Amaya Papaya for president! Love Island USA‘s headline-making seventh season wrapped tonight, crowning Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales as the winners. “I would do this ride all over again if it led me to him,” Amaya said. Prior to being announced the winners, Bryan and Amaya chose to “close off” …
Read More »Drake Taps Lauryn Hill, 21 Savage, Rema, More Surprise Guests for London's Wireless Festival
Drake headlined the three-day Wireless Festival at Finsbury Park in London over the weekend and it was a star-studded, surprise guest-filled affair. Lauryn Hill, 21 Savage, Rema, Vanessa Carlton, and more joined the rapper throughout the weekend. On Friday, Drake set the theme for the night. “This is the first …
Read More »Watch Coldplay Surprise Perform 'A Sky Full of Stars' at FIFA World Cup Halftime Show
The FIFA Club World Cup final between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain commenced today at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, and the halftime included a surprise performance by Coldplay, along with sets from the previously announced international lineup of Doja Cat (representing North America), Tems (representing Africa), and J Balvin (representing …
Read More »Senate Report on Trump Assassination Attempt Lists 'Preventable Failures' by Secret Service
A Senate report on the attempted assassination of Donald Trump cited “a cascade of preventable failures” by the Secret Service that allowed a would-be assassin to target him. The report, released Sunday by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, accused the Secret Service of denying several requests …
Read More »The Sabrina Carpenter You Don't Know
Sabrina Carpenter is as good as any current pop star at cultivating controversy and attention —the latest evidence was the now-subsided furor over her absurd Man’s Best Friend album cover, which seems to take cues from Spinal Tap’s Smell the Glove. “She’s leaning into it and laughing about it at …
Read More »Trump Said 'Alligator Alcatraz' Would Hold 'Menacing Migrants.' Most Don't Have Criminal Convictions
When Donald Trump touted his new Florida immigrant detention facility, which he dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” he promised that it would hold “some of the most vicious people on the planet.” Records obtained by The Miami Herald show the majority of detainees have no criminal convictions. “It’s known as Alligator Alcatraz, …
Read More »IRS Rules Churches Can Endorse Candidates. A Progressive Pastor Says That's Great
Donald Trump’s administration is giving churches a green light to explicitly endorse political candidates, without fear of losing their nonprofit tax status, under a proposed court settlement. And a leading figure on the Religious Left insists that’s a good thing for Democrats. The Internal Revenue Service — now led by …
Read More »Documents Show FEMA Calls Went Unanswered. Kristi Noem Claims It's Fake News
Facing a New York Times report citing documents showing that thousands of calls to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) went unanswered in the days following the devastating Texas floods earlier this month, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem deployed a favored strategy among Trump and his cronies: cry fake news. …
Read More »ICE Plans to Ramp Up Deporting Immigrants to Countries Other Than Their Own
A memo reveals the federal government is planning to deport immigrants to countries where they hold no citizenship, with as little as six hours’ notice and without any guarantees that they’ll be protected from torture or persecution when they get there. In the memo, obtained by The Washington Post, Todd …
Read More »Rosie O'Donnell Responds to Trump's Citizenship Threat: 'I'm Everything You Fear'
Rosie O’Donnell responded to Donald Trump’s threats to revoke her citizenship in a pointed message to the president that the actress shared on social media. Trump previously warned that O’Donnell — who was born in America but currently resides in Ireland — “is not in the best interests of our …
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