Tag Archives: Michelle Obama

06Feb/26

“Most Racist Thing”: White House Defends Video of Obamas as Apes Amidst Fierce Backlash

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Facts Aren’t Enough: 4 Surprising Truths About How We Process Truth

06 Feb. 2026 /Mpelembe Media  —  President Donald Trump ignited a “viral racism controversy” by sharing a video on Truth Social that depicted former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes. The 62-second clip, set to the song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” featured debunked claims regarding 2020 voter fraud in Michigan and included caricatures of other Democrats—such as Joe Biden and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—as animals. Continue reading →

08Jul/24

Will Joe Biden step down? An expert Q&A

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Dafydd Townley, University of Portsmouth

Joe Biden’s extremely weak performance at the CNN TV debate last week, has prompted senior figures in the Democrat party to question whether he is fit enough to stand for the upcoming presidential election. Former speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said it was reasonable to ask: “Is this an episode or is this a condition?”

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26Aug/22

The inside story of the CIA v Russia – from cold war conspiracy to ‘black’ propaganda in Ukraine

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In the early 1990s, Senator Patrick Moynihan campaigned for the abolition of the CIA. The brilliant campaigner thought the US Department of State should take over its intelligence functions. For him, the age of secrecy was over.

In a New York Times opinion piece, Moynihan wrote:

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