Marjorie Taylor Greene Says Trump Prosecutor Should Go After Rapists (Who Wants To Tell Her?) ( newrepublic.com )
Marjorie Taylor Greene thinks that the Fulton County district attorney should be “going after rapists,” not Donald Trump. Luckily for her, the Georgia indictment actually kills both birds with one stone....
The Supreme Court Doesn’t Care That the Gay Wedding Website Case Is Based on Fiction ( newrepublic.com )
It still feels unnerving to some, even those caught in the crossfire, to see injuries invented wholesale and lies accepted by the highest court in the land.
The Red State Brain Drain Isn’t Coming. It’s Happening Right Now. ( newrepublic.com )
A Death at Walmart ( newrepublic.com )
Janikka Perry never made it home from her shift at the bakery of a supercenter in Arkansas. She was one of many Walmart workers who have been pressured to work through illness or pain, sometimes with devastating consequences.
The Supreme Court May Preemptively Ban a Federal Wealth Tax ( newrepublic.com )
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed published in 2021, two of the Moores’ lawyers also declared unambiguously that the lawsuit “stands to slam shut the door on a federal wealth tax like the one Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to enact.” They made a direct pitch to “the courts” to hear the Moores’ case “now” to make it...
News: Mask Off: DeSantis Staffer Reportedly Shares Video of DeSantis and Giant Nazi Symbol ( newrepublic.com )
“Calling DeSantis a fascist isn’t hyperbole, it’s defining what he is.”
Poll: Majority of Americans Support Unions and Support Strikes ( newrepublic.com )
Panicked Trump Wants Georgia Evidence Tossed to Stop Third Indictment ( newrepublic.com )
Trump is doing everything he can to stop the investigation into his efforts to overthrow the 2020 election.
Trump’s Legal Team Just Blew a Big Hole in His Third Indictment Defense ( newrepublic.com )
Trump lawyer John Lauro responded to the indictment news by admitting the crimes that Trump is charged with....
“Don’t Say Gay” Florida Republican Accused of Sexually Harassing Two Male Staffers ( newrepublic.com )
Florida state Representative Fabian Basabe has also been arrested for drunk driving, and accused of calling people the n-word and “a sand negro.”
Ohio Republicans’ Devious Plot to Stop Voters From Legalizing Abortion ( newrepublic.com )
The fight over reproductive rights in the Buckeye State begins with an August special election on an obscure ballot measure.
The GOP War on Wokeness Could Shut Down the Government ( newrepublic.com )
Partisan procedural brinkmanship is back, thanks to the House Freedom Caucus’s crusade against military policy.
[Opinion] Trump Goes Full Deranged, Suggests Charging People He Doesn’t Like With Treason ( newrepublic.com )
This is not a joke. Donald Trump is stating very plainly what he would do if reelected.
Pay Attention to What You See: Donald Trump Is Losing His Marbles ( newrepublic.com )
If he keeps this up, he’ll drag the entire Republican Party down with him in 2024.
Class: Boebert Literally Tosses Pin Honoring School Shooting Victim in Trash ( newrepublic.com )
Last month, Lauren Boebert gave mass shooting survivors the cold shoulder. Now she’s decided to level up.
Trump Is About to Get a Ton of Money From Saudi Arabia via LIV Golf ( newrepublic.com )
A major candidate for president is receiving money from a sportswashing venture for Saudi Arabia, ignoring the human rights abuses behind it.
Trump Will Be a Dictator on Day One and Every Day Thereafter ( newrepublic.com )
The Tech Robber Baron who wants to take over San Francisco ( newrepublic.com )
Balaji, a 43-year-old Long Island native who goes by his first name, has a solid Valley pedigree: He earned multiple degrees from Stanford University, founded multiple startups, became a partner at Andreessen-Horowitz and then served as chief technology officer at Coinbase. He is also the leader of a cultish and increasingly...
Ohio Republicans’ Rotten Scheme to Spend Opioid Settlement Money in Secret ( newrepublic.com )
GOP leaders brazenly skirted a state Supreme Court ruling with a law shielding the money from public scrutiny. Many other states are doing likewise. Are we repeating the tobacco settlement debacle?
Inside Trump’s Fascist Plan to Control All Federal Agencies if He Wins ( newrepublic.com )
Trump has a detailed plan to consolidate power if he retakes the White House.
The People of Solano County Versus the Next Tech-Billionaire Dystopia: If these Silicon Valley plutocrats have their way, a swath of Solano County will be transformed into their own nation-state. ( newrepublic.com )
California Forever, the new city that a group of tech billionaires want to build amid cattle pastures 60 miles north of San Francisco, aligns suspiciously with a cultish dystopian movement to build so-called “network states”—private zones where tech zillionaires can abandon democratic society to live under the rule of...
The Red State Brain Drain Isn’t Coming. It’s Happening Right Now. ( newrepublic.com )
As conservative states wage total culture war, college-educated workers—physicians, teachers, professors, and more—are packing their bags.
Here Are All the Democrats Who Voted for the “Anti-Zionism Is Antisemitism” Bill ( newrepublic.com )
The resolution makes a dangerous conflation—and quite a few Democrats gave their wholehearted support....
New “Insurrection Barbie” Ad Mocks Ted Cruz for Mad Obsession With Children’s Doll ( newrepublic.com )
A new ad goes after the Texas senator for caring more about the Barbie movie than his own constituents.