Survivors of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, and other wealthy elites gathered Wednesday in Washington, D.C., to demand accountability and the release of more information related to Epstein’s network of sexual abuse. One survivor said she was part of a group creating their own list of names …
Read More »Trump's Tax-and-Spend Bill Is a Fiasco. Just Ask Republicans Who Voted for It
The Senate passed Donald Trump’s tax bill on Tuesday, sending the latest version of the legislation back to the House for more debate. The so-called “Big Beautiful BIll” slashes taxes for millionaires and billionaires, strips millions of lower-income Americans of health insurance, and adds trillions to the national debt. It …
Read More »Mike Johnson Insists He's Not Resigning as Second Republican Moves to Oust Him
Marjorie Taylor Greene has gained an ally in her crusade to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson from his position as head of the Republican caucus. On Tuesday, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) announced that he has signed on to co-sponsor Greene’s motion to vacate against Johnson. “I just told Mike Johnson …
Read More »Republican Rep. Defects to DeSantis Day After Trump Arrest
Trump may have just begun his battle in court, but some Republicans already think he’s losing the war. The day after the former president was arrested and arraigned on felony charges of falsifying business records, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) announced that he would be throwing his support for the 2024 …
Read More »Thomas Massie, Long a Friend to Russia, Votes Against Resolution Supporting Ukraine
The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted in favor of a resolution supporting Ukraine. Four-hundred and twenty five members voted in favor of the resolution. Three voted against it. Reps. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), and Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) decided not to support the resolution affirming America’s belief in …
Read More »Three Republicans Just Couldn't Help Voting Against Making Lynching a Hate Crime
The House of Representatives on Monday night passed The Emmett Till Antilynching Act, which would make lynching a federal hate crime. The bill received unanimous support save for three Republicans. Reps. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.), Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), and Chip Roy (R-Texas) opposed the bill. In explaining his “no” vote, Massie …
Read More »Thomas Massie Is Either the Dumbest Member of Congress or He's Joking About Elderly People Dying
Thomas Massie has done it. It took nearly two years of batting back competition from hordes of right-wing commentators and conservative lawmakers, but the Republican from Kentucky appears to have devised the single dumbest take on the Covid-19 pandemic, which has now killed nearly a million Americans. He tweeted it …
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