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Melania Trump Just Faved This Tweet About How Much She Hates Donald Trump May 3, 2017
Hello. Good evening. Retweets are not endorsements. Neither are faves. Having said that, someone on Melania Trump's social team just did a whoopsie daisy. Alex Litel spotted that @melaniatrump, a verified account, faved this tweet: Seems the only #Wall @realDonaldTrump's built is the one between him and @FLOTUS #Melania #trump pic.twitter.com/XiNd2jiLUF — Andy Ostroy (@AndyOstroy) May […]
Ben Dreyfuss
This New York Daily News Cover About Trump Is Amazing March 22, 2017
The New York Daily News has often hit Trump hard on their front page. A sample: Hey, @realDonaldTrump -- here's our Wednesday front page. http://t.co/m7V8GbV4r7 pic.twitter.com/MMJWECKq02 — New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) June 17, 2015 Today's @NYDailyNews cover accompanied by an emotional guest column about @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/Ue4IXx97gr pic.twitter.com/X9xLdSlaYG — New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) […]
Mother Jones New York Bureau
SNL Just Hit Trump Again March 12, 2017
"Daddy, what did you do during the war?" "Satire, child. Satire" Let's try that one more time... #SNL pic.twitter.com/EO9qc8mdWZ — Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) March 12, 2017 Introducing the newest fragrance from Ivanka Trump. #SNL #Complicit pic.twitter.com/iOvia8csHk — Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) March 12, 2017
Mother Jones New York Bureau
Melissa McCarthy Just Played Sean Spicer on SNL and It Was Simply Glorious February 5, 2017
This was amazing.
Mother Jones New York Bureau
Donald Trump Is Going To Hate This Saturday Night Live Skit So Much February 5, 2017
Trump apparently hates the idea that any of his advisors are "running him." If that's true, tonight's SNL is going to drive him bonkers. Watch:
Mother Jones New York Bureau
Aziz Ansari Just Hit Donald Trump Hard In An Epic Saturday Night Live Monologue January 22, 2017
Mother Jones New York Bureau
Carrie Fisher Described Donald Trump Perfectly December 28, 2016
Carrie Fisher, who died today at 60, was famously open about her own mental illness and relished in calling out crazy wherever she saw it. Here are her best tweets about Donald Trump. So you have to be attractive to be groped uninvited by Trump. Finally! A reason to want to be ugly! — Carrie […]
Harry Dreyfuss
RIP George Michael December 25, 2016
Damnit. The star, who launched his career with Wham! in the 1980s and later continued his success as a solo performer, is said to have "passed away peacefully at home". Thames Valley Police said South Central Ambulance Service attended a property in Goring in Oxfordshire at 13:42 GMT. Police say there were no suspicious circumstances. […]
Mother Jones New York Bureau
Saturday Night Live Just Did A Cold Open That Will Make You Sob November 13, 2016
Mother Jones New York Bureau
Seth Meyers Has a Message for Undecided Voters November 3, 2016
This is good. From tonight’s #ACloserLook: How could anyone choose between Trump and Clinton? pic.twitter.com/lUc6pVY3D5 — Late Night (@LateNightSeth) November 3, 2016 I think Seth Meyers actually doesn't get enough credit as a late-night host. I'm not a huge fan of any of these shows, but Meyers is pretty funny. This segment was also pretty […]
Ben Dreyfuss
Gene Wilder Has Died August 29, 2016
This is really sad. BREAKING: Gene Wilder, star of ‘Willy Wonka’ and Mel Brooks comedies, is dead at 83, his family says. — AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) August 29, 2016 Gene Wilder always reminded me of the opening line of the Rafael Sabatini novel Scaramoush: "He was born with a gift for laughter and a sense […]
Ben Dreyfuss
Carly Fiorina Just Burst Into Song and It Was the Weirdest Thing I've Ever Seen April 27, 2016
There we were, as a nation, watching Sen. Ted Cruz attempt to gin up some momentum by announcing Carly Fiorina as his vice presidential running mate, Wednesday afternoon. I was a bit bored. Then this happened, and oh, how I screamed with my mouth and with my keyboard: Here is the full video for your enjoyment—and […]
James West
This Powerful Video Shows Just How Violent Online Harassment Is for Women in Sports April 26, 2016
Part of the unstated job description for a woman in sports seems to involve dealing with serious forms of online abuse—harassment that often extends well beyond the innocuous jab and into violent, misogynistic threats. It's a well-documented problem, but that doesn't matter. It's a near daily reality for far too many women working in sports. […]
Inae Oh
Lin-Manuel Miranda Raps a Powerful Plea to Save Puerto Rico From Its Debt Crisis April 25, 2016
On Sunday, John Oliver focused his attention on Puerto Rico's paralyzing debt crisis and the fast-approaching May 1 deadline looming over the island to repay $72 billion—an amount the island's governor announced last June could not be repaid and was therefore crippling Puerto Rico's economy. The ongoing crisis has affected many of Puerto Rico's 3.5 […]
Inae Oh
Summer Flake's Electric Folk Casts a Powerful Spell April 25, 2016
Summer FlakeHello Friends Rice Is Nice Records Courtesy of Grandstand Media/Rice Is Nice Records Australia's Stephanie Craise, who records as Summer Flake, makes electric folk music that's both mammoth and intimate. Her sweet-and-sour combination of frayed guitars and dreamy, overdubbed voices has a bracing sizzle, with sentimental melodies tugging at the heartstrings to amplify the […]
Jon Young
Prince Performed "Purple Rain" Unplugged at One of His Final Shows Last Week April 21, 2016
Today, the world mourns the death of legendary musician Prince, the prolific artist who produced countless hits such as "When Doves Cry" and "1999." Just a week before his death was reported on Thursday, the pop star played two sold-out shows in Atlanta, where he performed one of his most celebrated songs, "Purple Rain." The concert […]
Inae Oh

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Jan. 6 rioter who attacked cops with 'javelin-style' Trump flag gets prison sentence: report September 22, 2023
A Jan. 6 rioter who attacked police officers with a Trump flag was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday.Rodney Kenneth Milstreed was arrested in May 2022 for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers and a reporter during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Authorities said at the time that Milstreed […]
David McAfee
Mike Lindell loses appeal against FBI's seizure of his cellphone in a Hardee's parking lot September 22, 2023
Pillow magnate Mike Lindell failed Friday in his effort to block the Justice Department from reviewing information held on a phone they seized from him in a Hardees parking lot.Lindell claimed that the seizure violated his constitutional rights. An appeals court disagreed."Lindell's irritation as to where and how the government took possession of his cell […]
Sarah K. Burris
Iconic Megan Rapinoe makes USA team farewell against South Africa September 22, 2023
Megan Rapinoe, who championed social justice and fought for women's equal pay in a 17-year international career, will play her final match for the United States on Sunday against South Africa.The 38-year-old striker has scored 63 goals in 202 appearances for the national team entering her farewell match at Chicago, having helped the US win […]
Agence France-Presse
Conservative explains why Republicans will continue to lose 'up and down the ballot' September 22, 2023
On Tuesday, September 19, a special election for a seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives found far-right MAGA Republican and conspiracy theorist Erin Connolly Autenreith running against Democratic nominee Lindsay Powell — and Powell won.Democrats will have a narrow majority in the Pennsylvania House, while Republicans will have a six-seat majority in the Pennsylvania […]
Alex Henderson, AlterNet
Trump's lawyers still don’t have clearance approved for documents case September 22, 2023
Donald Trump's lawyers are still fighting to get their security clearance approved for the Mar-a-Lago documents case, a court status report revealed. Buried in the update released last week is the nugget that the Trump legal team is still fighting to work through the process. Clearance approval can take months, particularly at the highest levels. […]
Sarah K. Burris
Al Gore to fossil fuel industry: 'Get out of the way' September 22, 2023
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, a long-time climate activist, had harsh words for the fossil fuel industry on Thursday. "Many of the largest companies have engaged in massive fraud," he said at The New York Times' Climate Forward event, as the Independent reported. "For some decades now, they've followed the playbook of the tobacco […]
Common Dreams
Trump advisers 'dismayed' by ousting his 'single most competent attorney' September 22, 2023
Rolling Stone reported Friday that Drew Findling, known as the "Billion Dollar Lawyer," is the latest attorney to leave former President Donald Trump's legal team.Rolling Stone notes that Findling's departure is being met with "dismay," and is leaving Trump World confused about whether the legal team was in disarray again. "Several high-ranking members of Team […]
Sarah K. Burris
New research sheds light on racial attitudes and their impact on perceptions of crime September 22, 2023
The Journal of Applied Social Psychology published a study in which researchers found that individual racial attitudes significantly influence perceptions of Black and White individuals accused of a crime. The evidence reveals that those with pronounced racial biases tend to align their evaluations of Black offenders more closely with criminality stereotypes. Historically, numerous studies have […]
PsyPost
Bob Menendez: I was indicted because I am 'a first-generation Latino American from humble beginnings' September 22, 2023
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), who was indicted on Friday on bribery charges, hit back at prosecutors and claimed that shadowy forces want him jailed because he's "a first-generation Latino American from humble beginnings."In a defiant statement released after the indictment, Menendez claimed that "forces behind the scenes have repeatedly attempt to silence my voice and […]
Brad Reed
Prosecutors unveil 'doozy' evidence at Trump fraud trial: 'Money flowing from one pocket to the other' September 22, 2023
Prosecutors on Friday unveiled a piece of evidence in former President Donald Trump's civil fraud case The Daily Beast reporter Jose Pagliery described as "a doozy."Included among the many examples of allegedly fraudulent accounting practices by the Trump Organization, argued prosecutor Andrew Amer, was listing business deals between Trump Organization entities as deals with outside […]
Brad Reed

Raw Story – Celebrating 19 Years of Independent Journalism

Jan. 6 rioter who attacked cops with 'javelin-style' Trump flag gets prison sentence: report September 22, 2023
A Jan. 6 rioter who attacked police officers with a Trump flag was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday.Rodney Kenneth Milstreed was arrested in May 2022 for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers and a reporter during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Authorities said at the time that Milstreed […]
David McAfee
Mike Lindell loses appeal against FBI's seizure of his cellphone in a Hardee's parking lot September 22, 2023
Pillow magnate Mike Lindell failed Friday in his effort to block the Justice Department from reviewing information held on a phone they seized from him in a Hardees parking lot.Lindell claimed that the seizure violated his constitutional rights. An appeals court disagreed."Lindell's irritation as to where and how the government took possession of his cell […]
Sarah K. Burris
Iconic Megan Rapinoe makes USA team farewell against South Africa September 22, 2023
Megan Rapinoe, who championed social justice and fought for women's equal pay in a 17-year international career, will play her final match for the United States on Sunday against South Africa.The 38-year-old striker has scored 63 goals in 202 appearances for the national team entering her farewell match at Chicago, having helped the US win […]
Agence France-Presse
Conservative explains why Republicans will continue to lose 'up and down the ballot' September 22, 2023
On Tuesday, September 19, a special election for a seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives found far-right MAGA Republican and conspiracy theorist Erin Connolly Autenreith running against Democratic nominee Lindsay Powell — and Powell won.Democrats will have a narrow majority in the Pennsylvania House, while Republicans will have a six-seat majority in the Pennsylvania […]
Alex Henderson, AlterNet
Trump's lawyers still don’t have clearance approved for documents case September 22, 2023
Donald Trump's lawyers are still fighting to get their security clearance approved for the Mar-a-Lago documents case, a court status report revealed. Buried in the update released last week is the nugget that the Trump legal team is still fighting to work through the process. Clearance approval can take months, particularly at the highest levels. […]
Sarah K. Burris
Al Gore to fossil fuel industry: 'Get out of the way' September 22, 2023
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, a long-time climate activist, had harsh words for the fossil fuel industry on Thursday. "Many of the largest companies have engaged in massive fraud," he said at The New York Times' Climate Forward event, as the Independent reported. "For some decades now, they've followed the playbook of the tobacco […]
Common Dreams
Trump advisers 'dismayed' by ousting his 'single most competent attorney' September 22, 2023
Rolling Stone reported Friday that Drew Findling, known as the "Billion Dollar Lawyer," is the latest attorney to leave former President Donald Trump's legal team.Rolling Stone notes that Findling's departure is being met with "dismay," and is leaving Trump World confused about whether the legal team was in disarray again. "Several high-ranking members of Team […]
Sarah K. Burris
New research sheds light on racial attitudes and their impact on perceptions of crime September 22, 2023
The Journal of Applied Social Psychology published a study in which researchers found that individual racial attitudes significantly influence perceptions of Black and White individuals accused of a crime. The evidence reveals that those with pronounced racial biases tend to align their evaluations of Black offenders more closely with criminality stereotypes. Historically, numerous studies have […]
PsyPost
Bob Menendez: I was indicted because I am 'a first-generation Latino American from humble beginnings' September 22, 2023
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), who was indicted on Friday on bribery charges, hit back at prosecutors and claimed that shadowy forces want him jailed because he's "a first-generation Latino American from humble beginnings."In a defiant statement released after the indictment, Menendez claimed that "forces behind the scenes have repeatedly attempt to silence my voice and […]
Brad Reed
Prosecutors unveil 'doozy' evidence at Trump fraud trial: 'Money flowing from one pocket to the other' September 22, 2023
Prosecutors on Friday unveiled a piece of evidence in former President Donald Trump's civil fraud case The Daily Beast reporter Jose Pagliery described as "a doozy."Included among the many examples of allegedly fraudulent accounting practices by the Trump Organization, argued prosecutor Andrew Amer, was listing business deals between Trump Organization entities as deals with outside […]
Brad Reed
‘Corruption of the highest order’: Experts ‘sickened’ at ‘definitely bought’ Clarence Thomas and his ‘pay to play’ lifestyle September 22, 2023
Legal and political experts are expressing outrage and disgust after ProPublica's latest investigation into the alleged unethical and unlawful actions of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, with some demanding his resignation and others calling it "corruption of the highest level," "Pay. To. Play.," and one simply saying, "This sickens me.""Is Clarence Thomas the most […]
David Badash, The New Civil Rights Movement
Investigator in Fulton County accidentally shoots herself September 22, 2023
The Atlanta-Journal Constitution reports the gunfire heard at 10 a.m. in the courthouse was nothing more than an accident. An investigator in the Fulton County District Attorney's office accidentally discharged her firearm, shooting herself in the leg. Atlanta News First reported the investigator was "alert, conscious, and breathing." The Fulton County Sheriff is continuing to […]
Sarah K. Burris
Matt Gaetz is now 'effectively the House speaker': Steve Bannon September 22, 2023
Matt Gaetz is “effectively the House speaker” after wresting legislative control from Kevin McCarthy, former White House House adviser Steve Bannon said Friday. "Gaetz said in the well of the House he would 'bring McCarthy into compliance.' He has," Bannon went on in an email sent to Newsweek.The declaration comes after Gaetz (R-FL) led efforts […]
Adam Nichols
'Unlawful': Missouri's top House Republican lawmaker draws FBI scrutiny September 22, 2023
The top Republican in the Missouri House is facing allegations he threatened to terminate the employment of a nonpartisan legislative staffer who resisted his monthslong push to hire a private company to manage constituent information. House Speaker Dean Plocher vehemently denies the accusations, which were uncovered through public records obtained by The Independent under Missouri’s […]
Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent
Reagan presidential library in feud with 'spoiled brat' Trump September 22, 2023
Before Donald Trump took his infamous ride down the Trump Tower escalator in 2015, Ronald Reagan was long seen by Republican voters as their ideal president.However, Politico reports that Reagan's presidential library is now in a feud with Trump, whom one member of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute's board of trustees described as […]
Brad Reed
Latest update: Tropical Cyclone 16 will cause a 'life-threatening storm surge' September 22, 2023
Tropical Cyclone 16 is threatening to hit millions of Americans on the East Coast Saturday and Sunday and the National Hurricane Center has issued a warning that winds could top out at 65 miles per hour, according to the latest forecast issued Friday morning."Swells generated by this system will affect much of the U.S. East […]
Sarah K. Burris