President Trump just can’t help himself. In 2016 the Trump campaign welcomed foreign interference in the presidential election and tried to hide it, in 2019 Trump himself sought out foreign interference in the presidential election and tried to hide it.
Read MoreHow To Get The U.S. To Care About The War In Yemen
Here in the United States, it took a major attack on Saudi Arabia oil facilities to bring much attention to Yemen. Houthi rebels in Yemen took credit for the attack that took millions of barrels of Saudi crude oil out of the picture and rocked oil markets. Houthis are backed by Iran and there’s a pretty good chance this may have been a direct attack by the Saudis’ sworn enemy across the Persian Gulf.
Read MoreThe Sharpie Presidency
I really didn’t think “Sharpiegate” would have such legs. Sure, it was a ridiculous and sloppy lie, but amid all of the Trump administration’s lies I thought it would quickly become obscured. Of course Trump digs in. Again. And again.
Read MoreThe Platitude Primer
With a series of mass shootings in Dayton, El Paso and Midland and Odessa, Texas, calls for “sensible” gun legislation are making the rounds again. The familiar pattern of “thoughts and prayers,” followed by calls for stricter gun laws, followed by calls blaming mental health instead of guns, followed by no action in Congress is repeating as usual.
Read MorePharmaGon: Your Antidote to Profit-Based Killing
The opioid-pushing pharmaceutical companies may finally be forced to pay some of their billions to help remediate the crisis they helped manufacture. The state of Oklahoma won a big court victory against Johnson & Johnson, the huge corporation that downplayed the risks of opioids while keeping the country awash in their deadly product.
Read MoreSabotaging America First
If there is anything wrong with our economy — and I’m sure there isn’t because growth and boom times will last forever in our new reality — it’s because of an expansive conspiracy to undermine our beloved President Trump. He is, after all, the Chosen One.
Read MoreTrump Administration Poetry in Motion
Now the Trump crew is rewriting the Statue of Liberty’s poem. While being interviewed on NPR, the acting head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Ken Cuccinelli, rewrote Emma Lazarus’ poem to fit the latest cruel policy.
Read MoreMake the Apocalypse Great Again!
In case you were understandably focused on the carnage of gun violence in the United States so far this week, there is some major environmental news happening as well. It turns out Greenland is melting. Like, really melting. Oh, and the Arctic is on fire.
Read MoreNeed Damage Control? Be A Racist!
President Trump has a lot on his plate, from a continuing impeachment investigation (don’t call it impeachment just yet) to bad campaign poll numbers. Investigators are closing in around members of his family and Roger Stone is about to go on trial. (And, yes, prosecutors are trying to show “The Godfather Part II” during the trial.)
Read MoreThe Acid-Washed Witch Hunt Hoax Apple
Now that an extremely cautious Robert Mueller didn’t scream for impeachment at the House intelligence and judiciary hearings, President Trump and Republicans are shouting about their victory from the rooftops. Never mind that Mueller said, “the President was not exonerated” in those same hearings.
Read More“R” is for Racist
Stop the presses! The President is a racist! Okay, I guess we kinda’ sorta’ had a suspicion he might harbor racist feelings in his quieter moments.
Read MoreMigrant Detention, Inc.
The Trump administration is threatening to begin immigration raids that include “collateral” arrests and family members. The New York Times reports that “agents have expressed apprehensions about arresting babies.” I should hope so.
Read MoreThe Trump of July
Now that Independence Day is here, Donald Trump can roll out his “Salute to America” — also known as, “Salute to Me” — in all its glory. I’m hoping we aren’t too distracted by MAGA hats and Trump tanks to actually take the day off and celebrate America with the usual assortment of fireworks, beer and news stories of accidentally blown-off fingers.
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The cruelty the Trump administration is wielding at the United States’ border with Mexico is unconscionable. Cruelty is the point, of course. If we are scary and cruel enough to poor asylum-seekers, they’ll just go away, right?