Unless you’re a die-hard fan of Donald Trump, a right-wing influencer, a Republican member of Congress, or the former president himself, you’ve probably haven’t spent much time in the digital wasteland that is Truth Social. Founded in 2022 as Trump’s personal social media platform, Truth Social was created as a …
Read More »Israel Fires Two Officers Over Killing of Aid Workers. Aid Group Calls It 'Cold Comfort'
The Israeli Defense Forces has fired two officers it charges with having misidentified a convoy of seven World Central Kitchen staffers who were killed by Israeli airstrikes earlier this month. The international aid organization called the decision “cold comfort,” in the face of Israel’s failure to make concrete commitments to …
Read More »Biden's Meeting With Muslim Community Leaders on Gaza Was Disastrous
At a small White House event Tuesday between President Joe Biden and a group of Muslim American leaders, tensions were high and morale was low. At one point, one of the six attendees showed Biden printed photos of malnourished Palestinian children, according to NBC News. The president said that he …
Read More »Election Officials School Musk for Boosting 'Clearly Incorrect' Voter Registration ID Claims
Elon Musk dubbed an X/Twitter post “extremely concerning” after it alleged large numbers of voters were registering in the U.S. without IDs, but election officials in Texas and Arizona were quick to call him out for spreading misinformation. The post, made by one of Musk’s favorite accounts @EndWokeness (a far-right …
Read More »Washington Gov. Candidate Touts Endorsement From Sheriff Who Said 'Ex-Wives Should Be Killed'
Dave Reichert, who previously served as a congressman and Sheriff of King County, Washington, is now running for governor of the state on the sort of tough-on-crime platform that has become all but mandatory for Republican candidates. His campaign website warns that Washington state is currently “a haven for crime, …
Read More »World Central Kitchen Demands Independent Probe After Israel Kills Aid Workers
World Central Kitchen, the international aid group known for providing food to areas ravaged by natural and man-made disasters, has called for an independent investigation into Israel’s airstrikes on its aid workers in Gaza that killed seven. In a statement released Thursday, WCK wrote that they have “asked the governments …
Read More »Ted Cruz Is Getting Nervous He's Going to Lose His Senate Seat
The walls are closing in around Ted Cruz, and the Republican senator is lashing out. Cruz, who has served two terms as Texas junior senator, is facing a tough reelection challenge from former NFL player and current U.S. Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas), who won Texas’ Democratic Senate primary in a …
Read More »Biden Tells Netanyahu to Cut It Out With All the Aid-Worker Killing
Following Israel’s killing of seven humanitarian aid workers in Gaza, President Joe Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that “U.S. policy with respect to Gaza will be determined by our assessment of Israel’s immediate actions” regarding U.S. demands for Israel to take concrete steps to address the humanitarian crisis …
Read More »No Labels Gives Up on Dream of Centrist 2024 Ticket No One Wanted
The centrist group No Labels is scrapping its plan to offer a third-party choice in the 2024 election after failing to recruit a credible presidential candidate to lead the ticket. “Americans remain more open to an independent presidential run, and hungrier for unifying national leadership, than ever before,” the organization …
Read More »Trump Sues Truth Social Co-Founders, Seeks to Eliminate Their Shares
Donald Trump sued two of his co-founders at Truth Social, his social media platform of choice for tantrums and meltdowns, in a move to swoop up their stake in the company, which went public in late March. Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the parent company of Truth Social, filed …
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