democrats for ‘incitement to violence’ hypocrisy, cites Cory Booker, Maxine Waters
Sen. Rand Paul says a Senate impeachment trial for former President Trump is hypocritical kabuki theater by Democrats who called for supporters to get physical with Republican lawmakers. Published January 26, 2021
Glenn Greenwald: North Korea ‘usually a bit more subtle’ with propaganda than pro-Psaki CNN
Investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald said CNN appears to be modeling itself after Kim Jong-un's police state propaganda to start out 2021. Published January 25, 2021
Bill Maher says liberals ‘switched it all around’ and obsess over race: ‘Don’t gaslight me’
Bill Maher says activists who fixate on race have replaced the colorblind liberalism he once knew. Published January 25, 2021
Vogue bows to critics of its panned Kamala Harris cover, preps replacement for ‘historic moment’
Supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris have buckled Vogue. Published January 22, 2021
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says fear of GOP lawmakers kept her from Biden inauguration
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says her absence from President Joseph R. Biden's inauguration was a response to the fear she feels around Republican lawmakers. Published January 22, 2021
Jen Psaki says it’s time to ‘remind’ room that Biden is ‘a devout Catholic’ after abortion inquiry
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said it was time to "remind" reporters that President Biden is Catholic when she was asked about his possible deviations from former President Trump on abortion issues. Published January 21, 2021
Ibram X. Kendi lands ‘Antiracist Baby’ Netflix animated deal for ‘informed and transformed’ kids
Ibram X. Kendi's profile is about to grow even larger due to a deal with the streaming giant Netflix. Published January 21, 2021
Joe Biden likened to America’s ‘priest explaining something from the Bible’ in glowing CBS coverage
President Joseph R. Biden seemed more like "Father Joe" during his inauguration, according to CBS News' Major Garrett. Published January 20, 2021
Tara Reade: Biden’s inauguration makes ‘difficult day for survivors of sexual violence’
Former Senate staffer Tara Reade says watching the inauguration of President Biden has made for a "terribly painful" day. Published January 20, 2021
Vatican spikes bishops’ letter to Biden warning ‘we cannot stay silent’ on ‘injustice of abortion’
Catholic bishops attempting to warn President Biden that they "cannot stay silent" on abortion and other core issues of the faith were in fact silenced by the Vatican on Wednesday. Published January 20, 2021
