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Source: Win McNamee / Getty After President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself depicted as Jesus Christ, and then played around in our faces by claiming he thought the image was of him depicted as a medical doctor for the Red Cross, I wrote a thing about how clear

Source: Brandon Bell / Getty Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has once again shown he cares more about being the Trump administration’s lapdog than protecting the rights of the people he was elected to represent. On Monday, Abbott threatened to revoke $110 million in public safety funding if the city of

Source: Black Camp / blackcampaignschool.org Black organizers and communities are no strangers to extremists and dealing with hostile state and federal governments. And Trump’s latest Mad King impression has 2026 feeling less and less like a so-called democracy and more like a dystopian nightmare.  Even as institutions are fracturing and

Source: J. David Ake / Getty Trump supporters across the country might find it comforting to know that, while President Donald Trump’s deeply unpopular war in Iran gets more costly, deadly and, frankly, embarrassing for the Trump administration by the day, the MAGA-fied Department of Justice still has plenty of

Source: After talks of their expulsion gained significant traction on Monday, Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) announced they would be resigning from the House of Representatives.  According to CNN, Swalwell announced his resignation on Monday afternoon after the House Ethics Committee said it would launch an investigation.

Source: tiero / Getty AI data centers have become a hot-button issue in cities across America, and for good reason. They don’t create jobs, have negative environmental impacts, and result in dramatically higher electricity bills in certain areas. A Missouri town decided to show how serious they are about pushing

Source: Win McNamee / Getty One of the more annoying things about President Donald Trump is that he seems to think everyone is as stupid as his followers are. Trump can consistently get his loyal MAGA minions to hang on his every word, even if it means denying what’s right

Source: Win McNamee / Getty Another day, another federal judge explains to President Donald Trump that the free press is protected by the U.S. Constitution, and he doesn’t get to ignore that part of the First Amendment just because the news makes him look and feel bad. In July of

Source: Jason Mendez/Getty Images/ Walter McBride/Corbis via Getty Images Black poets have profoundly shaped literature across generations, using poetry to document history, celebrate culture, and challenge injustice. From the Harlem Renaissance to today’s spoken word and page poets, these writers have created timeless work that continues to resonate. In honor

Source: JACQUELYN MARTIN / Getty Last week, we reported that after failing to reach a lasting ceasefire in his war with Iran, President Donald Trump decided to send Vice President JD Vance to lead the U.S. delegation in its peace talks with the Iranian government. As if that were a