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June 12, 2025
Jonathan van Harmelen
How Trump’s Tariffs Promote Hate at Home
This isn’t the first trade war driven by xenophobia. But it’s among the stupidest.
June 2, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Pete Hegseth’s Garbage New Press Secretary Is as Extreme as They Come
Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson has troubling views when it comes to just about every topic.
May 23, 2025
Greg Sargent
Trump’s Lie About Dead “White Farmers” Just Got Even More Grotesque
That photo he brandished to Cyril Ramaphosa was from the Democratic Republic of Congo—whose refugees the Trump administration is pointedly not welcoming to America.
May 22, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Karoline Leavitt Snaps When Asked About Trump’s White Genocide Rant
Donald Trump continues to insist that white farmers are under attack in South Africa.
May 22, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
GOP Lawmaker Makes Chilling Threat After Israeli Embassy Staff Killed
Republicans are already using the killing of two Israeli Embassy aides to “nuke” Gaza.
May 21, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Goes on Insane “White Genocide” Rant to South African Leader
Trump refused to let South African President Cyril Ramaphosa get a word in edgewise.
May 20, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Elon Musk Crashes Out When Asked About South Africa Starlink Deal
South Africa is bending its own rules for Trump adviser Elon Musk.
May 16, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Is Quickly Rolling Back Republican Gains With Key Demographic
Donald Trump is facing massive disapproval from Latino voters—especially the ones who voted for him in 2024.
May 15, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot Grok Can’t Stop Talking About White Genocide
Grok seems to have been programmed to defend claims of white genocide in South Africa. Now it’s all it can talk about.
May 14, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
One of Trump’s Afrikaner “Refugees” Is Quite the Antisemite
Trump said he would tolerate no antisemitism for people entering the U.S. But Charles Kleinhaus has a history of complaining about Jews online.
May 14, 2025
Marin Scotten
MAGA Has Total Meltdown Over House Republican Post in Spanish
The far right is freaking out over an X post in Spanish from House Republicans.
May 12, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Makes It Easier to Deport Afghans as White “Refugees” Arrive
This is beyond cruel.
May 12, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Official Says Quiet Part Out Loud on White Afrikaner “Refugees”
Donald Trump has blocked thousands of refugees from entering the U.S.—but is welcoming white South Africans.
May 12, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Episcopal Church Draws Red Line on Trump’s White Afrikaner “Refugees”
The Episcopal Church is refusing to work with the government, citing its commitment to racial justice.
May 9, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Decides to Punish Rural America With Slower Internet
Trump has killed Biden’s Digital Equity Act, calling it “racist” and “unconstitutional.”
May 9, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Makes Carveout in Refugee Ban—for White South Africans
The first Afrikaner “refugees” will soon land in the United States. And Trump is planning a welcome delegation for their arrival.
May 6, 2025
Parker Molloy
How Calling a Child the
N
-Word Made One Woman $700,000
The Shiloh Hendrix GiveSendGo campaign exposes the right’s patronage system for public displays of racism.
May 5, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Reportedly Told January 6 Militant and Hate Leader “I Love You”
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and his mother met with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago.
April 11, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Republican Has Unbelievably Racist Theory for Measles Outbreak
Representative Ryan Mackenzie’s theory for why measles cases are spiking is the worst one yet.
April 7, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump’s Anti-DEI Purge Hits Harriet Tubman and Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman is now DEI, apparently.
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