The Tearful Irony of Trump’s Inauguration Falling on MLK Day
Monday, January 20, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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Beware: Trump May Turn His Inauguration into a Napoleonic Coronation
Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Black FBI Agent Failed Leadership Test After New Orleans Terrorist Attack
Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Black agent’s blunders provided anti-DEI fodder The New Orleans terrorist attack left a trail of questions — not just about the incident itself, but about the FBI’s personnel and operations. A striking moment came early on when a Black female agent led the first press conference on the attack. Her initial presence was refreshing, breaking… Read more.
Farewell Address: Biden Echoes My Warning about Mercenary Oligarchs
Friday, January 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
President Biden delivered his Farewell Address on Wednesday. Presidents usually use this final primetime slot to pat themselves on the back and hand historians the first draft of their legacy. That’s why these speeches are often as forgettable as the annual State of the Union Address. The notable exception is Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Farewell Address… Read more.
Michelle Obama: Boycotting Trump or Divorcing Barack?
Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Michelle Obama’s conspicuous absence from Jimmy Carter’s state funeral raised eyebrows. Now Washington is all atwitter over the breaking news that she will not be attending Donald Trump’s inauguration. Speculation abounds: Some reports suggest her abiding contempt for Trump has her avoiding him at all costs because she’s fed up pretending for protocol. Others whisper… Read more.
Big Inaugural Balls: Trump Plans to Dance While California Burns…
Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 7:02 AM
President-elect Trump: Scrap your inaugural balls. Instead, redirect the hundreds of millions your billionaire donors gave for this occasion to aid Californians left homeless by wildfires. Then, challenge them to donate 10 times more to relief efforts than they did to your balls. Because nothing says ‘let them eat cake’ quite like Americans dancing in… Read more.
Trump Is Eyeing Canada, Greenland, and Panama Canal to Ape Putin
Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Trump: Everybody wants to be my friend Suddenly, everyone is kissing ass to curry favor with MAGA America, thinking it will help them thrive. That explains billionaire Jeff Bezos greenlighting a propaganda biopic on Melania Trump, sports commentator Stephen A. Smith gushing to MAGA’s chief propagandist Sean Hannity about their friendship, and liberal comedian Bill… Read more.
China Sanctions US: The Dragon Fires Back
Monday, January 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Faustian bargain coming home to roost for US firms In the chess game of global politics, China just flipped the board. Beijing slapped sanctions on 28 US companies, including defense giants Raytheon, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin. Framed as safeguarding national security, the move underscores China’s growing confidence. It believes America now needs its economy as… Read more.
When Media Moguls Like Jeff Bezos Kneel, Democracy Bends
Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Billionaires as eunuch scribes In a disheartening display of obeying in advance, media magnates are muzzling their outlets to placate the looming specter of Trump’s Second Reich. Jeff Bezos, Amazon overlord and owner of The Washington Post, quashed his editorial board’s Kamala endorsement, triggering resignations and a subscriber exodus. But he couldn’t care less. Bezos… Read more.
Sen. Kennedy Turns Presser on New Orleans Terrorist Attack into MAGA Spectacle
Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Senator Kennedy: Theatrics trumps service Louisiana Senator John Kennedy cares more about entertaining MAGA Republicans with one-liners than serving his constituents. His disgraceful performance at yesterday’s press conference following the New Orleans terrorist attack proves it. While most public officials focused on the tragic loss of 15 lives, Kennedy seized the mic and ranted like… Read more.