For years, adherents of the pro-Trump QAnon movement and MAGA influencers in its orbit spread unhinged conspiracy theories about human trafficking and the sexual exploitation of children by powerful liberal elites. Many believed that Trump was engaged in a secret war with this cabal of predators and would eventually bring …
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The French writer Gustave Flaubert famously warned, “You mustn’t touch your idols; the gilt will come off on your hands.” The reverse is true, too. Pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, who died this past Thursday at the age of 71, left gold paint fingerprints all over the childhood memories of …
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It was a week from hell that nearly broke Donald Trump’s administration. By the time it was over, the president had sustained more blowback and political damage for his administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files than he did for bombing Iran last month. “The week was a big kick …
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President Donald Trump took to Truth Social today to support Attorney General Pam Bondi while chastising his “so-called ‘friends’” in MAGA for caring about Jeffrey Epstein, and making demands for her to release files related to Epstein, “a guy who never dies,” he wrote. The definitely dead mogul and convicted …
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Dean Cain is not a fan of the direction Hollywood is taking Superman. The actor, who played the superhero on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Supermanfrom 1993 to 1997, said he is concerned about James Gunn‘s vision for the character. “How woke is Hollywood going to make this …
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Jon Stewart hit out at Donald Trump‘s “big beautiful bill” on the latest episode of The Daily Show, immediately pointing out all of the things the so-called spending bill aims to cut. “It’s a lot of painful cuts on a lot of vulnerable populations,” Stewart quipped. “But, to be fair, …
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The MAGA right has responded to the explosive feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk largely with pleas for the American president and world’s richest man to reconcile, if only for the greater good of Republican Party dominance. That doesn’t seem like that’s going to happen anytime soon considering the …
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In another time, the Bitcoin 2025 convention at Las Vegas’ Venetian hotel casino last week might have been most memorable for its cringeworthy moments. There was a group that wore shirts with the slogan “Jesus Loves Bitcoin” on the back. David Bailey, CEO of the parent company of conference host …
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Minnesota state Senator Justin Eichorn resigned from jail on Thursday, after being arrested earlier this week on charges of arranging to solicit a minor for prostitution. The MAGA Republican was arrested on Monday after being caught in a sting operation orchestrated by Bloomington Police. According to law enforcement in the …
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Saturday Night Live celebrated its 50th anniversary over the weekend, and while it’s more or less impossible to mount a three-and-a-half-hour variety show that pleases everyone, a single joke in this marathon running time has deeply upset thin-skinned Trump voters. Back in 2016, before Donald Trump was first elected president, …
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