Tag: Obvious

FBI Raids Show Extent of Trump Administration’s Obvious and Ominous Desperation

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Nearly 30k+ sign petition to investigate FBI Director Kash Patel WASHINGTON– In response to reports today that the FBI is pursuing a politically motivated shakedown to obtain the sources a reporter used in reporting on FBI Director Kash Patel’s ethical violations and has raided the office of Virginia State Senator L. Louise Lucas, who led the effort to redraw the state’s congressional maps in response to the desperate power grabs of Trump and Republicans to choose their voters ahead of the midterm elections, MoveOn Civic Action spokesperson Joel Payne released…

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Trump’s Republican Rivals Are Missing an Obvious Opportunity

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After his historic indictment was announced Thursday night, former President Donald Trump reacted with his characteristic cool and precision: “These Thugs and Radical Left Monsters have just INDICATED the 45th President of the United States of America.” Presumably this was a typo, and he meant INDICTED. But the immediate joining of arms around the martyr was indeed a perfect indication of precisely who the Republicans are right now. “When Trump wins, THESE PEOPLE WILL PAY!!” Representative Ronny Jackson of Texas vowed. “If they can come for him, they can come…

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The Obvious Answer to Homelessness

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When someone becomes homeless, the instinct is to ask what tragedy befell them. What bad choices did they make with drugs or alcohol? What prevented them from getting a higher-paying job? Why did they have more children than they could afford? Why didn’t they make rent? Identifying personal failures or specific tragedies helps those of us who have homes feel less precarious—if homelessness is about personal failure, it’s easier to dismiss as something that couldn’t happen to us, and harsh treatment is easier to rationalize toward those who experience it.…

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