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I don't know who is in charge of Donnie's screentime, but seriously... Take the phone away. Now. In a truly bizarre and deeply unhinged post on his failing Truth Social echo chamber, Donald Trump heaped his praises on Allah as he boasted that the United States now has "tot...

Projection. It's all these people have. During yet another of their endless segments on Fox not "news" this Wednesday, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller went on an unhinged rant on Will Cain's show when asked about some comments by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cort...

I reported a couple of weeks ago on how Wisconsin's Democratic gubernatorial primary was turning into a three-ring circus. Lt Governor Sara Rodriguez's campaign had imploded with all sorts of campaign finance issues. Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley resurrected his...

Crooked Timber - how Hegsethian heroes destroyed themselves: a Bronze Age collapse;

Pharyngula - what did I live on from ages 0 to 30?

The Dworkin Report - 4 years inside Epstein’s bank records;

The Mahablog - a healthcare rant;

The Rude Pundit - America fucked crazy and now has to deal with the mess.

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One can only imagine how utterly Donald Trump and Whiskey Pete Hegseth have failed the sailors and Marines aboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln so as to cause multiple troops to throw themselves overboard in a desperate effort to end their horrific deployment. But that is how ...

I thought I’d read this book before, but after finishing it this week, I’m not sure I have. I thought Fahrenheit 451 was a book about book burning and censorship, which it is, but it’s moreso a book about feeling threatened by ideas. In it, government didn’t insist on banning books. A particular political wing […]

The press is freaking out about Democratic Socialist candidates winning elections all over the country.

They can relax, because the government of the United States thrives on different points of view, and thus -- compromise.

The Democrats can have any combination of points of view, as long as they play by the rules of democracy.

In fact nothing could be more reaffirming of democracy than having a wide range of new reps in Congress from different political viewpoints.

They can all work together and in doing so, give us another shot at the form of government we all believe in.

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New York City’s Taxi & Limousine Commission is looking to give its 180,000 drivers a break on costly fines that are stacked on top of license suspensions for missing required drug tests or vehicle inspections. The new proposal floats the possibility of eliminating $200 fines against already-suspended drivers who are more than 30 days delinquent […]

The post ‘Just The Beginning’: Mamdani Administration Moves To Cut Extra Fines for Taxi Drivers appeared first on The City Reporter.

Good morning, everyone. Tom Jones is out today, but the team at Poynter is keeping tabs on the latest media news and analysis. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will […]

The post Karoline Leavitt to step down as White House press secretary appeared first on Poynter.

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~ Summer’s at its end, no paths leading home, memories haunt, hunger leads wherever he does roam. The hazy starlight setting, the sun’s ready to rise. A frightened little orphan wipes dreams from sleepy eyes. ~ Soon the bells will ring calling all’s return. The timid sure to flounder, the hardy always earn. Darting through […]