Posts by Shopie Claire
Stephen Miller Accidentally Says “I” When Discussing Trump’s Powers
Vought, as anticipated, is now using the government shutdown to cull the federal workforce, fulfilling Trump’s recent vow to cut “vast numbers of people out,” as well as slash programs that he says Democrats “like.” An unnamed White House official told MSNBC’s Vaughn Hillyard, “We expect thousands of people to unfortunately be laid off due…
Read MoreRepublican Rep Claims Everyone at “No Kings” Protest Is a Terrorist
GOP congressional leaders on Friday smeared an upcoming anti-Trump protest in Washington, D.C., in the most hysterical, demonizing terms. After House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise referred to the peaceful “No Kings” protest planned for October 18 as a “Hate America rally,” House Majority Whip Tom Emmer went one step further,…
Read MoreFederal Workers Might Not Know They’ve Been Fired Thanks to Shutdown
Trump has complained for years that his name has not yet been added to the ranks of prize recipients, who span some of the greatest figures of the last century, including Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Theresa, and Malala Yousafzai. Part of the contention could be that four other U.S. presidents have received…
Read MoreMAGA Melts Down Over Trump Giving Qatar a Military Base in U.S.
Trump has complained for years that his name has not yet been added to the ranks of prize recipients, who span some of the greatest figures of the last century, including Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Theresa, and Malala Yousafzai. Part of the contention could be that four other U.S. presidents have received…
Read MoreGOP Candidate: It’s Not Discrimination to Fire Someone for Being Gay
Virginia Republican gubernatorial hopeful Winsome Earle-Sears seems to have a very loose definition of what is and what is not discrimination. Earle-Sears and Democratic nominee Abigail Spanberger got into a back-and-forth exchange about transgender people and bathrooms during the Virginia gubernatorial debate on Thursday, before moving on to Earle-Sears’s record on discrimination. “My opponent was…
Read MoreWhite House Begins Mass Firing of Federal Employees Amid Shutdown War
Russell Vought, the White House budget director, announced that the administration has begun firing federal workers en masse. Vought warned last week that “consequential” layoffs were forthcoming amid the ongoing government shutdown. On Friday, he tweeted, “The RIFs have begun,” referring to “reductions in force.” Vought, as anticipated, is now using the government shutdown to…
Read MoreTrump’s Latest Posts Show He’s Pissed He Lost Nobel Peace Prize
“When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,” the committee continued. In these warnings, it’s hard not to hear echoes of the United States today under Trump—the militarization of American cities, weaponization of government against political opponents, violations of civil liberties, deportation of dissidents, and attacks…
Read MoreBari Weiss Just Pulled an Elon Musk on CBS Staffers
Bari Weiss must have pulled a lot of management inspiration from the Department of Government Efficiency. The new editor-in-chief of CBS News issued a memo to staff Friday, ordering them to send her memos by Tuesday denoting how they spend their workdays and what they believe could be improved. “By the end of day Tuesday,…
Read MoreTrump’s Tariffs Should Force a Reckoning With America’s Soy Industry
While China’s embrace of a meat-heavy diet is remarkable in its speed and scale, it is only catching up to Europe, which has long practiced factory farming, and still lags the United States, which pioneered industrial animal farming and where per capita meat consumption is 220 pounds per year (and more if you count fish).…
Read MoreRFK Jr. Claims You’re More Likely to Be Autistic if You’re Circumcised
Judge Sara Ellis, the Obama appointee overseeing this case, has suspended federal agents from “using riot control weapons,” “firing [tear gas] cannisters,” “using force, such as pulling or shoving a person to the ground, tackling, or body slamming an individual,” “striking any person with a vehicle,” and more abuses of power. The order applies to…
Read MoreJudge Orders ICE to Stop Injuring Journalists Reporting on Them
Judge Sara Ellis, the Obama appointee overseeing this case, has suspended federal agents from “using riot control weapons,” “firing [tear gas] cannisters,” “using force, such as pulling or shoving a person to the ground, tackling, or body slamming an individual,” “striking any person with a vehicle,” and more abuses of power. The order applies to…
Read MoreNorway Is Scared Trump Will Retaliate If He Loses Nobel Peace Prize
“If we see a lapse in pay come the 15th, my children do not get to get the medication that’s needed for them to live their life,” she said, her voice shaking. “As a Republican, I am disappointed in my party and I’m very disappointed in you because you do have the power to call…
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