MAGA’s Ugly, Hateful Response to Bridge Horror Is About to Get Worse

It should go without saying that Baltimore’s plight does not deserve to be smeared with degenerate culture-warring, demagoguery, and extortive threats. Disasters strike all parts of the country. And in this case, the horror doesn’t only impact the immediate area. Continue reading MAGA’s Ugly, Hateful Response to Bridge Horror Is About to Get Worse

Lauren Boebert Met GOP Voters in Her New District. It Got Ugly.

Representative Lauren Boebert is struggling to gain traction in her new district’s primary election, as nearly every Republican voter and lawmaker seems to loathe her intensely. Boebert, who currently represents Colorado’s 3rd district, announced in December that she would run Continue reading Lauren Boebert Met GOP Voters in Her New District. It Got Ugly.

The Israeli Settler Movement’s Ugly Postwar Plans for Gaza

At all points it is taken for granted that fewer Palestinians—not counting those already slain—will live in their homeland once the Israelis are through with them. To call this “moral and humane” or a “voluntary migration” smells of pre-emptive self-defence Continue reading The Israeli Settler Movement’s Ugly Postwar Plans for Gaza

The Ugly, Hidden Truth Behind MAGA Mike Johnson’s Block on Ukraine Aid

On Tuesday, in a decisive 70-to-29 vote, the Senate passed a mammoth bill containing $60 billion for Ukraine’s self-defense against Russian aggression, as well as $14 billion for Israel. Yet House Speaker Mike Johnson is vowing that the House won’t vote Continue reading The Ugly, Hidden Truth Behind MAGA Mike Johnson’s Block on Ukraine Aid

J.D. Vance’s Ugly Rant About Trump’s Coup Portends a Dark MAGA Future

This week, Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio declared in an on-air rant that if he had been Donald Trump’s vice president in the run-up to Jan. 6, 2021, he would have told states to send Congress multiple slates of electors Continue reading J.D. Vance’s Ugly Rant About Trump’s Coup Portends a Dark MAGA Future

MAGA’s Ugly New “Civil War” Fantasy Should be Taken Seriously

Far-right personalities are fantasizing about “civil war” again, amid a standoff between Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the feds over border enforcement. That may seem silly, but unbridgeable differences over immigration truly are driving many big stories of the moment, Continue reading MAGA’s Ugly New “Civil War” Fantasy Should be Taken Seriously

Trump’s Angry Rant About His Legal Mess Reveals an Ugly MAGA Truth

Donald Trump’s lawyers have been arguing in court that he should have immunity from prosecution for crimes related to his insurrection because they constituted official acts committed while he was president. Special Counsel Jack Smith has countered that this is Continue reading Trump’s Angry Rant About His Legal Mess Reveals an Ugly MAGA Truth

Elise Stefanik’s Ugly “Hostages” Barb Points to Serious GOP Mayhem Ahead

The way vulnerable Republicans ran from this is telling. “They’re criminal defendants, not hostages,” said Representative Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania. “I don’t defend people who hit cops, who vandalized our Capitol,” added Nebraska’s Don Bacon, pointedly adding of the “hostage” Continue reading Elise Stefanik’s Ugly “Hostages” Barb Points to Serious GOP Mayhem Ahead