WASHINGTON — For the last four and a half years, Aaron Rich has lived in a nightmare. His younger brother, Seth Rich, who worked for the Democratic National Committee, was murdered on July 10, 2016, in a crime that remains unsolved. Aaron then watched as anonymous online trolls, pro-Trump blowhards, …
Read More »GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski Calls on Trump to Resign, Questions Her Future as Republican
Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska called on President Trump to resign and said she is questioning her future with the Republican Party days after a riotous mob of Trump supporters violently stormed the Capitol. “I want him to resign. I want him out. He has caused enough damage,” she …
Read More »Audio: Unhinged Trump Tries to Bully Georgia Officials into Finding More Votes for Him
The United States’ sorest loser, soon-to-be ex-president Donald Trump, threatened Georgia‘s secretary of state in an attempt to badger him to “find” the votes that would overturn the state’s presidential election results. In the call, audio of which was obtained by the Washington Post, Trump told Georgia’s Republican Secretary of …
Read More »Early Turnout Is Huge. What Does that Mean for Biden's Chances?
WASHINGTON — The raw numbers are staggering. As of Tuesday afternoon, at least 69 million Americans had already voted in the 2020 election. With six days left until polls close on the night of November 3rd, experts estimate about 40 percent of the votes are already in. So what does …
Read More »This Supercut Shows Just How Bizarre a Single Trump Fox Interview Can Be
On Thursday, the president continued his post-Walter Reed call-in interview tour with Trump-friendly hosts who offer no pushback to his lies, attacks and boasts. Today’s stooge, Fox Business’ Stuart Varney, allowed Trump to ramble for most of the 42-minute interview, making sure that when he did interject it was only …
Read More »A 'Textbook' Case: Disgraced Trump Fundraiser Elliott Broidy Charged for Lobbying Conspiracy
WASHINGTON — Elliott Broidy, a former top fundraiser for President Trump and the Republican Party, has been charged by the Department of Justice with criminal conspiracy for allegedly acting as a foreign lobbyist without registering under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. A charging document signed by lawyers in the Justice …
Read More »See Dwayne Johnson Chat With Joe Biden and Kamala Harris After Endorsement
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has endorsed a presidential candidate for the first time in his lengthy wrestling and acting career, with Johnson announcing Sunday his support for Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris on Election Day. “As a political independent & centrist, I’ve voted for both parties in …
Read More »Trump Calls for 'Retribution,' Not Justice, in Portland Shooting
President Donald Trump seemed to endorse the extrajudicial killing of suspects while discussing the fatal shooting of the antifascist activist Michael Reinoehl by U.S. Marshals in early September. During a Saturday interview on Fox, Trump said he supported the Marshals shooting Reinoehl, who was accused of killing far-right activist Aaron …
Read More »Exhaustive Bipartisan Senate Investigation Finds 'No Credible Evidence' for Seth Rich Conspiracy Theory
WASHINGTON —The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Tuesday released its most comprehensive report yet on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, revealing new details about Russia’s attempts to disrupt the campaign and help elect Donald Trump. The new report goes the furthest of any U.S. government document in …
Read More »Useful Idiots: Dr. Robert Gallo on a COVID-19 Vaccine
In this week’s quarantine episode of ourUseful Idiotspodcast, hostsMatt Taibbi and Katie Halper are joined by biomedical researcher Dr. Robert Gallo to discuss the potential for a COVID-19 vaccine. For the Four Food Groups, Matt provides a couple of examples of Dems bein’ Dems (since he couldn’t just pick one). …
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