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“Who are you, me?”: Trump trashes Melania’s “insane” Epstein speech on “Saturday Night Live”
After a week off, Donald Trump kicked off “Saturday Night Live” again this week. James Austin Johnson‘s take on the president ran through the headlines […]
“LOCKED AND LOADED”: Trump orders Hormuz blockade
After more than 20 hours of negotiations failed to produce a ceasefire agreement in the Iran War, the Trump administration moved to escalate its response, […]
This Blogs Sunday Rant Against Our Failing, Inept Government.
Follow the blog, subscribe, Substack and Bluesky The post This Blogs Sunday Rant Against Our Failing, Inept Government. appeared first on Baby Boomer Resistance: A […]
Boise Responds to Idaho Pride Flag Ban With Creative Display
Try as they might, the Idaho state legislature can’t seem to silence Boise’s LGBTQ Pride. Idaho Republicans have spent years crafting bills and passing laws […]
Evidence Challenges US Account of Deadly Strike in Iran
New information published Friday by the New York Times further suggests that the U.S. military may have lied when it tried to pin the blame […]
Trump Says Gas Prices Might Be Even Higher By The Midterm Election
Donald Trump hasn’t done interviews with neutral journalists who could challenge him in years. Trump’s venues of choice are either cell phone interviews that last […]
“Let a couple nuclear bombs drop on us”: Trump says economy could be much worse in Fox News call
Donald Trump wants his supporters to look on the bright side. The price of essentials might be skyrocketing thanks to a war he started, but […]
Trump touts UFC event amid escalating Iran tensions
As tensions escalated following failed ceasefire talks involving Iran and a U.S. move to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump spent part of […]
Colts defend home turf, head to Ottawa with series lead
Cole Beaudoin had one goal and two assists as Barrie downed the 67’s in Game 2 of their OHL Eastern Conference semifinal series, which now […]
Trump’s ‘revealing remarks’ just set US on path to total collapse: analysis
When pressed recently on reports that Iran may charge tolls for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said he was considering partnering […]
Famed general hits Trump for stumbling into war Iran ‘desired’ — and giving it superiority
Retired US Army General Wesley Clark warned Sunday that Iran has desired war with the U.S. for decades — and Trump’s stumbling may have given […]
Today in Supreme Court History: April 12, 1945
4/12/1945: President Harry Truman’s inauguration. He would make four appointments to the Supreme Court: Chief Justice Vinson, and Justices Burton, Clark, and Minton. The post […]
Trump’s clash with podcasters puts Fox News on notice
It’s hard to overstate how remarkable the spectacle is: Right-wing broadcasters Mark Levin and Megyn Kelly are trading sexual insults on social media, while Tucker […]
The next attorney general could be an anti-civil rights warrior
The destruction of the Justice Department is one of the biggest stories of the second Trump administration. But coming as it does amid chaos on […]
‘I thought it was a joke’: Mockery as Iran talks collapse while Trump booed at UFC event
The internet was stunned on Saturday night after Vice President JD Vance announced that talks had failed between Iran and the United States — all […]
Trump booed at UFC event as Vance announces Iran negotiations have failed
President Donald Trump was booed while entering a UFC event on Saturday night with his family walking behind him, just as news broke that negotiations […]
Democrats Have a Billion-Dollar Idea Problem—And It’s Self-Inflicted
This week I’m pleased to host TLP’s friend Adam Jentleson—the founder and CEO of the Searchlight Institute, former Chief of Staff to Senator John Fetterman, […]
Trump’s Trade Con (Neon Liberalism #69, with Joey Politano)
On April 2, 2025, Donald Trump announced “Liberation Day” tariffs which, according to him, would fix the trade deficit and bring American manufacturing roaring back. […]
Deportations are an attack on all workers, not just immigrants
If Donald Trump achieves his goal of deporting 4 million people over his second term, it will result in almost 6 million jobs lost, including […]