It’s only a matter of hours now. President Trump is well on his way out of office, and by this time tomorrow he’ll be nothing more than a civilian with a security detail. Perhaps concerned about the legacy he will leave, Trump on Tuesday evening released a lengthy video address …
Read More »Calls to Stop Trump Intel Briefings Grow, Citing 'Grave Danger'
Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said that Trump “can’t be trusted,” and he sees no reason why the president should receive intelligence briefings during his remaining days in office or going forward. “There is no circumstance in which this president should get another intelligence …
Read More »Unemployment Claims Are Rising as the Pandemic Surges
The jobs crisis in the U.S. is worsening as weekly unemployment claims reached a five-month high, according to new unemployment numbers released by the Department of Labor. Almost 1.4 million people filed initial jobless claims for the week ending January 9th, which is many more than economists expected. “The rise …
Read More »'My Experience Is My Expertise': Deja Foxx on Being a Presidential Campaign Staffer at 19, Influencers, and Sexuality in Politics
“Why would you deny me the American dream?” Deja Foxx’s biting question to former Republican Senator Jeff Flake from Arizona at a town hall meeting in 2017, coupled with her impassioned defense of reproductive rights, launched Foxx as a leading political voice of her generation when she was only 16 …
Read More »Pelosi Asks Nation's Top Military Officer About Preventing 'Unhinged' Trump From Using the Nuclear Codes
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has reached out to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff about preventing President Trump from accessing the nuclear launch codes, a sign of lawmakers’ growing alarm over what the president could do in the final days of his tenure. The speaker, in a letter …
Read More »Louie Gohmert Suggests People 'Go to the Streets' and Be 'Violent' After Judge Throws Out Baseless Election Suit
After a judge tossed Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert’s baseless lawsuit that challenged President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, the Trump sycophant responded by suggesting that those who live in a MAGA reality should “go to the streets” and be “violent.” Gohmert made the dangerous remarks on the Trump-friendly “news” network Newsmax on …
Read More »Ho, Ho, Ho, You're Not Getting $2,000
It’s the holidays, it’s been a truly miserable year, overwhelming numbers of Americans are missing their families, those hit hardest by the pandemic and collapse of the economy are still waiting for relief from the government of one of the richest nations in the world, and last night, in front …
Read More »Trump Takes His Donors to Graduate School at Trump University
Just days before his 2017 inauguration, Donald Trump coughed up $25 million to settle allegations that he’d defrauded students at his defunct Trump University. Four years later, as he scratches and claws to avoid leaving office, Trump is teaching a final master class in separating fools from their money. Log …
Read More »Trump Announces Full Pardon of Michael Flynn in Thanksgiving Eve News Dump
Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he has pardoned Michael Flynn, the former general and national security adviser who twice pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia. “It is my Great Honor to announce that General Michael T. Flynn has been granted a Full Pardon,” …
Read More »Useful Idiots: Roger Waters on Biden, Trump, Assange, and Censorship
In the latest socially distanced episode of ourUseful Idiotspodcast, hostsMatt Taibbi and Katie Halper are joined by none other than rock legend Roger Waters. For Democrats Suck, Matt critiques Joe Biden‘s appointment of Rick Stengel, who will be on the President-elect’s transition team for the U.S. Agency for Global Media. …
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