One of the great mysteries about the rise of populism, in both the United States and Europe, is why it has benefited the political right so much more than the left. For years, American progressives have been trying to get people worked up over rising rates of economic inequality, with the expectation that this anger could fuel greater support for the Democratic Party.
Well, I'll tell you what. If I were his advisers, his political advisers, the people who actually go out and poll and do these things, I would be cringing watching this whole day unfold, because this was an exercise in denial. You know what his plus, plus, plus, plus, plus [is]? That's people looking at their bills. That's how they feel. You cannot jawbone people into feeling what their life experience is telling them isn't true.
Unlike most humans, he appears never to waste a moment indulging self doubts, examining his navel, back-tracking, or apologizing. His supreme confidence in his own judgment inspires confidence in others who share his views and aspirations. And even when he's wrong, his refusal to ever admit it provides a certain level of assurance to those who are counting on him to be right.
allegedly told a concocted story to FBI agents, saying she was attacked on July 23 around 10 p.m. by three men who called her names while she was walking with a friend on a nature trail near Atlantic City. Two of the men restrained her on the ground, she said, binding her ankles together with zip ties as they struck her in the head and cut her with a sharp object all over her body.
Fans of the Buddy Holly crosswalk in his hometown of Lubbock, Texas, with a painted depiction of the rock and roll legend's iconic glasses, will soon have to say goodbye to it. That'll be a day that will possibly make them cry. Lubbock City Council members said this week they have no choice but to remove it, to comply with a directive from the Trump administration and Republicans to rid the public roadways of any political messages or artwork.
The convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein apparently served as a behind-the-scenes adviser to the former Trump official and Maga influencer Steve Bannon during an August 2018 media campaign to defend Trump and his agenda, and to promote Bannon's media ventures. Text messages released by the House oversight committee on Wednesday detail a six-day exchange between the men from 17 to 23 August, and show Epstein coaching Bannon on television appearances and political messaging.
A lot of the crowd were seniors, almost all white in our blue state, decked out in tie-dye for the women, gray ponytails for the men, and bandannas for the dogs. To them he was Donny Dementia, Impotus, Orange Man, Mango Mussolini, the Lying King, Cheeto Benito, Comrade tRump, and many more unprintable here. Back in the day, many of these same elderly marchers could only come up with "Tricky Dick" for Richard Nixon. Progress is real.
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On a recent panel of progressive activists analyzing what went wrong in the 2024 election, the author, activist, and failed political candidate Qasim Rashid spoke with confidence about the way forward for the Democratic Party. The problem, he insisted, was not that Democrats had strayed too far from public opinion but that the party had grown too solicitous of it. "Saying the right thing timidly," he proclaimed, "is less effective than saying the wrong thing loudly."
That's when he said he wanted the next election to be an open fight between Labour and Reform. In the speech itself, however, he identified his enemies in the abstract. He was against the politics of predatory grievance, which used the infrastructure of division. He also made a lovely case for London at the start, with its plentiful pubs and pleasant parks, remarking wryly that it was nothing like the wasteland of anarchy that some would have you believe.
WHEN I GET TOGETHER FOR DRINKS with my depressed liberal friends, we play a little game. It goes like this: If someone unwittingly displays an elite tendency - like wincing at the idea of eating at Olive Garden or questioning how anyone can sit through - we shout, "And that's why we lost the election!" In that spirit, I present to you words and phrases that Democrats should retire forthwith if they ever hope to win back the hearts and minds of Americans.
The big picture: Electricity prices and demand have been rising since the pandemic thanks to several forces rowing in the same direction. Think data center growth, wider digitalization of the economy, high temperatures, rising costs for natural gas used in power plants, power infrastructure investment, electric cars, manufacturing growth and more. The Energy Department's independent stats arm projects a year-over-year increase of over 4% in residential costs per kilowatt-hour in 2025, and a similar rise in 2026.
DNC Chair Martin was accused of being out of touch with American voters after he invited Lindy Sowmick, a self-described Indigenous queer woman, to open the meeting by acknowledging that the land had been taken from the Dakota people and that in many ways, we still live in a system built to suppress indigenous people's cultural and spiritual history. During his own speech, Martin urged fellow Democrats to grow a damn spine.
Charlamagne tha God revealed his brutal nickname for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) while detailing his gripes with him on Tuesday. Charlamagne and the rest of The Breakfast Club welcomed entertainers Claudia Jordan and Erica Cobb to the show, where the duo talked about their new podcast Accidentally Informed. While talking about their favorite guests, Jordan who's also a contributor for CNN revealed she enjoys political conversations and spoke fondly of her talk with Jeffries. That's when host DJ Envy revealed that Charlamagne hates the minority leader: JORDAN: You do? CHARLAMAGNE: I don't hate him. I just don't think he stands for anything. I call him AIPAC Shakur.
In a video produced by the Department of Homeland Security this month, two tricked-out ICE vehicles roll around on the National Mall to "Toes" by rapper DaBaby: "My heart so cold I think I'm done with ice (uh, brr) / Said if I leave her, she gon' die / Well ... you done with life." The vehicles feature a new ICE logo and DEFEND THE HOMELAND in block letters, painted in a color scheme similar to the president's private plane.
The White House joined TikTok on Tuesday, where it's sharing video clips of President Donald Trump and his staff that attempt to portray them as a quick-witted, rebellious American leaders. These clips, edited together like a sizzle reel, show Trump declining phone calls from Congressmen and threatening lawsuits during a press conference. Another video boasts that Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt "rips" a New York Times reporter after he asked a question at a press conference.
On July 3, Social Security sent an email stating that the new law eliminates federal income taxes on Social Security benefits for most beneficiaries, indicating that nearly 90% would no longer pay these taxes.
According to the Reuters Institute, 54% of Americans now receive news from social media, compared to 50% from traditional television networks, marking a significant media shift.
