Elon Musk is torching The New York Times after a screenshot of a decade-old NYT opinion piece with a jarring headline—“Pedophilia: A Disorder, Not a Crime”—started circulating again on X. “The New York Times is utterly disgusting,” Musk wrote, reacting to the image that frames pedophilia as a “disorder” rather than a “crime,” a phrasing…
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries jumped in Monday to defend California Gov. Gavin Newsom after a fresh wave of criticism over Newsom’s remarks at a Georgia event that circulated widely online. Jeffries wrote that Newsom “is not a racist,” accused “deranged far-right extremists” of “lying again,” and told critics to “Pipe Down.” The blowup traces…
Sen. Adam Schiff is accusing President Donald Trump of once again flexing U.S. military muscle overseas without Congress signing off — and he’s warning lawmakers they’re about to lose their say on war and peace if they don’t push back. In a post that quickly ricocheted across political X, Schiff said Trump has “deployed massive…
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is urging President Donald Trump to “adhere to the Supreme Court” after the justices ruled that Trump’s earlier, sweeping tariffs were not authorized under the emergency law the administration used to impose them. Shapiro’s post frames the tariffs as an across-the-board hit to “families, farmers, and small businesses,” arguing the White…
Sen. Ted Cruz took aim at California Gov. Gavin Newsom in a post that called him “the perfect Democrat, made in a laboratory,” and accused him of “dripping with racist condescension,” adding a jab that Newsom is “also very pretty.” Cruz’s shot didn’t come out of nowhere. It’s tied to a clip circulating from Newsom’s…
Donald Trump Jr. is amplifying the “Trump derangement syndrome” label again — this time in a clapback aimed at author Stephen King after King posted a list of insults about President Donald Trump that included a line claiming Trump “has never had a child.” In his post, Trump Jr. mocked the “never had a child”…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is escalating her fight over the Trump administration’s push to shrink — and ultimately eliminate — the U.S. Department of Education, arguing the White House is trying to “dismantle” the agency in ways that Congress never authorized. In a new letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), Warren, Sen. Bernie Sanders, and…
A federal judge in Florida has permanently blocked the Justice Department from releasing former special counsel Jack Smith’s report on the classified-documents case against President Donald Trump, a ruling that immediately set off outrage from transparency groups and Trump critics who argue the public is being denied the factual record in one of the most…
Hillary Clinton is drawing fresh attention — and plenty of pushback — after posting that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “threatened by strong women,” adding that she can say it “from personal experience.” In her post, Clinton pointed followers to a new Foreign Affairs essay where she argues that attacks on women’s rights aren’t just…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pushing a jarring claim in a new post: that President Donald Trump is “suing his OWN administration for $10 BILLION in taxpayer dollars.” The headline-grabber is based on a real lawsuit — but the details matter, including who is being sued, why the dollar figure is so large, and where any…
Elon Musk jumped back into the voter ID debate this weekend with a post arguing that if critics call voter identification requirements “racist/sexist,” then the same logic would apply to IDs required for other everyday activities. In the post, Musk also claimed that “the same people saying no ID for voting are the ones who…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom set off a fresh round of political fireworks after posting that “Donald Trump and Scott Bessent are Dumb and Dumber,” blaming the pair for what he called a wrecked economy. Newsom’s jab comes as the White House and Treasury face mounting questions about what happens next after the Supreme Court struck…
Musk is highlighting a new real-world Full Self-Driving behavior in Europe: reacting to hand gestures from other drivers in a tight traffic situation. On Feb. 21, Tesla’s Europe, Middle East & Africa account posted a short video showing FSD (Supervised) squeezing through a narrow lane in the Netherlands while responding to a driver’s hand signal….
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is catching heat after resurfacing a viral clip of President Donald Trump saying “I can destroy the country,” with Newsom framing it as proof of something darker. In his post, Newsom highlighted the line—“I can destroy the country!”—then added, “What an inspiring message,” while amplifying a Bulwark post that stitched the…
Gavin Newsom didn’t bother with nuance. “Donald Trump just announced a NEW 15% TAX on the American people,” the California governor wrote Saturday, adding, “He does not care about you.” Within minutes, the post became less about tariffs and more about a familiar online cage match: is this a “tax,” a trade weapon, or a…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling President Donald Trump “a weak, weak president” after the Supreme Court’s 6–3 decision striking down Trump’s broad emergency tariffs — and the online reaction is exactly as loud as you’d expect. In a video clip shared by Newsom, he argues Trump’s “weakness is now on display globally,” saying the…
In a post on X early Saturday, the former transportation secretary said the “average household lost more than $1,000” to Trump’s tariffs, adding: “Now the Court has spoken: this was unlawful all along.” Buttigieg’s post landed less than 24 hours after the Supreme Court struck down much of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff program, ruling…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pushing back on the idea that the Supreme Court just “killed” President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda, arguing the justices only blocked one legal pathway — and that the White House plans to pivot fast to others. In a post on X, Bessent said “the Court did not rule against this…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is leaning into the Supreme Court’s new tariff ruling — and getting hit from both sides in the replies. In a post on X on Feb. 20, Newsom wrote: “Imagine what you could have done with the money Donald Trump took away with his illegal tariffs.” The post racked up hundreds…
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries lit up X this week after posting that President Donald Trump called him a “low IQ individual” for criticizing what Jeffries described as Republicans’ “One Big Ugly Bill.” Jeffries didn’t just clap back — he escalated. “This from the dumbest President in American history,” Jeffries wrote in the post, adding:…