WSJ mocks Trump as own outburst undercuts attack on editors: ‘Thanks for vindicating'

By Alexander Willis | April 12, 2026
President Donald Trump erupted at The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board recently for having written about the president having “declared premature victory” with regards to the U.S. war against Iran. But an hour later, he appeared to undercut his own argument, prompting the Journal’s editorial board to thank him for “vindicating” its case.“The Wall Street Journal, one of the worst…Read More

After the Attack on Sam Altman’s Home, Will AI CEOs Go On the Offensive?

By Alex Nguyen | April 11, 2026
Sam Altman suggested that an investigative story describing him as someone “unconstrained by truth” with a “sociopathic lack of concern” for consequences caused an early Friday attack on his San Francisco home. The OpenAI CEO’s unsubstantiated implication came in a post on his personal blog published on Friday, hours after the attack. “There was an incendiary article about me a…Read More

The Bizarre Connection Between Iran Negotiations and Trump’s Crypto Firm

By Russ Choma | April 10, 2026
In January, Zach Witkoff sat down at a table in Islamabad and signed a deal with Pakistan’s finance minister. Witkoff is the young CEO of Donald Trump’s crypto finance firm, World Liberty Financial, and the arrangement he struck that day would allow WLF’s stablecoin to be used for Pakistan’s cross-border transactions. It was a hugely consequential moment for World Liberty.…Read More

The Woman Speaks Precariously

By [email protected] | April 10, 2026
By David Glenn Cox And just when it starts to get extreme, it gets crazier still. Last month, Mr. Trump called the Epstein investigation a hoax. But what doesn’t Mr. Trump call a hoax? But yesterday, Mrs. Trump,  a former five-time Trump employee of the month. Called for a congressional investigation under oath for the Epstein victims. What gives here?…Read More

A Competitive Gubernatorial Primary? Hell, Yeah

By John S. Walters | April 10, 2026
As expected, Aly Richards has declared her candidacy for governor, becoming the second person willing to take on S.S. Phil Scott, the Nimitz class aircraft carrier of #vtpoli. And I am all for it. Richards is the former head of Let’s Grow Kids, the organization that led the charge for improved child care. She’s currently chair of the University of…Read More

‘A black site concentration camp’: Residents fight ICE detention warehouse in rural Maryland

By Maximillian Alvarez | April 9, 2026
To execute its mass deportation campaign, the Trump administration has big plans for small-town America. In the rural town of Williamsport, Maryland, just next to Hagerstown, the Department of Homeland Security recently purchased a massive shipping warehouse for over $100 million and plans to convert the facility into an immigrant detention center that will hold upwards of 1,500 human beings…Read More

Underpaid, uninsured, held at gunpoint: Baltimore security guards strike for a union

By Maximillian Alvarez | April 8, 2026
Nearly a year after workers voted to authorize a strike, non-union city and commercially contracted security officers in Baltimore, MD, will walk off the job on April 9 in an Unfair Labor Practice strike against their employer, Abacus Corporation. In their yearslong effort to unionize and secure more job security, better pay, accessible healthcare, and safer working conditions, workers at…Read More

The Government May Be Spying on Your Phone — Congress Must Act

By Don Bell | April 8, 2026
Our smart phones reveal a lot about us. In order to function, they connect with communications networks and geolocation services, creating detailed maps of our daily lives. If you knew how to read them, you’d know someone’s favorite coffee shop, the person they’re dating, where they go to school or church, and more. Would you want the government to have…Read More