COURIER covers Trump's bizarre "threesome" and the Not-So-Great American State Fair
Lisa Rinna stands up to Trump, SCOTUS rulings, and more
Hi folks —
It’s been another wild week here at COURIER’s newsroom! We’ve been busy covering ICE agents’ assault of a Chicago teen, MAGA’s disturbing reaction to the Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling, and more.
I also wanted to highlight Camaron Stevenson’s interview with Marina Lacerda, an Epstein survivor who was forced into a recruitment scheme run by his co-conspirators. You can watch this important piece and more on COURIER’s YouTube.
I’ll be out next week, but we’ll pick back up on Wednesday, July 15th!
- Charlotte Robertson
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What you need to know since Blanche courted Republican leaders
This week, a federal judge ordered the DOJ to unredact additional pages of the Epstein files and billionaire Leon Black was subpoenaed after a closed-door interview — COURIER’s The Cover-Up breaks down everything you need to know.
The Roberts Court’s “non-racist” plan to deport 330,000 people to a Level 4 disaster zone
Trump has spent years targeting Haitians with racist rhetoric. This week, the Supreme Court helped clear the way for him to act on it. Lisa Graves breaks down the Roberts Court’s latest failure in this week’s Grave Injustice.
The right exploits Caitlin Clark to push its white victim agenda
Right-wing media claim they are defending WNBA star Caitlin Clark from “trashy” and “unfair” treatment on the court. In Stop The Presses, Mark Jacob explains how women’s sports are being weaponized to manufacture white victimization.
In February, Kansas passed a bill requiring transgender residents to change their driver’s license gender markers — and now it’s causing major problems. COURIER’s Kat Tenbarge breaks down how forced gender-marker changes like these can create increased confusion and risk during police encounters.
On COURIER’s TikTok, you can see the top post of the week here with 1.5 million views and 57.9K likes. On COURIER’s Instagram, you can see the top post of the week here with 324,000+ views and 55,599+ likes.
Reality TV icon Lisa Rinna disses MAGA Republicans
Lisa Rinna has been a vocal critic of MAGA Republicans and frequently uses her platform to speak out against the Trump administration. COURIER shared a viral video of her dissing MAGA.
Trump’s ‘Great’ American State Fair sees painfully small turnouts
The attendance of Trump’s “Great American State Fair” seems to fall far short of expectations despite heavy promotion and claims of “thousands” of attendees. COURIER did a side-by-side of the fair and recent No Kings Protests.
Trump says he’ll have a ‘threesome’ with his two sons
"I see my two beautiful sons sitting there. I think I'm going to give one to myself, one to them, and we'll have a threesome," Trump said at the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. COURIER shared the bizarre video.
Nebraska filing for new ‘America First Party’ mirrors Trump campaign planks
A second new political group launched in Nebraska in just one week, raising questions about whether it’s designed to siphon conservative votes from independent Senate candidates. Courier Nebraska has the story.
California professor fired for pro-Palestine activism to be reinstated
Dr. Sang Hea Kil became the first tenured professor to win her job back after being terminated for criticizing the genocide in Gaza, in a ruling that could reshape battles over academic freedom nationwide, reports Courier California.
NYC hospitals preemptively cut gender-affirming care for minors
Three major New York hospitals halted gender-affirming care for transgender youth after federal funding threats, prompting protests from families demanding services be restored. COURIER New York has the story.
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