Rex W. Huppke – Page 37

An alligator floats in the Humboldt Park Lagoon in Chicago on July 9, 2019.

Column: EXCLUSIVE letter from the Humboldt Park Lagoon alligator: ‘I’m just trying to live my life’

July 10, 2019 at 9:37 a.m.

On Tuesday, an alligator was spotted in the Humboldt Park Lagoon, creating something of a stir throughout Chicago. I received a letter from the alligator early Wednesday, and present it...

FILE- In this July 30, 2008 file photo, Jeffrey Epstein is shown in custody in West Palm Beach, Fla. U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra ruled Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, that federal prosecutors violated the rights of victims by secretly reaching a non-prosecution agreement with Epstein, a wealthy financier accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls. (AP Photo/Palm Beach Post, Uma Sanghvi, File)

Column: Epstein sex trafficking charges could shine light on Clinton, Trump. Time for bipartisan revulsion.

July 8, 2019 at 8:12 p.m.

A number of rich and powerful people are sweaty this morning. That's because multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein was arrested over the weekend and arraigned in federal court today on sex trafficking...

A worker washes one of two M1A1 Abrams tanks that are loaded on rail cars at a rail yard on July 2, 2019 in Washington, DC. President Trump asked the Pentagon for military hardware, including tanks, to be displayed during Thursdays July 4th Salute to America celebration at the Lincoln Memorial.

Column: Welcome to Donald Trump’s Big Dumb Fourth of July Festival of Narcissism! A real show of farce.

July 3, 2019 at 7:39 p.m.

Greetings, fellow Americans* (*designation of "Americans" does not apply to critics of President Donald J. Trump) and WELCOME to President Donald J. Trump's "Salute to America" celebration of the Fourth...

Megan Rapinoe of the USA celebrates after scoring her team's second goal during the World Cup quarterfinal against France at Parc des Princes in Paris on June 28, 2019.

Column: Megan Rapinoe and U.S. women’s soccer take on the wretched, mole-people-descended English

July 1, 2019 at 1:51 p.m.

The U.S. women's soccer team's captivating World Cup journey continues Tuesday as Megan Rapinoe, Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan and the squad take on the team from England, a small and...

Some of the 3,457 Democratic presidential candidates take part in the first of two nights of debates on June 26, 2019, in Miami.

Column: What the (BLEEP) just happened? Rex Huppke’s ‘Week in Review’

June 28, 2019 at 9:39 a.m.

It's the end of the week, and like a Democratic presidential debate stage, my brain feels unnecessarily overcrowded. So let's weed out the lesser news items and get down to...

Camilla Taylor of Lambda Legal at her home in Evanston on April 11, 2019. She was was one of the lead attorneys on the landmark Iowa Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage there 10 years ago.

Column: ‘We really owe her.’ 10 years after Iowa same-sex marriage ruling, Chicago lawyer carries on the fight.

June 27, 2019 at 9:10 a.m.

John Sellers and Tom Helten live in Des Moines, Iowa, a few blocks from the church they were married in 10 years ago. On a wall in their family room...

Activists hold a candlelight vigil at the perimeter fence securing the U.S. Border Patrol station where lawyers reported that detained migrant children were held unbathed and hungry on June 25, 2019 in Clint, Texas. Nearly 100 children were sent back to the troubled facility Tuesday after it had been cleared of 249 children just days ago. Acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection John Sanders submitted his resignation in the wake of the scandal.

Column: How you can help migrant children in Trump’s border camps: (First — don’t send stuff).

June 26, 2019 at 10:38 a.m.

I wrote a column about the government-run camps housing migrant children along our southern border. Spoiler alert: I think it's unconscionable that the Trump administration is allowing children to be...

A makeshift altar in honor of Jakelin Caal Maquín, 7, a Guatamalan migrant girl who died in a Texas hospital two days after being taken into custody by border patrol agents in a remote stretch of New Mexico desert, is seen at her home village of San Antonio Secortez on Dec. 23, 2018. Jakelin Caal died after being arrested with her father and others crossing from Mexico on Dec. 6. after traveling more than 3,000 kilometers from their home in Guatemala. According to local media citing U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the cause of the death was "dehydration and shock."

Column: Quit arguing about what to call the migrant camps near the border. Children are dying. Don’t look away.

March 11, 2024 at 2:10 p.m.

Children are suffering in migrant camps along our southern border. They are living in cramped, filthy conditions. Many are sick. Six have died since last year. These are children. They...

Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful and former Vice President Joe Biden addresses the Moral Action Congress of the Poor People's Campaign June 17, 2019 at Trinity Washington University in Washington, DC.

Column: What the (BLEEP) just happened? Rex Huppke’s ‘Week in Review’

June 21, 2019 at 1:35 p.m.

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders flaunt their enormous ... egos Despite being the oldest of the Democratic presidential candidates, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders showed this week that they have...

President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida to officially launch his 2020 campaign on June 18, 2019.

Column: Democrats want to barbecue your children, and other things Trump’s 2020 campaign might say

June 19, 2019 at 1:16 p.m.

Hi, my name is Rex Huppke and I am driven by hatred, prejudice and rage. I want to destroy supporters of President Donald Trump and I want to destroy our...

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