Amazon Studios has premiered the first trailer for Mayor Pete, a documentary centered on Pete Buttigieg‘s campaign to be the first openly gay U.S. president. The film, directed by Jesse Moss and co-written by Moss, Amanda McBaine, and Jeff Gilbert, will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on November 12th. “When …
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In the latest socially distanced episode of ourUseful Idiotspodcast, hostsMatt Taibbi and Katie Halper are joined by Edward Ongweso Jr., a prolific journalist currently at Vice’s Motherboard. Matt submits a story he recently published on the flailing efforts of Democrats to negotiate a Covid-19 relief package, citing a Congressional staffer …
Read More »Is Bernie Sanders Unstoppable After Dominating the Nevada Caucuses?
Nevada is feeling the Bern. Fresh off popular-vote wins in Iowa and New Hampshire, Bernie Sanders has again racked up an early-state victory, this time in the Silver State. On the strength of support from younger voters and Hispanics, Sanders took Nevada in what appears to be a rout, likely …
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