When 5 million demonstrators flooded the streets for the national “Hands Off!” protests on April 5 — demonstrating against the unconstitutional actions and authoritarian aims of the Trump administration — a large fraction were mobilized by a leaderless grassroots collective that didn’t even exist at the start of 2025. It’s …
Read More »Tesla Takeover: How the Protests Against Elon Musk Signal a National Turning Point
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is taking a chainsaw to the US government and, at first glance, no one is standing in his way. Musk and his rogue’s gallery of minions are moving fast, dead set on breaking the things that hundreds of millions of people in this country …
Read More »Hostages Killed in Gaza, Five From Supernova Festival, Spark Israel Protests
The bodies of five attendees of the Supernova Festival, which Hamas attacked on Oct. 7 igniting the Israel-Hamas war, were recovered on Saturday, Israel officials said on Sunday, the Associated Press reports. The body of a sixth hostage was also recovered. The news sparked protests across Israel on Sunday. Among …
Read More »Trump Tells Donors He'll 'Throw Out' Student Protesters If Elected
Donald Trump recently told a group of donors that if he wins the 2024 presidential election, he will “throw out” students who attend pro-Palestinian protests, according to the Washington Post. “One thing I do is, any student that protests, I throw them out of the country. You know, there are …
Read More »Pro-Palestine Protest Disrupts U of M's Graduation Ceremony as Schools Prep for Commencements
Pro-Palestine protesters marched toward the University of Michigan‘s commencement stage Saturday as ongoing campus protests over Israel’s conflict in Gaza roll into graduation season. Videos taken by eyewitnesses at Michigan Stadium show dozens of protesters walking through the aisles holding Palestinian flags. The protesters could be heard reciting chants such …
Read More »'Blood on Their Hands': Protesters Call for White House Correspondents' Dinner Boycott
WASHINGTON — “You look beautiful in your blood-stained gown,” a protester shouted at a finely dressed woman, opulent in heels and done up to perfection as she made her way to the Washington Hilton, the site of this year’s annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday, April 27. The …
Read More »Republicans Booed at Columbia as Cops Crack Down on Protests Nationwide
House Speaker Mike Johnson told student protesters at Columbia University on Wednesday to “enjoy” their free speech before declaring that he would urge President Joe Biden to deploy the National Guard to universities and colleges across the country — where students are being arrested en masse in an increasingly violent …
Read More »How TikTok Accidentally Created a Scientology Heartthrob
“His smile is the best,” gushes a caption on a Dec. 26 video of a young man with the physique of a lightweight boxer, a square jaw, and close-cropped dark hair. As he stands on Hollywood Boulevard, the man looks like virtually any other aspiring model or actor trying to …
Read More »Protester Sets Self on Fire Outside Israeli Consulate in Atlanta
A protester set themselves on fire Friday outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta, AP reported. A security guard who tried to intervene was also injured. During a news conference, Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said a Palestinian flag found at the scene was part of the protest. “We do not …
Read More »Suspect Interviewed in Case of Jewish Man Who Died After California Protest
Paul Kessler, a 69-year-old Jewish man, died on Monday after succumbing to injuries he sustained the day prior during an altercation over the Israel-Hamas war in Thousand Oaks, California. Authorities have confirmed they are investigating the incident as a homicide and possible hate crime, and said they’ve twice made contact …
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