Take a flying leap: Trump forces his name on Florida airport
Ladies and gentlemen: Introducing President Donald J. Trump International Airport. What was once Palm Beach International Airport has officially been added to the growing list of institutions adorned with the president’s name. “This morning, Palm Beach International Airport became President Donald J. Trump International Airport — a new name for a Florida landmark, and a lasting tribute…
Trump wants the world to fight antifa with him. No one’s buying it.
The Trump administration is reportedly trying to rally the rest of the world to help it in its fight against “antifa” activists, but the world isn’t answering the dubious call. The Washington Post reported on Thursday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio has circulated an invitation for foreign ministers of more than 60 countries to meet with him to strategize against the purported “resurgence…
With Platner out, Susan Collins has a lot to be concerned about
On Wednesday night, Graham Platner finally ended his campaign for Senate in Maine, after rape allegations from a former girlfriend caused even his own allies to denounce his candidacy and call for him to drop out. The move has Democrats feeling relieved and GOP Sen. Susan Collins and her allies panicked, as they viewed Platner and his personal transgressions as a weak nominee who she could…
Measles misery
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Trump uses Platner scandal to remind us he hates women
President Donald Trump is using the fallout from Graham Platner’s failed Senate campaign in Maine to remind everyone that when it comes to sexual assault, he comes down on the side of assaulting women. Platner, a Democrat, announced on Wednesday night that he would end his campaign after he was publicly accused of rape earlier this week. He denies the allegation. When Trump was asked…
Trump’s crusade against birthright citizenship is a fool’s errand
President Donald Trump got four Supreme Court justices to pretend that the Constitution doesn’t guarantee birthright citizenship, despite the 14th Amendment’s plain language: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.“ Their reasoning boiled down to two arguments: One of the amendment’s drafters supposedly…
ICE is killing immigrants and targeting critics as protests dwindle
The widespread protests against ongoing Immigrations and Customs Enforcement detentions have diminished and the media has turned its fragmented attention elsewhere. But the terrorizing and dehumanization of immigrants in the United States has not quieted, even as the voices speaking out against it have. On Tuesday, the cries of one family were heard across the country as they mourned…
Extreme temperatures once again prove deadly in Europe and US
Hospitals are struggling to keep up with the influx of patients during climate-fueled heat waves. By Kiley Price for Inside Climate News This summer has been off to a particularly hot—and deadly—start. In June and early July, severe heat waves blanketed Europe and the United States, exposing millions of people to dangerously high temperatures and humidity.
Tom the Dancing Bug: A busy, busy day at the Freedom 250 celebration
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Graham Platner says he plans to withdraw from Maine Senate race after sexual assault claim
Graham Platner said Wednesday that he plans to withdraw from the U.S. Senate race in Maine after facing an allegation of sexual assault, shuttering an insurgent campaign that had withstood months of controversy only to implode and imperil Democrats’ attempt to regain power in Washington. Platner’s exit will most likely force a reckoning within the party, which has been divided between its…
Here’s another sign that Democrats are building a blue wave
Historic trends and current polling have shown that November’s midterm elections are very likely to be a blue wave, with Democrats favored to win control of the U.S. House, flip multiple gubernatorial mansions and state legislatures, and possibly even take back the Senate. But there’s yet another bit of evidence that points to Democrats having a blockbuster election cycle: party registration…
Platner holds Democrats hostage, and Trump forgets who we’re fighting
Cashing in Nepotism at its finest. Trump still doesn’t grasp the concept of groceries There are no limits as to what Trump will take credit for. Graham Platner holds Maine hostage—along with Democrats’ Senate hopes This man truly doesn’t understand the concept of “no.” Click here to see more cartoons.
Bad performance art
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Conspiracy theorist Don Jr. hates Charlie Kirk conspiracy theories
Conspiracy theorist Donald Trump Jr. lashed out on Wednesday at right-wing conspiracy theories swirling around the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Trump Jr. has attended the preliminary hearings ahead of the trial of Tyler Robinson, who is accused of shooting and killing Kirk in 2025. In an appearance on Fox News, Trump Jr. said he was happy to “see the actual facts” in the…
Pearls of wisdom
A cartoon by Jack Ohman. Related | Graham Platner holds Maine hostage—along with Democrats’ Senate hopes…
‘President is a pedophile’: Army websites hacked to insult Trump
At least two of the U.S. military’s websites were hacked, with pro-Kurdish messages and attacks on President Donald Trump being posted before they were taken down. According to CyberScoop, the military was unaware of the hack until independent cybersecurity researcher Ronald Lovelace discovered the expletives about Trump and United States Ambassador to Türkiye Tom Barrack on two outward…
Rahm Emanuel warns that Israel has become a ‘territorial pariah’ in a blistering speech
Rahm Emanuel, a potential Democratic presidential candidate and longtime defender of Israel, warned Wednesday that the country has become increasingly isolated as its leadership has turned it into a “territorial pariah,” in a speech at Tel Aviv University on Wednesday. Emanuel’s condemnation of Israel’s leadership shows how far centrist Democrats have shifted away from historic support of…
GOP desperately insists Mitch McConnell is alive and well
Sen. Mitch McConnell is definitely still alive and definitely not in a vegetative state, Republicans said on Tuesday, with multiple GOP leaders claiming to have had 20-minute-long, very substantive conversations with the 84-year-old Kentucky lawmaker. The leaders all came out to say that they had spoken with McConnell after MAGA influencers said they were told that McConnell is “brain dead”…
Trump confuses Iran for Japan as ceasefire falters
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the purported ceasefire with Iran has ended and that it is highly likely that the United States will pursue further military attacks against the Middle Eastern nation, which he confused with Japan. Speaking at the NATO summit in Turkey, Trump said that he no longer wanted to “deal with” Iran, and while discussing the ceasefire agreement between…
Cashing in
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