President Trump denigrated Senator John McCain for being captured by the North Vietnamese and called soldiers who served in Vietnam suckers and losers. This is the way Trump thinks about those who serve in our military and protect our country. Now this great patriot with his DOGE sidekick is in the process of gutting the Veterans Administration which provides medical and … [Read more...] about Discounting Veterans and Other Americans
REACTION TO TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TEXTING JOURNALIST WAR PLANS
Reactions are pouring in to the news that the White House National Security advisor added The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg to a chat where secret war plans were revealed. The Trump administration is now in defense mode with conflicting statements coming from various officials. Here's a round up of blog/news reactions, cartoons and X, formerly known as … [Read more...] about REACTION TO TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TEXTING JOURNALIST WAR PLANS
Is Trump’s assault on Canada bringing Québec and the rest of the country closer together?
Yulia Bosworth, Binghamton University, State University of New York As Canadians rally around national unity in response to American tariffs and threats of annexation, kindling a renewed sense of Canadian nationalism, Québec stands in solidarity with the rest of Canada. A February Angus Reid survey suggests a notable increase in Québecers’ emotional attachment to Canada … [Read more...] about Is Trump’s assault on Canada bringing Québec and the rest of the country closer together?
TESLA TERRORISM (CARTOON AND COLUMN)
Turds for Tesla While announcing charges against three individuals accused of “violent destruction” of Tesla properties, Attorney General (sic) Pam Bondi said, “The days of committing crimes without consequence have ended.” No, they haven’t. Donald Trump is currently taking bribes through his products, his crypto, and his stock. He’s violating the Constitution daily. And … [Read more...] about TESLA TERRORISM (CARTOON AND COLUMN)
‘Never Seen a Breach Quite Like This’: Journalist Added to Trump Team Group Chat on Bombing Yemen
Embed from Getty Images Reactions included: "Dangerous." "Gross incompetence." "Unfathomable." by Jessica Corbett Common Dreams U.S. President Donald Trump's administration came under fire Monday after a journalist revealed that he was added to a group on a commercial messaging application in which top officials discussed secret plans for the recent bombing of … [Read more...] about ‘Never Seen a Breach Quite Like This’: Journalist Added to Trump Team Group Chat on Bombing Yemen
See you in the funny papers: How superhero comics tell the story of Jewish America
A five-story replica of a stamp of Superman in 1998 in Cleveland, home of the superhero’s creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File Miriam Eve Mora, University of Michigan Nearly a hundred years ago, a hastily crafted spaceship crash-landed in Smallville, Kansas. Inside was an infant – the sole survivor of a planet … [Read more...] about See you in the funny papers: How superhero comics tell the story of Jewish America
TRUMP’S GOLDEN AGE (CARTOON)
Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department was inspired by the Heritage Foundation’s decades-long disapproval of the agency
The Heritage Foundation flag flies over its building on July 30, 2024, in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Fred L. Pincus, University of Maryland, Baltimore County President Donald Trump issued an executive order on March 20, 2025, that calls for closing the U.S. Department of Education. The president needs congressional … [Read more...] about Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department was inspired by the Heritage Foundation’s decades-long disapproval of the agency
DOGE hamstrings IRS to tune of $500B
What efficiency? IRS projects DOGE-driven disruptions will reduce tax receipts by more than $500 billion by April 15th. DOGE Loss: $500,000,000,000 ONE AGENCY “For context, the U.S. government spent $825 billion on the Defense Department in fiscal 2024.” Read gift link at the WaPo. … [Read more...] about DOGE hamstrings IRS to tune of $500B
404 – History not Found! .
Five years ago, when Americans were grappling with the last vestiges of slavery, racism and segregation by removing statues and other symbols of those unsavory parts of our nation’s history, Donald Trump argued against such a movement. “We should learn from the history…And if you don’t understand your history, you will go back to it again,” he said in a Fox interview. … [Read more...] about 404 – History not Found! .
Is a MAGA Sheriff Threatening Your California County?
Officials Across the State Are Embracing Corruption, Threatening to Work with ICE—and Remaining Above the Law by Joe Mathews If you’re a Californian who wants to fight back against the Trump administration, you might start with a campaign to remove your county sheriff. In our state, the position of sheriff is the closest approximation to the lawless, authoritarian … [Read more...] about Is a MAGA Sheriff Threatening Your California County?
Trump administration seeks to starve libraries and museums of funding by shuttering this little-known agency
ExplorationWorks, a children’s museum in Helena, Mont., received $151,946 in 2024 from the IMLS to expand its early childhood programs. Lisa Wareham Devon Akmon, Michigan State University On March 14, 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order that called for the dismantling of seven federal agencies “to the maximum extent … [Read more...] about Trump administration seeks to starve libraries and museums of funding by shuttering this little-known agency
Jackie Robinson info you won’t get from the MAGA Pentagon
Wow, a chance to write about a baseball player! Thanks, MAGA! You may have heard what happened the other day. Trump’s apparatchiks, in their quest to scrub all vestiges of racial diversity from federal websites (they call diversity “a form of Woke cultural Marxism”), somehow saw fit to erase Jackie Robinson from the Pentagon’s online roll call of athletes who’d served their … [Read more...] about Jackie Robinson info you won’t get from the MAGA Pentagon
ELON TAKES CHAINSAW TO SOCIAL SECURITY (CARTOON)
Trump 2.0: A First-Class Shock-and-Awe Experience
Embed from Getty Images It is remarkable that a single figure could become responsible for potentially the greatest bankruptcy of all—the ending of the American Century (as we once knew it) and even, after a fashion, humanity’s centuries on Planet Earth. by Tom Engelhardt Common Dreams Yes, “shock and awe” is back in the second age of Donald Trump. His border czar, … [Read more...] about Trump 2.0: A First-Class Shock-and-Awe Experience
Donald Trump’s nonstop news-making can be exhausting, making it harder for people to scrutinize his presidential actions
President Donald Trump calls on reporters during a news conference at the White House on Jan. 30, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Jennifer Mercieca, Texas A&M University Like many other news organizations, The Associated Press maintains a “live updates” page, which posts the latest from the Trump administration in a ticker tape-like … [Read more...] about Donald Trump’s nonstop news-making can be exhausting, making it harder for people to scrutinize his presidential actions
MUSK AND EMPATHY (CARTOON)
Emails Reveal Top IRS Lawyer Warned Trump Firings Were a “Fraud” on the Courts
Emails Reveal Top IRS Lawyer Warned Trump Firings Were a “Fraud” on the Courtsby Andy KrollProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.On Feb. 20, nearly 7,000 probationary employees at the Internal Revenue Service began receiving an unsigned letter telling them that they had … [Read more...] about Emails Reveal Top IRS Lawyer Warned Trump Firings Were a “Fraud” on the Courts
Trump is using the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants — but the 18th-century law has been invoked only during times of war
Prison guards transfer alleged Venezuelan gang members to a detention center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on March 16, 2025. El Salvador presidential press office via AP Daniel Tichenor, University of Oregon As President Donald Trump often promised during his 2024 presidential campaign, on March 15, 2025, he invoked an obscure 18th-century law … [Read more...] about Trump is using the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants — but the 18th-century law has been invoked only during times of war
