5 h. ago ‘I really really wish I never got into politics’: Bro influencers who backed Trump are turning on the MAGA movement

“This is kind of crazy that that could be possible,” Joe Rogan said after President Donald Trump began sending migrants to his mega prison in El Salvador without due process

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4 d. ago ‘Trump’s decomposing ear of corn’: what does ‘hair certainty’ tell us about our leaders?

From Starmer’s stiff quiff to the Maga movement’s glossy TV locks, a politician’s mane can speak volumes – it says as much about what side of the divide they sit on as it does about the prevailing political windsLabour has an image problem. In a recent YouGov survey, people expressed a view that the party is “dishonest”, “only interested in themselves”, and “the same as the rest”. It’s no wonder that they are currently, terrifyingly, 10 points behind Reform in the polls. They also, by a slightly different – you could say less data-driven – metric, have a different kind of image problem. They lack “hair certainty”, from the top down. The idea of “hair certainty” was coined by the writer Simon Doonan. Writing in the buildup to the 2016 presidential election that would see Donald Trump first take office, he explained: “Presidential hair = hair with certainty Hair-certainty describes hair that is what it appears to be. No illusions. No Greco-Roman fakery. Presidential hair can be thick ...

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6 d. ago There were two paths for America and Lilith Fair was one of them. Sadly it chose the other | Emma Brockes

The all-female tour was a counterpoint to the era’s misogyny. We could do with some of that promise todayThere’s an argument to be made that the first person in the US to spot the oncoming freight train of the Maga movement – fully 17 years before the first election of Trump – wasn’t a political forecaster or a bearded contrarian but the rock star Sheryl Crow. In 1999, Crow appeared at a press conference backstage at Lilith Fair, the all-women music festival, during which she was asked about a disastrous appearance she had recently made at Woodstock ‘99. This was the Woodstock reboot in upstate New York marred by violence, sexual assault and an angry male crowd that heckled the few female artists present with, “show us your tits.” Crowe, smiling bleakly, said, “I’m hoping it doesn’t represent our future as a nation or the youth of America.”Well, as they say: ha. Crow’s comments feature in Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery, a new documentary by Ally Pankiw on Disney+ and a mind-blowing...

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1 week ago Donald Trump's influencer granddaughter Kai reveals golfer dream ahead of Ryder Cup

18-year-old Kai - the eldest of Trump's grandchildren - is already making waves off the course with deals worth more than $1 million, and has been 'training in the gym, getting stronger, and playing more' golf in hopes to become pro

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1 week ago DeChambeau calls on Trump to inspire US team to Ryder Cup glory at Bethpage

President will attend first day of competition on FridayDeChambeau: ‘I think he’ll be a great force for us’Bryson DeChambeau has called on Donald Trump to “inspire” the US team to Ryder Cup glory at Bethpage Black. DeChambeau’s rallying call arrived on the eve of the president making an appearance for day one of the contest between the US and Europe.The American’s message contrasted sharply with the approach of Europe’s Robert MacIntyre, who shrugged off any notion Trump could influence proceedings in New York. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump is waging culture war on Europe by promoting rightwing allies, report finds

Study says US president seeks to interfere in elections and ‘move the ideological centre of gravity’ in European politicsThe Trump administration is waging a culture war on Europe by aggressively promoting the Maga movement’s political and ideological allies on the continent and publicly humiliating the EU on the world stage, a joint report by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) and European Cultural Foundation has concluded.The study argues that the US president is actively seeking to interfere in European elections, transform the transatlantic relationship toward conservative values and rally Europe’s rightwing populists around the theme of free speech. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘CEO whisperer’ says US business leaders are privately anxious about democracy and state of economy under Trump

Famed Yale business guru Jeffrey Sonnenfeld said America’s top tycoons are freaked out by Trump’s ‘Maoist’ MAGA movement — despite some executives’ ‘Dear Leader’ praise in public

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2 w. ago Charlie Kirk memorial: Trump says he ‘hates’ his opponents at event attended by tens of thousands

President delivers mix of eulogy and campaign speech while JD Vance calls Kirk ‘martyr for the Christian faith’Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk’s widow, says she forgives man accused of murderVance puts Charlie Kirk’s Christian faith front and center – with an eye on 2028Donald Trump told a crowd of thousands that he “hates” his opponents at a public memorial to honor the rightwing youth organizer Charlie Kirk, even after Kirk’s widow said she forgives the man charged with fatally shooting her husband during an event at a Utah college.Tens of thousands gathered at the event in Arizona on Sunday, with the president giving the last of more than two dozen speeches, after emotional remarks from Kirk’s widow, Erika, and eulogies from the vice-president, JD Vance, four cabinet members and other senior White House officials, a reflection of the murdered activist’s deep imprint on the president’s Make America Great Again (Maga) movement. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Charlie Kirk funeral mixes rally and revival as mourners vow to spread Maga message

Emotions were raw as service began with Christian worship songs – and ended with a political speech from the presidentHours before the sun rose over the Arizona desert, tens of thousands of mourners snaked through the Valley toward the State Farm stadium in Glendale – where the conservative activist Charlie Kirk was lionized as a “prophet” for the streaming era and a defender of free speech, martyred in the line of duty.The memorial was part spiritual revival and part political rally, with a program that included Donald Trump and prominent members of the president’s Make America Great Again (Maga) movement. Mourners obliged the red, white and blue “Sunday best” dress code, filling the at-capacity venue with stars, stripes and Maga hats. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Thousands gather at Charlie Kirk memorial in Arizona where Trump to pay tribute to slain organizer

US Secret Service leads massive security presence, while conservatives demand punishment of those who disparaged rightwing ‘youth whisperer’Thousands were gathering in Arizona on Sunday for a public memorial honoring Charlie Kirk, the rightwing youth organizer who was fatally shot during an event at a Utah college.Donald Trump, his vice-president, JD Vance, and Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, were among a long list of prominent officials and figures expected to pay tribute to the slain activist, a reflection of his deep imprint on the president’s Make America Great Again (Maga) movement. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago After quitting the US, Britain seemed like a sanctuary from Trump’s Maga movement. Now I wonder, for how long? | Emma Brockes

I was the envy of the friends I’d left behind. Now it seems prudent to assess how much that nativism will truly take root hereThis time last year, I had just moved back to Britain from the US and was enjoying the almost universal envy of American friends. While they were looking down the barrel of a second Trump presidency with its guarantee of chaos and division, we had elected Keir Starmer by a landslide and were feeling pretty pleased with ourselves. I remember people congratulating me on the prescience of my move, which I absolutely took even though politics hadn’t been part of my decision (not least because, for most of 2024, I had assumed Trump would lose). Anyway, here we are a year later and who’s laughing now?I guess the answer to that is Nigel Farage and his Reform UK party, which has somehow managed to harness the anger, disappointment and shame felt by large numbers of people who voted for and were then let down by Brexit, and are now in search of another fire to light. ...

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2 w. ago I quit the US and Britain seemed like a sanctuary from Trump’s Maga movement. Now I wonder, for how long | Emma Brockes

I was the envy of the friends I’d left behind. Now it seems prudent to assess how much that nativism will truly take root hereThis time last year, I had just moved back to Britain from the US and was enjoying the almost universal envy of American friends. While they were looking down the barrel of a second Trump presidency with its guarantee of chaos and division, we had elected Keir Starmer by a landslide and were feeling pretty pleased with ourselves. I remember people congratulating me on the prescience of my move, which I absolutely took even though politics hadn’t been part of my decision (not least because, for most of 2024, I had assumed Trump would lose). Anyway, here we are a year later and who’s laughing now?I guess the answer to that is Nigel Farage and his Reform UK party, which has somehow managed to harness the anger, disappointment and shame felt by large numbers of people who voted for and were then let down by Brexit, and are now in search of another fire to light. ...

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3 w. ago Donald Trump says he is bringing $15bn lawsuit against New York Times

US president says he is bringing defamation and libel action in Florida against the newspaper, accusing it of being a ‘virtual mouthpiece’ for DemocratsDonald Trump says he has brought a $15bn lawsuit against the New York Times, alleging defamation and libel.In a social media post late on Monday, the US president accused the newspaper of a “decades long method of lying about your Favorite President (ME!), my family, business, the America First Movement, MAGA, and our Nation as a whole”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump says 'high degree of certainty' suspected killer of MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk in custody

‘I think with a high degree of certainty we have him in custody,’ Trump tells Fox & Friends

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3 w. ago Who was Charlie Kirk? MAGA star shot dead in Utah had bizarre link to Scotland

Charlie Kirk, a prominent figure in the MAGA movement, paid tribute to Scottish independence in his activism.

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3 w. ago Trump sends prayers after MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk shot in neck during university event: Latest updates

Turning Point USA founder attacked during outdoor speaking event at Utah college

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