This Week in BullshitFriday, 10.25.2019

GOP Raid, Emoluments Clause, and Mark Levin

Friday, 10.25.2019

GOP Raid, Emoluments Clause, and Mark Levin

On the ballot this November — more than a dozen Republican Congressional candidates who embrace the right-wing conspiracy theory called QAnon. At least one is likely to win a seat on Capitol Hill.

Saturday, 07.11.2020

The QAnon Caucus

On the rise today: COVID cases and deaths, Trump’s criticism of Dr. Fauci, and GOP convention dropouts.

Friday, 07.10.2020

Fauci & Trump: A Widening Rift

Jennifer Palmieri confronts white women’s complicated legacy in enabling the white male patriarchy — and how to speak out against it now.

Friday, 07.10.2020

Palmieri's History Lesson on White Women Allyship: Part 3

SCOTUS rules against Trump on tax records, CDC refuses to revise school reopening guidelines, and Biden unveils an economic recovery plan.

Thursday, 07.09.2020

SCOTUS Rules Against Trump on Taxes

It's the 16th straight week with new jobless claims topping one million. What's it all mean? Take a minute to find out.

Thursday, 07.09.2020

New Jobless Numbers in 60 Seconds

Amid the #StopHateForProfit ad boycott, Facebook commissioned an independent audit of how it handles hate speech, misinformation, and bias. The results? Not great.

Thursday, 07.09.2020

Facebook Fails Civil Rights Audit

Take a look at threats to the Sun Belt as a new set of COVID hotspots develop, schools as Trump demands reopening in the fall, and reproductive rights as a new SCOTUS ruling comes in.

Wednesday, 07.08.2020

Schools Threatened by COVID and Trump

This week's unanimous Supreme Court ruling about "faithless electors" raises questions about why the Electoral College exists and whether we'll ever see it abolished in favor of a presidential popular vote.

Wednesday, 07.08.2020

What Does SCOTUS Ruling Mean For the Electoral College?

President Trump's niece, Mary Trump, calls her uncle a sociopath, narcissist, and cheat in a tell-all book set for release July 14. But we have some early excerpts ... and they're juicy.

Wednesday, 07.08.2020

Mary Trump's Book in 60 Seconds

COVID cases surge in the Sun Belt, Trump pushes schools to reopen “quickly,” and ICE forces international students to return home.

Tuesday, 07.07.2020

COVID Heats Up in Sun Belt, ICE Freezes Out Foreign Students

Georgia Gov. Kemp declared a state of emergency and called in the National Guard, leading state Democrats to wonder … why?

Tuesday, 07.07.2020

GA Governor Calls in Reinforcements ... For What, Though?

There was a massive surge in cases over the holiday weekend … which Trump downplayed as he focused on a culture war … all while new data revealed the pandemic’s toll on communities of color.

Monday, 07.06.2020

Trump Turns to Culture War as COVID Cases Spike

Armed Black militia marches on a KKK stomping grounds — Stone Mountain's monument to the Confederacy — as the president plans to erect a national monument garden.

Monday, 07.06.2020

Growing Calls to Demolish Stone Mountain in Georgia

Trump downplays record-setting COVID spikes, top lawmakers receive a top-secret briefing on Russia, and 17.8 million Americans navigate unemployment.

Thursday, 07.02.2020

Trump Sings Happy Tune as COVID Cases Set New Record

This year has felt like a decade. Now that 2020 is at the midway point, take a look back through the first six wild months.

Thursday, 07.02.2020

Halfway Through 2020 in 60 Seconds

Former Vice President Biden had a big fundraising quarter and out-raised President Trump. But Trump's campaign says money isn't everything.

Thursday, 07.02.2020

Biden Beats Trump in Fundraising

The U.S. broke its own COVID record yesterday, more questions arise about the Russia bounties, and a QAnon sympathizer wins the Colorado primary.

Wednesday, 07.01.2020

Trump Says *Again* That Coronavirus Will Disappear (He Hopes)

Jennifer Palmieri demonstrates how women's voices have sparked radical change in the past — and why they have a particular obligation to speak up now.

Wednesday, 07.01.2020

Palmieri's History Lesson on White Women Allyship: Part 2

Fauci warns of a worsening COVID curve, lawmakers raise questions about Russian bounty as intel evolves, and cities slowly move to reform police budgets across the country.

Tuesday, 06.30.2020

Fauci Issues Dire Warning, Dems Blast Trump Over Bounties

As cases rise across the nation’s Sun Belt, Trump seems to be losing support in reliably red states. Is there a correlation?

Tuesday, 06.30.2020

Sun Belt Spells Trouble for Trump

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