Last week, the Trump administration further blurred the lines between church and state by signing an Executive Order establishing the ‘Religious Liberty Commission.’ Just days later, on May 3, in what was likely supposed to be a comical post, Trump posted a photo of himself as Pope. Funny? Not particularly, especially given Trump’s remarks during […]
Trump plays hate-filled partisan politics with public media defunding
Yesterday, President Trump signed an Executive Order ending the taxpayer subsidization of National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Both media services receive funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting – and are largely supported by their large audience of independent viewers and listeners. According to the networks, over 30 million people […]
Oh, that sinking feeling – Trump tanks American economy in first quarter
Adding to the already negative economic data released earlier this week, Wednesday saw more bad news for the US economy during the first quarter of the new Trump Administration. The impact of the chaotic Trump tariff policy has resulted in an expected downturn in economic growth. GDP contracted by 0.3% during the first three months […]
Trump’s imaginary ‘truth’ – far from the reality faced by US employers and consumers
On April 27, as part of his ‘Bonanza for America’ post, Trump took to ‘Truth’ Social to stretch the truth about how well the US economy has responded to his policy decisions. He wrote in the post that “massive numbers of jobs are already being created, with new plants and factories currently being built or […]
Price transparency for consumers – a ‘hostile and political act’ in Trump’s world
In a truly bizarre press briefing this morning, the Administration’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that a reported measure by Amazon to start displaying the cost of tariffs next to the total price of products on the site was a “hostile and political act.” Really? Showing consumers the actual cost of the goods they purchase […]
A ‘bonanza’ of lies for America – Trump proposes ‘make-believe’ tax policy
In a typical short-on-details, big-on-claims Truth Social post on Sunday, President Trump touted a ‘make-believe’ tax benefit that could come from his chaotic tariff plan. Trump stated that “when Tariffs cut in, many people’s Income Taxes will be substantially reduced, maybe even completely eliminated. Focus will be on people making less than $200,000 a year […]
Trump brings racism back to America’s classrooms
Hot on the heels of his Administration’s April 23 Executive order effectively restoring racism under the guise of ‘equality of opportunity and meritocracy’ in the Civil Service (see: Restoring racism), Trump went one step further that same day and issued an Executive Order for American classrooms to rid them of “unlawful equity ideology” policies. The […]
Restoring racism under the guise of ‘equality of opportunity and meritocracy’
“Our country is going to be based on merit again,” said President Trump in the White House’s official statement on the April 23 signing of an Executive Order to ‘Restore Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy.’ Our, perhaps more appropriate title, may have been Restoring Racism. The sweeping order aims to eliminate the use of disparate-impact […]
Trump’s promised economic ‘boom’ looking more like a bust
Often quoted on the campaign trail, then presidential candidate Donald Trump promised American voters that, if elected, the country would see an economic “boom like no other.” Well, Trump’s promised boom is looking increasingly like a big bust. Yesterday, S&P released its flash PMI Index and business sentiment survey, and the downward trends should make the Administration take […]
Relentless Pursuit – Rubio uses blog post to detail targeting ‘radically liberal civil servants’
In what seems to be an increasing trend with this Administration of using non-official communication platforms, Secretary of State Marco Rubio took to Substack to release his official statement on his proposed overhaul of the State Department. He does know that the State Department has its own website that he could post to, right? Anyway, […]