78 posts tagged ‘donald trump’
Ghislane Maxwell Attempts Feminism in Response to Unsealed Epstein Docs
Jezebel,
On Wednesday evening, 900 pages of largely unredacted documents detailing the international sex trafficking and pedophilia perpetrated by Jeffrey Epstein and several of his associates and friends—a lot of whom are very famous—were unsealed. The docs—which include several excerpts of depositions—originated from survivor… Read more...
Green Day Shaded Trump (Again) on New Year’s Eve
Vulture,
Changing the lyrics during their performance of “American Idiot.”
Our Favorite Beefs of 2023
2023 was a big year for many things—celebrity divorces, reality TV scandals, orca revolutions—and a not-so-big year for sportsmanship and the high road. Rather, it was a year defined by beef, by simmering conflicts that boiled over into full-on, petty wars, Twitter feuds, and other nastiness. In 2023, far-right… Read more...
Nikki Haley's Sweater Collection Truly Boggles My Mind
As she gains momentum in the GOP presidential primary, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) has been in the news a lot lately. But between saying trans people playing sports is the “the women’s issue of our time” and questions about the millions she earned after quitting public service, she’s managed to eclipse… Read more...
The Year We Stopped Being Able to Pretend About Trump
The New Yorker,
The story of 2023 wasn’t the search for another Republican leader—but the Party’s embrace of the one it already has.
Melania Trump’s Absence Is the Least Noticeable Detail in the Trump Family Christmas Photo
Take a look at this year’s Trump family Christmas portrait, and it’ll probably take you a second or two to clock that former First Lady Melania Trump isn’t even in it. It’s just former President Trump, Donald Trump Jr., his wife Kimberly Guilfoyle, Barron, Ivanka, her husband Jared Kushner and their kids, Tiffany… Read more...
Republicans Are Having a Very Level-Headed Reaction to Trump Being Removed From Colorado Ballot
On Tuesday, the Colorado Supreme Court issued a very reasonable ruling that former President Trump should not be allowed on the state’s 2024 ballot, because he “engaged in an insurrection” in the days leading up to and during January 6, 2021. Very fair! The 14th Amendment explicitly bars that sort of thing. But in the… Read more...
What Trump’s Civil Trial Tells Us About His Upcoming Criminal Cases
The former President’s time in the witness-box generally does his defense more harm than good.