Tag: Trump administration
The torture-friendly Trump administration
Only stupid people say torture works – and one of them is sitting in the White House.
To the millions who have stood up to the Trump administration:...
My gratitude goes out to the millions of Americans who launched a resistance that has slowed or stopped many of Trump’s policies.
6-month update for Trump voters
So after six months, has he delivered what he promised you?
The partisan use of preemption is surging
Far from advancing any big public goals, preemption is now being used to advance corporate agendas.
Rush Limbaugh: “We’re in the midst of a silent coup” by...
Limbaugh: “The fight is Donald Trump and his cadre ... versus the Washington establishment. It has always been that and nothing more.”
Priceless advice for a clueless president: Want more scandals? Deny, defy...
Let’s envision Trump returning to his rightful place, as phony “CEO” on a fraudulent reality-show. That happens when an awakened critical mass of loud voices firmly declare this golden phrase, “You’re fired.” With or without jail time.
The demolition of US global power
Donald Trump’s road to debacle in the greater Middle East.
A sliver of hope in the Syrian cease-fire
The American military may enjoy the blank check given to them by the Trump Administration, but they may come to regret it when he shifts all of the blame onto their shoulders the moment something goes wrong.
Steve Bannon misreports $2 million debt in financial disclosure
Top Trump adviser to amend filing after Center for Public Integrity questions.
Trump lawyer Marc Kasowitz threatens stranger in emails: ‘Watch your back,...
After hearing Rachel Maddow discuss our recent story about Kasowitz, a man emailed the attorney urging him to resign. Kasowitz responded with threats and profanity.
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What makes the MAGA misrule tragedy historic? Total foregone conclusion. Total knowability and avoidability.
Paying the corrupt MAGA piper is now a lead “investment” – with outcomes as predictable (and problematic) as all that voters repressed when empowering the Trump II horror show.
Maryland moves to ban grocery surveillance pricing as algorithmic price discrimination spreads
Maryland’s first-in-the-nation grocery pricing law targets the use of personal data to raise food costs, but consumer advocates warn industry-backed loopholes could limit its impact as algorithmic pricing spreads.
No-bid contracts and taxpayer funds fuel scrutiny of Trump’s White House ballroom
A Republican push to spend $400 million in taxpayer funds on Trump’s White House ballroom is colliding with allegations of inflated no-bid contracts, donor conflicts, and questions over whether a recent security scare is being used to justify a project critics say reflects presidential self-interest over public need.
On infinity: Or how long MAGA clown shows pander to cult derangement
When, pray tell, comes the knockout punch,/ Who and what gobbles Donald’s lunch? Come what, come may, let sleazebags boast:/ No miracle looms—this mob is toast.
Shooting at press dinner fuels conspiracy spiral as political distrust deepens
An attempted assassination charge outside the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner triggered urgent security questions, but the political aftershocks spread far wider, exposing how conspiracy culture, rising extremism, and collapsing trust are reshaping responses to violence in America.