Ahead of the first presidential debate, Donald Trump is taking a leaf out of his Election Day playbook and attempting to preemptively discredit a strong performance by President Joe Biden. The former president and his allies have spent the days leading up to the rematch between the 2020 rivals accusing …
Read More »Oklahoma Superintendent Commands Schools to Teach the Bible
Oklahoma’s far-right Superintendent Ryan Walters has issued a directive commanding the state’s classrooms to keep a copy of the Bible and teach that “the Bible and the Ten Commandments are foundational for Western civilization.” In a memorandum issued to Oklahoma schools on Thursday, Walters announced: “Effective immediately, all Oklahoma schools …
Read More »Progressive Jamaal Bowman Loses Seat After Pro-Israel Lobby Boosted Opponent
Progressive Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman has been ousted from his New York Congressional seat after a contentious primary soaked in special interest money. Democratic Westchester County Executive George Latimer secured the first victory in the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC) $100 million effort to oust progressive lawmakers critical of …
Read More »Nobel Prize-Winning Economists Worried Second Trump Term Could 'Reignite' Inflation
Sixteen Nobel prize-winning economistsreleased a grave warning in a joint letter on Tuesday, detailing a potential economic fallout if former President Donald Trump wins the White House in November. “We the undersigned are deeply concerned about the risks of a second Trump administration for the U.S. economy,” the letter began, …
Read More »Is Nicole Shanahan Flirting With QAnon and Christian Nationalism?
Nicole Shanahan — the running mate to independent 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. — is warning about a supposed luciferian influence on the national government. Shanahan is a billionaire anti-vaxxer who, like RFK Jr., is no stranger to conspiracy theories. But Shanahan has recently embraced language common to …
Read More »Trump-Endorsed Candidates Had a Rough Primary Night
With just months to go before the November election, Donald Trump’s political machine is operating in full force. Endorsements are rolling out in Truth Social posting sprees, and candidates hoping to ride the former president’s coattails into office lavish praise upon him at his weekly rallies. But in recent weeks, …
Read More »Supreme Court Greenlights Corrupt Gratuities for Politicians
The Supreme Court decided on Wednesday that writing checks to politicians as thank-you payments for corrupt contracting decisions does not constitute bribery under federal law. The vote was 6 to 3, with the three liberal justices — Ketanji Brown Jackson, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan —dissenting. “State and local governments …
Read More »Biden Pardons Thousands of Veterans Convicted for Being Gay
Wednesday is the ninth anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage in the United States. In a decision commemorating the milestone, and a reminder to the nation of the ongoing efforts to safeguard the rights and civil liberties of LGBTQ+ Americans, President Joe …
Read More »Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange to Plead Guilty In Exchange for Release
After spending five years in a high-security British prison, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has entered a plea deal with the U.S. government. Assange is expected to plead guilty to a single count of conspiring to “unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified information relating to the national defense of the United States,” …
Read More »Actor in 'Anchorman' Melee to Plead Guilty for Participation in Capitol Riot
Actor Jay Johnston can’t point to method acting as his justification for participating in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, so instead he will plead guilty. Ryan Reilly of NBC News reported on Monday that the former Bob’s Burgers cast member, who was charged with felony obstruction of officers during civil …
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