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On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal published an exhaustive report on the myriad ways members of the Trump family are monetizing his presidency. The headline and subtitle spoke volumes: How the Trumps Turned an Election Victory Into a Cash Bonanza – First lady’s documentary deal with Amazon, president’s legal settlements, and other transactions near $80… Read more.
Another ‘miracle on Ice’ Not since Team USA stunned the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics has victory felt this electrifying throughout the West. But last night, the script flipped. Canada played the US role as the scrappy underdog; the US played the Soviet role as the bullying hegemon. That’s how much of a… Read more.
A$AP Rocky acquitted Yesterday, a jury acquitted rapper A$AP Rocky of shooting at childhood friend A$AP Relli during a 2021 altercation. He faced two felony assault charges that could’ve put him behind bars for 24 years. That explains his immediate reaction when he heard the jury foreman say, “not guilty.” Rocky leaped from the defense… Read more.
Republicans have shown a treasonous willingness to help Trump turn America into a banana republic — as long as they’re the ones ruling it. Many argue they’ve put party above country. But that’s too generous. Their motives are simpler: self-interest above all else. Trump has declared himself the champion of political reciprocity. And, just last… Read more.
Presidents’ Day: it’s about the sales, man Alas, “Presidents’ Day” has become just another jingoistic way to induce Americans to shop for cars and mattresses. And this is one distortion or, in this case, commercialization of history that has nothing to do with race matters. Instead, this one stems from TV commercials now heralding and defining this… Read more.
Joe Rogan is right. There will never be a Joe Rogan on the left. But that’s only because left-leaning audiences have too much intelligence and common sense. So they’d never find his brand of macho posturing and rambling conspiracies entertaining. Frankly, his assertion is pure projection. Rogan thrives on misinformation and reckless provocation, so accusing… Read more.
The quid pro quo Emil Bove is Trump’s deputy attorney general. Danielle Sassoon is the US attorney for the Southern District of New York. Eric Adams is the mayor of New York City. Bove ordered Sassoon to drop corruption charges against Adams. He claimed the case was interfering with Adams’ ability to help Trump tackle… Read more.
Aides reportedly blocked Trump’s unethical and illegal orders in his first term. According to The New York Times, this frustrated him so much that he exclaimed, “Where’s my Roy Cohn?” That’s because he wanted a top aide who would bend or break laws to enforce his venal, vindictive, racist agenda. Now he has Emil Bove… Read more.
Prince Harry, the self-styled humanitarian and veteran advocate, has mastered the art of performative empathy. But he missed his cue when it came to greeting athletes at this week’s Invictus Games. Because he and Meghan ended up giving the royal wave as they glided past disabled veterans in a golf cart. It was a spectacle… Read more.
A toxic mix of ignorance, insecurity, and narcissism explains Trump’s dogma on tariffs. He thrives on blind loyalty, demanding agreement even when everyone knows he’s wrong. That’s why tariff war is like him insisting the world is flat and having VP “JV” Vance and Speaker Mike Johnson compete to lead his MAGA choir in carefree… Read more.
