Trump’s new proclamation to “make Columbus Day great again” isn’t about honoring Italian Americans; it’s about reviving the old lie that conquest equals discovery. From Columbus’s own journals to Trump’s DEI purge, iPINIONS shows how historical whitewashing keeps finding fresh political sponsors. Read my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/trump-is-making-indigenous-peoples Read more.
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Trump Salivating Over Leavitt’s Lips and Sydney’s ‘Jeans’ Would Make Clinton Blush
Trump’s second term seems less about governing and more about casting (for his couch). From Karoline Leavitt behind the podium to Sydney Sweeney in denim, iPINIONS contends that MAGA’s propaganda machine is running on lust, lies, and legacy media manipulation. Read my take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/trump-salivating-over-leavitts-lips Read more.
Columbus Day Is Now Indigenous Peoples’ Day
In fourteen hundred ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue [Blah blah blah] If, like me, you attended primary school in the 1960s or 1970s, you probably had to learn to recite the poem “In 1492” in its entirety. Teachers taught this poem with no compunction about the cultural annihilation and plunder it glorifies. Christopher Columbus, the disoriented explorer… Read more.
Laura Loomer: Trump’s Brain and Fluffer…
Loomer looming large in MAGA world Laura Loomer is gaining infamy as the White nationalist conspiracy nut who suddenly has Trump’s ear. MAGA darling Marjorie Taylor Greene became infamous for blaming a secret Jewish space laser for California wildfires. Yet even she is complaining that Loomer is filling Trump’s head with wacko claims, like Haitian… Read more.
Tuberville’s Hold on Military Promotions Undermines the Military and Promotes Racism
Tuberville’s hold on military promotions Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville is getting his 15 minutes of fame. He’s getting it for making Congress even more partisan and dysfunctional than usual. But that’s the point. Tuberville is holding up promotions for over 250 military officers. The Pentagon subsidizes out-of-state travel for reproductive healthcare, including abortion. He’s protesting that policy. And he… Read more.
El Paso and Dayton Suffer Latest Mass Shootings. Blah, Blah, Blah…
20 people were killed and at least 26 were injured in a shooting Saturday at a shopping center in El Paso, Texas. … Hours later in Dayton, Ohio, a gunman opened fire on people in a popular downtown area. Nine people were killed and 16 additional people were injured. (CNN, August 4, 2019) Please forgive… Read more.
Trump Calls Caribbean and African Countries ‘Shitholes’…
Of course, only an asshole like him would do so. President Trump’s dismissal of Haiti, El Salvador and all of Africa as ‘shithole countries’ whose inhabitants are not desirable for U.S. immigration shocked people around the world and provoked swift condemnation. The president made the remarks Thursday during a White House meeting with lawmakers and suggested… Read more.






