For decades, aid to Israel was treated as one of the most durable pillars of American foreign policy. Israel has gotten more U.S. foreign assistance than any other country since its founding, receiving more than $300 billion in inflation-adjusted economic and military aid, according to the Council on Foreign Relations. Now, some of Israel’s strongest … Read more
As J.D. Vance struggles to finalize a peace deal with Iran, and Trump threatens to resume bombing his adversary if they don’t comply, Congress is voting to halt the war altogether. On Tuesday, the Senate voted 50-48 on a resolution ordering the president to pull forces out of Iran pending the legislative branch actually authorizing … Read more
Donald Trump visited a Mack Trucks facility in Pennsylvania on Tuesday and, as he does in just about all of his speeches, railed about supposed rigged elections. The president was particularly interested in what happened earlier this month in California, where Republican Spencer Pratt failed to advance to the runoff in Los Angeles’ mayoral race. … Read more
Steve Goodale isn’t used to attention like this. It’s not that he’s unfamiliar with being on camera: His YouTube Channel, Swimming Pool Steve, has amassed nearly 91,000 subscribers covering topics like how to bond concrete and clean a used hot tub. But the saga of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which an algae bloom turned … Read more
Nate Bargatze and other “nice” white guys are the subject of ire in comedian W. Kamau Bell‘s latest Substack essay, titled “It Is So Easy To Not Do This.” Bell rips Bargatze for attending the UFC Freedom 250 fights at Donald Trump‘s White House earlier this month. Bargatze, one of the country’s top-selling comedians, has … Read more
A s our 80-year-old Mad King goes on midnight social media revenge benders from the White House, attacking the pope after attacking Iran, enriching his family by billions and comparing himself to Jesus, some of his supporters are now panicking and asking, “Who could have seen this coming?” The answer, of course, is any sentient … Read more
In May, the White House announced that its new app would be automatically downloaded onto the work phones of millions of government employees. The problem: Federal workers hate it and can’t get rid of it. Employees of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the State Department, and the Department of Labor (DOL), who spoke to … Read more
Jon Stewart took aim at the unsightly infestation of algae in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, questioning Donald Trump‘s inability to get the situation under control. Before breaking down J.D. Vance’s recent participation in the negotiations with Iran, Stewart focused on the reflecting pool, feigning shock that Trump has yet again tried to fix something … Read more
On June 18, Iran and the U.S. signed an agreement, titled the “Islamabad Memorandum,” which committed both countries to an immediate and permanent end to hostilities, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and 60 days of negotiations to reach a final agreement. Within 48 hours, Iran had closed the strait again. The reason was … Read more
In the book of Job, it was written that the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away. So, too, it could be said of Donald Trump, the wannabe-messiah of the conservative movement and the greatest power broker the party has ever known. In Texas, for instance, Trump hath taken away a Senate seat from … Read more