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January 14th, 2025 - 8:52 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics

Trump’s bald-faced lie about Social Security and migrants

In his typical all-caps style, Trump posted: “Unlike the Democrats, who are KILLING SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE by allowing the INVASION OF THE MIGRANTS, I will NOT, under any circumstance, allow either of these two precious GEMS to be even touched under a Trump Administration.” The reality is [...]

January 14th, 2025 - 1:50 am § in Law and Courts, Politics, Racism

Black busker attacked by neoNazis awarded $2.75 million

Charles Murrell, a black classically-trained saxophonist, headed for a Boston library on July 2, 2022, to play his sax on the sidewalk. He never got there. Dozens of toughs from Patriot Front, a neo-Nazi hate group (details here), were outside the library. When they saw Murrell, they attacked him, s[...]

January 14th, 2025 - 12:31 am § in Donald Trump, Health, Humor, Hypocrisy, Politics, Republicans

Jon Stewart raked GOPers over the coals and they had it coming (video)

He specifically called out Trump, of course, and also Alabama’s dumb-as-hammers senator, Tommy Tuberville (R), who never has anything intelligent to say because he has no intelligence; see story here, and watch video below. Related story: Tuberville, America’s dumbest senator, attacks sc[...]

January 13th, 2025 - 4:00 pm § in Politics

Debunking b.s. about the L.A. fires

The L.A. fire department’s budget was increased, not cut. There’s no such thing as a “water restoration declaration.” Southern California’s reservoirs had more water than ever before. The hydrants ran dry because of unlimited demand, not limited supply. Given the wind g[...]

January 12th, 2025 - 10:01 pm § in Business, Donald Trump, Economics, Politics, Republicans

What’s with the financial markets?

A week before Trump begins his second term, U.S. stock and bond markets are rebelling. But against what? I’ll explain below. Stocks initially rose after Trump won the 2024 election, but all three major indexes (the Dow Industrial Average, Standard and Poor’s 500, and NASDAQ) are now belo[...]

January 12th, 2025 - 8:17 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics, Republicans

Steve Bannon calls Musk “truly evil”

Steve Bannon, a Trump pal, pardoned fraudster, and podcaster (read his bio here), has something in common with the liberals he battles with daily. Bannon, who looks like a homeless camper (photo, left), thinks Elon Musk is “truly evil” (read story here). These days few liberals would dis[...]

January 12th, 2025 - 7:30 pm § in Democrats, Donald Trump, Politics, Republicans

Leaked GOP plan cuts billions from Medicare, Medicaid, and ACA

A leaked GOP document reveals plans to cut $479 billion from Medicare, $2.3 trillion from Medicaid (the health care program for America’s low-income and poor), $347 billion from nutrition programs (including food stamps); and $55 billion of federal support from the Affordable Care Act and $15 bill[...]

January 10th, 2025 - 7:41 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics, Republicans

Obama for president in 2028!

If Trump can run for a third term in 2028, then Obama can too. Progressive journalist Brian Beutler says, “Since the rules are out the window, maybe Barack Obama wants to run again!” He would be instantly popular with the Democratic base, and probably a shoo-in against Trump, who by then[...]

January 10th, 2025 - 5:58 pm § in Donald Trump, Foreign Affairs

Don Jr. parlays with drug dealer for Greenland’s surrender

On his recent one-day trip to Greenland, Don Trump Jr. didn’t meet with government officials; instead, he discussed the Danish territory’s future with Timmy Zeeb (photo, left), who is featured in President-Elect Trump’s “Truth Social” post here. Sporting a Trump “MAGA” hat, he said[...]

January 9th, 2025 - 8:23 pm § in Business, Environment

America’s insurance crisis

To millions of home and car owners, the first indicate of a crisis was steep premium increases in 2023 and 2024. Some had their policies canceled, while others found they could only get insurance through state-sponsored insurance pools where premiums are higher and coverage scantier. Insurance compa[...]