Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is urging the state’s pension fund manager to consider legal action against Bud Light’s parent company amid conservative backlash to the beermaker’s recent marketing efforts, the latest attempt by the Republican presidential candidate to inject himself and the state he runs into the country’s...
Overnight Donald Trump promoted a video featuring an extreme close-up photo of his face in black and white, and audio of him making an obvious threat: “If you f— around with us, if you do something bad to us, we are going to do things to you that have never been done before.” Trump “retruthed” […]
“If you f*ck around with us, if you do something bad to us, we are going to do things to you that have never been done before.”
Okay this is really super disturbing, but I know it’s going to get worse. He is a whisker away from openly calling for civil war to try and save his corrupt ass.
Cells of white males have formed in at least 30 states, united around racism and an interest in mixed martial arts. Extremism researchers say they're neo-Nazis looking to mainstream their ideas.
A federal judge in West Virginia has ruled that the state corrections agency can’t force an incarcerated atheist and secular humanist to participate in religiously-affiliated programming to be eligible for parole.
The fact that they even tried in the first place is what is most disturbing. Amazing how so many Americans (Republicans) have apparently zero respect for or understanding of the principles in which the country was founded (ie. as a SECULAR nation by design) - but of course in reality they understand EXACTLY what they are doing and they do it anyway because Christianity today is far closer to being being just a front door for fascist ideology rather than something which aims to actually help people.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) was caught using campaign donations to repay himself $400,000 — and he says he may not stop there.On May 3, Johnson repaid himself $400,000 for loans to his 2010 and 2016 campaigns. Two weeks later, the senator told Insider he had "no intention" of seeking repayment of $8.4 m...
Former President Donald Trump and his allies are already scheming up plans to significantly expand his presidential power if he wins back the White House next year.
The White House on Wednesday expanded its war on junk fees to the rental housing market, announced a crackdown on price-fixing in food and agricultural markets, and unveiled draft merger guidelines as part of an ongoing push to aid U.S. consumers.
Imagining what ‘might be’ far scarier than actual reality it seems. I suppose it’s easier for them to just try and scare the living fuck out of people than to actually have actual policies people might vote for.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) leaned in on some of the more salacious issues concerning Hunter Biden in her questioning of IRS whistleblowers who investigated Biden at a House Oversight Committee hearing Wednesday — and brought sexually explicit posters to make her point.
After The Daily Beast revealed that Kyrsten Sinema was paying big money to Tulsi Gabbard's sister, it turns out that Sinema has continued footing those bills.
New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley are introducing bipartisan legislation that would prevent members of the executive and legislative branches — as well as their spouses and children — from trading individual company stocks.
Michigan has become the first state to charge GOP figures with an alleged plot to install fake election officials to wrongly declare Trump had won in 2020.
What the jury found Donald Trump did to E. Jean Carroll was in fact rape, as commonly understood, even if it didn't fit New York law's narrow definition, says Judge Lewis A. Kaplan....
The wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is accused of pushing a similar plot in Arizona to falsely declare Donald Trump won the state in 2020.
Marjorie Taylor Greene has lampooned yet another of her perceived opponents with the “little bitch” insult she appears to be growing increasingly fond of – this time lambasting Special Counsel Jack Smith....
Anyone else recall the accusations that were made that MTG was seen giving (Oath Keeper?) members a private tour before Jan 6? She denied it even under oath… but time will tell….
The No Labels Party is now the fourth officially recognized political party in Arizona, after the Democratic, Libertarian and Republican parties, for federal, statewide and legislative races....
Personally I think Steve Bannon’s little pretend Democrat club is going to backfire on them, if somehow Trump doesn’t get the nomination these dickheads are far more likely to steal away MAGA voters than Independents & Democrats. They are basically banking on the “Kennedy” name overriding the fact he’s a batshit crazy idiot, but they forget most people today don’t give a fuck about the Kennedy family, that hook only really works for people over 60 or so.
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....
Officers working for Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security initiative have been ordered to push small children and nursing babies back into the Rio Grande, and have been told not to give water to asylum seekers even in extreme heat, according to an email from a Department of Public Safety trooper who described the actions as...
Young Americans are piling the blame for their student debt balances on conservatives, according to a poll by Generation Lab provided exclusively to Axios.
‘Major questions doctrine’ and ‘originalism’ were both invented from whole cloth as justification for conservatives going against the spirit of the constitution, it’s all bullshit, it’s all propaganda the court is using to justify it’s blatant partisan corruption.
Notice also that all of these newly discovered ‘theories of law’ are all conservative in nature, both sides are the same my ass. The entire conservative movement is basically corrupt to the bone.
The Republican party’s presidential frontrunner, Donald Trump, is openly running a campaign based on turning America into an autocracy. Joy Reid's panel of experts discuss.
The Democratic scion is using his bid for the party’s presidential nomination to inject conspiratorial ideology into the mainstream — to the delight of conservatives
I believe the Kennedy family made a statement today condemning him for his crazy covid remarks, and it has been reported he was ‘not invited’ to a recent large family gathering.
Fulton county prosecutors prepare racketeering charges in Trump inquiry ( www.theguardian.com )
Exclusive: racketeering charges based on influencing witnesses and computer trespass, sources say
Expert: Jack Smith can use "surprise" statute cited in Trump target letter for "enhanced penalties" ( www.salon.com )
"Essentially, Trump could be charged for entering a conspiracy" under law once used to target KKK, professor says...
Fox News host caught accidentally making the case for Roe v Wade ( www.independent.co.uk )
Jesse Watters makes an argument that sounds familiar to many liberals and progressives
DeSantis calls for state investment manager to consider action against Bud Light's parent company ( edition.cnn.com )
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is urging the state’s pension fund manager to consider legal action against Bud Light’s parent company amid conservative backlash to the beermaker’s recent marketing efforts, the latest attempt by the Republican presidential candidate to inject himself and the state he runs into the country’s...
Florida insurance premiums have soared 206% since DeSantis became governor ( www.newsweek.com )
Critics say DeSantis should have focused on making insurance affordable for Floridians rather than getting involved in the "culture wars."
Trump Promotes Threatening Video: 'We Are Going to Do Things to You That Have Never Been Done Before' ( www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com )
Overnight Donald Trump promoted a video featuring an extreme close-up photo of his face in black and white, and audio of him making an obvious threat: “If you f— around with us, if you do something bad to us, we are going to do things to you that have never been done before.” Trump “retruthed” […]
‘Active club’ hate groups are growing in the US — and making themselves seen, including in Oregon ( www.opb.org )
Cells of white males have formed in at least 30 states, united around racism and an interest in mixed martial arts. Extremism researchers say they're neo-Nazis looking to mainstream their ideas.
Judge: West Virginia can't require incarcerated atheist to participate in religious programming ( apnews.com )
A federal judge in West Virginia has ruled that the state corrections agency can’t force an incarcerated atheist and secular humanist to participate in religiously-affiliated programming to be eligible for parole.
Nebraska teen Celeste Burgess gets 90 days behind bars for late-term abortion ( nypost.com )
Celeste Burgess, 19, of Norfolk, was hit with a 90-day jail sentence and two years’ probation at Madison County District Court on Thursday.
GOPer Ron Johnson admits he may quietly use donor money to repay himself up to $8.4 million ( www.rawstory.com )
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) was caught using campaign donations to repay himself $400,000 — and he says he may not stop there.On May 3, Johnson repaid himself $400,000 for loans to his 2010 and 2016 campaigns. Two weeks later, the senator told Insider he had "no intention" of seeking repayment of $8.4 m...
Trump aims to expand presidential power over "every part of the federal government" with any independence ( www.salon.com )
Former President Donald Trump and his allies are already scheming up plans to significantly expand his presidential power if he wins back the White House next year.
'On What Planet Is That Fiscally Responsible?' GOP Spending Cuts Would Kill 500,000 Jobs ( www.commondreams.org )
"The plans House Republicans are committed to passing would destroy half a million jobs and slam the brakes on our economy."
MTG said she was 'uncomfortable' showing photos of Hunter Biden having sex but Americans 'deserve' to see them ( www.businessinsider.com )
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene held up naked photos of Hunter Biden during a House Oversight Committee hearing on the DOJ's investigation into his taxes.
Florida Schools to Tell Kids Slavery Benefited Black People ( www.thedailybeast.com )
The Florida Board of Education has approved shocking new standards for African American history, despite overwhelming backlash from the public.
Biden widens war on junk fees, says US consumers tired of being treated as 'suckers' ( www.reuters.com )
The White House on Wednesday expanded its war on junk fees to the rental housing market, announced a crackdown on price-fixing in food and agricultural markets, and unveiled draft merger guidelines as part of an ongoing push to aid U.S. consumers.
Virginia adopts new policies that force trans students to use the wrong bathrooms & pronouns ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
The state once allowed trans students use bathrooms, pronouns, and play on sports teams matching their gender identities. Not anymore...
DeSantis PAC uses AI-generated Trump voice in ad attacking ex-president ( www.politico.com )
A pro-Ron DeSantis super PAC uses an Artificial Intelligence version of Donald Trump’s voice in a new television ad attacking the former president....
Greene displays sexual images of Hunter Biden at IRS whistleblower hearing ( thehill.com )
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) leaned in on some of the more salacious issues concerning Hunter Biden in her questioning of IRS whistleblowers who investigated Biden at a House Oversight Committee hearing Wednesday — and brought sexually explicit posters to make her point.
Judge rejects Trump's bid to move New York hush money case to federal court ( www.nbcnews.com )
The former president wanted to relocate the criminal case to a federal court for strategic reasons.
Kyrsten Sinema Is Still Paying Tulsi Gabbard's Sister a Fortune for Security ( www.thedailybeast.com )
After The Daily Beast revealed that Kyrsten Sinema was paying big money to Tulsi Gabbard's sister, it turns out that Sinema has continued footing those bills.
Senators introduce bipartisan ban on stock ownership for executive and legislative branch office holders and their families | CNN Politics ( edition.cnn.com )
New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley are introducing bipartisan legislation that would prevent members of the executive and legislative branches — as well as their spouses and children — from trading individual company stocks.
Full list of Trump fake electors in each state and the charges against them ( www.newsweek.com )
Michigan has become the first state to charge GOP figures with an alleged plot to install fake election officials to wrongly declare Trump had won in 2020.
Judge clarifies: Yes, Trump was found to have raped E. Jean Carroll ( www.washingtonpost.com )
What the jury found Donald Trump did to E. Jean Carroll was in fact rape, as commonly understood, even if it didn't fit New York law's narrow definition, says Judge Lewis A. Kaplan....
Ginni Thomas under scrutiny following arrest of Michigan fake electors ( www.newsweek.com )
The wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is accused of pushing a similar plot in Arizona to falsely declare Donald Trump won the state in 2020.
Joe Manchin Is Attacking Democrats As If He’s a Republican ( plus.thebulwark.com )
It’s the best way to win another Senate term . . . if he doesn’t run for president.
Marjorie Taylor Greene attacks Jack Smith as ‘little b****’ for Democrats ( www.independent.co.uk )
Marjorie Taylor Greene has lampooned yet another of her perceived opponents with the “little bitch” insult she appears to be growing increasingly fond of – this time lambasting Special Counsel Jack Smith....
Arizona's No Labels Party is no political party. It's a scam ( www.azcentral.com )
The No Labels Party is now the fourth officially recognized political party in Arizona, after the Democratic, Libertarian and Republican parties, for federal, statewide and legislative races....
Matt Gaetz says he will offer bill to defund Jack Smith investigation into Trump ( www.independent.co.uk )
The congressman’s announcement comes amid reports that the former presient may be indicted again
"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....
Exclusive: Texas troopers told to push children into Rio Grande, deny water to migrants, records say ( www.houstonchronicle.com )
Officers working for Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security initiative have been ordered to push small children and nursing babies back into the Rio Grande, and have been told not to give water to asylum seekers even in extreme heat, according to an email from a Department of Public Safety trooper who described the actions as...
Young Americans blame SCOTUS, GOP for unforgiven student loan debt ( www.axios.com )
Young Americans are piling the blame for their student debt balances on conservatives, according to a poll by Generation Lab provided exclusively to Axios.
Michigan attorney general charges 'false electors' over efforts to overturn the 2020 election ( www.nbcnews.com )
Sixteen people forged documents and claimed to be "duly elected and qualified electors" for the state of Michigan, Attorney General Dana Nessel said.
Democrats eye Sen. Ted Cruz's seat in Republican-dominated Texas as a possible flip ( www.npr.org )
Democrats are facing a tough U.S. Senate map in 2024 so they are eyeing some tough-to-win states for possible pickups, starting with Texas.
Trump is campaigning to establish ‘a presidential dictatorship’ historian Beschloss says ( www.msnbc.com )
The Republican party’s presidential frontrunner, Donald Trump, is openly running a campaign based on turning America into an autocracy. Joy Reid's panel of experts discuss.
RFK Jr. Is Raking in Big Money From GOP Donors ( www.rollingstone.com )
The Democratic scion is using his bid for the party’s presidential nomination to inject conspiratorial ideology into the mainstream — to the delight of conservatives