The MAGA offensive against Donald Trump challenger Nikki Haley took a profane twist at AmericaFest, the annual political convention hosted by the Christian nationalist group Turning Point USA, billed as “the biggest freedom party of the year!” Former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon, in a speech to the all-ages …
Read More »Trump's Rationale for Mass Deportation: Kids Who Don't Speak English
It’s no secret that Donald Trump has long promised a widespread immigration crackdown should he retake the White House in 2024. Still, in recent weeks the former president’s rhetoric on immigration has reached an authoritarian fever pitch. On Friday, Trump justified his desire for mass deportations by claiming that American …
Read More »GOP Sen. Is 'Disappointed' Trump's Anti-Immigrant Rants Aren't Harsher
Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville expressed his disappointment on Tuesday that Donald Trump’s comments accusing migrants of “poisoning the blood of our country” weren’t even more xenophobic. During a rally in New Hampshire on Saturday, Trump told a crowd of supporters that migrants are “poisoning the blood of our country … …
Read More »Trump Booted From Colorado's 2024 Ballot in Stunning Ruling
The Colorado Supreme Court ejected former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 ballot, ruling that he had engaged in insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021. “A majority of the court holds that President Trump is disqualified from holding the office of the President under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment …
Read More »Trump Says He'll Use 'Massive Portions' of Federal Law Enforcement to Keep Immigrants Out
Donald Trump continued his weekend stump, following-up his appearance in Durham, New Hampshire, on Saturday with another Commit to Caucus rally in Reno, Nevada, at Reno-Sparks Convention on Sunday. The Nevada Republican Party will be hosting a caucus on Feb. 8, which the former president referenced several times during his …
Read More »Clarence Thomas Was Desperate for Cash as He Cozied Up to GOP Megadonors: Report
Justice Clarence Thomas once told a member of Congress that “one or more justices will leave [the court] soon” if lawmakers did not raise their salaries, ProPublica reports. At the time, Thomas was taking on large amounts of debt to finance his lifestyle, and would soon begin cultivating financially beneficial …
Read More »George Santos Swears He Can Name All Those Other Frauds in Congress
George Santos insisted he was ready to expose all those other frauds in Congress, talked about his political future, and tried to remember some Civil Rights icons during his eagerly anticipated post-expulsion interview with Ziwe. To the extent that anything “news-y” came out of the 18-minute “exposé,” you could maybe …
Read More »Republicans Are Excusing Trump's Hitleresque 'Poison the Blood' Rhetoric
Republicans are excusing Donald Trump after the former president channeled Hitler and accused immigrants of “poisoning the blood of our country.” On Saturday, Trump addressed a crowd of supporters in Durham, New Hampshire. During one of his rants on immigration, Trump declared that migrants are “poisoning the blood of our …
Read More »New York Mayor on City's Magic: 9/11s Can Happen Any Day
Eric Adams loves talking about how New York City is the greatest city in the world, a concrete jungle where dreams are made and there’s nothing you can’t do. The mayor pressed the point again on Sunday, arguing that the city is so full of possibility that its residents could …
Read More »The Gerontocracy Waged War on Gen Z. Now They're Fighting Back
W E’VE LIVED THROUGH a pandemic. We’re living in a climate crisis. We’re living through a mental health crisis. We’re living in a day and age when school shootings are the norm,” Keely Magee, a 21-year-old activist from New Jersey says with frustration. It’s a feeling familiar to many of …
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