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Donald Trump with an oversized mouth yelling on a yellow background
TRUMP’S LOWEST BLOW

How Trump Has Made History in the Worst Way

Author Anand Giridharadas says Trump’s talk of erasing a “civilization” has left a lasting stain.

Erkki Forster

Anderson Cooper.
GENOCIDE TRUTH

‘60 Minutes’ Airs Segment MAGA-Curious Boss Tried to Shelve

The report delved into Trump’s claims of white genocide in South Africa.

Cameron Adams

Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he arrives at the White House on April 07, 2025 in Washington, D.C.
SPIRALING

Netanyahu Blows Up Trump’s Gaza Deal With Major Escalation

Trump had said that an agreement to end the conflict could come “very soon.”

Tom Sanders

Jamie Lee Curtis
CHOICE WORDS

Jamie Lee Curtis on 'Genocide' of Women via Plastic Surgery

‘I use it specifically because it’s a strong word.’

Jada Washington

U.S. President Donald J. Trump boards Air Force One.
‘OUT OF CONTROL’

Trump Rants After Slamming ‘Nasty’ Reporter’s Question

The president was pressed on his decision to grant refugee status to members of South Africa’s Afrikaner community.

Isabel van Brugen

A view of the Stanford University Main Quad in Stanford, California, on Nov. 7, 2023.
‘WE REFUSE TO LEAVE’

Gaza Protesters Arrested for Storming Stanford Prez’s Office

The group said it took action in response to administrators “refusing to engage” with demonstrators’ demands.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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Photograph of more tents.
A WHIMPER AND KITTY LITTER?

Harvard Pro-Palestine Protests May Be Approaching Their End

It does not appear they’ll get the big Hollywood denouement that their Columbia counterparts achieved.

Nell Scovell

Ilhan Omar is reportedly facing a new censure resolution over her remarks about some Jewish students being “pro-genocide.”
TENSIONS RISING

Ilhan Omar Facing Censure Over ‘Pro-Genocide’ Remarks: Axios

The Democrat has already faced angry backlash to the comment.

Dan Ladden-Hall

‘IT’S F***ED UP’

AOC Slams Protesters Demanding She Call Gaza War ‘Genocide’

The congresswoman was filmed being heckled and followed out of a Brooklyn movie theater by a group imploring her to use the word.

Dan Ladden-Hall

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
‘NO PARALLEL’

Israel to Summon Ambassador After Lula ‘Genocide’ Remark

Israeli outrage followed President Lula comparing what has unfolded in Gaza to “when Hitler decided to kill the Jews.” Lula also said Israeli actions amounted to “genocide.”

Amanda Yen

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TIME IS RUNNING OUT

The GOP Is Actively Supporting Russia’s Ukrainian Genocide

Russia has kidnapped and indoctrinated hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian children and openly wishes for the end of the Ukrainian state. Republicans don’t care.

David Rothkopf

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