Trump praises Liberian president’s “good English”
Donald Trump‘s second term has been marked by terrifying rhetoric and an unsettling disregard for the civil rights of Americans.
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Trump admin comes for Harvard’s accreditation
The Trump administration escalated its feud with Harvard University on Wednesday, taking aim at the accreditation of the nation’s oldest
Read moreAlligator Alcatraz detainees describe spoiled food, lack of water
Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz has not been open for two weeks, and complaints about inhumane conditions are already piling up. Speaking
Read moreSupreme Court lets harsh Florida immigration law languish
The Supreme Court declined to lift a lower court’s injunction against a recently passed Florida law that would make it
Read moreTapper says Trump admin’s Epstein memo is a ruse
Criticism of the Trump administration’s handling of files related to late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein isn’t limited to right-wing influencers.
Read moreThe pie I wait all year for
By June, peach season is well underway and I’m knee-deep in turning out goodies that pay homage to my favorite
Read moreYaccarino resigns as CEO of X day after “MechaHitler” posts
Linda Yaccarino announced her resignation as CEO of X on Wednesday. “After two incredible years, I’ve decided to step down
Read moreThe hypocrisy of RFK Jr. preaching “real food”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to make America healthy again. That phrase-turned-slogan has become a tentpole of the health secretary’s
Read moreHow $178 billion is creating a police state
When the 9/11 Commission discovered that the plot to take down the World Trade Center had been suspected by various
Read moreWhy MAGA can’t let go of the “Epstein files”
For outsiders watching the intra-MAGA warfare over the mythical “Epstein files,” the entire situation may seem baffling. Jeffrey Epstein’s supposed
Read more“This is going to be normal”: Soldiers descend on US cities
Like a toddler with a gun, Americans are learning that fascism, when it happens here, can be rather stupid and
Read moreIsraeli insiders on Iran war and building a “different Middle East”
Israel’s surprise attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities on June 13 launched a 12-day war in which Israeli jets pounded Tehran
Read moreGunn responds to MAGA backlash over immigrant Superman
Director James Gunn has very little time for MAGAs who manage to misread “Superman.” Gunn courted outrage from the online
Read moreRural hospitals will be hit hard by Trump’s signature spending package
The public health provisions in the massive spending package that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025,
Read more“Release the wrecking ball”: Supreme Court OKs Trump layoffs
The Supreme Court gave the Trump administration the go-ahead to continue its program of mass federal firings on Tuesday. In
Read moreCruz pushed for NOAA cuts days before Texas flooding
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz slashed funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration mere days before his state was hit
Read more“This creep?”: Trump is over questions about Epstein
President Donald Trump wishes people could get over the whole Jeffrey Epstein thing. During a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Trump
Read more“There was no list”: Jon Stewart pokes fun at Trump DOJ’s Epstein memo
Jon Stewart mocked the Trump administration’s memo regarding sex trafficker Jeffery Epstein during Monday night’s episode of The Daily Show.
Read more“Pathetic”: Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize on Monday, surprising the president with
Read moreThe heat is on (but the stove is off)
There are heat waves, and then there is the particular kind of summer delirium that turns your kitchen into a
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