May 11, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump cultists
Mediaite reports: Trump went on a social media tear today, posting a blizzard of ancient brags, including his 99% approval rating from CPAC 2025. Trump threw up a slew of posts to his Truth Social app, several of which were screenshots of news from his first 100 days in office, including his approval rating at CPAC 2025 back in February. …
Read More »
May 11, 2025 Russia, Trump Administration
NBC News reports: Trump’s special envoy broke with long-standing protocol by not employing his own interpreter during three high-level meetings with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, opting instead to rely on translators from the Kremlin, a U.S. official and two Western officials with knowledge of the talks told NBC News. Steve Witkoff, who has been tasked with negotiating an end to the …
Read More »
May 11, 2025 Trump Administration, Trump Lies
The Daily Beast reports: “The MMR vaccine that we currently use has millions of particles that were created from aborted fetal tissue, millions of DNA fragments,” RFK Jr. told Fox News host Bret Baier. Framing the debate as one of personal freedom and religious persecution, Kennedy said that people refusing the vaccine on moral grounds were being “treated like lepers” …
Read More »
May 11, 2025 Disaster, Trump Administration
Reuters reports: The U.S. federal disaster agency FEMA has sharply reduced training for state and local emergency managers ahead of the start of the hurricane season on June 1, according to current and former officials, memos seen by Reuters, and three sources familiar with the situation. The training cutbacks could leave storm-prone communities less prepared to handle the often devastating …
Read More »
May 11, 2025 Trump cultists, Trump Lies
The Washington Post reports: Federal judges say unsolicited pizza deliveries to jurists’ homes that began in February may number in the hundreds across at least seven states, prompting increased security concerns and a demand from a Senate leader for a Justice Department investigation. Many of the deliveries have gone to judges presiding over lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s policies. The …
Read More »
May 11, 2025 Republicans, Trump cultists
CNN reports: After months of contending with the Trump administration’s multi-pronged effort to downsize the federal workforce, government employees are now facing the possibility of another major change that could push even more of them out the door. House Republicans are looking to make several big adjustments to federal workers’ retirement benefits to help pay for the party’s sweeping tax …
Read More »
May 11, 2025 Republicans, Trump cultists
NBC News reports: Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., dodged multiple questions on Sunday about whether he would support suspending habeas corpus for undocumented immigrants in the country, ultimately saying he did not think the issue would come before Congress. His comments during an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” came after top White House adviser Stephen Miller told reporters on …
Read More »
May 11, 2025 Travel, Trump Administration
CNN reports: Another air traffic control equipment outage caused the FAA to implement a ground stop for Newark International Airport-bound flights Sunday morning. The ground stop, which means flights heading to Newark could not take off, lasted about 45 minutes, according to FAA air traffic advisories. It comes after a 90-second-long radar and radio outage early Friday morning in the …
Read More »
May 11, 2025 Travel, Trump Administration
The Hill reports: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he plans to extend the retirement age for all air traffic controllers, increasing the mandatory age from 56 to 61 years old. During an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” host Kristen Welker asked Duffy whether he had asked Congress to extend the retirement age. Duffy replied that Congress had already given …
Read More »
May 11, 2025 Crackpots, Trump Administration
The Independent reports: Dr. Mehmet Oz believes it is the “patriotic duty” of Americans to stay healthy, but hearing the assertion from the head of Medicare and Medicaid, which are currently facing potential cuts, did not inspire patriotism in all Americans. “Seventy percent of the money we spend is on chronic illness, and we’re not getting our money’s worth,” Oz …
Read More »