America split from monarchy 250 years ago. Trump's presidency is testing how far it's come.
The 250th anniversary of America's liberation from a king kicked off with a campaign-style rally on the National Mall by President Donald Trump, whose face already stares down from banners fluttering from federal buildings across the nation's capital.
I'm finally leaving Ulaanbaatar and it's time to go straight south to the Gobi desert! The last, vast, desolate desert on this journey to Japan, I am beyond stoked!
The worst person in the world-- white supremacist mega-oligarch Felon Musk -- a kobold that has been propagating industrial scale racism through his vast social media platforms for years, including causing deadly xenophobic riots in the UK, now wants you to watch a film about a violent white anti-immigrant vigilante. This rakshasa helped dismantle USAID, which has led to the spread of pathogens, misery, and malnutrition to untold numbers of vulnerable people in the Third World while DOGE fired subject matter experts (SME) from the USG which could have helped stop hantavirus, screwworm, and Ebola virus.
"Will no one rid me of this turbulent oligarch?"
Dummkopf Trumpf was in his 20s when the USDOJ began investigating him for discrimination against black renters.
"Will no one rid me of this turbulent racist?"
The story is about Michelle Obama's grace, discipline, and dignity as she endured public attacks and showed America what strength under pressure truly looks like.
Earlier in the month, Phil Mickelson was banned from The Farms Golf Club in San Diego over allegations of inappropriate behavior. According to a female employee, she claims Mickelson acted inappropriately towards her last spring, as he made unconsensual physical contact with her. In the new report, Mickelson allegedly was asked to leave two other golf clubs, according to Alan Shipnuck of Skratch. "In fact, Mickelson's unceremonious ending at The Farms seems to be part of a larger pattern. In recent years, he has had abrupt departures from two other high-end golf clubs, the Madison Club and The Bridges in Rancho Santa Fe. Sources at both clubs say his personal conduct was a primary factor.
Police have arrested a MAGA supporter dressed as Uncle Sam for allegedly committing a lewd act at the president's Great American State Fair. The embarrassing news was confirmed by police, who said that Gian Rachtelli was charged with "lewd, indecent, or obscene acts." Three separate witnesses told officers they saw the man performing what appeared to be a sexual act while watching female circus performers at the event. The offence took place during a Cirque Mechanics performance. The 54-year-old was later identified as a Donald Trump-supporting livestreamer, also known as "Manny," who happened to be broadcasting live from the event.
Now, in her new book Regime Change, written with Jonathan Swan, she examines how Trump has wielded power in his second term: his relationship with loyalty, his desire to shape history, and the people around him who help drive his decisions.
On this episode of The Fourcast, Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to Maggie Haberman about Trump's ambition to be remembered as one of the most powerful leaders in history, whether he is considering a third term, and what his presidency reveals about his character.
Donald Trump has frequently dismissed Haberman for writing false stories about him, which she rejects.
Is Trump changing the presidency - or trying to make the presidency about himself?
Wide open music thread this weekend. What ever floats yer float. Post it and comment on it if you want to.
Biblical Proof that Trump Will Save America
The 2026 FIFA World Cup has officially become the most-attended tournament in the competition's history with weeks of matches still to play. FIFA announced Thursday that attendance surpassed the previous record of 3,587,538 fans set during the 1994 World Cup in the United States. By the end of Thursday's matches, total attendance had reached 3,605,357 spectators. Read more
Iran's head coach Amir Ghalenoei says he will not address "things that do not exist" as his team prepares to play Egypt in the Pride Match in Seattle. Local organisers have designated the game as a Pride Match because it falls on the Friday before Pride Weekend, which celebrates diversity and the LGBTQ+ community. Read more
Funded like clockwork every year by the hardworking American taxpayer, the Israeli Death Forces (IDF) killed human being Mustafa Taha Mustafa al-Khatib (32) in his bedroom while he was getting dressed, shooting him several times in the chest, head, and hand during an IDF raid on the village of Sarta in the West Bank.
Israeli Ex-PM Ehud Olmert admits that Israel is conducting ethnic cleansing in West Bank
SiriusXM Radio Hatemonger Megyn Kelly: "Why is it we only take people from sh*thole countries like Haiti and Somalia? Yes. Good question. Also, why cannot we have some people from Norway and Sweden?... Not permanently, because Norwegians tend to be leftists. But I'm just saying, like, yeah. They're, like, clean. They're orderly. They're patriotic, toward their country, but whatever."
D'uh
A viral video appearing to show attendees leaving President Donald Trump's speech midway through his remarks is spreading widely online, prompting debate over crowd engagement at the event. A clip shared on social media platform X, which has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times, appears to show people walking toward exits during Trump's June 24 speech on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Newsweek analysis of official C-SPAN footage from the event found the widely shared moment corresponds to 9:08 p.m. local time"roughly halfway through the speech, not near its conclusion. A separate post from Jared Poland, who was reporting live from the event on the ground, said: "The crowd has really thinned out since Trump began speaking around 8:50pm."
A Republican Party leader is facing felony charges days before the state convention. State Senator Tom Pischke of Dell Rapids is charged with two counts of Offering a False or Forged Instrument for Filing, according to the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office. The charges relate to potentially fraudulent election forms submitted to the Minnehaha County Auditor's office. Pischke is also a Republican precinct committeeman, and would typically be eligible to vote at the Republican party's state convention later this week. Jim Eschenbaum is the Chair of the South Dakota Republican Party. He said Pischke told him he wouldn't be attending the convention Monday evening, but Eschenbaum didn't learn about the charges until Tuesday.
