Source: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty On the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 MAGA attack at the U.S. Capitol, we published a list of times President Donald Trump made a public effort last year to rewrite and reframe the 2021 event. Well, apparently, the White House also commemorated the date by publishing its own release […]
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Trump Is Ready to Send Afghan Refugees to Their Death
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the 29-year-old charged with shooting two National Guard members the day before Thanksgiving, had participated in the Zero Units. The ensuing attention on the controversial CIA program—and, by proxy, the Afghan refugee committee—shifted the Trump administration’s attention in a cataclysmic way, according to community advocates and local leaders in Dallas-Fort Worth. The day […]
Read MoreD.C. Families Call BS on Trump’s Biggest Claim About National Guard
“Did [Russian President Vladimir] Putin agree to a ceasefire to allow a referendum to take place?” a journalist asked Trump Sunday evening during a Palm Beach press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. “Not a ceasefire, and that’s one of the points that we’re working on right now,” Trump said. “He feels that look, you […]
Read MoreSupreme Court Blocks Trump From Deploying National Guard In Chicago
Source: The Washington Post / Getty In a surprising turn, the Supreme Court has blocked President Donald Trump from deploying the National Guard to Chicago. According to The New York Times, the unsigned ruling cited an 1878 law that bans the use of the military for domestic policing as the reason they refused to grant […]
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Trump’s Nvidia Deal Undermines National Security
new video loaded: Trump’s Nvidia Deal Undermines National Security transcript Back transcript Trump’s Nvidia Deal Undermines National Security This week, Donald Trump announced that he would allow Nvidia to sell its powerful H200 chips to China. The Times Opinion editor, Kathleen Kingsbury, argues that the move undermines national security. A lot happened this week. Paramount […]
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Judge Rules Trump Must End National Guard Deployment In California
Source: Anadolu / Getty On Wednesday, a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration must end the deployment of the National Guard in California. According to Reuters, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer ruled that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority and that control of the National Guard must be returned to California Governor Gavin Newsom. […]
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Noem Spirals When Asked Who Let in Alleged National Guard Shooter
On Thursday, hours before the state Senate is set to vote, Trump issued another nasty missive, attacking more local leaders while threatening to back primary opponents for anyone who votes against his plan. This time, the ire of Trump’s focus was Senate President Pro Tem Rod Bray, who has formed a coalition of allies averse […]
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Federal Judge Orders Trump to Get Troops Out of Los Angeles ASAP
“I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks—Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results,” Trump wrote. “I do these Tests because […]
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Trump Is Ready to Take ICE Barbie’s Advice on His Travel Ban
Hegseth wrote that he pulled the platoon aside after the briefing and told them, “I will not allow that nonsense to filter into your brains. Men, if you see an enemy who you believe is a threat, you engage and destroy the threat. That’s a bullshit rule that’s going to get people killed. And I […]
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After National Guard Shooting, Trump Is Ready to Go to a New Extreme
Hegseth wrote that he pulled the platoon aside after the briefing and told them, “I will not allow that nonsense to filter into your brains. Men, if you see an enemy who you believe is a threat, you engage and destroy the threat. That’s a bullshit rule that’s going to get people killed. And I […]
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Who Is Rahmanullah Lakanwal? What We Know About Suspected D.C. National Guard Shooter
Source: Xinhua News Agency / Getty Last week, on Nov. 26, a gunman reportedly ambushed two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C., killing one Guard commander and injuring another member. The man suspected of carrying out this shooting is 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal. Here’s what we know about him so far. According to ABC News, Lakanwal, who has […]
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Alleged National Guard Shooter Pleaded for Help From CIA
“Vetting is happening when they come into the country and that was completely abandoned under Joe Biden’s administration. That’s the irresponsibility that has completely devastated our country, Kristen, put us in such a dangerous position,” Noem continued. “I don’t think people realized when Joe Biden was in the White House exactly how he was allowing […]
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Alleged D.C. Shooter Begged CIA for Help as He Tried to Find Work
“Vetting is happening when they come into the country and that was completely abandoned under Joe Biden’s administration. That’s the irresponsibility that has completely devastated our country, Kristen, put us in such a dangerous position,” Noem continued. “I don’t think people realized when Joe Biden was in the White House exactly how he was allowing […]
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ICE Barbie Panics When Asked About Vetting Alleged Guard Shooter
Between March 17 and March 22, the bureau spent $851,344, according to a Bloomberg report, and agents racked up 4,737 hours of overtime pay between January and July looking through the DOJ’s evidence on Epstein. This included the investigation into Epstein’s 2019 prison death, as well as “search warrant execution photos,” “street surveillance video,” and […]
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MAGA Is Already Blaming Democrats for Two National Guards Getting Shot
This time, though, Perlmutter’s position has the word “Congress” in it, and she argued in court that this meant she was part of the legislative branch of government and thus couldn’t be fired from the executive branch. Perlmutter’s lawsuit also noted that Trump disagreed with a report she authored, in which she said that tech […]
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DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Won’t Seek Reelection, Ending Decade-Long Run
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser, who has led the nation’s capital through a decade of transformative growth and unprecedented federal intervention, has announced that she will not seek a fourth term in 2026. In a video posted Tuesday on social media, Bowser said she will end her 12-year tenure […]
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Judge Orders Trump To Remove National Guard From Washington, D.C.
Source: The Washington Post / Getty In a sweeping rebuke of Donald Trump’s attempt to govern the nation’s capital by military force, a federal judge has ordered the administration to end its months-long National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C., declaring the operation “unlawful” and a violation of the District’s sovereign authority. On Thursday, Nov. 20, […]
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Trump’s National Guard Blunder
new video loaded: Trump’s National Guard Blunder transcript Back transcript Trump’s National Guard Blunder A brief history of the National Guard in Washington. I’m announcing a historic action to “Trump must go now.” Rescue our nation’s capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor and worse. “D.C.’s shadow senator raising concerns about what this could mean […]
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Trump Suffers Massive Loss Over Keeping Troops in D.C.
The National Guard’s takeover of Washington was not legal, a U.S. District Court judge ruled Thursday. Judge Jia Cobb ruled that the Pentagon had “exceeded the bounds of their authority” by ordering troops into the nation’s capital for “non-military, crime-deterrence missions” without the express permission of the city’s leadership. Donald Trump deployed 800 National Guard […]
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Trump Suffers Massive Loss Over National Guard Deployment to D.C.
The National Guard’s takeover of Washington was not legal, a U.S. District Court judge ruled Thursday. Judge Jia Cobb ruled that the Pentagon had “exceeded the bounds of their authority” by ordering troops into the nation’s capital for “non-military, crime-deterrence missions” without the express permission of the city’s leadership. Donald Trump deployed 800 National Guard […]
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Judge Blocks National Guard Deployment In Memphis
Source: Brett Carlsen / Getty The Trump administration faces yet another legal setback after a Tennessee judge blocked a National Guard deployment in Memphis. According to AP, Davidson County Chancellor Patricia Head Moskal placed a five-day hold on the block to give the government time to appeal the decision. While Tennessee law provides the governor […]
Read MoreFox News Exposed Faking Its Coverage of Portland’s “Riots”
“Issue the order to all levels of the public security forces’ intelligence to suspend the sending of communications and other dealings with U.S. security agencies. Such a measure will be maintained as long as the missile attack on boats in the Caribbean persists,” Petro wrote on X Tuesday. “The fight against drugs must be subordinated […]
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National Guardsmen Questioning Trump Deployments In Signal Groupchat
Source: The Washington Post / Getty One of the more alarming aspects of President Donald Trump’s second term has been his willingness to deploy the National Guard into American cities he perceives as adversarial to his agenda. The deployments started in May in response to protests against ICE raids in Los Angeles, and steadily ramped […]
Read MoreTrump Wants to Send in Troops to Save … Commercial Real Estate?
Taake was convicted of attacking a police officer at the Capitol with bear spray and a whip during the riots. He had also previously been charged in Harris County, Texas, with sending explicit photos and messages to someone who he thought was a 15-year-old girl, and he was out on bond when he took part […]
Read MoreNow Trump Wants to Send in Troops to Save … a Shopping District?
Taake was convicted of attacking a police officer at the Capitol with bear spray and a whip during the riots. He had also previously been charged in Harris County, Texas, with sending explicit photos and messages to someone who he thought was a 15-year-old girl, and he was out on bond when he took part […]
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D.C. Sandwich Guy Found Not Guilty, Free at Last
The shock win followed a national trend, as people across the country voted blue on Election Day, securing major wins in New York City, New Jersey, Virginia, and Georgia. The massive turnout—and the pro-Democrat results—have been interpreted as a nationwide reaction to Donald Trump’s second-term policies. In Beaver County, local anti-Republican sentiment was just strong […]
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D.C. Sandwich Guy Trial Begins With Testimony on “Onions and Mustard”
The rest of the country, however, knows him for being one of the most powerful vice presidents in U.S. history, helping to lead the United States after the 9/11 attacks into a myriad of military campaigns, including Iraq and Afghanistan, and having the U.S. commit torture and extrajudicial assassinations across the world. Cheney was unapologetic […]
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Fed Agent Testifies on “Onions and Mustard” in D.C. Sandwich Guy Case
The rest of the country, however, knows him for being one of the most powerful vice presidents in U.S. history, helping to lead the United States after the 9/11 attacks into a myriad of military campaigns, including Iraq and Afghanistan, and having the U.S. commit torture and extrajudicial assassinations across the world. Cheney was unapologetic […]
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Fed Agent Whines About “Onions and Mustard” in D.C. Sandwich Guy Case
The rest of the country, however, knows him for being one of the most powerful vice presidents in U.S. history, helping to lead the United States after the 9/11 attacks into a myriad of military campaigns, including Iraq and Afghanistan, and having the U.S. commit torture and extrajudicial assassinations across the world. Cheney was unapologetic […]
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Portland Police Chief Reveals Troops Tear-Gassed Protest by Accident
“Yesterday I was with Mr. Toyoda in Japan, and he’s just announced he’s gonna spend, uh, they’re gonna spend $10 billion, and they’re gonna build new car plants,” Trump said Tuesday, referring to the company’s CEO, Akio Toyoda. “And they’re gonna build ’em in numerous states, about six or seven different states.” Trump: Yesterday I […]
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Trump Tells Americans To Get Over It As He Prepares To Send ‘More Than The National Guard’ Into US Cities
Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty The veil has officially been removed. Donald Trump is no longer just floating authoritarian ideas in campaign speeches; he’s now announcing them as active policy. During a fiery, highly partisan address to U.S. troops aboard the USS George Washington in Japan, Trump laid out what can only be described as […]
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