Adam Nagourney in The New York Times: Simon Rosenberg was right about the congressional elections of 2022. All the conventional wisdom — the polls, the punditry, the fretting by fellow Democrats — revolved around the expectation of a big red wave and a Democratic wipeout. He disa … | Continue reading
THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2024 No bait left behind: Has Candidate Donald J. Trump been using his words again? In Tuesday's speech in Michigan, he began flashing "blood bath" again, deliberately giving the term new weight. Along the way, he also offered the statement shown below, speakin … | Continue reading
Biden is not passively funding the slaughter of Palestinians, he’s working hard to do so, bypassing Congress at least twice. And his supposed “outrage” at Israel’s genocide is not convincing. With each week Biden seems determined to hand the election over to Trump. The activist, … | Continue reading
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2024 Also, new polling data: Who will win November's election? We have no idea. It's our impression that Trump may win if he can survive his criminal trials. It also depends on what happens with the pair of major addiction addicts, Robert Kennedy Jr. and Corne … | Continue reading
A little over a week ago, Trump Media Technology Group, which owns Donald Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, became a publicly traded company. Around the same time, Trump Media launched a lawsuit against the co-founders of the platform, claiming that they had hurt the c … | Continue reading
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2024 If we did, we'd have three right here: If we believed in terrible people, they would be terrible people! We refer to one of the leadership cadres currently advocating on behalf of Candidate Donald J. Trump. Some of these leadership cadres actually make de … | Continue reading
Just days after going public, Donald Trump’s social media company ‘Trump Media’ saw shares plummet by 21% on Monday (Apr… Continue reading Trump Media shares tumble 21% just days after debut The post Trump Media shares tumble 21% just days after debut appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
On Election Night 2016, many of us thought we knew who would be the next president of the United States. We were blindsided when Hillary Clinton lost to Donald Trump. Legacy media quickly scrambled to explain what had happened. They ultimately arrived at an explanation: Trump’s v … | Continue reading
Donald Trump has named his vice president and running mate for 2024 and the choice may come as a surprise to some. The post Trump Picks Elon Musk For Vice President appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Lots of planning for November and post election: How Viktor Orbán Conquered the Heritage Foundation | The New Republic Last week, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made waves by flying to the United States to meet with Donald Trump—but not with sitting president Joe Biden. It … | Continue reading
David Horsey in Seattle Times: P.T. Barnum, the great 19th century showman, circus owner and hoax promoter, is quoted as saying, “There’s a sucker born every minute.” Donald J. Trump, the great 21st century con man, political phenomenon and hoax promoter, would heartily agree. Tr … | Continue reading
Trump publishes the MAGA Bible. Kamala dances to the wrong tune. RFK Jr. hires Nicole Shanahan. NBC fires Ronna McDaniel. Plus, Candace Owens and much more. | Continue reading
Donald Trump, the same president who used tear gas to clear a square so that he could pose for a picture in front of a church and hold up a bible, is now dabbling again in religion. This Holy Week, he's pushing a $60 “Make America Pray Again” bible that you can buy for yourself. … | Continue reading
I come from families of forced migrants. On one side, my father’s earliest memories are of the unspeakable horrors he endured in a concentration camp in Indonesia. On the other, my great grandfather’s Ukrainian village was burned down by the White Army as part of a vicious pogrom … | Continue reading
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to sit down with the legendary Katie Couric. We discussed how news organizations might better hold politicians accountable in the age of Trump, and what Ronna McDaniel's hiring means for NBC News. We also talked about how John McCain would navigat … | Continue reading
Republicans in Washington do not have a great track record executing themed policy weeks. Consider the Trump administration’s original 2017 Infrastructure Week, which had the misfortune of coinciding with former FBI Director James Comey’s live testimony before the Senate Intellig … | Continue reading
It’s springtime in the United States, and the country’s social media landscape is budding with change. Lawmakers in the Senate are considering a bill that could ban TikTok, or force a divestment from its Chinese parent company ByteDance. Meanwhile, Donald Trump’s Truth Social is … | Continue reading
Donald Trump’s social media enterprise officially became a publicly traded company on Tuesday, with its stock price jumping as much as 59% to over $70 a share. We’d like to take this moment to welcome Trump Media, trading under DJT, to the world of meme stocks. Read more... | Continue reading
This is Joseph. One interesting development in the Trump justice process, despite his generally favorable treatment, is that it challenges people's intuitions about how the justice system works. I have long understood that there are a lot of things that are illegal that seem like … | Continue reading
TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2024 Concerning the size of the bond: For us, the story started yesterday with a post by Kevin Drum. The size of Donald Trump's bond had been reduced! Headline included, the Drumcat offered this: Trump fine cut in half—for now Donald Trump has been let off the … | Continue reading
SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2024Cable star can't figure it out: Yesterday morning, in the 7 o'clock hour, Joe Scarborough gave voice to a long-standing bit of puzzlement.At this site, we're puzzled by Scarborough's puzzlement! That said, here's the question Scarborough posed to Michael … | Continue reading
SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2024 Cable star can't figure it out: Yesterday morning, in the 7 o'clock hour, Joe Scarborough gave voice to a long-standing bit of puzzlement. At this site, we're puzzled by Scarborough's puzzlement! That said, here's the question Scarborough posed to Michael … | Continue reading
with yours truly and Heather Lofthouse | Continue reading
Trump Media & Technology group, the company behind Truth Social, has been approved for a merger with the Digital World… Continue reading Trump windfall could top $3 billion after shareholder vote on social media merger The post Trump windfall could top $3 billion after shareholde … | Continue reading
Donald Trump’s conservative social media platform, Truth Social, will become a publicly traded company as early as next week. Shareholders in Digital World Acquisition Corp (DWAC) approved a merger with Trump Media and Technology Group on Friday morning, first reported by CNBC. R … | Continue reading
FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2024The candidate feeds on such meat: Briefly, let's recall the basic facts which were established in yesterday's report.Last Saturday, Donald J. Trump made an array of familiar yet very strange claims during his campaign rally in Vidalia, Ohio:At the start of h … | Continue reading
FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2024 The candidate feeds on such meat: Briefly, let's recall the basic facts which were established in yesterday's report. Last Saturday, Donald J. Trump made an array of familiar yet very strange claims during his campaign rally in Vidalia, Ohio: At the start o … | Continue reading
Biden gains ground. Trump searches for cash. Ketanji Brown Jackson vs. the First Amendment. Plus: Elon Musk’s brain chip actually works! And much more. | Continue reading
Will the Right be able to implement these radical plans? Is Trump on board? What happened to traditional conservatism? Let’s tackle some of the key questions surrounding “Project 2025” | Continue reading
The D.C. Armory is big enough to fit an F-150 Lightning, a hybrid Jeep Compass, and a Cadillac Lyriq, with room to spare for an elephant. That elephant was in the room on Wednesday when Michael Regan, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, along with National Clima … | Continue reading
My conversation with Faiz Shakir, co-founder of More Perfect Union | Continue reading
The parent company of Donald Trump’s social media company, Truth Social, could soon become a multi-billion dollar public company, depending on a vote scheduled for Friday. Trump could stand to gain over $3 billion if the proposed merger goes through, which could be his ticket out … | Continue reading
THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2024So did Ali Velshi and his erudite guest: Judged by any traditional standard, Donald J. Trump made some very strange statements during one of his endless speeches at a recent Ohio rally.The candidate spoke in Vidalia, Ohio last Saturday afternoon. In this r … | Continue reading
THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2024 So did Ali Velshi and his erudite guest: Judged by any traditional standard, Donald J. Trump made some very strange statements during one of his endless speeches at a recent Ohio rally. The candidate spoke in Vidalia, Ohio last Saturday afternoon. In this … | Continue reading
Donald Trump is a disgrace of staggering dimensions, but if there were to be a single quality in his Mount Everest of character deficits that render him utterly unfit to be president of the United States it is his cruelty. Cruelty and power are a terrible combination. When they c … | Continue reading
Even as the Environmental Protection Agency was preparing to release federal tailpipe emissions rules that will steer more U.S. drivers into electric vehicles, California was working in the background to harden its own, more stringent emissions standards. On Tuesday, the state an … | Continue reading
Even as the Environmental Protection Agency was preparing to release federal tailpipe emissions rules that will steer more U.S. drivers into electric vehicles, California has been working in the background to harden its own, more stringent emissions standards. On Tuesday, the sta … | Continue reading
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2024MacCallum thinks she may know: Why did Donald J. Trump say "bloodbath" during last Saturday's speech?Thanks to Acyn's early alert, the use of that word triggered a wave of blue tribe pundit reaction. Fox News veteran Martha MacCallum thinks she may know w … | Continue reading
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2024 MacCallum thinks she may know: Why did Donald J. Trump say "bloodbath" during last Saturday's speech? Thanks to Acyn's early alert, the use of that word triggered a wave of blue tribe pundit reaction. Fox News veteran Martha MacCallum thinks she may know … | Continue reading
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2024Donald J. Trump versus Yale: Donald J. Trump is smarter than we are, Michael Moore has now said.For ourselves, we can't swear that the Oscar-winning film-maker is wrong! Headline included, here's the start of Ron Dicker's report from HuffPost concerning w … | Continue reading
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2024 Donald J. Trump versus Yale: Donald J. Trump is smarter than we are, Michael Moore has now said. For ourselves, we can't swear that the Oscar-winning film-maker is wrong! Headline included, here's the start of Ron Dicker's report from HuffPost concerning … | Continue reading
Don’t demonize rural whites. The Chicago voters backing Trump. Ten stories we’re reading, and more. | Continue reading
If there was ever any question that Donald Trump would be the 2024 Republican nominee, there isn’t anymore. Since he vacated the White House in 2021, the former president has silenced numerous rivals within his party — most recently ending Nikki Haley’s campaign in a Super Tuesda … | Continue reading
You won’t hear me say this often, but Donald Trump kind of sort of has a point. On Monday, the former president and presumed Republican nominee rebutted headlines that claimed he’d predicted a “‘bloodbath’ if he loses” the November election. To be sure, “bloodbath” isn’t a word y … | Continue reading
[If you can’t pay the fine, don’t do the crime.] As a result of last year’s judgement against them for business fraud, Donald Trump and the Trump Organization owe a massive sum of money to the state of New York. An attempted appeal is in the works, but they‘re required to post a … | Continue reading
Fossil fuels will be prioritized by a second Trump administration as any pretense at reducing carbon and methane emissions is abandoned. The post Politics & The Transition Away From Fossil Fuels appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2024The New York Times gets it right: We were struck by a front-page report in this morning's New York Times.The report discusses a culture shift we've been struck by at the Fox News Channel. The headlines on the Times report say this:Piety and Profanity: The Ra … | Continue reading
MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2024 The New York Times gets it right: We were struck by a front-page report in this morning's New York Times. The report discusses a culture shift we've been struck by at the Fox News Channel. The headlines on the Times report say this: Piety and Profanity: The … | Continue reading