Manage newsletters View in browser The Billionaire Behind Bannon’s Fake Chinese Embassy By William Bredderman Mogul’s bullet-proof Manhattan mansion shields network of right-wing news and nonprofits. Trump Wishes He’d Lowered the Flag for Slain Rioter By Asawin Suebsaeng, Will Sommer Trump’s private comments about Ashli Babbitt mark the latest of his attempts to rewrite the history of Jan. 6. There’s a Long History of Reparations—for White Enslavers By Kali Holloway Slave-trading nations including the United States paid off enslavers for their “loss of services” and even billed Haiti, with interest, for claiming liberté, égalité, fraternité. Democracy needs independent reporting. And we need you. Support us. Become a member. Join Beast Inside Advertisement To Save American Lives, Biden Needs to Ask for Trump’s Help By Irwin Redlener Our progress in controlling the pandemic comes from an unlikely collaboration between both men. Trump, who got many big decisions wrong, was right about vaccines and should say so. It’s Time for George W. Bush to Stand Down and Shut Up By David Rothkopf It’s outrageous that the president responsible for the disastrous war in Iraq that helped turned the one in Afghanistan into a quagmire is objecting to Biden’s troop withdrawal. Fever Dreams A podcast covering twisted tales of the new American right. Listen Now Advertisement Embattled Texas Dems Plead for Action; Biden Gives Speech “I hope the speech goes well, I’m sure the words are lovely,” said James Talarico, a Texas legislator. “But what we need to see is action, and we needed to see it yesterday.” Donald Trump May Already Be Violating Campaign Laws Even before Trump is an actual candidate, his games over running could run afoul of election laws, experts say. The Man Sowing Fear About ‘Home Intrusion by Vaccine Squads’ Alabama state auditor Jim Zeigler says there’s “no epidemic” in his state, which has one of the country’s lowest vaccination rates. Advertisement 1. Justice Breyer Ends Silence: I Haven’t Decided When to Quit GOING NOWHERE The 82-year-old has been under intense pressure to make way for a younger Biden nominee. 2. Top General Said Trump Spread ‘Gospel’ of Hitler, Book Says ‘REICHSTAG MOMENT’ Mark Milley reportedly made his comment to aides in the days ahead of the Capitol riot. 3. Dutch Crime Reporter de Vries Succumbs to Shooting Injuries ‘FOUGHT ’TIL THE END’ The reporter was shot last Tuesday after visiting broadcaster RTL’s television studio for a chat-show appearance. © Copyright 2021 The Daily Beast Company LLC 555 W. 18th Street, New York NY 10011 Privacy Policy If you are on a mobile device or cannot view the images in this message, click here to view this email in your browser. To ensure delivery of these emails, please add emails@thedailybeast.com to your address book. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, or think you have received this message in error, you can safely unsubscribe. |