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Who Knew Billions in USAID Spending Went To US Farmers?

Who Knew Billions in USAID Spending Went To US Farmers?

Oh, how delightful it is to watch the very farmers who gleefully cast their votes for Donald Trump now wring their hands as his policies come back to bite them. The Trump administration, in its infinite wisdom, has decided to freeze foreign aid spending, which just so happens to include

Girls Who Code: Because Nothing Says ‘Fix the Economy’ Like Banning Teenagers from Learning Python

Girls Who Code: Because Nothing Says ‘Fix the Economy’ Like Banning Teenagers from Learning Python

In the latest episode of “What Are They Even Mad About Now?” the Trump administration and its MAGA loyalists have set their sights on a new enemy: Girls Who Code. That’s right, folks. While the rest of us are out here trying to figure out how to afford eggs

Tariffs: You Fell For It

Tariffs: You Fell For It

Trump campaigned on how tariffs were a great thing that would make the country rich. Of course, anyone with even a middle school understanding of economics knows this to be garbage. Tariffs raise prices for US consumers and transfer their money to the government. It’s a tax. Oh, tariffs

The Ostrich Doctrine: The Bold Strategy to Solve Problems by Pretending They Don’t Exist

The Ostrich Doctrine: The Bold Strategy to Solve Problems by Pretending They Don’t Exist

Ah, the age-old strategy of sticking your head in the sand. It’s a classic move, really. If you can’t see the problem, it must not exist, right? Well, apparently, someone in the federal government has been taking notes from ostriches, because the latest trend in governance seems to

Boo Hoo: Her Friends Are Afraid To Go To Work

This woman is now sorry she voted for Trump. Her immigrant friends are unable to earn a living because they fear ICE will find them at their place of work. In her reply to the many, many “we told you so” comments on her Tiktok, she said both choices were

Republicans Want to Cancel Big Bird

Republicans Want to Cancel Big Bird

In a move that surprises absolutely no one, Brendan Carr, the newly minted chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has decided to flex his regulatory muscles by launching an investigation into NPR and PBS. Yes, you read that right. The same NPR that brings you thoughtful journalism and the

The “Iron Dome for America”: A Trillion-Dollar Umbrella That Won’t Fit

The “Iron Dome for America”: A Trillion-Dollar Umbrella That Won’t Fit

In a move that sounds like it was brainstormed over a game of Missile Command, the White House has announced plans to build an “Iron Dome for America.” Because, apparently, the biggest military budget in the world just wasn’t doing the trick, and what we really needed was a