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I detest him and everything he does or says. Ditto his despicable aides and Cabinet members, his unprincipled sycophants and suck-ups. But it’s possible that someday we’ll look back on this horrendous era and say we needed Trump. We needed to see how horrible it could get before America was able to revive its ideals. Please hear me out. Even before Trump, we were barreling down the wrong road. Inequalities of income, wealth, and opportunity were worsening. Legalized bribery was soaring in the form of mounting campaign contributions from big corporations and the wealthy. Workers were getting shafted. On Wall Street and in C-suites, fealty to the rule of law was giving way to “greed is good” selfishness. Giant corporations were monopolizing ever more of the economy. America was losing its moral authority in the world (think Abu Ghraib and the torture memo). We couldn’t have remained on that road. Even if we didn’t know it then, most of us understand that now. Trump has opened our eyes t...
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News24 | Ramaphosa to address nation on illegal migration amid recent surge in protests

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation on Sunday evening regarding government’s management approach to illegal migration. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/V1kHXeQ via sinceretalk
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News24 | In SUNDAY. | Rupert’s victory over ‘old friend’, SA’s mountain of cash, and Peet pleads with judge

Billionaire Johann Rupert has won key exchanges in a fight for control of an upmarket Stellenbosch development; there is seven times more physical cash in South Africa today than there was in 2000; not adjusted for inflation, physical cash makes up a much smaller proportion of broad money supply; and Peet Viljoen implored a US immigration judge for urgent deportation to see his dying father. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/BoCv8jE via sinceretalk
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Trump’s henchmen are struggling to disguise his 'daily decline'

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Left Hook host Wajahat Ali and podcaster Danielle Moodie say President Donald Trump’s people — and the media — is struggling to hide the president’s obvious decline before cameras as a startled nation looks on. “We recently witnessed a public official, Marco Rubio, testify before Congress that a prominent political figure ‘never sleeps’ and is a dynamo of nocturnal productivity,” said Ali. “Minutes later, he was confronted with video evidence from a cabinet meeting showing that very same figure slumped over, eyes tightly shut, completely asleep while Rubio himself was speaking.” “The response? Universal, unabashed gaslighting,” said Ali. “We are told he was ‘blinking.’ We are told he was ‘resting his eyes. The sheer contrast between the treatment of former president Joe Biden and Trump is staggering, said Ali, highlighting “a massive structural double standard.” “The Past Standard: A single stumble, a momentary verbal hitch, or an aging pivot from a conventional politician triggers m...
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Final straw: Insiders say 'drained' Susie Wiles finally jumping Trump’s ship

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Sources told Daily Mail on Friday that ‘Ice Maien’ Susie Wiles — President Donald Trump’s most loyal staff member — is finally melting, reports Daily Mail. “Donald Trump's White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is preparing to leave, five insiders have told the Daily Mail. Wiles, 69, has worked for the president since his first campaign in 2015 and, following his November 2024 second election victory, has held the top chief of staff role in his White House.” But now, reports the Daily Mail, Trump's “right-hand woman – who he has nicknamed his 'Ice Maiden' – is quietly planning her exit after November's midterm elections, notably frustrated by the President's recent Cabinet appointments,” according to sources. When asked by the Daily Mail, Wiles did not deny that she plans to quit, but she rejected claims that it was tension with the President and his recent appointments driving her toward the exits. However, allegedly grinding Wiles’ gears is Trump’s appointm...
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Judge tosses Kennedy Center lawsuit against artist who canceled over Trump’s name

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A judge on Friday tossed out a lawsuit brought by the Kennedy Center against an artist who withdrew from a performance after the organization’s board voted to add President Donald Trump’s name to the venue, The Washington Post reports. The artist, jazz musician Chuck Redd, pulled out over what he called “the defiant and illegal name change happening to the Kennedy Center,” according to the Post. But, as D.C. Superior Court Judge Tanya Jones Bosier found, Kennedy Center officials had not made a legally binding agreement with Redd, and there could be no breach of contract claim as a result. “There’s no dispute that he did not sign the 2025 agreement,” the judge said. In a statement, Redd’s attorney, Lisa Banks, said Redd had been sued “because he publicly and rightly objected to adding Donald Trump’s name to the Kennedy Center, a living memorial to former President John F. Kennedy.” Banks called the lawsuit “political retribution, pure and simple, by the Trump Kennedy Center,” and sai...
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Republican lawmaker launches $250 million ploy to help Trump rig elections

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A House Republican is drafting legislation to try to bypass Senate rules and advance President Donald Trump’s push to require enhanced voter identification. The bill would cost taxpayers $250 million over five years. According to Politico , U.S. Rep. Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) is working on the “SAVE America Through REAL ID Act,” which would provide funds for lower-income voters to obtain a REAL ID, while encouraging states to require a REAL ID to vote. “In order to address that one issue, we’ve created this grant program for states to use to help people who meet the income qualifications … to be able to get a free REAL ID,” Fedorchak told Politico. Fedorchak hopes the $250 million price tag will make the legislation eligible to pass in the Senate under the reconciliation process, which requires only a simple majority — thus potentially bypassing the need for any Democratic votes. Fedorchak’s bill would be “an alternative to the proof-of-citizenship and voter-ID mandates in the original ...
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