I hadn’t fully formulated my thinking until the Canadian guard at the border crossing asked why my wife and I wanted to visit his country. “Well, we’re going to buy stuff,” I said. “What kind of stuff?” he asked “Pretty much anything,” I said. “To be honest, we’re ashamed and …
Read More »'We Will Pay in Lives': The Devastating Cost of Dismantling USAID
Last month, unelected shadow president Elon Musk told President Donald Trump’s Cabinet that he and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had “accidentally canceled” Ebola prevention programs funded by the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, which the new administration has tried to dismantle. With a chuckle, …
Read More »Trump Administration Now Attacking Judge's Wife
The White House is employing one of Donald Trump’s favorite tactics when faced with a judge who is prioritizing the law over placating the president: attacking their family. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday bashed U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg and his wife, describing them as liberal …
Read More »Jon Stewart Skewers Chuck Schumer, Democrats on 'The Daily Show'
Jon Stewart took aim at the Democrats and their complete lack of response to Donald Trump‘s actions on the latest episode of The Daily Show. He began his monologue by acknowledging, “Ladies and gentlemen, it is Trump’s world and we’re just cowering in it.” The late-night host listed a series …
Read More »'Move Fast': Inside Team Trump's Furious Defiance of the Courts
During the past two months of Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s power grabs, it has been clear the second Trump administration is building up to a confrontation with the American courts system — one that would trigger a full-blown constitutional crisis. That moment of truth has arrived. On Friday, hours …
Read More »Supreme Court Chief Justice Slams Trump's Call to Impeach Judge
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has issued a rare statement rebuking President Donald Trump for calling for the impeachment of a federal judge. “For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision,” Roberts, a conservative, wrote …
Read More »Teslas Torched at Las Vegas Facility in 'Targeted Attack'
Several Teslas were shot at and torched at a Las Vegas facility in what authorities have described as a “targeted attack.” The incident occurred at a Tesla Collision Center at around 2:45 Tuesday morning, March 18, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement. A suspect, reportedly wearing …
Read More »Putin Placates Trump, But Dodges Wider Ukrainian Peace Deal
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held an extended phone call today to discuss the war in Ukraine, which the U.S. president has touted as a major step toward kicking off peace talks in the devastating conflict. However, statements from both the Kremlin and the White House indicate …
Read More »John Oliver Takes Aim at Mel Gibson: 'Best Known for His Work in Screaming'
John Oliver reflected on the recent controversy around Mel Gibson on Sunday’s episode of Last Week Tonight. The late-night host recapped the news about U.S. pardon attorney Liz Oyer, who wrote in a column for Rolling Stone that she was fired after refusing to allow the right-wing actor to have …
Read More »Social Security 'Clawback' Change Could Bankrupt Seniors
At 5 p.m. on Friday, March 7, Donald Trump’s Social Security Administration (SSA) announced a change in policy that could easily bankrupt some of the program’s senior beneficiaries. The agency will now revert back to a more punishing policy that some Republican members of Congress previously publicly opposed — a …
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