Politics
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Everyone, Including Trump’s Wig, Is Protesting Now
OK, it’s not everyone, technically. But tens of millions of Americans have protested and rallied since 2016. And new data shows that not only does that number include a substantial amount of people who weren’t politically active before, but the act of protesting is cutting across political affiliations, age and race. A new Washington Post-Kaiser…
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Robert Mueller Follows the Money by Questioning Russian Oligarchs
In a quest to find out whether or not money was illegally funneled to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign—either directly or indirectly through cash donations—special counsel Robert Mueller’s team has been questioning Russian oligarchs traveling into the United States. Multiple sources told CNN that at least one Russian oligarch was stopped and had his electronic devices…
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EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Is Doing His Best to Make Joanne the Scammer Proud
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt is out here living his best life on the taxpayers’ dime. First there were charges that he and his wife were flying first class with a security detail and using military planes like his personal Uber. In one month, Pruitt charged some $90,000 in first-class flights. Since that scandal,…
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Donald Trump Won’t Take His Foot Off Jeff Sessions’ Neck
I’ll bet every morning, Jeff Sessions slaps at his alarm and curses it until it finally stops going off. He probably lies there for a few more minutes, his arm flung over his eyes in an attempt to block out any light. If he pretends it’s not morning again, it won’t be, and he can…
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Deport Dem! Trump Administration Imposes Quotas on Immigration Judges
It’s so funny to me how those who hate to use quotas for something decent like leveling the playing field for the poor or working-class people of color (i.e., making sure there is enough diversity in schools, neighborhoods, buildings, etc.) are so quick to use them for criminal injustice (tickets, arrests and, now, deportations). Fun…
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The White House Intern Class Looks Like the President’s Cabinet and His Dream for America
This year’s White House intern class is so white, each intern has one aunt who looks like Larry Bird. This intern class is so white that when discussing said aunt’s doppelgänger, they use the word “roundball.” The average credit score of this year’s White House intern class is 905. This year’s intern class is so…
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Trump Invited Vladimir Putin to the White House; Expect the President to Change His Relationship Status on Facebook
The president has swiped right, and it looks like he’s ready to take his international Grindr relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin all the way, as reports are stating that Donald Trump has invited Putin to the White House. According to the Washington Post, during a phone call earlier this month in which Trump congratulated…
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Texas Woman Gets 5 Years in Prison for Casting an Illegal Ballot in 2016 Election
A Texas woman on supervised release from a tax-fraud conviction will lose her freedom once again—this time for casting an illegal ballot in the 2016 election. A judge handed 43-year-old Crystal Mason a five-year sentence on Wednesday for casting a ballot before completing the full term of her sentence, including the supervised release, for a…
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In the Spirit of Trying to Resurrect Her Advertisers, Fox News Host Apologizes to Parkland, Fla., Student. Hrmmm
Life sure comes at you fast on Holy Week, huh, Laura Ingraham? The Fox News host found herself in a bind after a tweet in which she accused David Hogg—one of the most prominent student-activists to emerge in the wake of the Parkland, Fla., school shooting—of whining about being rejected from some colleges he had…