Author: Carol Marks
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Transgender Activism and Science: The Hostage Situation No One Wants to Talk About
Transgender activism and science are on a collision course. Douglas Murray’s latest piece in the New York Post finally says what most people already know—but are too afraid to say out loud: the transgender movement isn’t just about identity. It’s about control. Control of language. Control of institutions. And yes, control of science. Murray, in…
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Why Washington Is Stalling the Trump America First Agenda
It’s not just foot-dragging—it’s sabotage. As President Trump rolls out his second-term America First agenda, both the House and the Senate are finding ways to stall it. And yes—Republicans are in on it. As President Trump rolls out his second-term America First agenda, one group is consistently slowing it down: Congress. Yes, even the Republicans.…
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Zohran Mamdani Wins NYC Primary and the Death of America Marches On
What Just Happened in New York? Zohran Mamdani has defeated Andrew Cuomo in the New York City mayoral primary. Yes, that Andrew Cuomo—the former governor of New York, the face of establishment Democratic power for over a decade. He was not unseated by a centrist, a reformer, or even a traditional liberal. He was replaced…
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Trump: Cease-Fire Back On, But Iran and Israel “Don’t Know What the F* They’re Doing”
Cease-Fire Drama Follows Trump to NATO Summit As Donald Trump departed for the NATO Summit in The Hague this morning, he addressed the media with frustration over the fragile situation in the Middle East. Speaking bluntly, he confirmed the Trump Iran Israel cease-fire is technically back on, but made it clear neither side impressed him.…
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Massie v. Trump: The Constitution, the Grudge, and the Glow-Up
Calm Down, Thomas While the rest of the country was reacting to Trump’s precision strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities with either praise or panic, Rep. Thomas Massie came sprinting out of the woodwork waving a pocket Constitution like it was a red flag at a bullfight. This is not Constitutional. https://t.co/EU3fS5jcwb — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie)…
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Nancy Pelosi Plays the Market—And the System
Nancy Pelosi’s Trading Skills Would Make Wall Street Blush Nancy Pelosi and her husband raked in millions from the stock market last year—again. According to a New York Post article, the Pelosi household netted somewhere between $7.8 million and $42.5 million in 2024, with a return of 54%. To put that in perspective, the S&P…
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Joe Biden Takes Amtrak to D.C.—For What, Exactly? Ice Cream and Make-Believe?
Joe Biden’s Ice Cream Commute: The Babysitting Chronicles Continue Someone might want to break that news to Joe Biden that he is no longer the President. He’s been seen riding Amtrak to Washington, D.C. For what you ask? No one knows. It wasn’t just the sight of the man that raised eyebrows. No, it was…
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Whoopi Goldberg: From Hollywood Royalty to Iranian Dissident—In Her Mind
Whoopi Goldberg Thinks She’s in Tehran. Her Bank Account Says Otherwise. Some people are so rich, so famous, and so sheltered by their own celebrity bubble that they forget where they actually live. Enter Whoopi Goldberg, who, on The View, claimed that being Black in America is like living in Iran. Yes. Iran. The same…
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Former Coast Guard Officer Arrested for Threatening to Assassinate Donald Trump
Former Coast Guard Officer Arrested for Threatening to Assassinate Donald Trump – and the media shrugs. A former Coast Guard officer has been arrested for repeatedly threatening to assassinate Donald Trump—a disturbing case that adds to a growing pattern of political violence targeting the former president. For a country supposedly overrun with “right-wing violence,” there…
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An Americanist Side-Eye Dispatch #007: Feathers, Felons, and Freakouts
It’s Friday. Time to grab your coffee, brace for absurdity, and dive into another Americanist Side-Eye Dispatch. This week? Former NFL stars are catching felony charges. Legacy journalists are reinventing themselves as newsletter prophets. Senators are throwing tantrums. And Whoopi Goldberg is fantasizing about tar and feathers. The circus is in town—and we’re naming names…
