Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts played Chicago’s Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island on Wednesday evening, and near the end of the main set, they debuted a new song titled “Big Crime” that absolutely scorches Donald Trump and his federal takeover of Washington, D.C. “Don’t need no fascist rules,” …
Read More »Trump Is Prosecuting a Democratic Congresswoman. She Isn't Flinching
T he first ICE detention center inaugurated in the second Trump era is a squat, soot-colored building surrounded by parking lots, warehouses, and petrochemical holding tanks on a deserted stretch of industrial waterfront in Newark, New Jersey. In May, this patch of asphalt and chainlink was the site of a …
Read More »Immigration Agents Arrest Firefighters Combatting Bear Gulch Wildfire
Federal officials arrested two firefighters on Wednesday during what appeared to be an immigration raid on first responders combating the ongoing Bear Gulch wildfire in Washington state. The arrests come as the Trump administration continues to insist that its nationwide crackdown on undocumented immigration is primarily targeting criminals and gang …
Read More »The Great Reverse Migration
This story was produced in partnership with the nonprofit newsroom TYPE INVESTIGATIONS and THE MARGUERITE CASEY FOUNDATION. AS SOON AS THEY TAKE OFF from the Panamanian coast, there is a sigh of relief. Surrounded by 30 other Venezuelan migrants, packed inside an overloaded midsize speedboat, Edinson holds on tightly to …
Read More »At Least Two Children Dead After Mass Shooting at Minneapolis Catholic School and Church
A mass shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis has left at least two children dead, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. The shooting took place at around 8 a.m. local time Wednesday, Aug. 27, at Annunciation Catholic Church as students gathered for their first Mass of the school year. By 9:35 …
Read More »Trump Threatens Criminal Charges Against Top Democratic Donor
President Donald Trump is continuing to transform the Justice Department into a tool for vengeance against his political enemies, including billionaire philanthropist and Democratic donor George Soros. “George Soros, and his wonderful Radical Left son, should be charged with RICO because of their support of Violent Protests, and much more, …
Read More »Trump: 'A Lot of People Are Saying Maybe We'd Like a Dictator'
Donald Trump has been ruling like an authoritarian since retaking office in January, repeatedly thumbing his nose at Congress, the Constitution, and any other check on presidential power. Trump appeared to tease the notion of the United States becoming a full-fledged dictatorship while signing executive orders in the Oval Office …
Read More »Dems' Messaging Nerds Urged Party Not to Talk About Trump's Military Takeover
Donald Trump is waging a fascist takeover of the United States, siccing the Justice Department on his political enemies while deploying federal troops to “liberate” Washington, D.C., where crime has been steadily declining. Democratic politicians are responding the only way they know how: by heeding the advice of the wonks …
Read More »Trump Forgets He Hates Taylor Swift When He's Told She's Getting Married
Love can make you do crazy things. For Taylor Swift, it made her go on a sports podcast, New Heights, hosted by her now-fiancé Travis Kelce. For Donald Trump, it made him forget that he hates Swift and called her a “woke singer” who is “NO LONGER HOT” just three …
Read More »Trump's Cabinet Meeting Was Stuffed With Flattery for Dear Leader
Every so often, Donald Trump will convene his closest advisers at the White House and smile as they lick his boots to a mirror shine. These Cabinet meetings are effectively televised devotionals to the president’s greatness, with his appointees taking turns lauding him shamelessly. Attorney General Pam Bondi went so …
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