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Musk and Trump Are Causing the Dumbest Imperial Collapse in History

Published: February 19, 2025 14:59

Empires have fallen before. But it’s never been this purely idiotic. A month into the second Trump administration, I think it is fair to conclude that …

RFK 's plan to make America healthy again? Round up people with mental health conditions in camps

Published: February 19, 2025 14:51

Robert F. Kennedy's "make America healthy again" motto is meant to convey that he is sincerely interested in helping Americans avoid getting sick in the first place. During his Senate confirmation hearing for Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, all…

Column: The real motive behind Trump renaming the Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America'

Published: February 19, 2025 14:51

Before President Trump, the most high-profile call to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico came from Stephen Colbert, who joked on his Comedy Central show in 2010 that the body of water should be referred to as the Gulf of America in the wake of the…

Judge and DOJ attorney get into heated exchange over pronouns at Trump transgender military ban hearing

Published: February 19, 2025 14:47

U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes told the Justice Department lawyer that "any common sense rational human being understands" that pronoun usage does not impact military readiness. In a heated exchange Tuesday, a federal judge pressed the Justice Department…

DOGE Says It’s Saved $55 Billion; Data Show Much Less

Published: February 19, 2025 14:45

The federal cost-cutting effort dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its …

'Silence has been deafening': Morning Joe aims fury at specific set of ex-Trump officials

Published: February 19, 2025 14:43

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough called out Donald Trump's former military leaders for remaining silent against the now-president's autocratic moves. The …

Trump's plan to avert a constitutional crisis: "Put pressure on the courts to make some concessions"

Published: February 19, 2025 14:32

Donald Trump is fully acting like America’s first elected autocrat and aspiring dictator. In his mind and that of his followers and allies, he is the State. The law is what Trump deems it to be on any given day. The president's whims, desires, beliefs,…

Trump’s Incompetence Is Botching His Own Deregulation Spree

Published: February 19, 2025 14:29

Turns out that when you paralyze government agencies, it only makes it harder to undo Biden-era regulations. A saving grace of President Donald Trump …

National Science Foundation fires roughly 10% of its workforce

Published: February 19, 2025 06:16

The National Science Foundation fired 168 employees on Tuesday. According to an NSF spokesperson, the firings are to ensure compliance with President Trump's executive order aimed at reducing the federal workforce in the name of efficiency. Sen. Ted Cruz's…

Our Allies Must Abandon America, For Their Own Good | Opinion

Published: February 19, 2025 02:47

The writing has been on the wall for some time, but our allies have been reluctant to read it. The United States, long the guarantor of the …

Elon Musk Eyes Fort Knox As Next Target—What We Know About Its $400 Billion Gold Supply

Published: February 19, 2025 02:46

Topline Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and head of the powerful Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), shared memes elevating decades-old conspiracies about the state of the U.S. government’s gold reserve at Fort Knox, with one prominent…

‘People Should Be Ashamed’: South Carolina Police Department Forced to Take Down Posts Honoring Black History Month After Racist Backlash

Published: February 19, 2025 02:44

A South Carolina police department has deleted its social media posts honoring Black History Month after a barrage of racist and hateful comments …

The end of empathy

Published: February 19, 2025 02:43

Kindness is so over. Since Donald Trump re-entered the White House, it has become apparent that America is not simply moving past the excesses of …

U.S. Conference Of Catholic Bishops Sue Trump Administration For Cutting Refugee Settlement Funding

Published: February 19, 2025 02:10

Topline The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops sued the Trump administration Tuesday and alleged it illegally suspended funding for the conference’s refugee resettlement programs, marking the latest lawsuit against the administration as it attempts to cut…

How Trump’s drastic K-12 plans might change California schools

Published: February 19, 2025 02:09

From private school vouchers to threats over “woke” curriculum, the Trump administration has launched a slew of reforms intended to reshape K-12 …

Elon Musk staffer created a DOGE AI assistant for making government ‘less dumb’

Published: February 19, 2025 02:08

A senior Elon Musk staffer has created a custom AI chatbot that purports to help the Department of Government Efficiency eliminate government waste and is powered by Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI, TechCrunch has learned. The chatbot, which is…

‘I’m Just Hearing About It’: Trump Grilled on Elon Musk’s ‘Billions of Dollars in Contracts’ With Agencies He’s Regulating

Published: February 19, 2025 02:07

President Donald Trump said he was unaware of any “conflicts of interest” between Elon Musk’s business interests and the government agencies he’s …

Published: February 19, 2025 02:05

‘After All He’s Done for the Nation’: Frederick Douglass’ Family Outraged Over National Guard’s Withdrawal from Honorary Parade Days After Military Decides to Stop Recruiting from Black Engineering Event

Published: February 19, 2025 02:05

Another day, another example of how the Trump Administration’s war on the excesses of DEI and “wokeness” has morphed into a war on diversity …

Another way out: DEI and the limits of multicultural consumerism

Published: February 19, 2025 02:04

“The fundamental question of the revolution is not one of making more commodities available to people.”– Joseph Edwards (aka Fundi, the “Caribbean …

‘This could not be more serious’: Weissmann on the bombshell resignation of a top DOJ prosecutor

Published: February 19, 2025 00:00

Ryan Reilly, NBC News Justice Reporter and Andrew Weissmann, former top prosecutor at the Justice Department join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to the stunning resignation of career prosecutor Denise Cheung after declining a request…

There are many ways Trump could trigger a global collapse. Here’s how to survive if that happens

Published: February 18, 2025 21:26

It could be wildfires, a pandemic or a financial crisis. The super-rich will flee to their bunkers – the rest of us will have to fend for ourselves, writes columnist George Monbiot

Firing civil servants and dismantling government departments is how aspiring strongmen consolidate personal power – lessons from around the globe

Published: February 18, 2025 21:21

With the recent confirmations of Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – two of the most controversial of President Donald Trump’s high-level …

Todd Haynes warns against yielding to Trump admin: "They don’t reward you for submission"

Published: February 18, 2025 21:20

Just a few weeks into Donald Trump’s second presidential term and some of America’s most powerful institutions are already bending to his whims. In Hollywood, that has begun to manifest through the dissolution of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs,…

DOGE Is a Massive Scam—Even on Its Own Terms

Published: February 18, 2025 21:18

Even if you believe that Musk is trying to root out waste and fraud (and you really shouldn’t), he and his dweeby hatchet bros are only making things …

Is the Justice Department cutting breaks to people who seem loyal to Trump?

Published: February 18, 2025 21:01

Justice Department veterans are noticing a pattern a month after President Trump took office: They say the department seems to be cutting breaks to people who seem loyal to the president. In recent weeks, the department dropped a case against former…

Skelton: California farmers bought Trump’s election pitch. Now they may pay the price

Published: February 18, 2025 21:01

Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson put it well: “Buy the ticket, take the ride.” That was more than half a century ago in his bestselling book “Fear …

AI says America going full dystopia, suggests starting Hunger Games training now

Published: February 18, 2025 20:56

Someone on Reddit asked ChatGPT to forecast America's future under continued Trump policies, and it reads like a horror novel written by George …

Foreign service worker says pregnant wife faces 'life-threatening' complications amid Trump's USAID shutdown

Published: February 18, 2025 20:54

“Our lives are acceptable collateral damage for their political gain,” the worker charged in a federal court affidavit. A foreign service worker whose pregnant wife allegedly was denied emergency medical transport while stationed abroad has filed an…

Social Security Chief Quits as Musk Infiltrates Sensitive Data Systems

Published: February 18, 2025 20:54

A veteran Social Security Administration official resigned after a dispute with Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s …

China Just Hit America Where It Hurts Most — Cuts Off Lifeline For U.S. Military!

Published: February 18, 2025 19:41

Trump is moving forward with his trade war, passing tariffs on China, Canada, Mexico, and even the entire European Union! But China has retaliated and hit back against Trump by banning Tungsten, literally THE most important mineral the US government needs.…

A government worker's message for Elon Musk

Published: February 18, 2025 19:37

Since taking office, President Trump and his advisor, billionaire business owner Elon Musk, have worked to winnow the ranks of federal workers. At times questioning the contributions of some federal employees, they are also enticing more than two million…

"His mission is to eradicate 'woke Jesus'": How money, lies and religion are abused to gut democracy

Published: February 18, 2025 17:34

Money, God and lies: These are the three pillars of the movement that led to Donald Trump's disturbing victory in November. A well-funded propaganda machine that exploits people's cultural fears and spiritual yearnings, turning them away from their…

'Wow!' MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski astonished to learn who's landing on MAGA's hit list

Published: February 18, 2025 17:34

Donald Trump's administration is preparing to fire hundreds of high-ranking Department of Homeland Security employees as part of a government-wide …

Wisconsin Supreme Court rules Republican had no right to bring lawsuit challenging mobile voting

Published: February 18, 2025 17:32

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a Republican Party official lacked the standing to bring a lawsuit challenging the use of a mobile voting van in 2022. The lawsuit sought to ban the use of mobile voting vans in any…

Poised to Take Over TikTok, Oracle Is Accused of Clamping Down on Pro-Palestine Dissent

Published: February 18, 2025 17:31

Oracle, which has secret partnerships with Israel, has told employees to love the country or work elsewhere. Larry Ellison has been at Donald Trump’s …

Trump fires 20 immigration judges amid mass dismissals of federal workers

Published: February 18, 2025 17:29

Despite a backlog of nearly 3.7 million cases in U.S. immigration court, the Trump administration has fired 20 immigration judges without an …

Maher Knocks Trump’s Gutting of the Federal Work Force

Published: February 18, 2025 17:28

“America is in shock that the guy whose catchphrase was ‘You’re fired’ is firing everybody in government,” Bill Maher said of President Trump on “Real Time.” Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep —…

Social Security head steps down over DOGE access of recipient information, sources say

Published: February 18, 2025 17:27

AP — The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner has stepped down from her role at the agency over Department of Government Efficiency requests to access Social Security recipient information, according to two people familiar with the…

Trump administration gives schools a deadline to end DEI programs or risk losing federal money

Published: February 18, 2025 17:25

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is giving America’s schools and universities two weeks to eliminate diversity initiatives or risk losing federal money, raising the stakes in the president’s fight against “wokeness” and sowing confusion as…

Published: February 18, 2025 08:01

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Stephen Colbert Salutes The 1 Unexpected Company Defying Trump's 'Stupid' Obsession

Published: February 18, 2025 07:08

The "Late Show" host said a "lone hero stands tall" in Trump's latest dispute. “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert on Monday called out “petty and vindictive” President Donald Trump for going after the Associated Press after the news agency refused to use the…

People brace for impacts on land, water and wildlife after feds fire thousands over holiday weekend

Published: February 18, 2025 07:08

A President’s Day weekend swept by fear and grief from the sudden termination of thousands of federal employees in the U.S. Forest Service and …

Protests erupt at Tesla dealers as China holds FSD hostage in tariff war

Published: February 18, 2025 07:05

It was a rough weekend for TSLA as public protests of CEO Elon Musk and his actions at DOGE overwhelm Tesla showrooms as calls from shareholders to fire America’s most powerful immigrant grow louder. Plus, solid-state batteries and a brand-new, affordable…

Robert Kiyosaki Predicts Wall Street Crash and Layoffs: 'Prepare for Market Crash, Depression and War'

Published: February 18, 2025 07:04

Robert Kiyosaki is warning of an impending market crash and massive layoffs, and urging people to prepare rather than pretend. What Happened: Last …

'Sign of solidarity:' National Guard lowers riot shields at urging of protesters

Published: February 18, 2025 07:03

Protesters called on the National Guard to put down riot shields at the State Capitol building Monday. The National Guard did in a show of solidarity. …

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