The morning after a shooter opened fire at a concert in Las Vegas, killing at least 50 and wounding hundreds more, President Donald Trump began to read from a teleprompter. 

The president praised law enforcement, saying that “in moments of tragedy and horror, America comes together as one.” 

It was all pretty cookie-cutter, especially considering how the nation and the world has learned to hold its breath at such moments. After all, Trump has proven to be a man capable of saying jaw-dropping things at any moment, behind a podium or not.  Read more…

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Stephen Colbert is challenging celebrities to post awkward pre-teen pictures of themselves on Twitter using the hashtag #Puberme. For every photo shared, he’s donating $1,000 to Puerto Rico, and Nick Kroll agreed to match that. Read more…

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On Sunday’s Last Week Tonight John Oliver called out President Trump for his response to the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico.

Trump went on Twitter this weekend to rant about the Mayor of San Juan, Carmen Yulín Cruz’s poor leadership and how citizens want “everything to be done for them when it should be a community effort.” 

Oliver coined Trump’s comments as “horribly racist” and compared it to his political campaign: “Trump is basically saying, ‘When hurricanes hit our people, they’re not hitting our best. They’re killing poors. They’re killing lazies. And some, I assume, have said nice things about me.” Read more…

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The Simpsons got real at the end of its Season 29 premiere on Sunday evening.

After more than a week of politically charged chatter around the devastation in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria, The Simpsons cut through the bullshit to say something meaningful. Everyone, stop bickering and help these suffering people.

The episode concluded with a still image of the Springfield community, with Homer, Marge, Bart, Nelson Muntz, and Marge’s sisters, Selma and Patty, holding up the Puerto Rican flag. Marge also holds a sign that reads “Unido” (Spanish for “united”) while Lisa stands in the foreground, a tear in her eye. Read more…

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You know how super-expensive restaurants don’t always put prices on their menus?

I’m not saying the FBI paid an enormous sum to access a phone used by one of the perpetrators of the 2015 mass shooting in San Bernardino, California. But I am saying that the FBI just won a court battle for the right not to tell the public how much the job cost. According to the courts, the agency doesn’t have to mention the company it paid to unlock the phone, either. 

The Associated Press, Vice, and USA Today went to court to try to pry the information out of the FBI, but a judge recently ruled that the firm’s name and the price paid are national security secrets and techniques exempted from Freedom of Information Act requests.  Read more…

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As Puerto Ricans continue struggling for access to food and water, in New Jersey on Sunday, President Trump dedicated the trophy of the President’s Cup golf tournament to hurricane victims. 

While presenting the trophy to U.S. team captain Steve Stricker, Trump, referring to hurricane victims, said, “We’re going to dedicate this trophy to all of those people that went through so much that we love, a part of our great state, really a part of our great nation.”

In his statement, Trump continued to lament the the tragedy and damage wrought by hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. But amidst the dedication, the president again emphasized the effectiveness of his administration’s response. Read more…

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