WASHINGTON — Imagine this: It is the evening of Sunday, November 1, 2020. In two days American voters will go to the polls and pick their next president. Seemingly out of nowhere, a strange video appears online. First on Twitter, then Facebook, then everywhere. The video shows the Democratic nominee …
Read More »Taylor Swift Criticizes Trump, Says 'Obviously, I'm Pro-Choice' in New Interview
Taylor Swift has expressed her political viewpoints and disillusionment with the U.S. government in an upcoming interview. The full article will run in the Saturday issue of the Guardian, but on Friday the newspaper posted selected snippets where the 29-year-old pop star was unusually candid about her thoughts towards the …
Read More »Using Lady Liberty as a Trojan Horse
It wasn’t that long ago that racism carried decisive political cost for Republicans. Back in 2012, Ken Cuccinelli, then the attorney general of Virginia, did an interview with a conservative show called The Morning Majority and spoke of immigrants in a manner many considered to be a comparison to vermin. …
Read More »Watch Jimmy Kimmel Slam Congressional Trump Stooges Over Mueller Hearing
Jimmy Kimmel broke down Robert Mueller‘s congressional testimony and unleashed some savage ire towards Trump sycophants on the Republican side of the aisle on Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday. Kimmel gave a straight assessment of the hearing, acknowledging that it wasn’t a bombshell TV event and those hoping for “the Mueller …
Read More »If Republicans Don't Share Trump's Racism, They Should Probably Let Us Know
It’s now been more than 24 hours since President Trump told a group of congresswomen of color to “go back” to the “totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.” GOP lawmakers are still silent. As Republicans and their staffs continue to sort out the calculus of whether …
Read More »A Boost for Trump's Ego Is a Loss for America's National Parks
President Trump has long been thirsting for a military parade in Washington, D.C., and on Thursday he’s going to get it. The “Salute to America” extravaganza on the Fourth of July will feature Trump speaking from the Lincoln Memorial, a massive fireworks display, and, yes, a fleet of tanks positioned …
Read More »Trump Is Clinging on to Hillary Clinton Like Grim Death — Is It Actually Working?
President Trump filed the paperwork to run for reelection on January 20th, 2017, the day he was inaugurated. He officially announced his intention to seek a second term just over a year later, earlier than any president in history. The “launch” that took place in Orlando Tuesday night was nothing …
Read More »Study: There's No Correlation Between Undocumented Immigration and Violent Crime
Donald Trump‘s never-ending crusade against immigration has focused primarily on crime. Since he first described Mexicans as “rapists” while announcing his candidacy three years ago this June, the idea that brown people are storming the border to kill innocent Americans has been the thrust of Trump’s political appeal. At any …
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