Category Archives: scandals

Ezra Klein: The Magic Is Dead

In January, I made a prediction: “I suspect we are at or near the peak of Trump vibes.” Now, as this long year grinds to its end, I think it can be said more declaratively: The Trump vibe shift is dead. … Continue reading

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After almost a year of Trump II: What’s it REALLY all about?

The fundamental choice is democracy, the rule of law, social justice, and equal political rights VERSUS white male Christian nationalism  By Robert Reich/ Robert Reich Substack/ December 19, 2025 Friends, Today, after almost a year of Trump’s second regime, I … Continue reading

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Trump briefed this week on options for military operations in Venezuela

TBPR Editor Asks: Is there anything Trump can do to take headlines from imminent news about his part in Epstein’s crimes? See Answer Below: CNN.Com/By Kevin Liptak, Zachary Cohen and Jim Sciutto/November 14, 202     President Donald Trump was … Continue reading

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The Atrocity Loop

 Is America Finding New Ways to Justify the Unthinkable? From eugenics and AIDS denial to border kidnappings, the same cold logic endures: if the victims suffer enough, the powerful can call it order… By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ November 7, 2025 … Continue reading

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What If Trump Is Weaker Than We Think—and America’s Finally Figuring It Out?

By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ October 29, 2025 Hartmann is writing what I’ve been thinking. As Trump’s psychosis worsens, his approval rating declines. Little by little, Independents, MAGA diehards and ordinary Americans can see Trump’s bizarre behavior and overreaching policies (like … Continue reading

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Trump’s Elite Pedophile Protection Program: Who are they Protecting?

Amy Wallace says the FBI and DOJ have the list. Twenty abusers. Zero accountability. How long will we tolerate this cover-up? By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ October 23, 2025 When Emmett Till’s mother lifted the veil from her son’s mutilated body … Continue reading

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Why isn’t the media reporting on Trump’s growing dementia?

Trump’s increasingly bizarre behavior can no longer be attributed to a calculated “strategy.” By Robert Reich/ robertreich.substack.com/ September 29, 2025 Friends, Over the weekend, on his Truth Social, Trump shared a video purporting to be a segment on Fox News … Continue reading

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Does This Explain Trump Admiration?

By Arlen Grossman Many people, me included, don’t understand how Trump cultists and MAGAs worship the current president, even while he shows himself to be mentally challenged, a felon, a classic narcissist, morally weak, greedy, seriously vengeful and bitter, exploits … Continue reading

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Is Trump Finally Losing It?

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Why are Trump and the GOP Working So Hard to Ruin America?

Why has the GOP declared war on everything: healthcare, Democracy, science, and you? By Thom Hartmann/ The Hartmann Report/ July 18, 2025 Every day, it seems, we see or hear about another way in which Trump and his lickspittles in … Continue reading

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