April 18, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
The New York Times reports: The photos shared by Mr. Van Hollen and others posted by Mr. Bukele were the first public glimpses of Mr. Abrego Garcia since his deportation in March, which the Trump administration admitted in court was an error. The Supreme Court has ordered the administration to “facilitate” his return, but a federal judge overseeing the case …
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April 18, 2025 Christianists, Religion
Columbus’s CBS affiliate reports: The sheriff’s office said 36-year-old Gary Thomas Keesee Jr. was arrested at his home and is charged with two counts of rape. According to Mount Vernon Municipal Court records, the victim who made the initial report said the abuse happened when they were 5 and 6 years old and took place on over 50 occasions. During …
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April 18, 2025 Christianists, Trump Administration
An email from the Housing Department to staffers: On behalf of Secretary Scott Turner, I’m excited to announce there will be a four-hour early release on Friday, April 18, 2025 in recognition of Easter and Passover this weekend. Secretary Turner encourages our HUD workforce to reflect with family and friends as they break bread and celebrate the gift of freedom. …
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April 18, 2025 Extremists, Trump cultists
“This DEI hire by Scott Bessent just wants to, you know, proclaim that Donald Trump should resign or that he should be impeached because he was fighting for election integrity and fighting against the stolen election of 2020. “I thought that we were getting rid of DEI, and then we get to have these uppity Blacks just walk into the …
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April 18, 2025 Science, Trump Administration
ABC News reports: White House Director of Science and Technology Michael Kratsios on Monday suggested the United States has technology that can “manipulate time and space.” The comment came during remarks on “the golden age of American innovation” at the Endless Frontiers Retreat in Austin, Texas. Kratsios said during the event that American technological developments have stalled compared to the …
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April 18, 2025 Trump Administration, Trump Lies
NBC News reports: The Trump administration has filed an emergency motion with a federal appeals court seeking to block a judge’s order finding probable cause to hold it in contempt over deportation flights it sent to El Salvador. The filing to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals alleges U.S. District Judge James Boasberg was trying to punish the administration for …
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April 18, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
Newsweek reports: A legal and political showdown is brewing over the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a deported man whose immigration status has sparked sharp disagreement between the White House and a federal judge. On Friday, the White House posted a message declaring Abrego Garcia is “NOT coming back,” even as a judge criticized the government’s evidence against him and …
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April 18, 2025 Christianists, Trump Administration
USA Today reports: Vice President JD Vance arrived in Rome on Good Friday with second lady Usha Vance and their three children on the first leg of a six-day foreign trip that includes discussions with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and a visit to the Vatican. Vance, who is Catholic, will attend the Good Friday service on April 18 at …
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April 18, 2025 Elon Musk, Trump Administration
The Washington Post reports: Immigrants falsely labeled dead by the Social Security Administration are showing up at field offices with documents proving they are alive, leading staff to reinstate nearly three dozen people over the past week, according to records obtained by The Washington Post. Some immigrants have shown up with driver’s licenses and work permits to prove their legitimacy, …
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April 18, 2025 Covidiots, Trump Administration
“It is your patriotic duty, I’ll say it again, it is the patriotic duty of all Americans to take care of themselves. Because it’s important for serving in the military but it’s also important because healthy people don’t consume health care resources. The best way to reduce drug spending is the use less drugs because you don’t need them because …
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