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Remember Freedom 250? You are forgiven if you’ve already forgotten all the activities that were supposed to celebrate America, but pretty much no one attended because they were so tacky and low-rent. But hey, at least you’re apparently still paying for them! Wait, what? Yep. Despite all the explanations that “Freedom 250” was separate from the official “America 250” celebrations… Source Powered by WPeMatico
On Friday, President Donald Trump made a Columbus Day announcement, unveiling a big statute to distract the public from his failures on foreign policy and the economy ahead of the November midterm election. As he rambled away about wars, his delusional greatness, and how terrible America was before he returned to office, Trump veered into his political party’s fixation with children’s gender… Source Powered by WPeMatico
The White House announced Friday that right-wing commentator Katie Zacharia will serve as the new press secretary, filling the vacancy left by serial liar Karoline Leavitt. Zacharia is a perfect fit for the MAGA movement. Like many other figures hired for senior positions under President Donald Trump, Zacharia is a product of right-wing media, having appeared as a pundit on networks like Fox… Source Powered by WPeMatico
Better Know a Democrat is an interview series to give voters a closer look at candidates in competitive races across the U.S. Thanks to the Trump administration, Minnesota has become a petri dish of polarized political finger-pointing, incendiary racial generalizations, and what could likely pan out to be generations of trauma inflicted on its communities. But before “Operation… Source Powered by WPeMatico
A cartoon by Brian McFadden. Support my Patreon for early access and exclusives. Follow me on Mastodon, Bluesky, or at my website. Related | RFK Jr. is more concerned with ‘vaccine injuries’ than measles deaths… Source Powered by WPeMatico
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke with antisemitic right-wing conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln on Thursday. The podcaster asked him about this week’s announcement that President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, a former U.S. Army major and Medical Corps psychiatrist found guilty of killing 13 people in a… Source Powered by WPeMatico
Secretary of State Marco Rubio berated reporters on Thursday as he avoided answering questions about a scandal enveloping the U.S. Ambassador to Greece, former Fox News host (and Donald Trump Jr.’s ex-fiancée) Kimberly Guilfoyle. A Wall Street Journal report revealed apparent text messages between Guilfoyle and Trump donor Eric Deters while the Senate was debating her confirmation last year. Source Powered by WPeMatico
Better Know a Democrat is an interview series to give voters a closer look at candidates in competitive races across the U.S. All eyes are on a potentially purpling Texas. Yes, Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico seems to be in every other headline while he and Republican Ken Paxton scrap it out. But you’ll find another competitive race in Texas’ 23rd Congressional District… Source Powered by WPeMatico
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How far gone do you have to be to think that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is “genocidal”? Apparently, this far gone: And this far gone: Think about how utterly insane this is. Mamdani is a Muslim Democratic socialist who has spent his political career advocating for Palestinian rights. And he was elected mayor of the country’s largest city while openly… Source Powered by WPeMatico