Why Are Right-Wing Conspiracies so Obsessed With Pedophilia?
Zohar LazarThe children were being sodomized in secret underground tunnels. Their captors drank blood in front of them and staged satanic ritual sacrifices. Sometimes the kids were filmed for pornographic purposes. In total, some several hundred children were subjected to this treatment. And it all happened in the middle of a safe neighborhood where crimes were…
Lindsey Graham: Trump Isn’t Racist Because He Wouldn’t Attack Somalis Who Supported Him
Stefani Reynolds/ZUMA One of President Donald Trump’s most vocal supporters in the Senate has a novel explanation for why his racist attacks against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) were not in fact racist: If she were a Trump supporter, the president wouldn’t want to send her back to Somalia. Trump first lashed out at Omar and…
The House Just Voted to Raise the Minimum Wage to $15
Rick Majewski/Zuma The US House voted 231-139 on Thursday to raise the federal minimum wage to $15, bringing Democrats one step closer to their goal of more than doubling the current rate of $7.25 an hour, which has not changed since 2009. Thursday’s vote fell largely along party lines, with three Republicans supporting it and…
Trump Attempts to Disavow “Send Her Back” Chant He Visibly Enjoyed During Rally
Alex Brandon/AP President Donald Trump on Thursday attempted to distance himself from the “send her back” chants that erupted at a campaign rally the previous night during his tirade about Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), a naturalized US citizen who as a child fled Somalia’s civil war. Trump now claims he “was not happy” with the…
Donald Trump Loves Him Some “Send Her Back”
Donald Trump says today that he tried really hard to shut down the “Send her back!” chants at his rally last night. Here is Trump trying really hard: Looking for news you can trust? Subscribe to our free newsletters. THANK YOU. We recently wrapped up the crowdfunding campaign for our ambitious Mother Jones Corruption Project,…
AOC, Sanders, and Warren Rally Around Ilhan Omar Following Trump’s Racist Attacks
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar.Tom Williams/Zuma Following President Donald Trump’s racist tweets about four congresswomen of color and his refusal to quell supporters who chanted “send her back” in reference to Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) at a campaign rally Wednesday evening, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) took to Twitter to offer some words of encouragement. “To…