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Trump's niece spots telltale sign he's become 'detached' in his latest dark threatAt a Nebraska rally this week, President Donald Trump told supporters that losing a major American city to Iran would be "a very small price to pay" in the war he started. His niece, clinical psychologist Mary Trump, says the remark reveals a disturbing detachment from human life. In a Substack post , Mary Trump zeroed in on a passage from Trump's Grand…
Trump's 'massive' deal to cut gas prices unravels in its own fine print: economistPresident Donald Trump's boast that allies agreed to a "massive" fuel release falls apart on close inspection, according to an economist. Justin Wolfers, an economist at the University of Michigan, argued in an article for his Platypus Economics newsletter on Tuesday that the 100 million barrels of oil and fuel the Group of Seven pledged last week are…
Trump hit with 'most embarrassing hack' of the year: 'We have no team to handle this'A phone company launched by President Donald Trump's sons was hacked, and the hackers say they released customer data because the company told them it had "no team to handle this." A new criminal group called BYOD posted the records of 3,615 Trump Mobile customers on its dark web leak site last week, Straight Arrow News reported Monday. The files include…
Conservative lawyer furiously resigns from Trump admin over 'glaring legal flaws': reportAn attorney who spent 18 years in the Interior Department's legal office has quit in protest, accusing the Trump administration of an "assault on the rule of law," according to The Guardian and Public Domain, which obtained his resignation letter. John Murdock, a conservative Christian who started at the department in 2002, left officially on September…
WSJ editors warn Trump of signs China is undermining his fawning review: 'Nice aspiration'The Wall Street Journal's conservative editorial board warned Monday that China is not living up to the rosy picture President Donald Trump painted after Chinese president Xi Jinping visited the White House. Xi's visit to the White House marked the first time a Chinese leader has set foot in America in more than a decade. Following the visit, the Trump…
Trump preparing 'Greek tragedy' trick for midterm as cyber force mobilizes: analystA political analyst warned on Monday that President Donald Trump's administration has already mobilized a stealth military force ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, despite the denials of top military officials. Ken Klippenstein wrote in a new Substack essay that the Trump administration has already signaled that it will use the military to interfere in…
Trump lashes out at Fox News after 'communist' candidate interview: 'Hardly fight him'President Donald Trump spent some of his campaign rally in Nebraska on Monday attacking Fox News after it had a progressive candidate on for an interview. Abdul El-Sayed , who is running for a Senate seat in Michigan, joined Fox News host Martha MacCallum on "The Story," where he was asked to defend his support for certain policies, such as Medicare for…
Trump just let slip a casual admission that high gas prices are 'all his fault': analystsPresident Donald Trump's critics sounded off on Monday after the president tried to shift blame for high gas prices onto a U.S. ally. Trump has repeatedly tried to blame Ukraine's attacks on Russian oil refineries for the surge in gas prices , especially diesel fuel. He attempted to cast blame on Ukraine again in a Truth Social post on Monday, suggesting…
Humiliating flaw spotted in Trump's latest AI-generated Greenland threatPresident Donald Trump's latest AI-generated fantasy about seizing Greenland contains an embarrassing flaw that critics were quick to seize on: the Arctic territory he's so eager to claim has no penguins. As The Daily Beast flagged on Monday, Trump shared a Truth Social post featuring an AI-generated image of himself standing in front of a snowy mountain…
GOP operatives behind Trump's Michigan win secretly working to break up Canada: reportRepublican operatives tied to President Donald Trump's 2024 win in Michigan have been quietly helping Alberta separatists in their push to split from Canada, a new investigation found. The Globe and Mail reported Saturday that GOP strategists from Michigan, part of the operation that helped Trump carry the state, flew to Calgary in January for an…
US soldiers wounded in Iran attack speak out after horrific medical treatment by PentagonNine U.S. service members wounded in the Iran war have gone on the record about the military medical care they received, which they say left them fighting for treatment on their own, according to the Associated Press. Going on the record is "rare for troops still in the Army," the AP noted. They were among dozens injured in an Iranian drone strike on…
Explosive CIA leak raises fears of imminent and ‘total collapse’ of major US allyCIA experts warned in a classified report that Israel could be headed toward “civil war” or “total collapse,” Drop Site News reported Monday after being briefed on the assessment by two U.S. sources. “The writers of this are Israel experts,” one of the U.S. sources told Drop Site News, speaking on the condition of anonymity for the outlet’s report, which…
Trump ally ‘likely’ to destroy Amazon rainforest as expert delivers grim predictionThe world’s largest tropical rainforest that serves as a “critical counterweight to climate change” is under threat of complete destruction following the strong electoral performance of a far-right ally to President Donald Trump, one legal expert and former Democratic lawmaker warned Monday. Flávio Bolsonaro is a Brazilian politician and presidential…