There’s a question I haven’t seen answered yet. We all know by now that Trump attacked Pope Leo XIV on Easter Sunday, posted an AI image of himself as Jesus, and spent the week watching Catholic bishops, cardinals,

We are heading toward complete economic collapse with this idiot in charge!

Donald Trump, a man who wouldn’t recognize the teachings of Jesus Christ if they were carved into gold and bolted to the front of one of his tacky buildings, has once again vomited up a piece of digital blasphemy and called it “spiritual.”

From Michael Jochum: If anything, this moment exposes just how hollow Trump’s entire performance really is. Because when a man who has spent a lifetime avoiding accountability suddenly starts lecturing the rest of the world about righteousness,

The Receipts: How Russia Bought an American President in Ten Acts Essay #3 The Invitation: How the Soviet Union Rolled Out the Red Carpet for Donald Trump By Rachel Hurley You know that moment in a con when the mark gets invited to the house? That's when you know they've already fallen for it.

Democrats are (continuously, it seems) debating what should be their campaign strategy, their main through-line message, for the 2026 midterms and the 2028 presidential election. Every faction and special interest group in the country is pushing their own idea,

I’ve been saying it until I’m blue in the face, hoarse from repetition, and frankly exhausted by the sound of my own voice: stay engaged. Stay informed. Stay grounded in reality, not the fantasyland that cable news and social media

Let’s talk about what just happened, because the mainstream press is soft-pedalling this and you deserve the unfiltered version. Donald Trump, a discount Mussolini assembled from leftover Big Mac wrappers, declared a naval blockade of the Persian Gulf.

Not religious but sure hoping there is a hell for MAGA!

Tax Day and the Big Beautiful Lie By Tony Pentimalli Tax Day is the day this country insults working people to their faces and calls it fairness. A waitress, a mechanic, a warehouse worker, a roofer, a home health aide, and a retired couple trying to stretch what

“All you had to do was pay us enough to live. All you had to do was pay us enough to live. There goes your inventory.” Those are the words Chamel Abdul Karim spoke while filming himself allegedly burning down a Kimberly-Clark warehouse in Ontario, California.

Stop what you are doing. Because what just happened in a federal courthouse today is not a January 6th story. It is a story about what kind of country this is. And whether the legal architecture that holds it together still means anything.

From Michael Jochum: At this point, I think the only way Trump supporters will abandon him is if he woke up one morning as a black man.

Like Orbán, Trump is trying to solidify his own version of soft autocracy by destroying the American system of democratic checks and balances – such as corrupting the Justice Department, bullying Democratic states, and delivering CNN into the hands of the Ellisons.

Not to be alarmist, but things may get a whole lot harder for everyone on the planet, and very soon. With the failure of the ceasefire and the unhinged belligerence of the United States and Israel, we are all about to get a fast lesson in how global

From Michael Jochum: There has never been an American president as spiritually impoverished as Donald Trump. And his spiritual poverty, like an overdrawn checking account that keeps imposing new penalties on a customer already in difficult straits, is draining

The obscene price of gasoline as a result of the Iran war (part of our hallowed “way of life,” which allows oil companies to price gouge even in emergencies) has once again thrust the cost of living into the spotlight. Millions of Americans resonate with Mangione and Abdulkarim.

And hovering above it all is the most dangerous constant: a president who is both desperate for a way out and psychologically incapable of taking one. He wants the optics of victory without the substance, the headlines without the humility, the outcome without the work

From Michal Jochum: Now we all know why Trump’s been taking all the trips to Walter Reed Hospital. He’s been moonlighting!

The Great American Shakedown, Why Our Tax System is Fundamentally Broken... By Brent Molnar: A Voice of Reason Every single year, the American working class is subjected to a deeply humiliating and financially draining ritual known as tax season.

Here is the thing I cannot stop turning over in my mind. The people who hate Greta Thunberg — and I mean this as a description, not a provocation, because I know some of them personally — have come to genuinely believe that she is a performance. A prop.

Let me get this straight. You stood by a man convicted on 34 felony counts. Thirty four. Not a parking ticket. Not a dodgy tax return. Thirty four separate criminal convictions. And you clapped.

For all the rhetoric about bombing Iran “back to the Stone Age,” the basic question is surprisingly simple: has this war, and all the death, cost, and turmoil that came with it, actually produced a better nuclear outcome than the one Trump tore up

Christopher Rupkey, chief economist at FWDBONDS, said last week: “Every recession since the 70s has been preceded by an energy price shock and if consumers thought there was a cost of living crisis before, get ready, as you haven’t seen nothing yet.”

After a day dominated by blockade headlines and Trumpian escalation, multiple reports now indicate that the United States and Iran may be moving toward a second round of talks in Islamabad later this week. Pakistan is actively trying to convene

Climate Change is Real, Why the Corporate Elite Want You to Ignore the Thermometer... By Brent Molnar: A Voice of Reason We have all been dragged into those completely exhausting conversations. You are trying to discuss the material reality of our changing climate,

Americans who seek to preserve democracy received encouraging news over the last 24 hours as a leading “predictor” of electoral outcomes shifted four US Senate races in favor of Democrats. See The Hill, Democrats gain ground in four Senate races, Cook Political Report says.

Meanwhile, Miller’s vast, sadistic crackdown on undocumented workers is causing significant pain for the U.S. economy. There aren’t enough workers in construction, hospitality, and agriculture to keep these sectors going.

Instead of suspending sanctions on Russian oil exports, Trump could maintain and tighten them. At the beginning of 2026, the revenues that Moscow derived from oil exports had fallen to a notable low.

But this development comes at a cost. The Ukrainian army is under pressure in terms of personnel. Around 200,000 desertions, about two million men evading conscription. Numbers that do not simply disappear. “Germany is supporting

Today former attorney general Pam Bondi was scheduled to testify under oath before the House Oversight and Reform Committee about the Department of Justice’s handling of the release of the Epstein files.

Pam Bondi didn’t show up for her hearing today, despite our subpoena. We’re going to begin contempt proceedings. It’s time to hold these people accountable to the laws we passed in Congress.

The United States is in an unprecedented crisis. A convicted criminal has attained the presidency. And he has decided that a crime is not a crime if it is committed on his behalf.

Mark Kelly is pushing back on Trump's disgusting corruption and self-dealing 👇 Senator Mark Kelly said Congress controls federal spending, citing the Constitution, as he accused the Trump regime of moving $1.25 billion to a “Board of Peace” without authorization. #TrumpCrimeFamily

In Bradenton, Florida, a voter, John North, spoke on camera about the image that shows Trump as Jesus. It is a disgrace, he said. He is upset. How egocentric can someone be. He is ashamed. John North voted for Trump. Vance spoke. The arena was empty. That is how the evening ended.

‼️Election administrators in Maricopa County, Arizona ordered staff to grant federal agents sweeping, unmonitored access to election facilities — including instructions not to record their actions — according to newly released emails. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Peter Ticktin — a longtime Trump ally and attorney for convicted election denier Tina Peters — has publicly declared his bid to serve as attorney general with an agenda that reads like a greatest hits collection of election conspiracy theories. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Trump says the war is very close to the end. At sea, a Chinese tanker is turning around right now. Six ships have turned back. Twelve warships are waiting. And a German company is reading the news to understand what is happening to its ships.

Same pressure cooker and no release valve! By Oliver Kornetzke I find it really intriguing to think about how the FDR New Deal was essentially the political equivalent of installing guardrails on a cliff everyone was already driving off—an emergency

I can't help but wonder when Stephen Miller suggested to Donald Trump that they could stymie Iran by doubling down and blockading the Strait themselves, if he had taken into account that China might not just sit idly by while the U.S. cut off their oil supply?🗽

#ChaosRecap for April 14, 2026

If predictions for a super El Niño are correct, our brief vacation from thinking about climate change as a crucial fact of life on this planet will soon be over. www.commondreams.org/opinion/clim...

The Receipts: How Russia Bought an American President in Ten Acts Essay #2 The Test: Trump Tower Was Open for Business and the Mob Came Shopping By Rachel Hurley Trump Tower opened in early 1983.[1] Fifty-eight stories of black glass on Fifth Avenue – though Trump told everyone it was 68.