President Joe Biden says he’s planning on running for a second term in office. “I plan on running,” he told Al Roker of NBC’s Today during an interview at the White House. Biden has long been hinting that he’s going to seek reelection, despite the fact that he’d be 82 …
Read More »Dalai Lama Apologizes for Telling Kid to 'Suck My Tongue'
His Holiness the Dalai Lama has apologized for telling a young boy to “suck my tongue,” an incident the the 87-year-old Buddhist leader claimed was done in jest. The incident took place back in February, in Dharamsala, India. The Dalai Lama was speaking to a young boy, who asked His …
Read More »How Sophie and Dua Lipa Taught Caroline Polachek About Her Place in Pop
When Caroline Polachek joined Dua Lipa for select dates on the Future Nostalgia tour, there was no room for error. In a recent interview with Pitchfork, the singer compared the run-of-show to a “military operation,” one in which every second of her half-hour long set had to count. Convinced she …
Read More »Justice Dept. Moves to Freeze Abortion Pill Ban
The Justice Department submitted a request to the 5th U.S. Court of Appeals on Monday asking to halt a Texas ruling that would ban access to the abortion medication mifepristone. The request comes after Texas Judge District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk on Friday issued an injunction suspending the nationwide distribution of …
Read More »This Cop Unleashed a Reign of Terror, Say the Wrongfully Accused
T he afternoon of May 21, 2020, Yolanda Irving was relaxing in her bedroom in East Raleigh, North Carolina. The city was in the throes of the Covid-19 pandemic, so her three kids milled around the apartment. Irving’s teenage daughter, Cydneea, was in her room across the hall, and her …
Read More »Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn Reportedly Break Up
Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn have reportedly ended their relationship after six years together, Entertainment Tonight first revealed. Sources also confirmed the split to People and Page Six. The breakup apparently occurred a few weeks ago, was amicable, and “it was not dramatic,” according to ET. “The relationship had just …
Read More »Companies That Get 'Woke' Aren't Going Broke — They're More Profitable Than Ever
“Get woke, go broke,” has become a rallying cry of the political right whenever they see a brand make the slightest effort to align itself with liberal or progressive values. It’s a meme that allows MAGA country to believe that there is ongoing, massive backlash to products that acknowledge and …
Read More »Texas Republicans Try to Break the Internet to Deny Women Abortions
There is more than one way to burn a book, Ray Bradbury wrote, and the world is full of people running about with lit matches. Texas House Rep. Steve Toth brandished the equivalent of a butane torch earlier this session when he introduced House Bill 2690, legislation that seeks to …
Read More »'Transatlantic': The Daring Rescue of Jews From Nazi-Occupied France
TV shows and movies inspired by real-life events tend to overstate the truth for dramatic effect. Netflix’s Transatlantic is a rare case of underplaying history — in this case, the work of Varian Fry, Mary Jayne Gold, and the rest of the European Rescue Committee, who worked to get Jewish …
Read More »Trump Pushed Staff to Hire Infamous Bigot Laura Loomer
Well, it turns out Laura Loomer is not going to be working on Trump’s campaign. The New York Times reported on Friday that Trump had asked his staff to hire Loomer — a notorious far-right conspiracy theorist with a rich history of bigotry —to work on his 2024 presidential campaign. …
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