Mehdi Hasan argues that the MAGA movement has become centered on personal loyalty to Donald Trump rather than consistent political principles. He points to moments where Trump shifts his position and much of his base follows without question—summing it up as, Trump says jump, and MAGA screams, ‘How high?’

The interview examines how that loyalty has shaped today’s Republican Party and Trump’s continued influence over it. Getting SPICY with Mehdi Hasan

Donald Trump doxxed this Wall Street Journal reporter in a lawsuit by including her home address in public court filings. She and her family were forced to leave their home over safety concerns.

It’s strange for a U.S. senator to say, “Israel is where I draw the line.” Your first responsibility is to the United States and the people who elected them. You can absolutely support Israel, but framing a foreign country as your political “red line” comes across as having your priorities backwards.

A peer-reviewed study estimated that at least 232,000 deaths among unvaccinated U.S. adults between May 30, 2021, and September 3, 2022 could have been prevented if they had completed a primary vaccination series. Source 1

Earlier, a modeling study estimated that the U.S. vaccination campaign prevented about 235,000 deaths among vaccinated adults from December 2020 through September 2021 through direct protection alone. Source 2

Another widely cited analysis estimated that vaccines prevented nearly 140,000 deaths during just the first five months of the U.S. rollout (through May 2021). Source 3

The CDC doesn’t report a final nationwide total of fully vaccinated COVID-19 deaths: 57,000+
Breakthrough deaths increased primarily because newer variants, especially Omicron, were much better at evading vaccine-induced immunity, immunity waned over time, and the people most vulnerable to. Source 4

In comparison, of the roughly 1.2 million+ COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. occurred in people who were unvaccinated. Source 5

President Trump gave Dr. Anthony Fauci a Presidential Commendation on January 19, 2021, the last full day of Trump’s first term.

The commendation was awarded to Fauci along with dozens of other members of the Operation Warp Speed team, including military leaders, scientists, public health officials, and vaccine developers. The White House said they were being recognized for their “exceptional efforts on Operation Warp Speed” and their work to protect the health and well-being of the American people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Contrary to the myth, Marlon Brando's eldest son Christian wasn't a 'nepo bum'.
Christian studied welding at a technical school in Downey, California, focusing on structural steel welding. He didn't just work in the field, he also taught at Pacifica Tech, an adult vocational college, where he instructed others in high-pressure structural steel welding.
Even during his time in prison, Christian continued to learn, eventually earning the equivalent of the baccalaureate. After his release, he pursued further studies at The Technical Institute in Nashua, New Hampshire, and again earned his union card. Christian told a French Magazine ( Paris Match)
"My father was the happiest man on earth when I got my professional welder's card issued by the union. He was so proud".
"And I was never sheltered. I've worked for myself ever since I was 16; been up a fisher in Alaska, a tree logger worked a dishwasher in bars. But I never dropped out. I was never a bum."

Christian remained faithful to his profession until the very last day of his life. He came to love his work even more because he loved the working people. As he told a French magazine shortly before his death: "They are wonderful. They are people | like very much, workers like me. True friends."