Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) — who maintains he is extremely innocent of everything the FBI is investigating him for — sought a “blanket” pardon from President Trump in the final days of Trump’s time in office. The New York Times reported the news on Tuesday night, a week after it …
Read More »At CPAC Trump Claims GOP as His Own, Names Blacklist of Republicans Against Him
The twice-impeached former president made his first public appearance since leaving office. On Sunday, Trump was the main speaker at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). And according to a Fox News commentator, the event had the cult-like, MAGA hat-wearing attendees calling it TPAC instead of CPAC, because of …
Read More »Louisiana GOP Censures Sen. Cassidy Who 'Voted to Convict President Trump Because He Is Guilty'
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, one of only seven Republican senators who voted to impeach the former president, is not backing down, even after his state’s Republican party voted to censure him following the impeachment trial. The state’s party unanimous censure vote came shortly after Trump was acquitted on Saturday. “The …
Read More »Sheldon Adelson's Playbook Was a How-to Guide for Breaking Democracy
WASHINGTON — It was a ritual of the modern Republican Party. House and Senate hopefuls locked in a tough reelection fight, outside consultants who wanted to refill their campaign coffers, presidential wannabes who dreamt of being the next commander-in-chief — they all made the pilgrimage to Las Vegas, and specifically …
Read More »GOP Senators Sign On to Hawley's Effort to Subvert Democracy
A number of Republican congressional elected officials announced their intent to vote against certifying the results of the Electoral College on January 6th. While this will not change the results of the election, it will lengthen the process of certifying them. The group of Republicans who released a joint statement …
Read More »Trump Supporters, Like Their Leader, Refuse to Face Reality
While street parties sprung up across the nation in celebration of the presidential election being called in favor of Joe Biden on Saturday, Trump supporters are mostly hanging on to the president’s false claims that he was robbed. Using similar false arguments as Trump and his surrogates, the president’s distraught …
Read More »How Donald Trump Talks About Black People
The first question in Thursday night’s discussion about American racism is about “The Talk.” As moderator Kristen Welker tells both the 63 million viewers nationwide and the two white men running for president of the United States, this is the training black parents put their children through for survival. She …
Read More »Even in Defeat, Trumpism Isn't Going Anywhere
As the mad king raged at Savannah Guthrie for having the gall to question him about his conspiracy mongering, mask trutherism, and failure to even pretend to manage the coronavirus pandemic that is ravaging the country, the wishcasting texts and tweets began anew. When this is over, can we get …
Read More »'Useful Idiots': Trump vs. Covid and 'Handmaid' Amy Coney Barrett
In this week’s quarantine episode of our Useful Idiotspodcast, hostsMatt Taibbi and Katie Halper are joined by investigative journalist David Sirota. For the “Republicans Suck” segment, Matt and Katie cover every angle of the story on everyone’s mind, Donald Trump vs. Covid-19. This includes a play-by-play of Trump’s, according to …
Read More »How Far Will Chanel Rion Go For Trump?
If you watch the White House press briefings with semi-regularity, you’ll likely see her there: ever-present scarf, belted trench dress, brows flawlessly filled in, piles of dark hair teased to near-Nineties Fran Drescher heights. She will always be wearing heels; she will almost never be wearing a mask. All heads …
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