On the morning of Wednesday, January 6th, as supporters of Donald Trump gathered near the White House for a last stand to “Save America,” Molly Conger said goodbye to her two dachshunds, Otto and Buck, tossed a wig into her car, and began the two-hour drive from her home in …
Read More »Listen: Rudy Giuliani Growls After Radio Station Hooks Legal Disclaimer to His Show
Rudy Giuliani did not appreciate being blindsided by the legal disclaimer that was played during his radio program on Thursday. After coming out of a commercial break, WABC radio played a disclaimer distancing itself from the nonsense that the Trump sycophant spews on a regular basis, going so far as …
Read More »AOC, Rashida Tlaib Rip Robinhood Over GameStop Trading Restrictions
UPDATE: Congress is getting involved. House Finance Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) announced on Thursday that she will “convene a hearing to examine the recent activity around GameStop (GME) stock and other impacted stocks with a focus on short selling, online trading platforms, gamification and their systemic impact on our …
Read More »Justice Sotomayor Issues Scathing Dissent to Trump's 13th Execution
The Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for the president’s final execution, ensuring that President Donald Trump‘s execution spree on his way out of office cost 13 people their lives. Dustin Higgs, who was convicted of ordering the murder of three women in Maryland in 1996, died by lethal injection …
Read More »NRA Accuses Former Top Lobbyist of Grift
The National Rifle Association is accusing its former top lobbyist of fleecing the organization of more than $1 million from 2015 to 2019. The allegation that Chris Cox benefited from extravagant, unauthorized expenses that were charged to the nonprofit appears in a tax document filed by the NRA in November …
Read More »Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Deliver Rousing Victory Speeches
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris addressed the nation for the first time since several news outlets called the election in their favor on Saturday morning. Introducing Biden from a stage in Wilmington, Del., Harris, who will make history as the first woman vice president and first vice …
Read More »Can Democrats Retake the Senate?
For Democrats determined to solve America’s biggest problems, dislodging Donald Trump is only part of the challenge on Election Day. To advance legislation targeting climate change, pandemic relief, voting rights, higher taxes on corporations and the rich, and to begin the work of rebalancing the federal courts, Democrats need to …
Read More »'Useful Idiots LIVE!' Featuring Tinashe
To help our listeners join in on the conversation and share their own voice, Rolling Stone — in partnership with Yappa — will take our weekly Useful Idiots platform and transform the podcast into a live virtual event series. “Useful Idiots” is hosted by contributing veteran editor, Matt Taibbi and …
Read More »Trump's Physician Seeks to Please Dear Leader, Avoids Informing Public
In a press conference before President Trump’s scheduled discharge from Walter Reed Medical Center, where he has spent three days being treated for Covid-19, his medical team shared some information about his health while still evading certain specific questions from the media. Although Trump’s physician, Dr. Sean Conley, conceded that …
Read More »Trump 'Doing Very Well' at Walter Reed, White House Physician Says
White House physician Dr. Sean Conley said President Donald Trump is “doing very well” during a press conference at Walter Reed Medical Center on Saturday morning. Trump was taken to Military Medical Center on Friday after announcing that he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for Covid-19. “This …
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