Everyone in the media, but in particular the racist, xenophobic FOX News, has been hyping the “chaos” of the “invasion of migrants” seeking asylum in the United States with the end of the Title 42 pandemic restrictions this week. You could almost see the media talking heads salivating at the prospects of a humanitarian disaster … Read more
“Tired of so much winning” yet? A federal judge in Texas ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration to build a border wall is unlawful and is poised to block the use of those funds. Lawfare Blog reports, District Court Rules Against Trump in Border Wall Case: The U.S. District Court for the … Read more
OMG! It appears that Donald Trump may have read something I wrote years ago and took my sarcasm seriously as a good idea: It would be a helluva lot cheaper than all the electronic surveillance, aerostat blimps and drones, and a militarized border with a double wall and flaming moat with asbestos alligators with laser … Read more
ABOVE: Friends, coworkers and family watch as U.S. immigration officials raid several Mississippi food processing plants, including this Koch Foods Inc., plant in Morton, Miss., Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. The early morning raids were part of a large-scale operation targeting owners as well as undocumented employees. (Photo: Rogelio V. Solis, AP) As Rachel Maddow says, “Watch what … Read more
Adam Serwer of The Atlantic got it exactly right last year when he wrote that President Trump and his supporters find community by rejoicing in the suffering of those they hate and fear. The Cruelty Is the Point: Trump’s only true skill is the con; his only fundamental belief is that the United States is … Read more