On January 7 in Minneapolis, a 37-year-old mother named Renee Nicole Good was executed in broad daylight by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent named Jonathan Ross. Her children, who had already lost their father, were orphaned when Ross fired three rounds into Good’s SUV and body. In the five days since her killing, I am not sure what has disturbed me more: the footage itself, which from every angle shows an unjust execution, or the hordes of sociopaths celebrating it online.
During the 2024 presidential race, it was difficult to consume much political news without coming across a reference to Project 2025: the right-wing establishment’s plan to use a second Trump administration to usher in a fundamental reorganization of American public life. Since Trump took office in January and the authoritarian project officially got underway, though, coverage of the initiative has fallen off. According to online journalism archive Newsbank, which tracks more than 12,000 outlets around the globe, Project 2025 was mentioned more than 50,000 times in 2024. Though one might expect mentions to increase as the project steadily becomes reality, journalistic references to Project 2025 have declined by more than 30% this year.
An out of control Oklahoma superintendent is trying to brainwash kids — and personally enrich former President Trump.
Three days after the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump, federal investigators have yet to uncover the motives of the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks. What little has been uncovered about Crook’s political views is ambiguous and inconsistent, with the New York Times reporting that he was a registered Republican who also donated to the Progressive Turnout Project.
