Don’t Get Distracted-The Trumpstein Files Will NOT Go Away!
Below, you will find some headlines and events we may have missed. Feel free to share what you have found interesting as long as it comes from a credible source, not some RW cesspit.
Rapid Response:
Torturing Our Troops:
Religious freedom group says US military members were ‘pressured’ by commanders to see ‘Melania’
- The Military Religious Freedom Foundation says members of the U.S. military felt “pressured” to see “Melania.”
- The MRFF says it received such reports from service members at eight bases.
- In an email seen by BI, an active-duty member said their unit commander advised them to see the movie.
Mikey Weinstein, the president and founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, said the nonprofit received reports from eight bases around the world that U.S. military members were being “pressured” to see “Melania.”
The Fascist Felon and His Brownshirts:
Trump saw enough of the racist video to post it, but not enough to apologize. That tells you everything. A decent man who wasn’t racist would have owned it and said sorry. “I didn’t make a mistake.” ~ Donald Trump
— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) February 7, 2026 at 6:51 AM
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Removing a Video is NOT an Apology! See the Difference, Illiterate, Ignorant, and VERY RACIST MAGAts?!
Hours after posting a video depicting the Obamas as apes:
— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) February 6, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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MSNBC: Do you believe Donald Trump is a racist? HAKEEM JEFFRIES: If the guy is not a racist, he's certainly doing the best job that he can trying to convince us otherwise
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) February 7, 2026 at 7:46 AM
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Craven Assholes:
SAVE Act voter ID bill is on the minds of Trump and Congress: What to know
- The SAVE America Act would require photo ID to vote in federal elections and proof of citizenship to register.
- The House will vote on the proposal next week, as lawmakers pressure Senate leadership to change its rules to ensure passage.
- President Donald Trump has thrown his weight behind the bill and this week called for the nationalization of elections.
State Department will delete X posts from before Trump returned to office
The State Department is removing all posts on its public accounts on the social media platform X made before President Trump returned to office on Jan. 20, 2025.
The posts will be internally archived but will no longer be on public view, the State Department confirmed to NPR. Staff members were told that anyone wanting to see older posts will have to file a Freedom of Information Act request, according to a State Department employee who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation by the Trump administration. That would differ from how the U.S. government typically handles archiving the public online footprint of previous administrations