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AlterNet Crooks and Liars Daily Kos (Note: these articles are from RSS News Feeds websites, and are deleted after 30 days, December 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM EST It was in August 1945 -- 80 years ago -- that the U.S. military, on orders from Democratic President Harry Truman, detonated nuclear bombs over two Japanese cities: Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Countless wars have occurred since then, none of which involved the use of nuclear weapons. And U.S. Defense Department officials, from the Reagan Administration to the Obama Administration, have often used the word "deterrence" in reference to the United States' nuclear arsenal. December 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM EST In an extensive piece published Monday morning, the New York Times editorial board warned that President Donald Trump's military spending push will "magnify our weaknesses" in the face of a Chinese military that is already poised to outmatch its capabilities. The piece cited a "multiyear" assessment of the U.S. military's capabilities against China in the event of an armed conflict over Taiwan, dubbed "Overmatch." China has reportedly set plans to invade and take full control of the island nation by 2027, and in the past, U.S. leaders from all sides of the political spectrum have pledged to protect it in such an event. December 8, 2025 at 10:50 AM EST In a Monday morning Truth Social rant, President Donald Trump rails at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) following her "60 Minutes" interview with Lesley Stahl, demanding an apology from CBS for giving her a platform. "The only reason Marjorie 'Traitor' Brown (Green turns Brown under stress!) went BAD is that she was JILTED by the President of the United States (Certainly not the first time she has been jilted," Trump said. December 8, 2025 at 6:13 AM EST When the framers of what became the U.S. Constitution set out to draft the rules of our government on a hot, humid day in the summer of 1787, debates over details raged on. But one thing the men agreed on was the power of a new, representative legislative branch. Article I - the first one, after all - details the awesome responsibilities of the House of Representatives and the Senate: power to levy taxes, fund the government, declare war, impeach justices and presidents, and approve treaties, among many, many others. December 8, 2025 at 5:57 AM EST Trump recently had his name engraved on the U.S. Institute of Peace -- now renamed the "Donald J. Trump U.S. Institute of Peace." On Wednesday, the White House confirmed the renaming, calling it "a powerful reminder of what strong leadership can accomplish for global stability." Actually, it's a reminder of what a strong malignant narcissist can accomplish when untethered from reality. December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM EST Venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale, a co-founder of data platform company Palantir, is calling for the return of public hangings as part of a broader push to restore what he describes as "masculine leadership" to the US. In a statement posted on X Friday, Lonsdale said that he supported changing the so-called "three strikes" anti-crime law to ensure that anyone who is convicted of three violent crimes gets publicly executed, rather than simply sent to prison for life. December 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM EST During former U.S. President Joe Biden's four years in the White House, the phrase "new Cold War" was often used to describe relations between the United States and Russia -- especially after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion of Ukraine and Biden promised military aid to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. President Donald Trump, since returning to the White House, has been mildly critical of Putin at times. But on the whole, he has had a much friendlier tone with Putin and the Kremlin than the Biden Administration. December 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM EST During Barack Obama's presidency, the dismissive "OK, Boomer" meme emerged among Millennials who viewed some Baby Boomers as clueless about the economic realities of the 21st Century. If a Boomer, for example, failed to understand why home ownership was a struggle for so many Millennials, they would dismissively tell them, "OK, Boomer." The "OK, Boomer" meme continued with Generation Z, and younger Americans are still struggling with affordability -- from homeownership to education to health care. December 7, 2025 at 11:53 AM EST In a newly released 33-page document called "the National Security Strategy of the United States of America," the Trump Administration details its foreign policy objectives -- including its views on Europe, which Trump officials claim is in danger of "civilization erasure." Salon's Andrew O'Hehir analyzes the document in an article published on December 7, attacking the Trump White House's arguments as an "unhinged" and deeply racist blueprint for "making Europe white again." December 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM EST As farmers face historic headwinds and market hardships, calls to the national Farm Aid hotline and the Iowa Concern hotline -- where farmers can get support in times of mental health crisis or need -- are increasing. This fall, the Iowa Concern hotline saw four to five times the number of calls it had in the same months last year, said Tammy Jacobs, the hotline's manager. December 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM EST WASHINGTON -- To end the longest government shutdown in American history, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators came together and agreed to kick the can. The can seems to have hit a brick wall. December 7, 2025 at 11:18 AM EST During Donald Trump's second presidency, many of his critics, both left and right, are warning that he is failing to respect Congress as a "coequal branch of government." But New York Times columnist David French, a Never Trump conservative and scathing Trump critic on the right, dislikes that phrase -- arguing that the U.S. Constitution gives Congress even more power than it gives presidents in the United States' system of checks and balances. |
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