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Trumpism's powerful weapon against Western democracies is antisemitism
Given the events of the last two weeks, Donald Trump’s plans to become America’s first dictator are now much closer to being realized. This is not a fantasy or hyperbole. These are just the facts. In a decision that left the mainstream news media and political class stunned...
Experts: Georgia GOP officials lay groundwork to "obstruct" and "subvert" election certification
The Republican-controlled Georgia State Election Board on Tuesday pushed forward a proposed amendment to an election rule that would grant officials greater power to dispute election results — and election law experts are sounding the alarm. Given initial approval in a 3-1 vote Tuesday, the proposed amendment would mandate...
Unnamed Biden campaign officials view a grim path ahead
The call is coming from inside the house. The newest voice calling on the 81-year-old president to step down isn’t another pundit, mega-donor, or disgruntled Obama aide, but an official inside the president’s re-election campaign, NBC News reports. “He needs to drop out,” an un-named Biden campaign official...
“Not in this for my legacy”: Biden steadies course after successful NATO summit
President Joe Biden delivered a much-anticipated speech capping off a North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in Washington on Thursday, before taking questions in an open conference from the press for the first time since his debate against Donald Trump. Biden, embattled by the press and some in his own party,...
Too little, too late: Shelley Duvall always wanted her flowers, but not like this
Shelley Duvall never wanted to be a celebrity. She wanted to be a scientist. In a clip of a 1984 appearance on "Late Night with David Letterman," reposted on the show's YouTube page shortly after the announcement of her death at 75 on Thursday, she says as much herself. But watching this now — with her gone — and knowing how she struggled at the end of her life with feeling cast aside by an industry that is known for mishandling its eccentrics, the way Letterman treats her during their discussion is more revelatory than what she shares of her initial career goals.
Experts: DOJ has "sufficient evidence" to probe Clarence Thomas — but Garland won't go for it
A Justice Department probe of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas could uncover whether the justice knowingly and willfully filed false financial disclosure statements or failed to pay taxes on luxury gifts — despite Attorney General Merrick Garland's likely lack of political will to launch an investigation months before the November election, legal experts told Salon.
Biden campaign suspects Obama of secretly undermining president's reelection bid
Biden staffers have reportedly come to believe that Barack Obama is playing a central part in the plot to create further obstacles in the president's uphill battle for reelection. Despite Biden and Obama's buddy-buddy public image, there have allegedly been seeds of tension between the pair, with MSNBC host Joe...
After meeting with Putin in Moscow, Hungary's Orbán brings "peace mission" to Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Hungary’s right-wing Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, will meet with Donald Trump in his Mar-a-lago compound in Florida Thursday night after the NATO summit concludes in Washington, according to a person familiar with the plans, Time reported. This comes less than a week after the Hungarian leader met with Russian President Vladamir Putin in Moscow.
"Alf" child star Benji Gregory dies at age 46
Benji Gregory, the actor who portrayed child Brian Tanner in the NBC 1980s sitcom "Alf" has died at age 46. His sister, Rebecca Pfaffinger, confirmed his passing and wrote in a Facebook post that he "died from vehicular heatstroke" after falling asleep inside his car. "My brother Ben was found...
Shelley Duvall of "The Shining" dies at age 75
Shelley Duvall, the wide-eyed actor known for lending her talents to Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror classic "The Shining," passed away on Thursday in Blanco, Texas, which her partner Dan Gilroy confirmed to "Variety." She was 75. A family spokesperson shared that the cause of death was complications of diabetes, per The New York Times.
IRS crackdown on millionaire tax cheats nets more than $1 billion in revenue
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS announced that a yearlong effort under the Biden administration to crack down on delinquent rich taxpayers has reached a “major milestone,” with more than $1 billion collected as a result of the campaign. This large sum in tax debt...
"I know nothing about Project 2025": Hundreds of Trump allies are tied to Heritage Foundation scheme
While Donald Trump and his campaign try to widen the distance between themselves and Project 2025 — a 900-page playbook for a second Trump presidency — at least 140 people who worked in his administration have contributed to it, a CNN review found. “I know nothing about Project...
We sampled that Orwellian butter from "The Bear." If you can, you should too
Creatively speaking “The Bear” doesn’t contain much fat. People rank episodes from best to least as a matter of internet compulsion. Still, its overall consistency leads us to devour seasons in one sitting before rewatching carefully, like mindful eaters. The truly devoted look for the industry nods...
"Defense against hunger": Over 1,400 expert organizations fight back as the GOP tries to cut SNAP
On Tuesday, 1,422 national, state and local organizations representing communities across the country, sent a joint letter to Congressional leaders opposing “any Farm Bill — including the House Agriculture Committee’s Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2024 — which proposes cuts to SNAP,” or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Trump trashes George Clooney after "fake movie actor" calls for Biden to step aside
You know the tide is turning when two-time Oscar winning Hollywood actor and film producer George Clooney writes an op-ed in the New York Times urging President Joe Biden to step aside, an intervention that angered the president's loyalists. But Donald Trump too is purporting to take offense at the 800-word piece, trashing it on Truth Social by saying: “He’s turned on Crooked Joe like the rats they both are.”
A fixation on "clean eating" can be harmful
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Clean eating diets have become increasingly popular over the past few years. This style of eating emphasizes consuming whole foods and avoiding processed foods (even minimally processed foods) as much as possible. Given how important diet is for our health, we might...
"The money has absolutely shut off": Donors quit giving to Biden campaign after debate disaster
It has been two weeks since the debate and President Joe Biden’s campaign continues to suffer as donations seem to have slowed down to a halt, according to four sources close to the campaign who spoke to NBC News. The fundraising is “already disastrous,” one source told NBC News....
"Your question is ill-formed": Boebert mocked over fundamental misunderstanding of SCOTUS ruling
Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., used her time in a House Oversight Committee hearing Wednesday to press Environmental Protection Agency chief Michael Regan on whether or not he would roll back "unconstitutional regulations" in wake of Supreme Court's decision to eliminate the Chevron Doctrine. That prompted Regan to correct her misunderstanding of the decision.
"Angry" Jon Stewart blasts Biden for "becoming Trumpian" in response to valid worry that he'll lose
Jon Stewart on the latest episode of his "The Weekly Show" podcast tore into President Joe Biden over a level of "deceit" that the comedian argued stooped to the level of former President Donald Trump. Stewart's criticism of Biden follows the President's tough showing at CNN's June 27 presidential debate,...
Biden team resorts to Trump's "Access Hollywood" playbook as Democrats signal looming revolt
If you are busy attacking George Clooney as an out-of-touch Hollywood elite, you are either a bog-standard Republican politician or a Democrat on track to lose the White House. On Wednesday, the actor — who just weeks earlier helped President Joe Biden raise $30 million for his re-election campaign —...
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