The recent surge in immigration enforcement against Somalis is political retribution, payback for Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar’s unapologetic criticism of Donald Trump’s cruelty, corruption, and contempt for democratic norms.   The assault is not limited to the undocumented. Somali American citizens, lawful permanent residents, and people who once lived under Temporary Protected Status have all been swept into a climate of fear. The withdrawal of TPS was not about safe

It was inevitable that ICE agents would conduct an extrajudicial execution of an American citizen. You can view footage of the execution by clicking here   (warning – the images are graphic in nature).   Today ICE agents murdered a 37-year-old woman as she attempted to follow leave a peaceful protest. The woman was directed by ICE agents to leave the area and when she attempted to comply an agent fired into her car killing instantly.   The Department of Homeland Security fals

Donald Trump says the U.S. will run Venezuela “until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition.” There’s no plan for nation-building beyond handing the keys to American oil companies like Chevron. If that doesn’t set off alarm bells about cost and incompetence, it should.   It will take years and tens of billions of dollars to restore Venezuela’s crumbling oil fields. But Trump insists that won’t come from taxpayers because “the money coming out of the g

Was Trump’s speech last night a desperate cry for help? Thom Hartmann posed that question, and it’s worth asking. But those around him are afraid to accept an uncomfortable truth. Trump is no longer is in control of himself, lacking the mental capacity to govern.   What we witnessed wasn’t leadership but was a meltdown. This wasn’t confidence; it was insecurity and paranoid delusions wrapped in cruelty and intolerance. For twenty minutes, Trump raged at the nation, red-faced

Trump called for summary execution of those on his “secret list” just in time for Bill of Rights Day, which is celebrated on December 15 th . Bill of Rights Day commemorates the 1791 ratification of the first ten Amendments to the Constitution guaranteeing our fundamental rights like freedom of speech, religion and due process.   In 1941, President Roosevelt first declared December 15 th as Bill of Rights Day. Presidents since have issued proclamations celebrating the Bill o

Miami Mayor Eileen Higgins captured a brutal truth when she warned of a “politics of trickle-down hatred” coming from the federal level. You can hear it in hate-filled rants of Donald Trump that normalized prejudice. But the politics of trickle-down hatred didn’t arise spontaneously. It was cultivated and amplified by Trump, media platforms that profit from outrage, and institutions that reward division.   When Trump use inflammatory language to demean immigrants, Muslims, LG

Strike against unarmed civilian boats and the pardon of Honduran President and narco-terrorist Juan Orlando Hernández appear to be in conflict. On one side, Trump orders air strikes on small boats they claim, without presenting evidence, are drug-smuggling vessels.   On the other side, Donald Trump has vowed a “Full and Complete Pardon” for Hernández, a man convicted in U.S. courts of conspiring to ship staggering quantities of cocaine into the country. The contrast is jarrin

The Pilgrim’s survival during that brutal first year depended almost entirely on Native peoples. Indigenous communities shared food, farming knowledge, and life-saving techniques, essentially the 17th-century equivalent of SNAP benefits. Without this assistance, the colony likely would not have endured.   When the Pilgrims arrived, they were not rugged frontier farmers but economic migrants: factory workers, wool traders, and laborers escaping rising costs, religious tensions

When MAGA Republicans invoke “constitutional order,” they claim to defend America’s founding principles. Their actions say otherwise.   Project 2025 is MAGA’s ideological foundation, an unquestionable doctrine where loyalty to a leader eclipses loyalty to the Constitution itself. And It conveniently aligns with the interests of a new economic elite like Larry Ellison and Peter Thiel, who gain from a system that concentrates authority and weakens public accountability.   Yet e

Trump could end the government shutdown today without a single vote from the House or Senate. By his own claim, his tariffs have raised over $8 trillion for the United States. Money that exists under his exclusive authority as the “unitary executive,” beyond Congress’s control.   But if that were true, wouldn’t he release the funds right now? The shutdown would end. Health care costs wouldn’t have to rise. Families wouldn’t go hungry. Federal workers could return to their job

Blue states are turning Trump’s favorite tactic against him – weaponizing messaging. After weeks of federal websites blaming Democrats for the government shutdown, states like Pennsylvania, Illinois, and California are now using their own digital megaphones to call out the Trump administration for the chaos.   This isn’t just bureaucratic bickering it’s a messaging war. The White House’s partisan notices already violate the Hatch Act, which bars political propaganda from fede

In a move that has stunned both political allies and opponents, Trump invited foreign fighters to occupy an airbase in Idaho.   MAGA loyalist Laura Loomer wrote on X: “No foreign country should have a military base on US soil. Especially Islamic countries. I have never felt more betrayed by the GOP.”   Former White House strategist Steve Bannon told Newsweek: “There should never be a military base of a foreign power on the sacred soil of America.”   Republican consultant Mike

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