Even Trump’s Advisers Stunned by Details from Hush-Money Trial
Fri 5:49pm By Hafiz RashidDonald Trump’s hush-money trial is revealing new details from his life, including things that even some of the people in his inner circle didn’t know. “I’m talking to these Trump senior advisers… a lot of them are learning about this in real time,”…Why Did Elon Musk Just Kick Nelson Mandela’s Grandson Off X?
Fri 5:17pm By Ellie Quinlan HoughtalingX, the platform formerly known as Twitter, suspended an account owned by the grandson of former South African President Nelson Mandela on Friday.It is currently unclear why the social media platform, owned by Elon Musk, banned Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela, a…Alina Habba Once More Presents Bizarre Defense of Trump’s Actions
Fri 4:44pm By Hafiz RashidDonald Trump’s attorney Alina Habba shared an interesting explanation for why the former president has been holding on to printouts of news articles in court:“He’s educating himself.” During an interview on Fox News, Habba was asked about Trump’s…You’ll Never Guess What the Right Is Blaming George Soros for Now
Fri 3:29pm By Ellie Quinlan HoughtalingThe New York Post found a way to peg the nationwide, pro-Palestine student protests on billionaire investor and hedge fund manager George Soros on Friday, once again reviving the right’s favorite antisemitic conspiracy theory.The publication tied the…Trump Is Paying Attention to Just One Detail About Hush-Money Trial
Fri 2:04pm By Hafiz RashidDonald Trump has yet another complaint in his hush-money trial: the courtroom is too cold, and he thinks it’s deliberate. Trump made the claim Friday in the hallway of Manhattan District Court just before the start of proceedings, according to The Hill.…Is Trump Afraid of This Key Hush-Money Trial Witness?
Fri 1:53pm By Ellie Quinlan HoughtalingAn old-friend-turned-witness against Donald Trump in the former president’s New York hush-money trial has spent the better part of the week throwing Trump under the bus—but for whatever reason, Trump still hasn’t slung any mud back.David Pecker, the…Potential Trump VP Pick Brags That She Murdered a Puppy She Hated
Fri 12:38pm By Hafiz RashidDonald Trump’s shortlist for his running mate is full of the right wing’s worst political stars—aside from himself, that is. But reported vice presidential hopeful Kristi Noem has one skeleton in her closet—er, in the woods—that will not be helpful…The Court Just Sealed Everyone’s Fate, Including Its Own
Fri 12:36pm By Brynn TannehillThis week, the Supreme Court managed to fail to meet the…Jamie Raskin Goes Scorched Earth on SCOTUS Trump Immunity Case
Fri 12:02pm By Ellie Quinlan HoughtalingMaryland Representative Jamie Raskin took aim at a peculiar line of questioning brought by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in Donald Trump’s presidential immunity arguments on Thursday, during which one of the high court’s most conservative members…Ex-Giuliani Associate Reveals When Trump Set Sights on Hunter Biden
Fri 11:01am By Ellie Quinlan HoughtalingA former associate of Rudy Giuliani has blown open the Hunter Biden laptop story, revealing that Donald Trump and his associates decided to target President Joe Biden’s son months before they claimed they had unearthed his laptop at a Delaware repair shop.In…Giuliani Makes Hilarious Attempt to Defend Against Arizona Indictment
Fri 10:56am By Hafiz RashidRudolph Giuliani’s defense against facing criminal charges for his involvement in Arizona’s fake elector plot is not exactly a good one: He’s pointing out other states where he may have committed crimes as well.“Well, I didn’t spend as much time on…Samuel Alito’s Resentment Goes Full Tilt on a Black Day for the Court
Fri 10:18am By Michael TomaskyOn the day Donald Trump took office in January 2017, pondering what he might do to the country’s democratic norms and institutions, I wrote these words: “Trump will destroy them, if keeping Trump on top requires it. Or try to. He might not succeed. And…The Tech Baron Seeking to “Ethnically Cleanse” San Francisco
Fri 6:00am By Gil DuranTo…Sam Alito Thinks We’re All Stupid
Fri 6:00am By Susan RinkunasDuring Wednesday’s Supreme Court arguments over life-saving abortions in emergency rooms, a few things became clear: The male justices are unconcerned by women’s suffering, and Justice Samuel Alito thinks there aren’t enough abortion restrictions across…The Wrong Question to Ask About Climate Change
Fri 6:00am By Heather Souvaine HornRemember when people weren’t even sure climate change was real?According to a new CBS News poll, 70 percent of Americans support the “U.S. taking steps to reduce climate change.” That’s a big number—so big, in fact, that you’d think political…Can We Become a Country of “Joiners”?
Fri 6:00am By Jack McCordickAt the turn of the century, the Harvard political scientist Robert Putnam published Bowling Alone, a data-heavy book about the collapse of civic participation in the United States—exemplified by the decline of participation in bowling leagues—and its…Challengers Is a Brutal Game of Desire
Fri 6:00am By Annie BerkeIn Luca Guadagnino’s 2022 film, Bones and All, Maren (Taylor Russell) and Lee (Timothee Chalamet) were cannibals in love. “I don’t wanna hurt anybody,” Maren tells Travis weakly, to which he drawls in reply: “Famous last words.” This exchange…Why Team Biden Is So Angry at The New York Times’s Coverage Of Trump
Fri 5:00am By The Daily Blast with Greg SargentAn excellent new Politico report by Eli Stokols has exposed deep tensions between The New York Times and the White House. President Biden’s team believes The Times isn’t adequately capturing the threat Donald Trump poses to democracy, while The Times…Uvalde Parent Obliterates Police Response to Texas University Protest
Thu 5:57pm By Hafiz RashidUvalde parent Brett Cross has some words for Texas police, after their brutal crackdown on Texas university students protesting against Israel’s war in Gaza.At the University of Texas at Austin Wednesday, more than 100 troopers from the Texas Department of…Even More People Were in on Trump’s Hush-Money Scheme Than We Knew
Thu 5:43pm By Ellie Quinlan HoughtalingDonald Trump’s old friend David Pecker is still dishing the dirt on the stand in the real estate mogul’s New York hush money trial, revealing on Thursday that the decision to catch and kill former Playboy model Karen McDougal’s story about having a lurid…The Grotesque Slander of Comparing Gaza Protesters to Neo-Nazis
Thu 4:04pm By Aubtin HeydariThis week, coverage of the campus protests and solidarity encampments at Columbia University reached a fever pitch. They have attracted statements from the White House and from Israeli government officials condemning their existence. This animosity, in turn,…Key Witness Says Trump Knew About Every Single Hush Money Payment
Thu 3:57pm By Hafiz RashidDuring his testimony in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial on Thursday, former tabloid magnate David Pecker wasted no time in blaming Trump completely for the whole scheme. Pecker, ex-CEO of American Media Inc. and former publisher of the National Enquirer, is…The Supreme Court Might Put Trump Above the Law
Thu 2:53pm By Matt FordThursday’s oral argument in United States v. Trump might have been the most surreal session ever held in the Supreme Court’s 235-year history. At issue was whether past, present, and future presidents can commit crimes and get away with them. A majority of…Judge Skewers “Oblivious” Weinstein Ruling with Chilling Warning
Thu 2:39pm By Ellie Quinlan HoughtalingDisgraced Hollywood producer and serial abuser Harvey Weinstein had his 2020 rape conviction overturned by a New York appeals court on Thursday, but not everyone on the bench agreed with the decision.In a scathing dissenting opinion, Judge Madeline Singas…Key Hush-Money Trial Witness Admits He Broke Law to Help Trump
Thu 1:38pm By Ellie Quinlan HoughtalingDonald Trump’s old friend-turned-key-witness in his New York hush money trial blatantly admitted Thursday that he violated campaign finance laws to help the former president’s 2016 campaign.David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer and…Trump’s Bad Day in Court Gets Even Worse with E. Jean Carroll Loss
Thu 1:38pm By Hafiz RashidDonald Trump is going to have to pony up $83 million to E. Jean Carroll after all, after a judge on Thursday struck down Trump’s latest attempt to get a new trial. Judge Lewis Kaplan, who presided over both of Trump’s trials against Carroll, denied the…Can Anything Stop Rudy Giuliani from Pushing Election Fraud Lie?
Thu 12:11pm By Ellie Quinlan HoughtalingArizona has indicted nearly two dozen of Donald Trump’s allies and affiliates for their alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and attorneys Jenna Ellis, John Eastman, Christina Bobb, and Rudy…Trump Lawyer Makes Disturbing Immunity Claim Before Supreme Court
Thu 12:00pm By Hafiz RashidDonald Trump’s lawyer pushed an outrageous line of thinking on Thursday during oral arguments at the Supreme Court over whether the former president has immunity for trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election: that a U.S. president could order a…Southern Autoworkers Call B.S. on Republican Anti-Union Agitprop
Thu 10:53am By Thom HartmannThe UAW’s successful unionization effort last week at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee—the first successful unionization effort at a car factory in the South since the 1940s—is breaking the brains of Republicans in that region. They’re…Trump Brutally Mocks Latest “Gutless” Republican to Endorse Him
Thu 10:26am By Hafiz RashidDonald Trump couldn’t resist throwing an insult at the latest high-profile Republican to endorse him: his former attorney general, Bill Barr. In a late-night Truth Social post on Wednesday, Trump gleefully posted news of Barr’s endorsement, with a jab…
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