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Democrats are facing mounting pressure to “do something!” Even red states are echoing that rallying cry. That’s why AOC and Bernie drew a MAGA-size crowd of 12,000 in Idaho on their anti-oligarchy, pro-democracy tour. This pressure explains why Sen. Van Hollen flew to El Salvador yesterday to talk to officials about Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Of… Read more.
Donald Trump is crowing about major law firms pledging up to $125 million in pro bono work to support his so-called “common causes.” But, as so often with Trump, it’s mostly smoke and mirrors. After all, these aren’t acts of charity. They’re acts of cowardice, opportunism, and strategic delay — American democracy, let alone their… Read more.
Today, Trump raised the stakes in his trade war with China, slapping tariffs of 145% on its exports to America. It didn’t just retaliate; China trolled him with AI-generated videos mocking his strategy. The videos show “co-presidents” Trump and Musk, alongside an army of morbidly obese Americans, working at sweatshop stations, stitching Nike shoes and… Read more.
Granted, Sean Spicer made it clear on Day One of Trump’s first term that you can’t believe a word his press secretaries say. After all, beyond displaying abject loyalty, the only real job requirement is a cult-like willingness to parrot the lies (big and small) Trump spews every time he opens his mouth. That said,… Read more.
Adams jumps from indictment to Independent Yesterday, NYC Mayor Eric Adams announced he’s ditching the Democratic Party to run for reelection as an Independent. But no one should’ve been surprised. After all, allegations of corruption have made him even less popular than that other congenitally corrupt native son — Donald J. Trump. More to the… Read more.
Booker showed MAGA Trump is more Thurmond than Eisenhower Senator Cory Booker made history this week, speaking on the Senate floor for 25 hours and 5 minutes. He was protesting the Trump administration’s cruel, corrupt, and unconstitutional policies. In doing so, Booker shattered Strom Thurmond’s infamous 1957 record of 24 hours and 18 minutes. Back… Read more.
In recent months, ICE has carried out a series of alarming arrests. Most people didn’t care when agents rounded up alleged Latino gangbangers and shipped them to de facto concentration camps in El Salvador. But now they’re unnerved. Because ICE is targeting foreign students for activities protected under the First Amendment. The Case of Rumeysa… Read more.
MAGA hypocrisy in mishandling classified intel In a stunning display of incompetence, Trump’s national security team inadvertently shared classified war plans for Yemen with The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg. National Security Advisor Michael Waltz accidentally added him to a Signal group chat where they discussed operational details for a mission executed days later. But let’s be… Read more.
Justice Frankenstein scolds his monster Once again, Chief Justice John Roberts found himself in the untenable position of rebuking Trump for showing blatant disregard for judicial independence. This time, it was because Trump demanded the impeachment of US District Judge James Boasberg — all because Boasberg ruled that the administration had no authority to summarily… Read more.
Trump takes jingoistic pride in forcing US companies to bring manufacturing jobs back to America. If they refuse, he threatens tariffs that would make exporting foreign-made products back to the US prohibitively expensive. And he couldn’t care less if this wrecks the global economy – so long as he can claim he’s making manufacturing in… Read more.
