Posts by Shopie Claire
White House Begins Mass Firing of Federal Employees Amid Shutdown War
Russell Vought, the White House budget director, announced that the administration has begun firing federal workers en masse. Vought warned last week that “consequential” layoffs were forthcoming amid the ongoing government shutdown. On Friday, he tweeted, “The RIFs have begun,” referring to “reductions in force.” Vought, as anticipated, is now using the government shutdown to…
Read MoreTrump’s Latest Posts Show He’s Pissed He Lost Nobel Peace Prize
“When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,” the committee continued. In these warnings, it’s hard not to hear echoes of the United States today under Trump—the militarization of American cities, weaponization of government against political opponents, violations of civil liberties, deportation of dissidents, and attacks…
Read MoreBari Weiss Just Pulled an Elon Musk on CBS Staffers
Bari Weiss must have pulled a lot of management inspiration from the Department of Government Efficiency. The new editor-in-chief of CBS News issued a memo to staff Friday, ordering them to send her memos by Tuesday denoting how they spend their workdays and what they believe could be improved. “By the end of day Tuesday,…
Read MoreTrump’s Tariffs Should Force a Reckoning With America’s Soy Industry
While China’s embrace of a meat-heavy diet is remarkable in its speed and scale, it is only catching up to Europe, which has long practiced factory farming, and still lags the United States, which pioneered industrial animal farming and where per capita meat consumption is 220 pounds per year (and more if you count fish).…
Read MoreRFK Jr. Claims You’re More Likely to Be Autistic if You’re Circumcised
Judge Sara Ellis, the Obama appointee overseeing this case, has suspended federal agents from “using riot control weapons,” “firing [tear gas] cannisters,” “using force, such as pulling or shoving a person to the ground, tackling, or body slamming an individual,” “striking any person with a vehicle,” and more abuses of power. The order applies to…
Read MoreJudge Orders ICE to Stop Injuring Journalists Reporting on Them
Judge Sara Ellis, the Obama appointee overseeing this case, has suspended federal agents from “using riot control weapons,” “firing [tear gas] cannisters,” “using force, such as pulling or shoving a person to the ground, tackling, or body slamming an individual,” “striking any person with a vehicle,” and more abuses of power. The order applies to…
Read MoreNorway Is Scared Trump Will Retaliate If He Loses Nobel Peace Prize
“If we see a lapse in pay come the 15th, my children do not get to get the medication that’s needed for them to live their life,” she said, her voice shaking. “As a Republican, I am disappointed in my party and I’m very disappointed in you because you do have the power to call…
Read MorePhotographer Snaps Rubio’s Notes, Exposing Trump’s Need for Attention
President Donald Trump got caught trying to make the peace deal between Israel and Hamas all about him. During a roundtable discussion Wednesday with right-wing influencers to discuss antifascist resistance to Trump’s reign, Secretary of State Marco Rubio attempted to pass a note to the president. The Daily Beast reported that Trump appeared to read…
Read MoreMAGA Influencer Whines to Trump About “Homeless Industrial Complex”
A self-described journalist briefed the president and top U.S. officials Wednesday on the threat of the “homeless industrial complex.” During a White House roundtable on antifa, Jonathan Choe, a reporter for Turning Point USA’s newsroom Frontlines, claimed that political extremism on the ideological left intersects with the “homeless drug crisis.” As evidence, he shared a…
Read MorePizzagate Guy Compares Trump Fighting Antifa to Rise of Hitler
Did MAGA activist Jack Posobiec just accidentally compare President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler? During a Wednesday roundtable discussion on antifa populated by pitiable right-wing shills, the conspiracy theorist took a moment to claim that the so-called domestic terrorist group had historical roots in Germany. “Antifa is real. Antifa has been around in various iterations…
Read MoreTrump Literally Brags About Taking Away People’s Free Speech
“We took the freedom of speech away,” President Donald Trump boasted in his opening remarks at his “antifa roundtable” Wednesday. The remark came as Trump touted an August 25 executive order seeking to crack down on the practice of flag burning, a form of protest that the Supreme Court has previously ruled is protected by…
Read MoreAdam Schiff to Force Senate Vote on Curbing Trump’s Powers
Senate Democrats said Wednesday that they plan to force a vote on President Donald Trump’s extrajudicial military strikes on foreign vessels he claims are smuggling drugs. Senators Adam Schiff and Tim Kaine announced their intention to force a vote on the Trump administration’s decision to execute military strikes on vessels in the Caribbean. The government…
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