Do not let anyone fool you or tell you anything different: The elites won the 2024 United States presidential election. For the past two years that this reporter has covered Donald Trump’s now-successful campaign to reconquer power and stay out of prison, there has been one line of dialogue from …
Read More »Are Anti-Trump Blue Bracelets a Performative Fad, or Can They Start a Movement?
On Wednesday morning, after the news of Donald Trump’s election victory broke, Libby Louwagie, 37, was in a state of shock as she dropped her daughter off at pre-school. As she took her daughter to her classroom, she felt conflicted. “I was walking through the hallways with my sunglasses on, …
Read More »'BlueAnon' Conspiracy Theories Explode as Libs Confront Another Trump Term
In the years since the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Donald Trump never once backed down from the lie that caused it: That the 2020 election had been stolen from him, and Joe Biden‘s presidency was illegitimate. Running a comeback campaign to secure a second term in 2024, he primed his …
Read More »John Oliver Responds to Trump's Election Victory: 'It Is Crazy'
On the latest episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver recapped the results of the 2024 presidential election, acknowledging the grief many have felt about Donald Trump‘s win. The late-night host noted that Trump beat Kamala Harris on Election Day, saying, “which is, to put it mildly, not what I …
Read More »Americans Didn't Vote for What Donald Trump Is About to Give Them
By now, every pundit in America has their own 2024 election take, mostly confirming their prior opinions. Every Republican has a take, too, which is that Americans voted resoundingly for — well, for whatever policy that Republican cares about, from opposition to transgender rights to support for prayer in schools. …
Read More »Trump Taps Family Separation Mastermind to Be 'Border Czar'
In 2016, following Donald Trump’s upset win for the White House, The Wall Street Journal reported that his campaign staff seemed flabbergasted by the scope of hiring and appointments required for an incoming administration. The stumbling start to Trump’s first administration delayed the draconian policy platform Trump had won the …
Read More »White Stripes Drop 'Seven Nation Army' Copyright Lawsuit Against Trump
The White Stripes have dropped their copyright infringement lawsuit against Donald Trump over the unauthorized use of “Seven Nation Army” in a campaign video released earlier this year. Jack and Meg White announced their decision to dismiss the suit in a short filing issued yesterday, Nov. 10. They chose to …
Read More »Trump's Cabinet Could Include Senator Who Tried to Fight Hearing Witness: Report
If you’re in line for a position in President-Elect Donald Trump’s cabinet, you may want to brush up on your self defense skills in preparation for any future meetings. Why? Because according to a Monday report from NOTUS, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) — who once threatened to beat the shit …
Read More »'They Blame the People That They Let Down'
The morning after the election, James Zogby — a stalwart member of the Democratic National Committee for more than three decades — called Rolling Stone to unload. Zogby had been one of the Democratic Party’s few, openly dissenting voices during the campaign. He spoke at length with Rolling Stone about …
Read More »From a High-Schooler to the Democrats: We Must Keep Fighting
Something — someone — was in the air on Nov. 6. It was unseasonably hot, 78 degrees in Manhattan and the air was heavy, the life of the city and its people drained. If you didn’t know about the election, you might’ve guessed that someone had died. You wouldn’t be …
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