A bombshell report detailing virulently racist and antisemitic text messages shared among members of Young Republicans groups from across the nation has pulled back the veil on how the next generation of GOP leaders talk when they think no one is watching. “Can we fix the showers? Gas chambers don’t …
Read More »Migrant Detainees Shot in Attack at Dallas ICE Facility
Three individuals were shot at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)field office in Dallas on Wednesday morning. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin confirmed that “ICE law enforcement was not injured.” One migrant detainee was killed and two more are in critical condition, according to DHS. In a preliminary …
Read More »Donald Trump's Most Authoritarian Week Yet
It was clear Donald Trump and his allies would ramp up their crackdown against any and all opposition in the wake of the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk — and this week, the president’s second administration unleashed its most authoritarian blitz yet. The Trump administration got late-night host Jimmy …
Read More »Website ID'ing People as Charlie Kirk's 'Murderers' Rebrands — Then Vanishes
Dozens of Americans across a variety of professional fields have been fired or put on leave from their jobs after conservatives contacted their employers over social media comments they made about right-wing activist Charlie Kirk last week, following his assassination. Others have been punished for small acts of defiance — …
Read More »Vance Tries to Convince Americans That Trump Wants 'Full Transparency' in Epstein Case
If you believe J.D. Vance, Donald Trump wants “full transparency” when it comes to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case. Of course, if that were true, we’d know what the Epstein files say about the president and others who were close with the billionaire who trafficked underage girls. Instead, the …
Read More »Now You Can Turn Your Boarding Pass Into the Bald J.D. Vance Meme
The long, strange saga of viral memes distorting the appearance of J.D. Vance continues — and this time, it’s literally taking off. That’s because New York-based tech innovator James Steinberg, whose many fanciful projects include a detective agency for mundane mysteries and a crowdsourced New York City map of “public …
Read More »J.D. Vance Dismisses Kicking Millions Off Medicaid: 'Minutiae'
President Donald Trump and the GOP’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” is far from beautiful and deeply unpopular with the public. Battling concerns from voters about increased barriers to accessing programs like Medicaid and food assistance; massive transfers of wealth from less fortunate Americans to corporations and the rich; and the …
Read More »J.D. Vance Memes Are Back Thanks to Disputed Border-Control Incident
For a supposed democracy that prides itself on the principle of free speech, the United States hasn’t done a great job of protecting that right in recent years. Speaking out on hot-button issues can cost you a job offer or a college diploma. Protesting government policies in the streets (or …
Read More »J.D. Vance Joins Bluesky, Immediately Becomes Most Blocked Account on App
Although there are plenty of people on Elon Musk‘s X, Truth Social, and any number of other social media platforms who agree with J.D. Vance‘s transphobic rhetoric, the vice president decided to venture elsewhere for a victory lap following a Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that upheld the constitutionality of aTennessee …
Read More »Trump's Military Birthday Parade Was a Gross Failure
WASHINGTON — On Saturday, President Donald Trump held a hideously expensive military parade in Washington, D.C., on his birthday. Trump and his top officials stood on a stage at the National Mall behind two tanks, before two large digital American flags. Military bands and troops, some on horses, some in …
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