Elon Musk's call for Germany to 'move beyond' Nazi guilt is dangerous, Holocaust memorial chair says

The policies the Trump administration is attacking are very much the American values advanced, albeit imperfectly, over the past 60 years

“with a handful of orders in his first two days in office, Donald Trump wants to hobble that legacy — and eliminate any ongoing efforts to help...”

(excerpt) The policies the Trump administration is attacking are very much the American values advanced, albeit imperfectly, over the past 60 years — including when former president George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law. Here’s how a 2024 federal report from the...

The world is moving on to trade without the US

“Many nations have been responding to Trump tariffs not by retaliating but by courting other trade partners”

So, the tariffs have been in place for eight years.  The US has seen trade as a share of GDP fall while the US economy has grown faster than other developed economies -- without the boost from trade.  The US has demonstrated financial and economic dominance within the global economy without trade...

Oklahoma Republican proposes bill to deregulate the production of donkey milk

“Oklahoma state Sen. Shane Jett (R-Shawnee) has introduced Senate Bill 477, a piece of legislation that would deregulate the sale of donkey milk if...”

By Richard Eberwein - 1/27/25 Share Oklahoma state Sen. Shane Jett (R-Shawnee) has introduced Senate Bill 477, a piece of legislation that would deregulate the sale of donkey milk if signed into law. The bill's text would amend the Oklahoma and Milk Products Act of 1994, which regulates the...

A Flowery Departure from the Cold on Creative Arts Three Day Weekend

Black-eyed Susan with a Pollinating Visitor © A. Mac/A.G. Cosmos Flower © A. Mac/A.G.

Why MAGA Folks Should Read Marx

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised to reform higher education, which he claims has “become dominated by Marxist Maniacs and lunatics.” As president, he is working to staff his administration with advisers to the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, which takes aim at a “woke-dominated...

Trump in overdrive

“We’re going to do things that people will be shocked at."”

Has it only been a week since Inauguration Day?What a week it has been for President Trump. He no sooner was sworn in than he was signing executive orders in stages, the first of which was to immediately rescind all of Joe Biden's EOs. He attended every ceremonial event and by midnight, as I was...

Kristi Noem has been confirmed in a bipartisan vote!

This is breaking news as Republicans are working through the weekend to get as many Trump nominees confirmed as possible while democrats try to resist & obstruct.

Trump tosses the book at Columbia

Columbia has decided that it will not accept U.S. military aircraft with migrants being deported.President Trump has responded:Columbia will now face tariffs of 25% on all Colombian goods coming into the United States and that may rise to 50% in one week.Columbian officials will be banned from...

Biden grants clemency to man convicted in 1999 killing of mother, son in Bridgeport

A man convicted in the killing of an 8-year-old boy and his mother in Bridgeport in 1999 has been granted clemency by now former president Joe Biden, drawing criticism across party lines. The case and trial drew huge public interest and even lead to changed laws around witness protection here in...

CNN's Fareed Zakaria: Trump Could 'Destroy the World'

“Zakaria said the world that America's post-World War II policies helped build now risked being undone by the president's shortsighted desire to...”

CNN's Fareed Zakaria cautioned Sunday from Davos he believed that President Donald Trump could disrupt the delicate foreign policy ecosystem the US created in the last century and that it could ultimately "destroy the world." The host, who was reporting live from the World Economic Forum,...

And so it begins

“Happy in 2025”

This is what I have been worried about right along.  Men wanting women to be property once again & to be happy that way.

Irresponsible and Vindictive

A fine example of vindictive action against his perceived enemies.   Trump has abused his newfound power to remove security details from prominent figures. It was irresponsible, irrational, and unpatriotic to vote for this asshole to be PotUS. Trump is, as predicted (easily), using the...

'I Think Things Are Going to Be Bad, Really Bad': The US Military Debates Possible Deployment on US Soil Under Trump

“Trump has said he wants to use active duty U.S. troops to quell protests and round up immigrants. Will the military comply?”

Michael HirshJanuary 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM·16 min read11.6kLink Copied The last time an American president deployed the U.S. military domestically under the Insurrection Act — during the deadly Los Angeles riots in 1992 — Douglas Ollivant was there. Ollivant, then a young Army first lieutenant,...

Trump Shuts Down All Science Until He Figures Out What The Hell Is Going On

“If you want cancer research, pay for it yourself.”

If you want cancer research, pay for it yourself. Doktor ZoomJan 25, 2025278 The Trump Administration has put virtually all federally funded health science research on hold for no apparent reason this week, imposing wholesale restrictions on the National Institutes of Health, America's top...

Trump Greenland proposal: How Greenlanders feel, explained | Vox

“Greenland: not for sale, but open for business.”

Greenland: not for sale, but open for business. byAvishay Artsy and Noel King Jan 25, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC Facebook Link The American flag is seen on an aircraft as Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Nuuk, Greenland, on January 7, 2025. Emil Stach/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images Greenland is...

Senate confirms Pete Hegseth to lead Pentagon

“Vice President Vance on Friday broke a Senate tie to confirm Pete Hegseth as President Trump's secretary of Defense, capping a bruising two-month...”

Vice President Vance on Friday broke a Senate tie to confirm Pete Hegseth as President Trump's secretary of Defense, capping a bruising two-month fight over the nominee, who faced a litany of allegations that included sexual misconduct, financial mismanagement and excessive drinking. GOP Sens....

Can Spring be far behind？

Can Spring be far behind？ AaronLDY

Executive orders show Trump is already running Project 2025 playbook despite denials | Salon.com

“Trump distanced himself from Project 2025 during campaign but implemented many of its proposals in first week.”

trump is well on his way to breaking his previous term record of lies told in office ...

Elon Musk's call for Germany to 'move beyond' Nazi guilt is dangerous, Holocaust memorial chair says

“Musk's AfD support, followed a gesture many said resembled a Nazi salute, and came as leaders are due to observe the 80th anniversary of...”

By Freddie Clayton The chairman of Israel's official Holocaust memorial has accused Elon Musk of insulting the victims of Nazism and endangering Germany's democratic future after the billionaire addressed a rally for Germany's far-right party on Saturday. Musk, the world's richest man, made a...

Colombian President Responds to Trump in Wild Rant on ‘White Slavers’, Sacco & Vanzetti, and More: ‘I Resisted Torture and I Resist You’

“Trump, you’re going to wipe out the human species because of greed. Maybe one day, over a glass of whiskey, which I accept, despite my gastritis,...”

Read Petro’s full statement below via Google Translate: Trump, I don’t really like travelling to the US, it’s a bit boring, but I confess that there are some commendable things. I like going to the black neighbourhoods of Washington, where I saw an entire fight in the US capital between blacks...

Today I Became an Old(s) 88

Today I Became an Old(s) 88 It’s true that I’m vintage, and some of my parts are a bit rusty but they can still operate to carry out their purpose.  The old pump is still pumping strong at about 70 per/min, and even though I’m pretty basic with nothing automatic and certainly nothing...

Trump adminstration shuts down White House Spanish-language page and social media, briefly adds 'Go Home' button | PBS News

“Within hours of President Donald Trump's inauguration, his administration took down the Spanish version of the official White House website. The...”

Politics Jan 22, 2025 9:44 AM EST Within hours of President Donald Trump's inauguration, the new administration took down the Spanish-language version of the official White House website. The site — currently https://www.whitehouse.gov/es/ — now gives users an "Error 404" message. It also...

America's savior

“Trump declared that “America’s decline is over” and that “the golden age of America begins right now.” He said a “radical and corrupt establishment...”

President Trump returned yesterday with a sweeping agenda and an end to the nation's four-year nightmare. He gave a speech that denounced the policies of the left, right in front of Joe Biden & Kamala Harris who were forced to listen to it. Then he signed dozens, maybe hundreds of executive...

Trump's blanket Jan. 6 pardons undermine the rule of law

“President Donald Trump went much too far in issuing a blanket pardon to almost every person convicted of offenses committed at the Capitol.”

The prosecution of some protesters who were at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was obsessive and political. Some pardons of nonviolent offenders were justified and, indeed, were needed to undo the damage their hounding has done to the First Amendment. However, President Donald Trump went much too...

31 Of The Most Beautiful And Profound Passages In Literature You’ll Want To Read Over And Over Again

31 Of The Most Beautiful And Profound Passages In Literature You’ll Want To Read Over And Over Again “I don't have any problem understanding why people flunk out of college or quit their jobs or cheat on each other or break the law or spray-paint walls. A little bit outside of things is...

Four Israeli hostages released by Hamas during staged handover

“Four female hostages have been reunited with their families, while Israel released 200 Palestinian prisoners.”

Four female Israeli soldiers taken hostage by Hamas on 7 October 2023 have been released as part of a ceasefire agreement which also saw 200 Palestinian prisoners freed. Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag, all aged between 19 and 20, were released to the Red Cross in Gaza...

NATIVE AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP IN QUESTION

Native Nations have always known this day would come. The tribes stand on the edge of a knife. Our right to citizenship and, by extension, our tribal lands is now in question. Trump's birthright citizenship executive order went into effect in the first days of his administration. This...

Trump Dreams of a New American Empire.

“ "We will not be conquered," he said, "We will not be intimidated." He is sending a clear signal that dominance, not mutualism, is the world's new...”

Donald Trump won the White House twice on a promise to close the border. Now he waxes poetic about reopening the frontier -- whose "spirit," he said in his second Inaugural Address, "is written into our hearts." This month, he talked about buying Greenland from Denmark, annexing Canada, retaking...

Trump ousts at least 12 independent inspectors general in late-night purge

“The dismissals appeared to violate federal law, which requires Congress to receive 30 days’ notice of any intent to fire a Senate-confirmed...”

The White House late Friday fired the independent inspectors general of at least 12 major federal agencies in a purge that could clear the way for President Donald Trump to install loyalists in the crucial role of identifying fraud, waste and abuse in the government. The inspectors general were...

10 Frightfully Festive Birthday Horror Movies That Take the Cake

10 Frightfully Festive Birthday Horror Movies That Take the Cake  It's my birthday today, and I was inspired to curate this spine-chilling list of birthday horror movies! As I sat down to brainstorm what I'd be watching tonight to celebrate, I realized… there are a lot of birthday-themed horror...