The companies are also likely loath to subject themselves to the scrutiny that has fallen on the Chubb Corporation, the insurance group that backed Trump’s $91.6 million bond in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit. Chubb CEO Evan Greenberg, whom Trump appointed in 2018 to a White House advisory committee for trade policy and negotiations, had […]
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Pass the Popcorn: Ron DeSantis and Libs of TikTok Are Going At It!
Janice Schakowsky (IL) David Schweikert (AZ) Greg Steube (FL) Eric Swalwell (CA) Norma Torres (CA) Juan Vargas (CA) Nydia Velazquez (NY) Nikema Williams (GA) The bill stipulates that ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, must sell TikTok to an American company within six months. Otherwise, TikTok will be banned from U.S. app stores. A company associated […]
Read MoreDeSantis Is in a Feud With Libs of TikTok, in Funniest Twist of Events
Janice Schakowsky (IL) David Schweikert (AZ) Greg Steube (FL) Eric Swalwell (CA) Norma Torres (CA) Juan Vargas (CA) Nydia Velazquez (NY) Nikema Williams (GA) The bill stipulates that ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, must sell TikTok to an American company within six months. Otherwise, TikTok will be banned from U.S. app stores. A company associated […]
Read MoreSex Trafficking Victim Slams Katie Britt for Warping Story for SOTU
“We have no time to waste,” the 41-year-old Trump said on Real America’s Voice earlier this week. “We have to ensure that every single penny of every dollar donated goes to causes that people care about. That’s part of the reason that I think I’m such a great fit for this: There’s no one more […]
Read MoreSex Trafficking Survivor Detests Being in Republicans’ SOTU Response
“We have no time to waste,” the 41-year-old Trump said on Real America’s Voice earlier this week. “We have to ensure that every single penny of every dollar donated goes to causes that people care about. That’s part of the reason that I think I’m such a great fit for this: There’s no one more […]
Read MoreIs the Rio Grande Valley Just Lost Now to Democrats?
The border has always been the stuff of myth, mystery, and violence, and the Rio Grande Valley has its own distinctive character and history. Four counties make up the Valley—Hidalgo, Cameron, Starr, and Willacy—the terrain of hunters and gatherers dating back 11,000 years, when it is said the Coahuiltecans hunted animals, fished, and gathered fruit […]
Read MoreOne Line in Biden’s SOTU Is About to Show Up in Every GOP Attack Ad
“We have no time to waste,” the 41-year-old Trump said on Real America’s Voice earlier this week. “We have to ensure that every single penny of every dollar donated goes to causes that people care about. That’s part of the reason that I think I’m such a great fit for this: There’s no one more […]
Read MoreTrump’s Angry Rant About Biden’s Speech Showcases MAGA’s Ugliest Scam
Underscoring the point, Trump also ranted that Biden refuses to “fix” immigration because he wants our country “flooded with migrants,” predicting this would produce a massive crime spree in the United States. And he singled out Senator Britt’s speech on “Migrant Crime,” which highlighted Laken Riley, a young woman who was brutally killed, allegedly by […]
Read MoreJoe Biden Is Throwing Caution to the Wind
One of the new policies in the speech that was previewed for journalists well in advance was the administration’s announcement of the creation of an offshore pier that will be constructed by American troops and tasked with sending more humanitarian aid into Gaza. That news was accompanied by an acknowledgement of the war’s toll—“More than […]
Read MoreJoe Biden Finally Takes the Gloves Off
One of the new policies in the speech that was previewed for journalists well in advance was the administration’s announcement of the creation of an offshore pier that will be constructed by American troops and tasked with sending more humanitarian aid into Gaza. That news was accompanied by an acknowledgment of the war’s toll—“More than […]
Read MoreThe Feverish Expectations of Biden’s State of the Union Address
The president’s State of the Union address will likely hit some familiar beats: Bragging about accomplishments and setting the agenda for the future. Biden will also need to make the case that the economy is strong, even as public polling shows middling to poor opinions of how the economy is faring, with particular concerns about […]
Read MoreNew Low: Trump Makes His Most Debased Statement About Migrants Yet
O’Connor rose to superstardom for her dynamic, imposing voice, which she wielded to attack oppressive systems like sexism, racism, and war. But the former Christian singer threw all of her commercial success away in order to draw attention to circulating rumors of rampant child abuse within the Catholic Church (which, years later, would prove to […]
Read MoreTrump Makes His Most Disgusting Statement About Migrants Yet
O’Connor rose to superstardom for her dynamic, imposing voice, which she wielded to attack oppressive systems like sexism, racism, and war. But the former Christian singer threw all of her commercial success away in order to draw attention to circulating rumors of rampant child abuse within the Catholic Church (which, years later, would prove to […]
Read MoreDonald Trump Is Outright Comparing Migrants to Hannibal Lecter Now
O’Connor rose to superstardom for her dynamic, imposing voice, which she wielded to attack oppressive systems like sexism, racism, and war. But the former Christian singer threw all of her commercial success away in order to draw attention to circulating rumors of rampant child abuse within the Catholic Church (which, years later, would prove to […]
Read MoreTrump Stoops to New Low With Most Debased Statement About Migrants Yet
O’Connor rose to superstardom for her dynamic, imposing voice, which she wielded to attack oppressive systems like sexism, racism, and war. But the former Christian singer threw all of her commercial success away in order to draw attention to circulating rumors of rampant child abuse within the Catholic Church (which, years later, would prove to […]
Read MoreTrump Adds Greg Abbott to Dumpster Fire VP Shortlist
Lauren Boebert, for her part, said in a statement that her son “will take responsibility for his actions and should be held accountable for poor decisions just like any other citizen.” “I love my son Tyler, who has been through some very difficult, public challenges for a young man, and the subject of attention that […]
Read MoreTrump Adds Greg Abbott to Dumpster Fire V.P. Short List
Lauren Boebert, for her part, said in a statement that her son “will take responsibility for his actions and should be held accountable for poor decisions just like any other citizen.” “I love my son Tyler, who has been through some very difficult, public challenges for a young man, and the subject of attention that […]
Read MoreCognitive Decline? Trump Goes on Bonkers Rant at Border
Lauren Boebert, for her part, said in a statement that her son “will take responsibility for his actions and should be held accountable for poor decisions just like any other citizen.” “I love my son Tyler, who has been through some very difficult, public challenges for a young man, and the subject of attention that […]
Read MoreAn Immigration Journalist Makes the Case for Open Borders
For several months beginning late last year, Senate Democrats and Republicans came together to negotiate a bipartisan border bill that, if passed, would have represented an unprecedented crackdown on undocumented immigration. President Joe Biden championed the bill, vowing to wield the new authority it would give him to “shut down the border.” What happened next? […]
Read MoreWhy We Should Open U.S. Borders
For several months beginning late last year, Senate Democrats and Republicans came together to negotiate a bipartisan border bill that, if passed, would have represented an unprecedented crackdown on undocumented immigration. President Joe Biden championed the bill, vowing to wield the new authority it would give him to “shut down the border.” What happened next? […]
Read MoreThe Texas National Guard’s Chaotic Migrant Border Chase
On the plateau, the Mexican immigration agent has cornered Rodrigo and is directing him toward the van. They’ll drive him far from the river, to a detention center where he’ll wait as the Mexican government attempts to contact his family, so they can take him back to Guatemala. Should he be so unfortunate as to […]
Read MoreThe Cruel Chaos of Greg Abbott’s Border Battle
On the plateau, the Mexican immigration agent has cornered Rodrigo and is directing him toward the van. They’ll drive him far from the river, to a detention center where he’ll wait as the Mexican government attempts to contact his family, so they can take him back to Guatemala. Should he be so unfortunate as to […]
Read MoreFinally, Some Good News: New Polls Show MAGA Cultist Kari Lake Behind
For the first time in months, a pair of new polls has found that election-denier Kari Lake is trailing in the Arizona Senate race to the Democratic candidate, Representative Ruben Gallego. But she remains a MAGA celebrity phenomenon who cannot be counted out, making this race highly unpredictable with independent Kyrsten Sinema also in the […]
Read MoreBiden Considers Resurrecting Asylum Ban Using Same Authority as Trump
Biden summarized his various business ventures over the past couple decades, which included a few partnerships with his nephew Hunter. But Joe Biden “played no role, was not involved with, and received no benefits,” his brother said. Republicans have also seized on two checks that James Biden gave his older brother, one for $200,000 labeled […]
Read MoreBiden Considers Asylum Ban, Using Same Statute as Trump’s Muslim Ban
Biden summarized his various business ventures over the past couple decades, which included a few partnerships with his nephew Hunter. But Joe Biden “played no role, was not involved with, and received no benefits,” his brother said. Republicans have also seized on two checks that James Biden gave his older brother, one for $200,000 labeled […]
Read MoreTrump Is Planning an Even More Inhumane Anti-Immigrant Second Term
Tragically, it’s not the first time that Owasso has punished one of its LGBTQ+ members. In April 2022, one of Benedict’s teachers at Owasso High School, Tyler Wrynn, was featured in a video by Libs of TikTok, a far-right account run by professional agitator Chaya Raichik whose other posts have led to multiple bomb threats […]
Read MoreHow Tom Suozzi’s Big Win Upended Washington’s Border Wars
In keeping with the theme of the week, we’ll turn now to a major policy issue for Long Island politicians in particular: the state and local tax deduction, colloquially known as SALT. (It’s also generally a major priority for Republicans in high-tax, typically blue states, but I’m sticking to a motif here.) In 2017, Republicans […]
Read MoreShocker: A Big Win for Dems Flips the Script on Trump’s Favorite Issue
Earlier this week, Democrats executed a remarkable 8-point win in a special House election in suburban Long Island, a race that was all about immigration. Republicans ran millions of dollars in ads on the issue, yet Democrat Tom Suozzi prevailed, flipping the seat of disgraced Republican George Santos. What on earth really happened here? We […]
Read MoreThe GOP Has Impeached Alejandro Mayorkas and the Far Right Loves It
Alejandro Mayorkas, secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), during a news conference while visiting the US-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, Texas, US, on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. (Kaylee Greenlee Beal/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Proponents of the racist “great replacement” theory are gloating after the GOP-led House of Representatives narrowly voted to impeach […]
Read MoreRepublican Congressman’s Biden Border Meme Backfires Spectacularly
“I think there are some Republicans who support Trump out there saying, ‘Oh, it’s, you know, it’s not a big deal. He’s not going to do it, so on and so forth.’ I’m telling you, I was there in Brussels when he damn near did it,” Bolton said, referring to the 2018 NATO summit. According […]
Read MoreGOP Congressman Accidentally Gives Real Reason for Mayorkas Impeachment
“I think there are some Republicans who support Trump out there saying, ‘Oh, it’s, you know, it’s not a big deal. He’s not going to do it, so on and so forth.’ I’m telling you, I was there in Brussels when he damn near did it,” Bolton said, referring to the 2018 NATO summit. According […]
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