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The Natural Endpoint of Trump’s Falsehoods
David A. Graham, The Atlantic
Someday, the president may need the American people to believe something he says—and they won’t.
Aug 26, 2025, 10:45 PM
Donald Trump promises death penalty for murder cases in Washington, DC
Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English
The Republican leader had pledged to 'restore' the death penalty upon returning to the White House for a second term.
Aug 26, 2025, 8:53 PM
Trump saying 600,000 Chinese students could come to the US draws MAGA backlash
ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and DIDI TANG, Yahoo Entertainment
President Donald Trump seemingly caught his loyal conservative base off-guard and sparked backlash by saying he would allow 600,000 Chinese students into...
Aug 26, 2025, 7:38 PM
Trump rebrands 'Big Beautiful Bill' amid poor polling
Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, USA Today
Trump said he’s no longer referring to the new law as the One Big Beautiful Bill. The law’s title isn’t helping with the sales pitch, Trump said.
Aug 26, 2025, 6:57 PM
Trump just did the one thing the Supreme Court said he can’t do
Ian Millhiser, Vox
The six Republican justices have largely behaved as lickspittles to the leader of their political party. These are, after all, the same GOP political appointees who said that President Donald Trump is allowed to commit crimes. Last May, however, the Court did…
Aug 26, 2025, 4:29 PM
The Armed Takeover of US Cities by the President Is Not a “Distraction”
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
Jamelle Bouie on Democratic politicians who maddeningly cannot recognize and acknowledge what is going on in the country. From
Aug 26, 2025, 1:03 PM
Trump Whines, Again Threatens NBC, ABC Broadcast Licenses For Doing Journalism
Karl Bode, Techdirt
With Fox being Fox, and CBS having just paid Trump a $16 billion bribe and now owned by Trump’s friends the Ellison family, there’s little worry that either network will be doing serious journalism anytime soon. So Trump, over the weekend, redirected his ire …
Aug 26, 2025, 12:30 PM
Nick Fuentes Is Having a Moment
Ali Breland, The Atlantic
No matter how far the 27-year-old influencer pushes his bigotry, his influence continues to rise.
Aug 26, 2025, 11:30 AM
Too MAGA For MAGA: Ryan Walters Preps For Criminal Defense, Gets Shunned By Linda McMahon
Timothy Geigner, Techdirt
The volume of stories about Ryan Walters, State Superintendent of Oklahoma, seems to be increasing. Walters is a Christian Nationalist by name, though the first of those words goes against all of what I learned about Christianity as a Catholic minor and curio…
Aug 26, 2025, 2:59 AM
Tim Walz Doesn’t Mince Words on Trump: ‘These Are Fascist Policies’
Ryan Bort, Rolling Stone
Tim Walz didn't mince words on Donald Trump at the Democratic National Committee's summer meetings in Minnesota, calling his policies "fascist."
Aug 25, 2025, 9:39 PM
Trump Stooges Keep Helping The President Indulge In His Vindictive Crime Fantasies
Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Even though Trump says it’s about the crime rates, it’s not actually about the crime rates. Just like he used the hallucination that the entirety of Los Angeles was under siege by “violent” protesters to justify sending in the troops, the reality was that any…
Aug 25, 2025, 7:22 PM
'From outgroup hate to ingroup love': How political crises cause a shift in viral online content
University of Cambridge, Phys.Org
While previous research shows outrage and division drive engagement on social media, a new study of digital behavior during the 2024 US election finds that this effect flips during a major crisis—when "ingroup solidarity" becomes the engine of online virality.
Aug 25, 2025, 7:00 PM
Trump: ‘A Lot of People Are Saying Maybe We’d Like a Dictator’
Ryan Bort, Rolling Stone
Donald Trump said "a lot" of Americans want a dictator while taking question in the Oval Office on Monday, but claimed he doesn't want to rule as one.
Aug 25, 2025, 4:20 PM
Trump Goes Mask Off With Chilling Comment About Dictators
Edith Olmsted, The New Republic
Donald Trump claimed the American people are asking for a dictator—and he seems more than happy to give them what they want. While signing executive orders in the Oval Office Monday morning, Trump whined that people were up in arms after he suggested that he …
Aug 25, 2025, 4:13 PM
GOP senator fires back after Trump rages over Alina Habba snub
Garrett Owen, Salon
Chuck Grassley told Trump his former personal lawyer doesn't have the votes.
Aug 25, 2025, 4:03 PM
Democrats can’t win the gerrymander war
David Daley, Salon
They have to win elections instead — and with reapportionment coming, that's about to get a lot harder
Aug 25, 2025, 4:00 PM
Supreme Court Architect Is Pumping Money Into the Midterms
Ryan Bort, Rolling Stone
Leonard Leo, the right-wing activist and longtime Federalist Society honcho, is helping back Republican candidates in multiple key 2026 midterm races.
Aug 25, 2025, 2:56 PM
“Who’s going to take care of your child?”: Parents reel from Trump ICE crackdown
Russell Payne, Salon
Republican policies are pushing a strained child care industry to a breaking point.
Aug 25, 2025, 2:30 PM
Fuming Trump Lashes Out at Embarrassing Polls in Bonkers Rant
Janna Brancolini, Daily Beast
President Donald Trump appears to be in deep denial about his historically low approval ratings. “Except what is written and broadcast in the Fake News, I...
Aug 25, 2025, 1:06 PM
With Bolton raid, MAGA media confronts Trump’s war of retribution
Sophia Tesfaye, Salon
The FBI raid on John Bolton draws blowback for its "gratuitous viciousness"
Aug 25, 2025, 1:00 PM
Transcript: Gavin Newsom’s Harsh Trump Takedown Nails It: “Wake Up!”
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent, The New Republic
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the August 25 episode of theDaily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent.California G…
Aug 25, 2025, 11:02 AM
Trump Rages at Republican Senator in Truth Social Meltdown
Ewan Palmer, Daily Beast
Donald Trump lashed out at Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley after the “blue slip” custom was used to block his former personal lawyer from becoming the U.S...
Aug 25, 2025, 10:54 AM
MAGA knows DC takeover isn’t about crime — which is why they love it
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
Trump's war on the Smithsonian reveals that this is about childish resentment, not safety
Aug 25, 2025, 10:45 AM
Donald Trump Threatens To Investigate Chris Christie After Former New Jersey Governor Criticizes Him On ABC’s ‘This Week’
Ted Johnson, Deadline
Donald Trump threatened to investigate Chris Christie after the former New Jersey governor criticized him on ABC’s This Week earlier on Sunday. Trump wrote on Truth Social, “I just watched Sloppy Chris Christie be interviewed on a ratings challenged ‘News’ Sh…
Aug 25, 2025, 2:26 AM