Trump borrows from the language of Hitler for anti-immigration speech in New Hampshire
Former President Donald Trump, campaigning over the weekend, referred to immigrants as “poisoning the blood of our country.” In this photo, Trump is shown campaigning in September in Clinton Township, Michigan. Scott Olson/Getty Images As leaders in Washington negotiate a bipartisan immigration deal, former President Donald Trump used inflammatory language to demonize immigrants during a…
Governor’s latest dip into state’s surplus aims to provide school safety and a holiday raise for state workers
Speaker Jon Burns, Gov. Brian Kemp, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and Republican leadership. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder (File) Your local Georgia school could be getting $45,000 in new state money to spend on safety personnel, cameras or other security measures if Gov. Brian Kemp gets his way. Kemp called for a recurring $103.9 million budget item…
Fulton 19 update: Life goes on, jackpot justice for Giuliani, sorry not sorry
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis argued before Judge Scott McAfee on Nov. 21 that Harrison Floyd should’ve been sent to jail for social media posts violating his bond agreement in the Georgia 2020 presidential election interference trial. (Dennis Byron/Hip Hop Enquirer via AP) An email exchange indicates that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis…
Florida Republicans Vote to Strip Power From Chairman Following Rape Allegations
Florida GOP Chairman Christian Ziegler’s colleagues voted Sunday to effectively strip him of power.Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images via ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Florida Republicans voted to effectively oust Christian Ziegler as chairman of the state GOP committee today, following allegations that he raped…
Trump Repeats Fascist Talking Points About Immigrants on Campaign Trail
Former president Donald Trump appears to make an “okay” gesture at a New Hampshire rally on Saturday. The Anti-Defamation League has said that the symbol has been co-opted as a hate symbol by the white power movement. The Trump campaign didn’t respond to our request for comment.Amanda Sabga/EFE via ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for…
Our National Flood Insurance Program Is a Trainwreck
David Ryder/Getty/Grist This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Congress created the National Flood Insurance Program in 1968 as a way for the federal government to bear a risk that private companies wouldn’t. Since then, Uncle Sam has backed the vast majority of flood insurance policies in the United…