Evening Roundup, Jan 20
Featuring Jennifer Rubin with Rev. Paul Raushenbush, Shalise Manza Young, Jeff Nesbit, Talking Feds, LDL, and The Pod.
MAGA's Using Religion as a Smokescreen for Hate
[VIDEO] What ever happened to “love thy neighbor as thyself?” While DHS’ “God & Country” leadership inserts Bible verses in ICE propaganda, the Pope criticizes America’s “extremely disrespectful” treatment of immigrants. Trump and the MAGA coalition may clad themselves in Christian symbolism and rhetoric, but their ideology is anything but holy.
Kristi Noem is Cold as Ice. She’s No Barbie.
By Shalise Manza Young
Barbie has always been woke. Please stop defaming her with comparisons to the heartless MAGA secretary.
Trump’s Insane Greenland Plot
By Jeff Nesbit
The threat to take over an ally is a 19th-century solution to a 21st-century problem.
65 Years Ago, JFK Inspired A New Generation
By Frederic J. Frommer
Vowing to fight for liberty, the young president won praise for vowing to protect liberty.
Trauma and Terror in Minnesota
[ AUDIO ] In our latest Contrarian episode, Norm Eisen, Katie Phang, and Jen Rubin join Harry for a deep dive on ICE’s rampage through Minnesota. The panel reviews the legal and political prospects for stopping what local leaders call a “federal invasion.” Can congressional Democrats restrain ICE? What about the broad-gauge lawsuit brought by Minnesota? Then the …
Let’s Do Lunch!
[ VIDEO ] Thank you MaeKuykendall, Michelle C. Funk, PaulM, Teresa Baustian, Cort Gross, and many others for tuning into another episode of Let’s Do Lunch! with Jared Bernstein and special guest Economy_Heather! Join us every other Tuesday at 12pm ET to get all your burning econ questions answered!
DOJ Officials are Resigning Over ICE's Actions
[ AUDIO ] The Department of Justice is suffering from a wave of resignations. Departing attorneys and legal counsel are reportedly done with the bogus lawsuits and abuse of civil rights laws in Minnesota and elsewhere. To make matters worse, the DOJ is pushing for an investigation into Renee Good while rejecting pleas to look into Jonathan Ross.
Come on people. At this time in 1941 the Nazis were nightly bombing London and the UK in the Battle of Britain. The English people were in bombing shelters or living out of their homes in the country. That was real TERROR. We know how this ended.
Our current crisis pales by comparison. We have a Fascist Ass Clown POTUS and an utterly corrupt x-GOP, who loves his agenda if not him. And many millions love him.
Fortunately, the majority of Americans can't stand the Ass Clown and his agenda.
Certainly, we can't give up. Stick with Churchill's exhortation to the British people "The only thing to fear is fear itself".
United, we can and will Drive the GOP out of power for our sake and for the World's sake.
We all remember that Kristi Noem shot her own dog.Right? I call her the dog killer