Kansas is an Ayn Randian dystopia of voter suppression, measles epidemics, Handmaid's Tale fanfic masquerading as law, Isalmophobic terrorist cells, voting machine shenanigans, and economic collapse, all thanks to the far-right ideologues who paid for and control the state's legislature.
Democratic Socialist heroine Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (previously) is heading to Congress this fall, and though she's promised not to blow up the Democratic party when she gets there, she's not going to let the pro-finance establishment roll over her.
Congressperson Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez crisply explains why the upcoming elections are so important: Trump "seeks to dismantle American democracy."
Medhi Hasan asks the congressperson from New York what she tells people reluctant to vote for a President enabling Israel's war of retribution in Palestine. — Read the rest
The White House demonstrated a capacity to use social media and dropped a meme on suspected child sex trafficker and Republican "agent of chaos" Matt Gaetz. Gaetz has been busy trying to get the government shuttered, so he can attempt to oust "Speaker" Kevin McCarthy and then move on to phase three: run for governor. — Read the rest
Congressional shock jock and occasional Speaker Pro-Tempore of the United States House of Representatives, Marjorie Taylor Greene, lowered the bar yet again. Greene used the IRS "whistleblower" hearings to share photos extracted from a stolen sex tape.
Democrats were unable to stop the display but questioned if this was what Congress should be doing. — Read the rest
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) doesn't want to be called a "Nazi" or a "white supremacist," he wrote in his newsletter. He also warned his readers about a top-secret deep state government program that labels Christians, Republicans, and conservatives as "Nazis" and "white supremacists." — Read the rest
The Met Gala, the uber-exclusive event for celebrities, fashionistas, and other status-loving elites, is set to take place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Monday night. But real New Yorkers celebrated fashion and community at the way more inclusive People's Ball Sunday night. — Read the rest
Some Dems are demanding something be done about the complete lack of accountability in the Supreme Court. Notably, Senator Dick Durbin, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, promises "action" over ProPublica's report that Justice Clarance Thomas has been accepting undisclosed gifts from a Republican megadonor for years. — Read the rest
Oh, the sweet scent of desperation in the air. Donald Trump Junior, paragon of moral fortitude, decided to take justice into his own hands on Truth Social by posting a photo of the daughter of the judge presiding over his father's porn star hush money trial. — Read the rest
Upon meeting a popular TikTok transphobe, Congressperson from New York Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez immediately called them out for it.
When William Shatner expressed frustration over having to pay $8 to maintain his verified checkmark, Elon Musk responded, "There shouldn't be a different standard for celebrities imo."
As you might suspect, that means Twitter indeed has a different standard for celebrities, in the form of a special VIP list that sends their tweets to the top of people's feeds. — Read the rest
You can sue for anything, even if all you can win from the effort is an unblock and the public learning once again that you're an attention-seeking cockalorum.
— Read the rest"She wants to kill babies but she's still beautiful. You look very beautiful in that dress.
Yesterday the GOP called in former Twitter executives to try to make them admit that Twitter had been a hotbed of censorial socialists under the watch of libertarian Jack Dorsey. But AOC reminded everyone in the House yesterday that Twitter made a special effort to amplify then-President Trump's threats, incitements to violence, and racism. — Read the rest
New York Representative Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez reminds us that this Republican caucus rewards violence, bigotry and misogyny while punishing everyone else.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene held an anti-trans rally last week at the Capitol, where she proudly shlepped her infamous Capitol-office sign that reads, "There are TWO genders: MALE & FEMALE. 'Trust the Science!'" But what about trust in a Marge event? — Read the rest
In 2019, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Senator Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts, both Democrats, announced the Green New Deal as a significant policy issue. As reported in the New York Times, House Resolution 109, a non-binding agreement, "calls on the federal government to wean the United States from fossil fuels and curb planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions across the economy. — Read the rest
The New York Post was hacked this morning, publishing outrageous headlines and Twitter posts such as the fake title "by" Ben Shapiro titled, "We must assassinate AOC for America." And the tabloid's tweet calling out Republican New York gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin for saying, "I will rape and batter [opponent Kathleen] Hochul's sorry ass." — Read the rest
During an appearance this week on Fox Business's "Cavuto: Coast to Coast," contributor Scott Martin complained that as a result of inflation, he spent $28 on lunch at Taco Bell.
"Yesterday, yes, I had a nice lunch at Taco Bell," Martin said. — Read the rest
Gun manufacturers are denying that they market AR-15s to white supremacists (or Christian Nationalists, if you're in Marjorie Taylor Greene's clan). But Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez didn't let Marty Daniel of Daniel Defense play stupid with her today when he sat before the House panel. — Read the rest
Hate-monger Marjorie Taylor Greene went after colleague Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on her podcast again. But this time she realized her venom applied to a large swathe of her own voters and quickly tried to back-pedal.
"Everyone knows, she's never developed a career," the Georgia conspiracy theorist started, referring to the New York lawmaker. — Read the rest
