Alberta steps up border security under Trump tariff threat Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced a new sheriff patrol to shore up security at the US-Canadian border at the southern portion of Alberta. This seems to be in response to Trump’s threat of 25% tariffs on Canadian imports until they put an end to illegal immigration and drug trafficking at the Canadian border. However, Alberta… Read More
Mitch McConnell: Hey This Trump Guy Might Be Dangerous Mitch McConnell may have arguably let Donald Trump be the wind that set the GOP ship sailing farther right while he was at the helm. But after enjoying the convenience of Trump’s momentum, he did finally criticize him for the January 6th insurrection, calling his actions that day a “disgraceful dereliction of duty.” He’s finally… Read More
Zuckerberg wants to play in the Mar-a-lago Clubhouse too! After having banned Trump from Meta social platforms (Facebook, Instagram) the first time around, Mark Zuckerberg is the latest to kiss the ring. During his campaign, Trump threatened to punish Zuck and Meta. But now, likely in the wake of Elon Musk riding shotgun to Trump, Zuckerberg is hopping on the appeasement train. He met… Read More
Hosts of ‘Morning Joe’ kiss the ring and make capitulating apology on-air Morning show hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough met with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago shortly after the election to “restart communications.” The duo had previously been critical of Trump, and Scarborough called Trump a fascist just a year earlier. Critics from Vanity Fair, to the NY Times, to The View were suspect of the timing… Read More
Fetterman Minimizes Trump’s Fascist Threat After saying that fellow Democrats need to “stop freaking out” about Donald Trump’s fascist designs for the presidency, John Fetterman is now suggesting that Trump should be pardoned. It would seem that Fetterman is the first Democrat in Congress to appease Trump.… Read More
Op-Ed Writer Harry Litman Resigns from the Los Angeles Times Harry Litman chose to step down as Op-Ed contributor at the Los Angeles Times a few days ago. He cited the paper’s decision to not endorse any candidate and owner Patrick Soon-Shiong‘s pressure to shift towards more sympathetic coverage of Trump, despite outward objections by staff. Litman claimed this also led to the resignations of… Read More
Justin Trudeau is the first world leader to kiss the ring. But did his meeting break US law? Justin Trudeau opted to meet with President-Elect Trump before inauguration. Is this precedented? And does this violate the Logan Act, which prohibits private citizens from engaging in talks or negotiations with foreign governments without the permission of the US government. Meanwhile, unsurprisingly, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says he was denied a meeting with Trump, with… Read More
Trump intends to do an end-run around the Legislative Branch. Will a Republican-majority Congress allow him? Rachel Maddow warned that one of the trajectories on the transition from democracy to tyranny would be the “hollowing out” of Congress. The implied threat would be a concentration of power under the Executive Branch. For comparison, she noted, “There’s a reason actions of the Russian Duma never make news.” Could the powers of the… Read More
Washington Post: Biden should pardon Trump Marc Thiessen and Danielle Pletka of the Washington Post make the case why President Biden should pardon Donald Trump.… Read More
Politico: Can Trump Be the New Reagan? Politico normalizes Donald Trump, painting a picture of a second-term president that has more credibility on the world stage this time around.… Read More