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American Christians have been “manipulated” into obeying President Donald Trump “ without question ” – a situation that is not only counter to their own teachings, but sets them on a path to “destruction.” This is according to Catholic historian Henry Karlson , who on Monday wrote a warning to his fellow faithful in which he explained the contradiction of their Christian nationalism and worship of Trump. “I find it extremely disheartening to see many Christians either accept what Trump does, obeying him without question, or outright promoting his agenda,” writes Karlson. “Christians are not expected to obey Trump in all things. We are expected to follow our conscience. We must recognize proper law and order follows and promotes the common good, not the personal desires and vices of one man.” “While this is something everyone should know,” says Karlson, “I find Christians often are the ones who must be reminded of this as they are the ones giving the greatest defense for Trump and his ...
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You're fired: CNN reveals the magic number that gets Trump aides the boot

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When President Donald Trump's previous Cabinet officials reached -15 points in popularity, they were shoved out shortly after, explained CNN data analyst Harry Enten. Speaking about the failing approval ratings among Trump's Cabinet officials, Enten recalled that former Secretary Kristi Noem and former Attorney General Pam Bondi dropped to -16 points and -22 points, respectively, at the time that they were forced to resign. Currently, Vice President JD Vance has an approval of -17 points, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is at -22 points, Secretary Marco Rubio is -8 points and Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. is -9 points. The worst, however, is Hegseth, who has been in a bad spot across the board. "This has been something that's been going on throughout the entire administration. He has been underwater in every single poll that I could find. That is his job disapproval rating being above his job approval rating. And Iran has not helped," said Enten. It's a ...
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Trump’s next victim has a familiar face

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Donald Trump again tried rewriting the Constitution by issuing another executive order limiting birthright citizenship. Steve Vladeck has a breakdown of the details . For me, it was a reminder. No matter what happens in November, the republic still faces two more years of this gangster presidency – two more years of sabotage.¹ A Democratic Congress can check him, expose him, impeach and remove him. But it can't stop his crimes before they happen. His party won't be spared. The Washington press corps characterizes the president as if he were on the same side as the Republicans. Yet Donald Trump suggested last week that he's indifferent to the results of the congressional elections. If voters are mad, he said, it's not at him. "They’re angry at Republicans,” Trump said Friday in an interview with Punchbowl News . “But they’re not angry at me. They’re not angry at me, but they are angry at Republicans.” I think the conventional wisdom is missing that if the Republic...
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Trove of declassified FBI memos sheds light on probe into Trump-Russia ties

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President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that investigators exonerated him of accusations of improper connections with the Russian government, but a new report complicates that claim by exposing a previously-overlooked FBI investigation into those foreign ties. “For the last year, the Trump administration’s efforts to seek retribution against intelligence officials and FBI agents who investigated Russia’s 2016 election meddling have been spearheaded by federal prosecutors in South Florida trying to build a criminal case,” reported The New York Times' Michael S. Schmidt on Monday . “But in recent weeks, the White House has added a dimension to its push to rewrite the history of the Russia investigation, releasing a trove of previously classified FBI memos that it says back up President Trump’s claims that a so-called deep state was out to get him.” He added, “There is little new of substance in the documents, and nothing that fundamentally undercuts the FBI’s rationale for pursu...
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The civil war inside the Democratic party just turned ugly

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The Third Way has functionally declared their intention to purge the Democratic Party of progressives. They will not, in my opinion, get us the things progressive are working for and most Americans and the large majority of Democrats want: — A national healthcare program that covers everybody — Free or affordable college — A clean environment and relief from climate wilding — Reasonable taxation for billionaires and corporations — Affordable housing and groceries — Widespread unionization and an increased minimum wage — An end to the brutality of ICE and the frantic construction of concentration camps. These corporate Democrats just formally declared war on those candidates who eschew corporate money, and that has the potential to destroy our chances this fall. But to understand how this tear in the Democratic Party came about and why, a bit of history is vital: In 1961, President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson had been pushing hard for expansion of the New Deal, with their center...
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I scream for 'Ice Cream Man'

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"Ice Cream Man" is exactly what I want in a horror film: It's smart, energetic and includes some of the most memorable grotesque visuals this gore hound has ever seen. Directed and co-written by Eli Roth (with help from Noah Belson), "Ice Cream Man" tells the story of a silent and evil purveyor of sweet treats whose colorful confections turn children into bloodthirsty and superhuman murderers. Set in the idyllic suburban town of Bayleen Bay, "Ice Cream Man" moves briskly — it clocks in at less than an hour-and-a-half — as protagonists Jared (Charlie Seltzer), Tommy (Shiloh O'Reilly) and Mia (Kiori Mirza Waldman) attempt to save the day from the titular villain and his new army of homicidal psychopaths. With caked ice cream stuck to their maws and a shocking combination of extreme strength and nigh-invincible resilience, the Ice Cream Man's child victims are a hybrid of the juvenile baddies from "Children of the Corn" and the zombifi...
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Tuning out Trump is the most destructive thing you can do now

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Yesterday, the Republican-led Senate confirmed acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to be the next U.S. attorney general. Like Richard Nixon’s attorney general, John Mitchell, Blanche has carried out the illegal orders of a president of the United States. As was Mitchell’s fate, Blanche should be behind bars. Mitchell served 19 months of a two-and-a-half year sentence for conspiracy and obstruction of justice in the Watergate scandal. Instead, Senate Republicans have given Blanche a promotion. On Thursday, a Republican-led Senate panel voted to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress for his refusal to answer questions at a hearing last week. At that hearing, Fauci sat stoically for three hours, invoking his constitutional right not to answer questions about his leadership during the pandemic because of his justifiable fear that Senate Republicans would try to find something he might say to charge him with perjury. As it stands now, Senate Republicans may ask the Justice Department...
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