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John Donegan

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 24, 2026
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Jul 30, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · John Donegan

    The government and media squandered public trust during the pandemic (opens the original)

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    Is it any wonder why government and the media are so distrusted? In recent testimony before Congress, Dr. Anthony Fauci refused to answer more than 100 questions, asserting his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Since he was previously pardoned by Joe Biden and is not at risk of prosecution, it appears that he is either protecting others or attempting to shield himself from public shame for his role in attempting to conceal the possible origin of the COVID-19 virus. To recap, Fauc

  2. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · John Donegan

    The culture wars take over the WNBA (opens the original)

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    It seems that the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) has really gotten itself between a rock and a hard place and is becoming ground zero in the culture wars. While I have little interest in basketball, I am always fascinated by the culture wars. The WNBA finds itself as the focus of a lively donnybrook over the eligibility of trans women to play women’s sports. And here the dispute is entirely theoretical, since no trans players currently play in the WNBA. But it never takes much to

  3. Article · Jul 30, 2026 · John Donegan

    Was empathy behind a judge’s light sentence for the men who beat an elderly homeless man? (opens the original)

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    Even in this era of widespread “catch and release” justice, sometimes a court decision seems so outrageous as to attract attention. I am referring to the recent sentencing of two young men, aged 21 and 18, for the brutal attack on an elderly homeless man in Arroyo Grande that resulted in permanent brain damage. The attack was unprovoked, cruel, and unrestrained. The 68-year-old victim was sleeping in a park when the defendants came across him. Apparently bored and seeking amusement, one chose to

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