There is no “both sides” to Donald Trump’s threat to democracy (www.vanityfair.com)
Just because Republicans choose unreality doesn’t mean the media should ignore the facts of January 6....
Devout Christian Mike Johnson shows up to hush money trial to defend a guy accused of cheating on his wife with a porn star (www.vanityfair.com)
House Speaker Mike Johnson describes himself as a Christian before anything else. He has said his “faith informs everything I do.” He has told people curious about his views to “pick up a Bible.” His wife reportedly runs a counseling service whose operating agreement, which he himself notarized, states, “We believe and...
Kellyanne Conway thinks Republicans can win back women in 2024 by saying, “We took away your abortion rights, but we’re letting you keep contraception” (www.vanityfair.com)
Something you’ve probably heard by now is that the Republican Party’s decision to decimate reproductive rights—and celebrate the overturning of Roe v. Wade like it was the greatest thing to ever happen to America—has not gone over great with voters. The 2022 midterm elections, which were supposed to be a red tsunami for...
“Just Say That the Election Was Corrupt, and Leave the Rest to Me”: In Georgia, Donald Trump Appears Beyond F--ked (www.vanityfair.com)
There Is No “Both Sides” to Donald Trump’s Threat to Democracy (www.vanityfair.com)
Mike Johnson Said Same-Sex Marriage Would Lead to People Marrying Their Pets, Wanted to Sentence Abortion Doctors to “Hard Labor” (www.vanityfair.com)
By now you’ve likely heard that Representative Mike Johnson—the congressman Republicans finally elected as the new Speaker of the House after 22 days of chaos—played a significant role in the plot to overturn the 2020 election, a lowlight on his résumé that is obviously deeply concerning for the future of democracy. Also...
Trump Says Hunter Biden Should’ve Gotten the Death Penalty for Not Paying His Taxes on Time (www.vanityfair.com)
Nikki Haley Is Mad at Joe Biden for Calling Her Out Over the Civil War (www.vanityfair.com)
The president’s speech at a South Carolina church did not go over well with the GOP candidate....
Nikki Haley: America Is Committing “Suicide” by Voting for Trump (www.vanityfair.com)
To use political jargon, Nikki Haley—who has lost primary contests in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and her home state of South Carolina—does not have a snow ball’s chance in hell of winning the GOP nomination for president. Still, she is apparently intent on not going down without a fight, and to that end, the former...
An Insane Missouri Law Prevents Pregnant Women From Getting Divorced—Even If They’re Victims of Domestic Violence (www.vanityfair.com)
State representative Ashley Aune is trying to fight it, but doesn’t have high hopes....
Kevin McCarthy Unlocks New Level of Embarrassment With Claim That America Never Acquired Land Via War (www.vanityfair.com)
Donald Trump Should Probably File for Bankruptcy, but Likely Won’t Because He’s Worried It Would Make Him Look Like a Loser: Report (www.vanityfair.com)
Tommy Tuberville, village idiot, applauds Alabama IVF ruling before finding out he has no idea what it actually does (www.vanityfair.com)
The senator did not seem to understand that the ruling on embryos would lead to fewer children being born, not more....
House Speaker Mike Johnson Responds to New Round of Scrutiny About Black Son (www.vanityfair.com)
Mike Johnson’s meteoric elevation from an under-the-radar congressman from Louisiana to second-in-line to the U.S. presidency sent journalists, Democrats and Republicans alike to uncover information about the personal and professional history of the most right-wing and least experienced House Speaker in history, who took the...
Trump Fears His Unindicted Co-conspirators Will Turn On Him to Save Themselves: Report (www.vanityfair.com)
When special counsel Jack Smith criminally charged Donald Trump this month for attempting to overturn the 2020 election, the indictment referenced six unnamed co-conspirators—five of whom are identifiable—who aided the ex-president’s plot to stay in power, i.e. break the law. Why Smith chose not to charge these individuals...
Jon Stewart takes aim at his former Apple bosses on ‘The Daily Show’ (www.vanityfair.com)
This week, Jon Stewart devoted his edition of https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/jon-stewart-is-returning-as-host-of-the-daily-show-with-a-catch to tackling a topic that he claims his former bosses at Apple barred him from exploring. “I wanted to have you on a podcast and Apple asked us not to do it,” the late-night host...
Donald Trump Has an Absurd Amount of Support From Republicans Who Believe He Committed “Serious Federal Crimes”: Poll (www.vanityfair.com)
The Clarence Thomas Scandal Is Somehow Looking Even Worse (www.vanityfair.com)
ProPublica reports that Thomas was in debt, frustrated with his salary, and implying he’d resign from the Supreme Court if his financial situation didn’t change—just before Harlan Crow and other conservatives started lavishing him with expensive gifts and luxury vacations....
Nothing to See Here, Just a GOP Politician Leaving a Loaded 9-mm Glock in the Bathroom of the Colorado State Capitol (www.vanityfair.com)
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Billionaires who once disavowed Trump are coming crawling back (which might have something to do with Biden vowing to raise their taxes) (www.vanityfair.com)
Once upon a time, some überwealthy individuals who’d previously supported Donald Trump declared that they were done with the 45th president of the United States. After January 6, 2021, billionaire GOP donor Nelson Peltz called the insurrection a “stain on America” and publicly apologized for voting for Trump in 2020. Real...
Donald Trump Spends Labor Day Weekend Planning A Revenge Tour (www.vanityfair.com)
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“It is Terrorism”: Pope Francis Denounces Killing of Two Christian Women in Gaza (www.vanityfair.com)
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