"Temperature's Rising"

The U.K. smashed a century-old temperature record for the second time in 24 hours on Tuesday as a spring heat wave continued to scorch parts of Western Europe, triggering government warnings about risks to life. Several drownings were reported in Britain and France as people tried to cool down. A temperature of 35 Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) was recorded at London's Kew Gardens and Heathrow Airport, Britain's Met Office weather service said, breaking the 34.8 C (94.6 F) record set a day earlier. The provisional readings smashed the previous record of 32.8 C (91.4 F) set in 1922 and 1944.

Pearls Clutched & Panties In A Twist

Not that this web-log is in any way opposed to grilling.

Fake news thinks it's "owned the libs" again. "Foreign Communist", "Transnational Invaders" (That's a new one to me.) & "socialist". You tell 'em!

Jamie Paige / New York Post:
LA mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman proposes backyard BBQ ban
Jennifer Oliver O'Connell / RedState:   LA Mayoral Hopeful Blames Your Carne Asada—Not Homeless Fires—for Wildfire Risk

Grateful Calvin / twitchy.com:   From Our Singed, Smoked Hands! Nithya Raman Wants to Ban Backyard BBQs in Los Angeles

Natalie Sandoval / The Daily Caller:   Spencer Pratt's Opponents Propose Dentists For Meth Heads, Ban On Backyard BBQs

John Nolte / Breitbart:   Left-Wing Tech Organization Pays Full Salaries of 80 MSM Journalists

Ed Morrissey / HotAir:   LA Mayoral Race Focuses On the Big Problem Facing Angelenos: Grilling!

Dmitri Bolt / Townhall:   Nithya Raman Wants to Ban What? See Her Latest Proposed Fire Prevention Policy

Ace of Spades HQ:   Foreign Communist Candidate for LA Mayor Nithya Raman Wants to Ban Backyard BBQs Because the Transnational Invaders Instinctively Make Endless War on American Normies

Britta Miller / Washington Examiner:   Spencer Pratt roasts Nithya Raman in barbecue video

Brodigan / Louder With Crowder:   Spencer Pratt drops the PERFECT response to his socialist opponent's attempt to ban you from BBQing in your backyard

All very funny. It certainly wasn't "homeless fires" that started the Eaton fire, it was SoCalEd's high-tension power lines. The Palisades fire was set by a deliberate arsonist, & smoldered for a wk. because the L.A. City Fire Dep't. didn't fully extinguish it. Homeless people are forced to use fire, but their fires are usually in concrete-lined river bottoms & burn little but brush.

Note to Brodigan / Louder With Crowder: BBQ-ing doesn't stay in "your backyard".

And a note to Nolte of Breitbart: Who finances your little operation? Billionaire Nazis?

Dunno who this Spencer Pratt is (A prat w/ a surname for a first name?) but he would seem to be the darling of the droolers. Vote accordingly.

More Morbidity

It's Back!!

Huh. Fifty yrs. since the first reporting.

The first symptoms are usually fever, sore throat, muscle pain, and headaches. These are usually followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, rash, hepatic and renal dysfunction, at which point some people begin to bleed both internally and externally. The disease causes a mortality rate of anywhere between 25 and 90%, averaging out at approximately 50%. The viral species involved and timing of treatment play a critical role in its prognosis. Death is often due to shock from fluid loss, and typically occurs between 6 and 16 days after the first symptoms appear.

The viruses have caused intermittent outbreaks in Sub-Saharan Africa since 1976 when the disease was first reported.

I hope you-know-who's cutbacks in American aid are responsible for this & help it make its way to these shores.

They Seem Nice

Republicans Glibertarians & Their Ilk:

Reese Gorman / NOTUS:

Rand Paul's Son William Hurled Antisemitic Insults at Rep. Mike Lawler  —  The younger Paul interrupted Lawler at a Capitol Hill bar to say “Jews” would be to blame if Rep. Thomas Massie loses his primary.  —  William Paul, the son of Sen. Rand Paul, drunkenly hurled antisemitic insults …

Robert Mackey / The Guardian:   Rand Paul's son apologizes for antisemitic and anti-gay rant after accosting lawmaker

The Bulwark:   Rand Paul's Son Berates GOP Congressman in Drunken Anti-Semitic Outburst

Josh Christenson / New York Post:   Sen. Rand Paul's son erupts in drunken tirade against ‘gays and the Jews’

The Hill:   Rand Paul's son apologizes for allegedly hurling antisemitic attacks at Lawler at Capitol Hill bar

Jackie Hajdenberg / Jewish Telegraphic Agency:   Rand Paul's son apologizes after reportedly making antisemitic attack on Rep. Mike Lawler

Forbes:   Mike Lawler Says Rand Paul's Son Hurled ‘Disgusting’ Antisemitic Insults In Reported Drunk Tirade

TMZ.com:   Sen. Rand Paul's Son Apologizes for Drunken D.C. Tirade About ‘Gays, Jews’

Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:   Sen. Rand Paul's son confronted Rep. Mike Lawler in drunken, antisemitic rant

Reese Gorman / Ace of Spades HQ:   Murkowski, Collins, and Paul Defect to the Democrats, As Usual, to Demand Trump Surrender to Iran

Claire Carter / Washington Examiner:   Rand Paul's son rants about ‘gays and Jews’ to Mike Lawler at DC bar

Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:   Report: Rand Paul's Son Hurled Antisemitic Insults at GOP Congressman

Zach Kessel / The Washington Free Beacon:   ‘Sorry For Calling You a Jew’: Rand Paul's Son Lashes Out at GOP Lawmaker, Tells Him ‘Jews’ To Blame if Thomas Massie Loses Primary

Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:   ‘Nice try!’ Apology from GOP senator's son for antisemitic rant torn apart by onlookers

John Bowden / The Independent:   Sen. Rand Paul's son ‘seeking help’ after drunken bar rant about ‘Jews’ to NY congressman

Jewish Insider:   Sen. Rand Paul's son goes on antisemitic tirade against Rep. Mike Lawler

Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:   Rand Paul's Son Apologizes After Berating GOP Congressman in Drunken Anti-Semitic Rant

Virginia Kruta / The Daily Wire:   Rand Paul's Son Rants Against ‘Gays’ And ‘Jews’ During Alcohol-Fueled Rant

Robert Farley / Lawyers, Guns & Money:   Get it All Out  —  Get your money's worth, Mr. Paul. … Speaking of Mr. Massie, this is ugly:

Grabien:   ‘F*cking Disgusting’: Mike Lawler Details Rand Paul's Son's Anti-Semitic Tirade

NH Libertarian Leader Charged After Alleged Racist Incident

Police were called to the Elm Street Market Basket parking lot around 2 p.m. on April 4 to deal with reports that a man hit another car in the parking lot with his car, fought with several people, and then went inside the store and continued yelling. One witness told police the suspect, later identified as Kauffman, immediately started making racist statements after the fender bender, and tried to fight people. When a bystander, who is Black and from Jamaica, walked by the incident, Kauffman reportedly directed his ire toward that man.

“[He] told him to ‘go back to Africa’ and began spouting racist slang and terms at him,” police report.

Kauffman reportedly continued to scream racist insults at people in the parking lot, according to police. Witnesses told police that Kauffman’s two young sons finally pulled their father away and dragged him inside the store.

Police soon encountered Kauffman inside the store, where he refused to give his name, and tried to pull away from officers when they attempted to detain him, according to the report.

Contacted this week, Kauffman doubled down on the incident.

“Free Staters want to end qualified immunity so that police who perform illegitimare [sic] kidnappings suffer criminal consequences,” Kauffman said via text message.

When asked what led up to the incident, Kauffman used racist logic to blame minorities.

“Low IQ schizophrenic Africans who scream at kids in parking lots should be deported from New Hampshire. We shouldn’t punish decent men who stand up to them,” Kauffman wrote.

Police reports state that the children’s mother was called to the grocery store parking lot to take the boys home. She was also informed that the Division for Children, Youth & Families would be sent a report about the incident.

Kauffman is no stranger to racism and other forms of bigotry. The 2022 Libertarian candidate for Senate was kicked off the Free State Project Board in 2023 after he refused to stop posting racist, anti-Semitic, and anti-LGBTQ content on the FSP social media accounts.

Just Effing Angry:

I love this panel. It speaks to me. Loudly.

Fullerton Man Accused of Attacking Neighbors with Axe and Car

A 29-year-old man was behind bars Wednesday on charges of violating a restraining order and attacking a man and woman in Fullerton with a car and an axe.

Jeremy Salvador Castro was accused of attacking the victims about 4 p.m. Saturday at 1672 Shady Brook Drive, near Hillcrest Park and Brea Boulevard, police said.

Castro allegedly hit a woman with a car and crashed into a residence, police said. When he got out of the car the axe-wielding man attacked a man, police alleged.

Castro was ultimately subdued by neighbors and the man and woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

In October, a neighbor on Shady Brook Drive sought a restraining order against Castro alleging he had threatened the man’s 13-year-old son and vandalized an electrical panel, according to court records.

The homewoners association had gotten a restraining order against Castro earlier in 2025, the man said.

The neighbor said he got into a fight with Castro on Oct. 14 when he “came to my door armed with a machete” and threatened and spat on the man.

Castro was charged Tuesday with four counts of attempted murder, a count of inflicting injury on an elder adult, and a count of vandalism, all felonies, as well as misdemeanor counts of disobeying a court order and resisting arrest.

He faces sentencing enhancements for inflicting great bodily injury, personal use of a deadly weapon, and attempted premeditated murder.

Castro did not enter a plea at his arraignment Tuesday in the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana and the hearing was rescheduled for May 26 in the North Justice Center in Fullerton.

Castro is also facing charges stemming from June 2022 in which he was accused of drawing or exhibiting a weapon and carrying a concealed gun, all misdemeanors. A landscaper reported in Oct. 21, 2021, he was working at 1720 Shadow Brook Drive when Castro pointed a gun at him, prosecutors said in court papers.

On June 6, 2022, a physician’s assistant was driving to work when he stopped for a short time in front of the defendant’s home to adjust a dashboard setting when an angry Castro told him he was blocking his driveway, prosecutors said.

The victim pulled away a short distance but noticed Castro was armed so he got out of his car with his hands up and explained he was a neighbor, prosecutors said.

The neighbor heard Castro muttering to himself so he got back in his car and drove away, prosecutors said.

On June 10, 2022, a woman walking her dog got into a conflict with the defendant when her pet urinated on a bush in front of his home, prosecutors said. When he confronted her about it she apologized and assured him it wouldn’t happen again, and he indicated he had a weapon and said it better not happen again, prosecutors said.

Pardon me, but what the hell is a piece of dangerous crap like this doing on the streets, while an innocent like me is kidnapped & rendered to a psychiatric jail for a damn wk.? Fucking Orange County sissies. Th' hell are you paying your judges for?

[InDepthNH.org/mynewsLA.com]

Let's Hope We Don't See Anything Else This Stupid For The Rest Of The Day

"86 47"? That's nothing. Try these: Impeach, indict, imprison! Off w/ his head!! Kill him before he kills you!!!

Now I just sit here & wait to be indicted. C'mon you chickenshit bastards. Do you have the nerve?

Shots Fired

"Curses! Foiled Again!!

At last, Second Amendment-style resistance. Sic semper tyrannis, to coin a phrase. 

The Crook-in-Chief should be living in constant paranoia by now. That's the kind of reality that does intrude on his otherwise delusional mind. Live in fear, puny humanoid!

This Could Be It

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought

Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas

The Amoc is a major part of the global climate system and brings sun-warmed tropical water to Europe and the Arctic, where it cools and sinks to form a deep return current. A collapse would shift the tropical rainfall belt on which many millions of people rely to grow their food, plunge western Europe into extreme cold winters and summer droughts, and add 50-100cm to already rising sea levels around the Atlantic.

[...]

Prof Stefan Rahmstorf, at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany, said: “This is an important and very concerning result. It shows that the ‘pessimistic’ models, which show a strong weakening of the Amoc by 2100, are, unfortunately, the realistic ones, in that they agree better with observational data.”

Soon the planet won't be able to support this world of shit & pain you fools made for yourselves. Not soon enough for me, however. If only I could be there to see you all deservedly freeze &/or drown because of your foolishness. Well, I'll piss on your graves from my grave. Except there won't be any graves, just skeletons frozen in the ice. Ha ha ha from The Coast where people can live. No climate refugees needed!

[The Grauniad/Image]

No Words

As a long-time nihilist this reporter supports the destruction of all civilization; do let him know if you find anything that even resembles civilization in this awful world where everything is a sad, stupid joke.

Heard The Sirens & Wondered

Looks like an "attractive nuisance" to this reporter.

A Greater Emergency Fire damaged a boarded up, four-story building in East Hollywood Sunday morning and took firefighters more than an hour to extinguish, authorities said.

No injuries were reported.

The fire was reported at 3:17 a.m. at 315 N. Vermont Ave., just north of Beverly Boulevard — the site of a “previous burn,” Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Jennifer Middleton said.

Knockdown was declared after one hour and seven minutes with roughly 66 firefighters at the scene.

I dunno about that. Pretty damn sure the sirens & choppers were going an hr. before 0317. Typo?

[Local stenography site]

Third One (That's Been Seen)

Is the planet under attack? Planet hell, this only seems to be happening in these United Snakes.Ohio, Texas & Washington so far. Could we get some East Coast action? New York City, or Washington, D.C.? And large enough to leave a crater, if that's not too much trouble?

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

First Ohio, Now Texas?

Last wk. Yesterday:

Johnny Diaz / New York Times:

Meteorite Crashes Through Roof of House Near Houston  —  No one was injured, but a woman was startled on Saturday when a meteorite pierced the roof of her home, ricocheted off the floor and struck a bedroom ceiling.  —  A meteor that streaked across Texas on Saturday afternoon produced several meteorites …

Briahn Hawkins / WTTG-TV:   NASA: Houston ‘booms’ caused by meteor; meteorites may be in the area

Kierra Frazier / CBS News:   Possible meteorite crashes into Houston area home, officials say

KTHV:   Fragment from bright fireball that boomed over southeast Texas skies may have struck a home

Emma Crabtree / The US Sun:   Meteorite smashes into Texas woman's home causing huge boom after fireball flying at 35,000mph flashed through sky

Adam Zuvanich / Houston Public Media:   A meteor caused a boom heard by Houston-area residents, NASA says

Are the Iranians using their space lasers to target these United Snakes? Or is the planet wandering through an asteroid concentration? Inquiring minds, yada.

Garbage Pit

Drowning in our own garbage. Produce, consume, throw away.

Vital Info For Jr. Birdmen

You'll need to know all of this if you hit the ground in one piece. No idea how likely that may be.

BRRRR!! 18-24 Inches Mean Snow Day For NYC!

Stay In Your Homes!

Currently 68°F (20°C) & sunny in SoCal. NOT an invitation for any I-95 or Midwestern types to move here, or anywhere west of the Rockies.

Another Country Heard From

Protestor roundup. Sound like a shithole nation you might be unfortunate enough to live in? Scroll to the previous item if you've a short memory.

Iranian security use dragnet spanning the entire country to arrest protesters

CAIRO (AP) — The Iranian security agents came at 2 a.m., pulling up in a half-dozen cars outside the home of the Nakhii family. They woke up the sleeping sisters, Nyusha and Mona, and forced them to give the passwords for their phones. Then they took the two away.

The women were accused of participating in the nationwide protests that shook Iran a week earlier, a friend of the pair told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity for her security as she described the Jan. 16 arrests.

Such arrests have been happening for weeks following the government crackdown last month that crushed the protests calling for the end of the country’s theocratic rule. Reports of raids on homes and workplaces have come from major cities and rural towns alike, revealing a dragnet that has touched large swaths of Iranian society. University students, doctors, lawyers, teachers, actors, business owners, athletes and filmmakers have been swept up, as well as reformist figures close to President Masoud Pezeshkian.

They are often held incommunicado for days or weeks and prevented from contacting family members or lawyers, according to activists monitoring the arrests. That has left desperate relatives searching for their loved ones.

Soon to be in your city.

Better not protest this, either:

Reuters:

Exclusive: US military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations  —  The U.S. military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Donald Trump orders an attack, two U.S. officials told Reuters, in what could become a far more serious conflict than previously seen between the countries.
The Guardian:   Trump says regime change in Iran ‘would be the best thing’ as US military reportedly plans for operation - as it happened

Kathryn Wilkens / Mediaite:   Reporter Corners Trump on What's Left to Bomb If He ‘Totally Obliterated’ Iran's Nuclear Sites

As if "what's left to bomb" means anything. Aggression & indiscriminate violence are the point.

Brrr

They gonna vote the fascists in 'cause they're skeert of China?

2310, 7 Feb. '26: What the hell? Fuck you, AP! (Video was about much snow in Nippon prior to Sun.'s election.)

Missed Me By That Much

They'd already burned the books.

Driver Swerving to Avoid Cyclist Kills 3, Injures 7 After Crashing into 99 Ranch Market

Not that big a deal to those unaffected, but had it been 24, 25-odd yrs. ago, it could have been me. Me, do you hear? ME!

The building was previously the site of a Borders bookstore.

And fuck you, Borders. You fired me, then your whole operation went bankrupt. That'll learn you bastards.

Today In Music: "Fake" Outrage

I'd imagine the followng loads of shit from corporate entities say all that's needed.

 New York Times:

Trump Deletes Racist Video of Obamas After Outcry  —  The White House press secretary had dismissed criticism of the clip's racist content as “fake outrage.”  But later Friday, the clip disappeared from the president's social media feed.  —  President Trump posted a blatantly racist video …

Discussion:

LZ Granderson / Los Angeles Times:   Trump keeps reminding us why people support him. It's the racism

ABC News:   Trump shares video that includes racist depiction of the Obamas, sparking backlash

Harrison Ray / Media Matters for America:   Fox News has completely ignored Trump's since-deleted racist Truth Social post

Newsweek:   White House Responds to Backlash Over ‘Racist’ Post Depicting Obamas as Apes

Siladitya Ray / Forbes:   White House Defends Racist Obama Clip Shared By Trump

Luke Funk / New York Sun:   After Outrage, Trump Deletes ‘Racist’ Meme Depicting the Obamas as Apes

Ann Althouse / Althouse:   “President Trump posted a blatantly racist video clip portraying former President Barack Obama and the former first lady Michelle Obama as apes....”

Josh Milton / Metro.co.uk:   White House removes ‘incredibly racist’ video of Barack and Michelle Obama

Diane Ravitch's blog:   Trump Posts Racist Video, Portraying Obamas as Apes, Later Withdraws the Post

Cullen Linebarger / The Gateway Pundit:   (UPDATED) President Trump Sets the Internet on Fire After Posting a Very Politically Incorrect Video of Barack and Michelle Obama - White House Responds (VIDEO)

Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:   Trump Deletes Ape Obamas Video After Claiming He Did Nothing Wrong

RELATED:

 Associated Press:

Trump shares a racist video that depicts the Obamas as primates  —  President Donald Trump used his social media account to share a video about election conspiracy theories that includes a racist depiction of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle.

Discussion:

Craig Hoyle / The Independent:   Trump shares video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes in late-night Truth Social posting spree

David Edwards / Raw Story:   Three-time Trump voter denounces president over racist Obamas video: ‘I want to apologize’

Louis Casiano / Fox News:   White House removes social media video showing Obamas as apes after criticism

Troy Matthews / MeidasTouch News:   Trump Deletes Racist Video After White House Tried to Defend it

Chris Pugh / Plain Dealer:   Controversial video removed from President Trump's social media account

Lauren Sforza / New Jersey Online:   MAGA reacts to Trump's video of the Obamas as apes: I hope it's a hoax!

TMZ.com:   President Trump Shares Racist Video of Michelle, Barack Obama as Apes

Steve Benen / MS NOW:   White House initially tries to defend Trump amplifying a racist video targeting the Obamas

Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:   CNN Anchors Call Out ‘Vile’ and ‘Racist’ Trump Post About Barack and Michelle Obama

Steph Whiteside / NewsNation:   White House removes Truth Social video of Obamas as primates

France 24:   Trump video showing Obamas as monkeys sparks outrage over ‘vile’ racist depiction

The Hill:   Live updates: Trump faces backlash over Obama post; DHS funding in limbo

Dan Gooding / Newsweek:   Trump Ally Larry Elder Accuses Democrats of Hypocrisy Over Obamas Apes Post

CBS News:   Racist video shared by Trump depicting Obamas as apes taken down

Kelly Corbett / Syracuse Post-Standard:   Trump shares election conspiracy video featuring Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys

The Bulwark:   Trump Posts Racist Video Depicting Obamas as Apes

 Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:

Trump shares racist video depicting the Obamas as monkeys  —  The White House defended Trump's post, saying it was “from an internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle.”  —  Listen to this article with a free account  —  President Donald Trump shared a video clip …

Discussion:

Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:   Trump shares, then deletes video depicting Obamas as apes

Willem Moore / Canary:   Trump goes full racist and depicts the Obamas as apes

Tim Grieve / NOTUS:   This Post Is No Longer Available

Jake Kanter / Deadline:   White House Defends AI Video Of Obamas As Apes Posted On Donald Trump's Truth Social Account

Grateful Calvin / twitchy.com:   Cue the Outrage! Lefties Blow a Gasket at Trump for ‘Racist’ Meme (Except There's Just One Problem)

Molly Olmstead / Slate:   Donald Trump Posted a Video of the Obamas as Apes. Its Origins Don't Make It Any Better.

Dave Pell / NextDraft:   The Lyin King  —  The President of the United States posted a racist video depicting the Obamas …

Cate Martel / The Hill:   Trump White House pulls video depicting Obamas as apes after outrage

Anita Chabria / Los Angeles Times:   Yes, Trump's video showing the Obamas as apes is racist. But it's also about the election

Lyrah Margo / The American Spectator:   Be Careful What You Meme, Mr. President

The Moderate Voice:   Comparing black people to monkeys has a long, dark simian history

Beth Shilliday / RADAR:   ‘Disgusting Behavior’: Trump Sparks Outrage After Posting a Video of Barack and Michelle Obama as Apes

Phillip Nieto / Daily Mail:   Trump posts video depicting Obamas as apes sparking backlash across political divide

Reuters:   Trump shares video that includes racist depiction of the Obamas, sparking backlash

Brendan Rascius / The Independent:   White House blames staffer for Trump's Obama ‘apes’ post and removes video Republican labeled ‘racist’

Fox News:   Trump deletes ‘racist’ post after wave of Republican backlash, White House says he didn't know

Colby Hall / Mediaite:   Trump Shares Racist Imagery. Cable News Reveals Its Priorities

Melissa Quinn / CBS News:   White House removes Trump post with racist footage of Obamas hours after defending it

The Next Gen Business:   Trump Shares, Deletes Video Depicting Obamas as Apes; Leavitt Calls Out ‘Fake Outrage’

Alex Young / Consequence:   White House Says Trump's Deeply Racist Obamas Meme Is Just a Parody of The Lion King

Justin Boggs / Scripps News:   Trump faces backlash over racist video depicting Obamas as apes

Ewan Gleadow / Raw Story:   Trump posts racist midnight video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys

GV Wire:   Trump Shares Racist Video Depicting Obamas as Apes

Rachel Cohen / New Jersey Online:   ‘Straight up lie’: White House blasted over response to Trump's video of Obamas as apes

Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:   Tim Scott Has All-Time Pathetic Reaction to Trump's Racist Obama Video

Newsweek:   Trump Shares Post Depicting Obamas As Apes

Todd Spangler / Variety:   Trump Account Deletes AI Video Showing Obamas as Apes; White House, After Defending It, Claims Staff Member Had ‘Erroneously’ Posted Clip

Lee Moran / HuffPost:   Trump Condemned Over ‘Disgusting’ Video Of Obamas As Primates: 'There's No Bottom'

Anthony / WLT Report:   President Trump Deletes Video That Featured The Obamas Dancing As Apes, White House Explains Why

Shakezula / Lawyers, Guns & Money:   Day Ending in Y  —  While normal people were asleep, the incredibly racist president was again doing something incredibly racist.

Josh Christenson / New York Post:   White House dismisses ‘fake outrage’ over video Trump posted showing Obamas as gorillas

 William Kristol / The Bulwark:

Trump at the Pearly Gates  —  Donald Trump posts a lot of election conspiracy theories online, and he posts a lot of racist memes, too.  But it's not every day that he makes an elections-conspiracy-theory post that is also insanely racist.  Yesterday, he shared a one-minute video alleging that mysterious …

 CNBC:
Trump takes down racist Truth Social post showing Obamas as apes after blowback

Discussion:

Aaron Parnas / The Parnas Perspective:   BREAKING: Trump Deletes Racist Post About Obamas and Blames White House Staffer

Associated Press:   White House says staffer posted racist video of Obamas on Trump's account

Tina Sfondeles / Chicago Sun Times:   Illinois Democrats blast President Trump for racist video depicting Obamas as primates

Washington Times:   Tim Scott's rare Trump rebuke exposes GOP loyalty limits

Deadline:   Trump Deletes Post Depicting Obamas As Apes Amid Backlash Over “Racist” Video; White House Blames Lower-Level Staffer

David Gilmour / Mediaite:   Trump Posts Video Depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as Apes

Travis Gettys / Raw Story:   Trump's racist Obama post disappears from social media amid bipartisan outrage

Steve Mollman / Newsweek:   Tim Scott Slams Donald Trump for Video Featuring Obamas as Monkeys

Paul Campos / Lawyers, Guns & Money:   How the propaganda systems work

Media Matters for America:   Responding to Trump's racist post depicting Obamas as apes, Salem's Mike Gallagher lashes out at the “Truth Social team”

 Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Posts Video Online Depicting Obamas as Apes

Discussion:

Justin Green / Axios:   Tim Scott says Trump post “most racist thing I've seen” from this White House

Ted Johnson / Deadline:   Republican Tim Scott Calls Donald Trump's Post Of Video That Depicted The Obamas As Apes: “Most Racist Thing I've Seen Out Of This White House”

Jennifer Graham / Deseret News:   Does Trump know he is waving goodbye to the normies, one controversy at a time?

Matt Novak / Gizmodo:   Trump Deletes Extremely Racist Meme About Obamas After Backlash From Republicans

Mary McCue Bell / Washington Times:   ‘Please stop the fake outrage’: White House defends Trump's post showing Obamas as monkeys

Steve Mollman / Newsweek:   Republicans Slam Trump for Post Depicting Obamas as Apes

David Edwards / Raw Story:   Loyal Trump ally sickened by Obama attack: 'Most racist I've seen out of this White House'

Alex Miller / Fox News:   Sen Tim Scott calls Trump post 'most racist thing I've seen out of this White House'

Jade Lozada / NOTUS:   Trump Posts, Then Removes Racist Video Depicting Obamas as Apes

Ana Ceballos / Los Angeles Times:   Trump shares, then deletes, racist image of the Obamas. White House blames a staffer

Steve Watson / modernity:   Democrats' FAKE OUTRAGE Explodes As Trump ‘Posts Video’ Depicting Obamas As MONKEYS

Tom Durante / Mediaite:   Here Are the Republicans and Trump Loyalists Who Demanded He Take Down Obama Ape Video

Haniyah Philogene / TheGrio:   Donald Trump sparks outrage with racist social media post of Barack and Michelle Obama

 Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Trump Posts Wildly Racist Video of the Obamas

Discussion:

Melina Khan / USA Today:   Trump posts video meme showing Barack, Michelle Obama as apes

TMZ.com:   Radio Host Tommy Sotomayor Says He's Not Offended by Trump's Racist Obama Post

Siladitya Ray / Forbes:   GOP Members Want Trump Apology For Racist Clip Of Obamas He Shared—Then Deleted

David Edwards / Raw Story:   Karoline Leavitt downplays fury over Trump's racist Obama meme as ‘fake outrage’

David Gilmour / Mediaite:   White House Shrugs Off ‘Fake Outrage’ Over Trump Post Depicting Obamas as Apes

CBS News:   White House says it removed Trump post with racist video of Barack and Michelle Obama

Don Lemon / The Don Lemon Show:   HOT TOPICS | Donald Trump's Vile, Racist Truth Social Post

John Amato / Crooks and Liars:   WH Responds To Backlash Over Trump's Racist Post Of The Obamas

 CNN:
Trump shares racist video depicting Obamas as apes on Truth Social, then removes it amid bipartisan outrage

Discussion:

Washington Examiner:   Trump takes down video depicting Obamas as monkeys after swift bipartisan criticism

Jenice Armstrong / The Philadelphia Inquirer:   Trump's sharing of a racist video of the Obamas on Truth Social is beyond the pale, even for him

Hannah Dailey / Billboard:   Jack White Goes Off on ‘Sick, Deranged’ President Trump for Posting Racist Video of the Obamas as Apes

Jelinda Montes / Salon:   Trump posts and deletes racist Obama video, sparking outrage across the political spectrum

Katie Herchenroeder / Mother Jones:   Trump Posts Video That Depicts Obamas as Apes

Charlie McCarthy / NewsMax.com:   Trump Deletes Obama ‘Monkeys’ Post After Bipartisan Backlash

Kay Wicker / TheGrio:   Jasmine Crockett and more condemn Trump's video depicting the Obamas as apes: ‘Most of us already know who Donald Trump is’

Anthony / WLT Report:   President Trump Sparks Controversy After Posting Video That Featured Obamas As Apes, Watch It Here

 New York Times:
Trump Shares Video Portraying the Obamas as Apes

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Bloomberg:   NY-NJ Gateway Tunnel Project Could Come to a Halt

 Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Trump deletes racist video depicting Obamas as monkeys after bipartisan backlash

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Robert Reich:   Is it unkind to describe our president as a racist pig?

Sarah Fortinsky / NewsNation:   Sen. Scott calls video shared by Trump 'most racist thing I've seen out of this White House'

Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:   Republicans condemn Trump's racist video portraying the Obamas as apes

Axios:   Republicans condemn “appalling” Obama video posted by Trump

Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:   Tim Scott calls Obamas video shared by Trump 'most racist thing I've seen out of this White House'

Shelby Talcott / Semafor:   Anger in White House over now-deleted Obamas post

Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:   Republicans Suddenly Shocked by Trump Racism After Ape Obamas Video

Al Jazeera:   Republicans condemn racist Trump video post depicting Obamas as apes

Siladitya Ray / Forbes:   White House Defends — Then Deletes — Racist Obama Clip Shared By Trump

Akayla Gardner / MS NOW:   Trump deletes racist video depicting Obamas as apes after backlash

Mario Parker / Bloomberg:   Trump Removes Racist Meme of Obamas After Bipartisan Rebuke

David Edwards / Raw Story:   GOP senator calls on Trump to ‘apologize’ for inappropriate Obama video: ‘Racist context’

Matt Durr / MLive.com:   White House calls backlash to Trump sharing racist Obama video ‘fake outrage’

Nick Anderson / Pen Strokes:   The Durable Base  —  Donald Trump's power rests on the unwavering loyalty of the Republican base.

Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:   ‘Disgusting! So Racist!’ Shocked Wolf Blitzer Refuses To Show Trump Post On Air

 April Rubin / Axios:
Racist video of Obamas removed from Trump's social account

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The Guardian:   Video with racist imagery of Obamas taken down from Trump's social media after Democratic outrage

Nick Gilbertson / Breitbart:   Video Portraying Obamas as Apes Deleted from Trump's Truth Social

Cassandra Buchman / Straight Arrow News:   Trump deletes racist video depicting Obamas as apes after backlash

Alex Young / Consequence:   Jack White on Trump's Racist Obamas Meme: “25th Amendment This Man

Siladitya Ray / Forbes:   Trump Shares Election Conspiracy Video Featuring Racist Imagery Of The Obamas Amid Late Night Posting Spree

Nick Moyle / New Jersey Online:   ‘Praying it was fake’: The only Black Republican senator just called out Trump for posting the ‘most racist’ Obama video

Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:   Trump shares video with brief clip depicting Obamas as apes

Jason Cohen / The Daily Caller:   Tim Scott Rips Trump Over ‘Racist’ Meme Video Of Obamas — President Deletes It

JD Knapp / The Wrap:   White House Defends Trump Truth Social Post Featuring Obamas as Apes: ‘Fake Outrage’

 Cameron Adams / The Daily Beast:
Trump Posts Vile Video of Obamas in Manic Late-Night Rampage

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Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:   White House Defends, Then Deletes Trump's Wildly Racist Obamas Post

Travis Gettys / Raw Story:   GOP lawmaker put on spot on CNN over Trump's ‘overtly racist’ Obama post

Jennifer Bowers Bahney / Mediaite:   ‘AUTOPEN!’ Newsom Skewers Trump's Claim An Aide Is Posting For Him

Brodigan / Louder With Crowder:   🔴 Watch! Donald Trump Posted Something... (Sources)

Just Jared:   White House Speaks Out After Donald Trump Shares Racist Video of Barack & Michelle Obama as Apes

 Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump's racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash despite White House earlier defending it

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Lucy Campbell / The Guardian:   White House takes down Trump's racist video about Obamas after outrage over ‘vile, unhinged’ post - live

Alyssa Vega / The Boston Globe:   Trump posted, then deleted, a racist video about the Obamas. Bipartisan backlash was swift.

Matt Vespa / Townhall:   About That ‘Racist’ Video the Trump Team Posted Featuring the Obamas...It's a Fake News Hoax

NBC News:   Lawmakers condemn racist video clip Trump posted depicting the Obamas as apes

The Times of Israel:   Trump posts, then deletes, video that includes racist depiction of Obamas as apes

Deepa Shivaram / NPR:   Trump posts racist meme of the Obamas — then deletes it

Alexander Willis / Raw Story:   Trump sparks fury after reaching ‘new bottom’ with ‘disgusting’ racist post about Obamas

Jared Carmeli / Democrats:   Republicans Turn on Trump After He Shares Racist Post

Troy Matthews / MeidasTouch News:   Trump Posts Racist Video of Barack and Michelle Obama

Eva Terry / Deseret News:   Rep. Burgess Owens responds to Trump's Truth Social post

Alex Bollinger / LGBTQ Nation:   Trump slammed for posting racist AI video of the Obamas as apes

WBUR:   White House deletes racist post, blames staffer

 Russell Contreras / Axios:
Trump revives racist imagery once seen as disqualifying

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Mary McCue Bell / Washington Times:   Trump team reverses course after posting video depicting Obamas as monkeys

Nick Moyle / New Jersey Online:   ‘Incredibly racist’: Trump's post showing the Obamas as apes sparks fierce outcry

 Asawin Suebsaeng / Zeteo:
BREAKING: Madman President Promotes Racist Video of the Obamas as Apes

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Hana Kiros / The Atlantic:   The White House Is Brushing Off a Racist Meme

Edith Olmsted / New Republic:   Trump Posts Racist AI Video of Barack and Michelle Obama as Apes

Todd Spangler / Variety:   Donald Trump Shares AI Video Depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as Apes; Newsom Slams ‘Disgusting Behavior by the President’

David Edwards / Raw Story:   GOP lawmaker demands Trump apologize for racist Obamas video: ‘Incredibly offensive’

Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:   Tim Scott Slams Trump's Obama Ape Clip as 'Most Racist Thing I've Seen Out of This White House'