Short Take Politics
Obama posts real video of Trump arrest.
(Not really, it’s Andy Borowitz but hilarious)
WASHINGTON—Responding to Donald J. Trump’s posting of a fake AI-generated video of Barack Obama being arrested, on Monday the former president posted an actual video of Trump being criminally prosecuted in 2024.
The video shows Trump outside the Manhattan courtroom where he was charged with 34 felony counts and ultimately convicted on all of them.
“To be honest, I wanted to come up with some kind of crazy AI video to respond to his, but I’m no good with all of that tech stuff,” Obama said. “Fortunately, there was real video of him when he was on trial, so I guess I lucked out.”
At the White House, press secretary Karoline Leavitt blasted Obama’s post, stating, “Sharing actual footage of events that really happened is something that President Trump would never do.”
Immigrants or dogs?
Imagine being cuffed and forced to eat with your hands behind your back. That is what is happening in Florida for immigrants in federal custody. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/21/migrants-miami-ice-jail-abuses
Trove of MLK Jr. docs released
It will be fascinating to see if between Dr. King and JFK we learn anything. I predict not. https://www.npr.org/2025/07/21/nx-s1-5475234/martin-luther-king-jr-reco…