Thursday, July 10, 2025 - Authoritarian Buffoonery; Voting Rights; Environment

The wannabe authoritarians of the Trump Administration also happen to be clowns and incompetent buffoons. Donald Trump marveled at the Liberian President's excellent English, unaware that English is Liberia's official language. DHS Sec. Kristi Noem made absurd, false claims about victims of the Maui Fires as a pretext for dismantling FEMA. Native American tribes challenge an appeals court ruling maintaining racially discriminatory, gerrymandered voting maps. Texas Gov. Greg Abbot (R) called a special state legislative session to order a rare, mid-decade redrawing of the state's voting maps in order to reduce minority voter participation. Plus Desi Doyen has our new 'Green News Report.'