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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 […]
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Conservative hatches new plan to 'torpedo Trump's campaign' June 8, 2023
Conservative Washington Post columnist Henry Olsen thinks that he has a surefire plan to deny former President Donald Trump the 2024 Republican Party nomination.In his latest column, Olsen thinks that former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Vice President Mike Pence ought to essentially run a tag-team operation whose goal is to "torpedo Trump's […]
Brad Reed
Trump knew how to use 'declassifying tools' as president: former White House official June 8, 2023
A former White House official told investigators that Donald Trump knew how to properly declassify material as president and used that process while in office.The former official was in charge of advising both the Trump and Obama administrations on the declassification process, and is the only witness known to have been interviewed by the respective […]
Travis Gettys
Herschel Walker investigation ongoing months after GOP Senate hopeful conceded: report June 8, 2023
Republican Senate hopeful Herschel Walker conceded his defeat over six months ago, but the office of the Georgia secretary of state is still investigating questions about if he was eligible to stand, The Daily Beast reported.The question mark revolves around where he kept his home – candidates must be residents of the area if they're […]
Sky Palma
WATCH: Whoopi Goldberg laughs at the jail time Trump could face for espionage June 8, 2023
The co-hosts of "The View" were gleeful to hear that former President Donald Trump got a target letter from the Justice Department warning that indictment was imminent.Even former White House communications aide Alyssa Farah Griffin was all smiles as the conversation turned to possible prison time for her former boss. Further, she was bothered by […]
Sarah K. Burris
Macron: 'Nation in shock' after six children injured in knife attack June 8, 2023
An attacker injured six children and one adult with a knife in a park in the eastern French town of Annecy on Thursday, leaving the nation "in shock," according to President Emmanuel Macron. He described the attack as "absolutely cowardly," adding: "Our thoughts are with the victims and their families, as well as the rescue […]
Deutsche Presse-Agentur
'A lot of anger': Report details 'bad blood' between Kevin McCarthy and Majority Leader Scalise June 8, 2023
As conservative and pro-Donald Trump as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) has been, some far-right MAGA Republicans believe that he isn't conservative enough. And those Republicans resent McCarthy for reaching a bipartisan budget/debt ceiling agreement with President Joe Biden.The United States was dangerously close to defaulting on its debt obligations, which, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen […]
Alex Henderson, AlterNet
Trump advisers plot new 'dark and puerile' personal attack on Ron DeSantis: report June 8, 2023
A new report from Rolling Stone claims that former President Donald Trump's campaign is contemplating launching a new attack on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that comes straight out of a junior high school playground.According to the report, Trump's advisers have been urging him to mock DeSantis for purportedly having "diminutive genitalia," and they've told Trump […]
Brad Reed
'Very disturbing': Trump lawyer lashes out over unconfirmed report of Mark Meadows' flipping June 8, 2023
Trump attorney Alina Habba lashed out at prosecutors over a rumor that former Donald Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows has secured an immunity deal to testify against her client.In an interview with Newsmax, Habba decried the very standard prosecutorial practice of pressuring witnesses to agree to immunity deals in order to secure indictments of […]
Brad Reed
Biden launches major initiative to protect LGBTQ community ahead of massive White House Pride celebration June 8, 2023
The Biden administration is launching a three-pronged plan to protect members of the LGBTQI+ community, including protecting their safety and civil rights, supporting LGBTQI+ children, and protecting students from book bans."Over a dozen states have enacted anti-LGBTQI+ laws that violate our most basic values and freedoms as Americans, and are cruel and callous to our […]
David Badash, The New Civil Rights Movement
Trump's hope that GOP lawmakers can save him from Jack Smith is doomed: analysts June 8, 2023
Reacting to a Donald Trump screed about his impending indictment by the Department of Justice, MSNBC political analysts scoffed at the former president's belief that GOP lawmakers can intercede on his behalf to keep him from being indicted.After the former president's lawyers received a DOJ notice memorializing that their client is the target of an […]
Tom Boggioni

Raw Story – Celebrating 19 Years of Independent Journalism

Conservative hatches new plan to 'torpedo Trump's campaign' June 8, 2023
Conservative Washington Post columnist Henry Olsen thinks that he has a surefire plan to deny former President Donald Trump the 2024 Republican Party nomination.In his latest column, Olsen thinks that former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Vice President Mike Pence ought to essentially run a tag-team operation whose goal is to "torpedo Trump's […]
Brad Reed
Trump knew how to use 'declassifying tools' as president: former White House official June 8, 2023
A former White House official told investigators that Donald Trump knew how to properly declassify material as president and used that process while in office.The former official was in charge of advising both the Trump and Obama administrations on the declassification process, and is the only witness known to have been interviewed by the respective […]
Travis Gettys
Herschel Walker investigation ongoing months after GOP Senate hopeful conceded: report June 8, 2023
Republican Senate hopeful Herschel Walker conceded his defeat over six months ago, but the office of the Georgia secretary of state is still investigating questions about if he was eligible to stand, The Daily Beast reported.The question mark revolves around where he kept his home – candidates must be residents of the area if they're […]
Sky Palma
WATCH: Whoopi Goldberg laughs at the jail time Trump could face for espionage June 8, 2023
The co-hosts of "The View" were gleeful to hear that former President Donald Trump got a target letter from the Justice Department warning that indictment was imminent.Even former White House communications aide Alyssa Farah Griffin was all smiles as the conversation turned to possible prison time for her former boss. Further, she was bothered by […]
Sarah K. Burris
Macron: 'Nation in shock' after six children injured in knife attack June 8, 2023
An attacker injured six children and one adult with a knife in a park in the eastern French town of Annecy on Thursday, leaving the nation "in shock," according to President Emmanuel Macron. He described the attack as "absolutely cowardly," adding: "Our thoughts are with the victims and their families, as well as the rescue […]
Deutsche Presse-Agentur
'A lot of anger': Report details 'bad blood' between Kevin McCarthy and Majority Leader Scalise June 8, 2023
As conservative and pro-Donald Trump as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) has been, some far-right MAGA Republicans believe that he isn't conservative enough. And those Republicans resent McCarthy for reaching a bipartisan budget/debt ceiling agreement with President Joe Biden.The United States was dangerously close to defaulting on its debt obligations, which, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen […]
Alex Henderson, AlterNet
Trump advisers plot new 'dark and puerile' personal attack on Ron DeSantis: report June 8, 2023
A new report from Rolling Stone claims that former President Donald Trump's campaign is contemplating launching a new attack on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that comes straight out of a junior high school playground.According to the report, Trump's advisers have been urging him to mock DeSantis for purportedly having "diminutive genitalia," and they've told Trump […]
Brad Reed
'Very disturbing': Trump lawyer lashes out over unconfirmed report of Mark Meadows' flipping June 8, 2023
Trump attorney Alina Habba lashed out at prosecutors over a rumor that former Donald Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows has secured an immunity deal to testify against her client.In an interview with Newsmax, Habba decried the very standard prosecutorial practice of pressuring witnesses to agree to immunity deals in order to secure indictments of […]
Brad Reed
Biden launches major initiative to protect LGBTQ community ahead of massive White House Pride celebration June 8, 2023
The Biden administration is launching a three-pronged plan to protect members of the LGBTQI+ community, including protecting their safety and civil rights, supporting LGBTQI+ children, and protecting students from book bans."Over a dozen states have enacted anti-LGBTQI+ laws that violate our most basic values and freedoms as Americans, and are cruel and callous to our […]
David Badash, The New Civil Rights Movement
Trump's hope that GOP lawmakers can save him from Jack Smith is doomed: analysts June 8, 2023
Reacting to a Donald Trump screed about his impending indictment by the Department of Justice, MSNBC political analysts scoffed at the former president's belief that GOP lawmakers can intercede on his behalf to keep him from being indicted.After the former president's lawyers received a DOJ notice memorializing that their client is the target of an […]
Tom Boggioni
Supreme Court upholds Voting Rights Act — and might have helped doom Republicans in 2024 June 8, 2023
The Supreme Court stunned political observers on Thursday in the closely watched Allen v. Milligan case, ruling that Alabama likely violated the Voting Rights Act's prohibition on racial gerrymandering when it drew a map that packs most of the state's Black voters into a single congressional district — and the decision could make it harder […]
Matthew Chapman
'Martin Looter King': Racist posts get cop fired 2 days after being sworn in June 8, 2023
An Indiana police officer was fired over a pair of racist Facebook posts.Social media posts by officer Chaz Foy were deemed so offensive that Marion police chief Angela Haley immediately fired him, reported the Indianapolis Star.“I do not condone this type of behavior and will not tolerate it,” Haley said in a statement.Foy was terminated […]
Travis Gettys
Trump lawyer frets over legal team 'dysfunction' as it's swamped with multiple criminal investigations June 8, 2023
The lack of a leading person coordinating Donald Trump's legal team as it's hit by multiple investigations is causing chaos across the board, one of his attorneys has said.In an interview with New York Intelligencer's Ankush Khardori, a Trump attorney ranted about the lack of central planning within the legal team and claimed that if […]
Tom Boggioni
The toxic cloud is upon us June 8, 2023
This article originally appeared in Insider NJ.Canada is on fire.The smog fallout downwind has set off air quality alerts for 13 states south of the border with the worst air quality currently being reported in upstate New York from Syracuse to Binghamton. Toxic smog has extended down along the East Coast and into the Ohio […]
Bob Hennelly, Insider NJ
'Radical MAGA Republicans' call for major DOJ and FBI cuts if Trump faces federal indictment: report June 8, 2023
The number of Republicans challenging former President Donald Trump in the 2024 GOP presidential primary grew in early June when former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum formally entered the race. But polls continue to show Trump as the clear frontrunner.Supporters of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis see him as the […]
Alex Henderson, AlterNet
'Some would suggest treason!' MAGA Republican says Joe Biden must be impeached and jailed June 8, 2023
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) suggested President Joe Biden may be guilty of "treason" and called on him to resign during an appearance of the Fox Business Channel.The Arizona Republican claimed the president and his family had been engaged in unlawful dealings with foreign nationals that deserved impeachment and removal, and then possibly prosecution for treason."Absolutely, […]
Travis Gettys