This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is largely targeting people from the countries most […]
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Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day Has Some Strange Assumptions About the Media
Given the recent success of Backrooms, a movie based on a YouTube series that was itself based on a meme, it’s tempting to view Steven […]
The Equity Docket: Fast-Tracking Exclusion
The Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais and the subsequent redistricting by state legislatures demonstrates the expediency of modern disenfranchisement.
The UFC’s Biggest Cards Nearly Always Include Women. Except at Freedom 250.
When Americans tune into UFC Freedom 250, the series of mixed martial arts fights taking over the White House on President Trump’s 80th birthday this […]
How soon can we cancel the White House reality show?
Welcome back to “The United States of America: The Reality Show.” Your host, “President” Donald Trump, conducts each day of his administration as if it […]
TPUSA’s new message to girls: Hate yourself
Turning Point USA was co-founded by Charlie Kirk and its fundraising apparatus since his death has centered around fading MAGA fantasies that he will be […]
El Nino is here and scientists fear it’ll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires
WASHINGTON (AP) — El Nino, Nature’s chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists […]
‘Utter humiliation’ awaits Trump as details of latest Iran deal leak: expert
Should a desperate Donald Trump sign off on the latest deal with Iran that led him to call off a major attack late Thursday, he […]
Trump installs ‘babysitter’ for RFK Jr amid clear signals he ‘doesn’t trust him’: report
The White House quietly installed a “babysitter” to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr in check amid terror the vaccine-sceptic is about to help tank the […]
TACO Thursday?
WaPo is reporting that oil and gas executives have warned Trump that oil reserves are dangerously low and that gas prices could surge. Industry officials […]
Why Have Democrats Gone Quiet on Climate Change?
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. As the midterm elections approach, something strange has happened: Democratic politicians who once […]
You Will Be Shocked to Learn That Donald Trump Pardoned a Corrupt Politician
With Donald Trump’s pardon of former Indiana Rep. Steve Buyer over the weekend, he has now pardoned at least 11 former GOP politicians, almost all […]
Epstein’s Gifted Scientists
Epstein was a central node in a toxic gift network that included celebrities, politicians, and billionaires. Academic scientists of the Epstein class covered for his […]
Yes, We Can—Just Tax The Rich
A growing chorus of liberal commentators has taken to dismissing Democratic proposals for middle-class tax relief as “slopulism”—a portmanteau meant to convey that these proposals […]
Know Your Enemy: The Bund
Matt and Sam are joined by Molly Crabapple to discuss her new book, Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish […]
A Montana Firm Run by a Trump Donor Receives Billions in Border Wall Contracts
Barnard Construction Company, Inc., an engineering contractor based in Bozeman, Montana, recently celebrated its 50th year in business. On its website, the company lays out […]
“We Will Be Taking Kharg Island” — Trump Threatens Invasion of Iran
President Donald Trump said he has reversed plans to launch a massive attack on Iran Thursday night, mere hours after stating that he intended to […]
Trump’s Deportation Machine Is Still Targeting Pro-Palestinian Protesters
An immigration judge has ordered the deportation of Columbia University graduate student Mohsen Mahdawi, who is Palestinian, to Jordan in a legal filing published Wednesday. […]
GOP candidate doubles down on promise to hire anti-Semitic MAGA podcaster
A GOP candidate for governor in Colorado doubled down on his shocking promise to hire a MAGA podcaster with anti-Semitic views. Republican Scott Bottoms claimed […]
‘Buyer’s remorse era’: Jen Psaki tracks the real-time collapse of Trump’s coalition
President Donald Trump‘s coalition is falling apart in earnest as more and more of his voters start to break away, MS NOW’s Jen Psaki said […]