Why the Proud Boys' sentences matter: They're scaring the rest of MAGA straight ( www.salon.com )
At the sentencing hearings for the five Proud Boys convicted for some of the most serious crimes related to the January 6 insurrection, the crocodile tears were flowing. Perhaps hoping for mercy from the Donald Trump-appointed federal judge, Timothy Kelly, one member of the neo-fascist gang after another claimed to have seen the...
New Trump poll proves Obama and Clinton were right: The GOP base are deplorable, bitter clingers ( www.salon.com )
“Hurt dogs sure do holler.” That was the saying that came to mind in 2008 when then-candidate for president Barack Obama drew outrage from Republicans because he described their voters as “bitter” people who “cling to guns or religion or antipathy toward people who aren’t like them.” The phrase came to mind again...
Newest "anti-woke" tantrum: Right-wingers don't think kids of different races can be friends ( www.salon.com )
Considering how rapidly the right’s “war on woke” is expanding, it was perhaps inevitable: Self-identified “mama bears” on a Texas school board are angry that a classroom had a poster showing people of different races holding hands. Last week, the school board in Conroe, Texas, a small city north of Houston, turned the...
"No one can stand him at this point": House GOP plots to expel Matt Gaetz amid McCarthy catfight ( www.salon.com )
An Iowa fight over a Satanic display reminds us: Republicans believe "free speech" is only for them ( www.salon.com )
"I've never seen anything like it": Economic analyst stunned at sources of Jared Kushner's funds ( www.salon.com )
Economic analyst Steven Rattner on Monday shared a pie chart showing that all but 1% of the $3 billion in investments in former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner’s private equity firm Affinity Partners came from foreign sources after he “spent much of his White House tenure cozying up” to Saudi Arabia and...
Most recent ex-president arrested for fourth time: What the hell country is this? ( www.salon.com )
For those who need the tag, this is an op-ed, not a news piece....
"I call for help from the highest courts": Trump cries out in fear of “Trump-hating" prosecutor ( www.salon.com )
Donald Trump has been on a prolific Truth Social tear, calling for the execution of a top US military general, vowing revenge on NBC Networks and demanding that Republican leaders take action against automatic voter registration to protect him from once again losing the popular vote. All of that was over the weekend. On Monday,...
Opinion - Trump's dementia challenge: Fear of Alzheimer's has him scrambling ( www.salon.com )
On Sunday night, Donald Trump threw down the gauntlet at the feet of Rupert Murdoch and his sons, Joe Biden and the “WSJ heads.” He posted this cri de guerre on his social media platform, Truth Social:...
Tradwife stereotypes are making male loneliness worse ( www.salon.com )
Trump judge: Women owe us more sonograms ( www.salon.com )
Watch out, Justice Samuel Alito! You’ve got real competition when it comes to federal judges whose judicial opinions sound more like unhinged posts from an incel forum than legal writings from a professional adult....
Oklahoma senator calls LGBTQ+ people "filth" while commenting on death of Nex Benedict ( www.salon.com )
Trump and sons rage after judge delivers "the corporate death penalty for the Trump Organization" ( www.salon.com )
Fraud justice: Decision based on a fake case showcases the Supreme Court's illegitimacy ( www.salon.com )
Far-right lawyers created a phony "victim" in made-up case — and the justice with the stolen seat wrote the opinion
How did we get here? The dumbing of America, from Reagan to Trump and beyond ( www.salon.com )
Note from the OP: this is an opinion piece, not a news piece....
[News] "Hit list": Trump grand jurors face violent threats after names and addresses shared on QAnon forums - Salon.com ( www.salon.com )
Users on far-right online forums are publishing private information about members of the Georgia grand jury that indicted former president Donald Trump and 18 of his allies in a sweeping criminal case focused on alleged 2020 election interference earlier this month, leading to jurors receiving threats online....
New Roger Stone video exposes how Trump and his lawyers faked distance from the Capitol riots ( www.salon.com )
Monday night, “The Beat with Ari Melber” on MSNBC rolled out another set of intriguing videos from “A Storm Foretold,” a Danish documentary that follows Donald Trump’s close aide and friend Roger Stone, both during the election and through the insurrection of January 6, 2021. Stone is an intriguing character in...
Texas Supreme Court rules against women who say their lives were endangered by state abortion ban ( www.salon.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16037155...
Texas professors want to use abortion ban to punish students for "consensual sexual intercourse" ( www.salon.com )
Trump melts down on Truth Social after judge says his denial "rings hollow and untrue" ( www.salon.com )
“I was just following orders”: Ex-prosecutor calls out Trump co-defendants for using “Nazi defense” ( www.salon.com )
But former allies pointing the finger at the former president could be “bad news” for Trump, experts say
"Sounds like Rudy flipped": Giuliani evades Jan. 6 target letter after meeting with prosecutors ( www.salon.com )
Former President Donald Trump received a target letter from special counsel Jack Smith in the January 6 investigation but his former attorney, ex-New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, evaded a similar fate after meeting with prosecutors....
[News Analysis] GOP waging a "coordinated national effort to undermine American elections," says leading official ( www.salon.com )
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a Democrat viewed as a national leader in voting rights, has received 67 death threats and over 900 threats of online abuse within just three weeks, according to a system used by her office that tracks harassment and threats against election workers....
President Drink Bleach says he beat George W. Bush and Barack Obama ( www.salon.com )
Trump was already dumb, but he’s getting worse — yet MAGA doesn’t care. The press should cover his decline anyway...