Saturday’s “No Kings” protests drew millions of Americans out into the streets to voice their opposition to President Donald Trump’s increasingly autocratic, authoritarian governance. On Monday, the ACLU declared that over five million people had assembled across 2,000 demonstrations. That number was echoed by other organizations partnered with “No Kings,” …
Read More »Barack Obama Defends DACA Amid Mass Deportations and ICE Raids
Former President Barack Obama took to social media this weekend to mark the 13th anniversary of his administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. He called his administration’s immigration policy, which offered temporary protection and work permits to undocumented immigrants who arrived to the U.S. as kids, “an example …
Read More »Suspect Arrested in Shootings of Democratic Lawmakers in Minnesota, Charged With Murder
Vance Boelter, the man suspected of assassinating a Minnesota Democratic representative and her husband, was taken into custody Sunday after a two-day search. As The New York Times reports, Boelter surrendered to police officers after he was found in the woods near his home outside of Green Isle, Minnesota. Boelter …
Read More »Suspect Arrested in Shootings of Democratic Lawmakers in Minnesota, Charged With Murder
Vance Boelter, the man suspected of assassinating a Minnesota Democratic representative and her husband, was taken into custody Sunday after a two-day search. As The New York Times reports, Boelter surrendered to police officers after he was found in the woods near his home outside of Green Isle, Minnesota. Boelter …
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 …
Read More »Trump's FAA Nominee Lied About Having a 'Commercial' Pilot License
Bryan Bedford, Donald Trump‘s nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), has misled the public, claiming to have a “commercial” pilot license that he does not hold, Politico reported. Bedford, who serves as president and CEO of Republic Airways, was listed on the airline’s website as holding “commercial, multi-engine …
Read More »Internet Trolls Around the World Are Mocking Trump's Military Birthday Parade
Internet trolls are making a mockery of Donald Trump‘s beloved military parade that took place Saturday in Washington, D.C., on the president’s birthday, though it was ostensibly in honor of the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday. Accounts on X (formerly Twitter) shared video of other countries’ military parades with soldiers marching …
Read More »Trump's FAA Nominee Lied About Having a 'Commercial' Pilot License
Bryan Bedford, Donald Trump‘s nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), has misled the public, claiming to have a “commercial” pilot license that he does not hold, Politico reported. Bedford, who serves as president and CEO of Republic Airways, was listed on the airline’s website as holding “commercial, multi-engine …
Read More »Sen. Alex Padilla: If Law Enforcement Detained Me, 'Imagine What They're Doing to People Without Titles'
Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla spoke about being detained and handcuffed on the ground by law enforcement while attempting to question Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem during a press conference. “If that’s how they treat a senator trying to ask a question… then imagine… what they are doing to so many …
Read More »Sen. Alex Padilla: If Law Enforcement Detained Me, 'Imagine What They're Doing to People Without Titles'
Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla spoke about being detained and handcuffed on the ground by law enforcement while attempting to question Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem during a press conference. “If that’s how they treat a senator trying to ask a question… then imagine… what they are doing to so many …
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