Pundits Float Hillary 2024 & Biden/ Liz Cheney 2024
They’re not even trying to pretend that there’s a difference between Republicans and Democrats at this point.
Marianne Williamson Drops Truth Bomb On Fox News
Honestly, if someone would just campaign on the numbers and drop the social/culture war stuff they’d have immense support from both “sides.”
Trump exits NPR interview abruptly
Former President Donald Trump made a hasty retreat, hanging up on National Public Radio’s Steve Inskeep after he was asked about Republican candidates being forced to back Trump’s false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
Opinion: What authoritarianism would look like in America
I’m not exactly sure how different this is from what goes on now. By Jim Chrisinger, Yahoo Donald Trump and Republicans are shoving America toward authoritarianism. That’s why many of us are shouting about a threat to democracy. Many Americans don’t fear a potential slide into authoritarianism because […]
Noam Chomsky: GOP’s Soft Coup Is Still Underway One Year After Capitol Assault
C.J. Polychroniou,Truthout In the third and final presidential debate of 2016, Donald Trump had signaled that he might not concede the election should he lose to Hillary Clinton. However, he did say to his supporters a day later that he would definitely accept the results of the election […]
Jimmy Carter: I Fear for Our Democracy
By Jimmy Carter, New York Times Mr. Carter was the 39th president of the United States. This article is part of a collection on the events of Jan. 6, one year later. Read more in a note from Times Opinion’s politics editor Ezekiel Kweku in our Opinion Today […]
Yes, One Year Later, They’re Still Trying the Coup
–One year after the January 6 Trump riots, the coup fears are only bigger, with recent op-eds from Jimmy Carter and Noam Chomsky, as well as warnings from retired generals and many others
Biden ENDORSES Filibuster Reform To Pass Voting Rights, Stacey Abrams SKIPS Biden’s Speech In GA
Briahna Joy Gray makes her predictions about whether President Biden’s push voting rights reform will fail.
McCarthy’s Divorce From COC Could Signal GOP BREAKAWAY From Corporate Wokeness
Emily Jashinsky examines the impact of populism on the trajectory of both parties.
AOC ABANDONS Amazon Workers In NYC
Krystal and Saagar cover the decision by AOC to bail on a march by Amazon workers in New York City looking to build momentum for a union drive
MAGA REVOLT: Lunatics Call Trump “Fraud,” “Sham”
–The MAGA revolt continues as former Republican US Senate candidate Daniel McCarthy now calls Trump a fraud and tells Trumpists they were “frauded”
Where are the real threats to voting rights and elections in the U.S.?
The Signal Where are the real threats to voting rights and elections in the U.S.? Jessica Huseman on how Democratic legislative priorities are distracting from Republicans’ most consequential political initiatives. “A turning point in this nation’s history.” That’s how U.S. President Joe Biden described the upcoming consideration of voting-rights bills in […]
Dems FLEE Congress As Polls Show Armageddon For Biden
Krystal and Saagar review the new polling data on the issues most important to the American people heading into 2022 and how congressional Dems are responding to potentially losing the majority
SHOTS FIRED: Dem Senator Moves To BAN Corrupt Stock Trading
Krystal and Saagar cover the pending legislation from Georgia Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff that would ban lucrative insider trading schemes by members of congress such as Nancy Pelosi
FDR Speech Exposes The ROT Of Today’s Democrats
FDR: We have to build a society that empowers the people. 2022 Dems: Best I can do for you is Trump is bad.
GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy OUTFLANKS Democrats, Promises To BAN Lawmakers From Stock Trading
Team Rising debates whether members of Congress should be allowed to own and trade stocks.
Marianne Williamson Vs Joe Biden 2024?
I would love to see a repeat of 2016 America giving the middle finger to the Neocons in 2024 by electing an outsider…only it be a Marianne instead of a Trump.
Exodus: General Idea of the Revolution in the XXI Century
By Kevin Carson, Anarchist Library Reviews Abstract Preface Part One: Background Chapter One: The Age of Mass and Maneuver I. A Conflict of Visions II. The Triumph of Mass in the Old Left III. The Assault on Working Class Agency IV. Workerism/Laborism Chapter Two: Transition I. Drastic Reductions […]
A Study in Unflattering Contrasts
By Paul Gottfried, American Greatness Chuck Schumer’s chutzpah in doing anything to maintain and expand his party’s power stands in depressing contrast to the go-along attitude shown by Republican congressional leaders. There is something almost breathtaking about the way Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) seizes every opportunity […]
Former Trump aides detail just how influential Fox News hosts were in his White House
By Peter Weber The Week Text messages released by the House Jan. 6 committee are a reminder how closely intertwined Fox News and former President Donald Trump’s White House were during his presidency — several prominent opinion hosts privately pleaded for Trump to stop the Capitol siege by his […]
Americans’ shifting political concerns pose a midterms challenge for Democrats
By Brigid Kennedy The Week According to a new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, Americans’ political concerns are shifting ahead of 2022 midterm elections in perhaps quite a challenging way for Democrats. More specifically, the AP-NORC poll found that “management of the pandemic, once an issue […]
Why Democrats Make Energy Expensive (And Dirty)
By Michael Shellenberger Progressives say they care more about working people and climate change than Republicans and moderate Democrats. Why, then, do they advocate policies that make energy expensive and dirty? Progressive Democrats including Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the head of the House progressive caucus, […]
Ossoff Vs. Pelosi: GA Sen TAKES ON House Speaker, DRAFTS Bill To Keep Lawmakers From Trading Stock
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave discuss Senator Jon Ossoff’s soon-to-be bill banning members of Congress and their families from trading stocks.
Liberal CRINGE On 1/6: Hamilton, Dick Cheney Worship
Krystal and Saagar cover the most cringeworthy demonstrations from liberals on January 6th including Hamilton songs, Dick Cheney celebration, and a ratings disaster for cable news
Pelosi SNUBBED As Ossoff Pushes BAN On Congressional Stock Trading
Again, our Federal Government is based on the principle of checks and balances: depositing large checks into their bank accounts to increase their balances.
Michelle Obama WADES Into ’22 Waters, “Vote Like The Future Of Our Democracy Depends On It.”
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave discuss Democrats’ electoral strategy going into the 2022 midterms.
Oprah & Obama Call Joe Manchin & BEG Him
We live in a world where daytime talk show host Oprah and a former President of the United States are given equal importance in headlines. We have lost all seriousness.
Will Pence FLIP On Trump In Jan 6 Testimony?
“Don’t get into the limousine, Mike. Don’t get into the limousine, Mike. Don’t get into the limousine, Mike.” Mike Pence was wise to listen to his inner voice then.
Dick Cheney Welcomed As Protector Of Democracy By Dems
Reality reads like an Onion article sometimes.
Progressive SHOWDOWN? Shock Money Haul Has Dem Incumbent On Defense In Minnesota
Ryan Grim details the campaign showdown between Rep. Betty McCollum and the young DFL progressive attempting to unseat her.
Biden Goes HAM On Trump: “You Were DEFEATED”
Biden: “You were defeated… But your policies were not we are still keeping them alive.”
Could The Overturning Of Roe V. Wade HELP Dems In Midterms?
The hosts answer your questions about Roe v. Wade, politicians they admire, and natural immunity.
Andrew Cuomo SKATES, Avoids ALL Criminal Charges. Elites Will ALWAYS Protect Their Own
Katie Halper reacts to news that Andrew Cuomo will not face any prosecution for his alleged sexual harassment of a former aide, or his role in New York’s Covid nursing home deaths.
Ted Cruz ‘Cucks’ Himself LIVE On Tucker Carlson
Krystal and Saagar respond to the confrontation between Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz and Tucker Carlson after Cruz used the word ‘terrorist’ to describe the Jan 6th Capitol riot
Ted Cruz CUCKS Himself To Tucker In Jan 6 Debate
Ted Cruz’s biggest enemy? Video recordings of Ted Cruz.
How Mike Gravel FOUGHT The Military-Industrial Complex
Krystal and Saagar are joined by Skye Wallin, the director of a new documentary about the late Senator Mike Gravel who stood up against the war machine in multiple Presidential campaigns
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tests positive for COVID-19
By Patrick Reilly New York Post New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has tested positive for COVID-19 and is recovering at home – just over a week since she was spotted partying without a mask in Florida, her office said on Sunday. “Representative Ocasio-Cortez has received a positive test […]
3 in 5 American Voters Fear Violence Over 2024 Presidential Election: Poll
By Anders Anglesey Newsweek A majority of American voters fear election-related violence at the next presidential election in 2024, recent polling suggests. It comes after three former U.S. Army generals raised concerns about the risk of “civil war” over the White House vote, although some experts downplayed such […]
Non-citizens can now vote in NYC elections
By Grayson Quay The Week A New York City bill allowing non-citizens to vote in local elections became law Sunday after Mayor Eric Adams declined to veto it, The Associated Press reports. The new “Our City, Our Vote” measure will reportedly enfranchise around 800,000 legal, non-citizen New York […]
Liz Cheney and the Many Lives of Neoconservatism
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley Something truly terrifying is happening at the Capitol this January. Something deeply deadly to what passes for democracy in this stagnant empire. Something far more severe than the QAnon Shamen and Proudboy lunkheads who garnered so much media […]
Our Friend, the Trump Propagandist
This is an interesting piece by two centrist neocons who discuss the infiltration of Trumpism by right-neocons. There seems to have been a genuine split in neocon circles over how to respond to Trumpism. There are those like Kristol, French, Will, Brooks, Frum, the Kagans, Goldberg, and Hayes […]
Democrats ‘want a one-party state’: Hawley
By Graham Colton | Fox News The Missouri senator blasted Dems’ attempt to keep conservatives off ballots. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., claimed Democrats “want a one-party state” on Thursday during an interview on “Fox News Primetime.” Fox host Lawrence Jones began the interview highlighting a tweet from former […]
Jason Stanley Warns: “America Is Now in Fascism’s Legal Phase”
Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley sees January 6, 2021 as part of a history of fascist impulses in American politics. This is the focus of his book “How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them.” His latest article in The Guardian is titled “America is now in […]
Dick Cheney just spoke a hard truth to his fellow Republicans about January 6
Well, this is some real comedy. Unfortunately, this is what I predicted would happen under a Bidenist regime. By Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large (CNN)Dick Cheney is nobody’s RINO (Republican in name only). The former vice president — and member of Congress — has long been an unapologetic conservative. […]
Biden’s Own Consultants Are Working On the Side to Tank His Agenda
David Sirota details reporting on the conflict of interest for some consultants hired by President Biden
Conservatives Flying Freak Flags Embrace ‘Being the Villain’
By Matt Lewis, The Daily Beast Not long ago, the conservative movement I’ve been a part of for decades was square, wonky, and straitlaced to a fault. Now, it’s weird and warped. The conservative movement is depraved and decadent. And no, I’m not saying this because of the […]
The biggest threat to America now isn’t a coup
By Caroline Mimbs Nyce The Atlantic One year ago, the siege began. Politicians and their staffers ran for cover as the Capitol effectively became a war zone. When the haze cleared, we vowed not to forget. But the attack on American democracy did not end that day. A […]
Dick Cheney: Rebuilding a bridge across the partisan divide?
This just keeps on getting better. The neocons continue their multi-front strategy of forming an alliance with neoliberals and progressives while embedding themselves in Trumpism and forming their own parallel Trumpism without Trump (“national conservatism”). They are also seeking to weaponize J6 as a pretext for increasing state […]
Kamala Harris compares Jan. 6 to Pearl Harbor and 9/11 as a date that will ‘echo throughout history’
By Brendan Morrow The Week On its one-year anniversary, Vice President Kamala Harris said the date of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol will be remembered in a similar fashion as Pearl Harbor and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Harris delivered remarks Thursday on the anniversary of […]
Biden, on anniversary of Jan. 6: ‘You can’t love your country only when you win’
Well, that’s kind of the point. The partisan sides are essentially rival countries at this point. By Brigid Kennedy The Week President Biden spoke Thursday regarding the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack, delivering a potent and powerful address in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall. His speech, held […]
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