Trump has taken over DC. Do Democrats give a damn?

As Washington, D.C., enters a third week of federal occupation ordered by Donald Trump, Democratic Party leaders have been absent from demonstrations against the president’s latest power grab. Residents of the nation’s capital have seen armed federal agents deployed to the streets of their city to purportedly combat a nonexistent crime problem. National Guard troops have been deployed to locations like subway stations, clearly in … Continue reading Trump has taken over DC. Do Democrats give a damn?

If DC didn’t look like a military occupation yet, it will now

After saying just last week that the National Guard troops deployed to Washington would not be carrying guns, the Pentagon on Friday admitted what we all knew was coming—of course they will be carrying guns.  It was always inevitable that President Donald Trump would seek to ratchet up the pressure on the residents of the nation’s capital, who he loathes for being insufficiently white, insufficiently … Continue reading If DC didn’t look like a military occupation yet, it will now

Trump speaks candidly about longtime friendship with Epstein—just kidding

President Donald Trump’s Oval Office press conference on Friday was once again derailed by a question about his child sex-trafficking former pal, Jeffrey Epstein.  “I couldn’t care less,” Trump said when asked about the peculiar release of Epstein-related documents by his Justice Department before reverting to one of his tired tropes.  “It’s a Democrat hoax. It’s just a hoax. The whole Epstein thing is a Democrat … Continue reading Trump speaks candidly about longtime friendship with Epstein—just kidding