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Rupert Murdoch is the wizard of Trumpism. And he’s more hell-bent on destroying America than Russian President Vladimir Putin. Toxic rail spills That is why Fox News has gone off the rails. That is, by spilling fake news that is even more toxic than the chemicals Norfolk Southern keeps spilling. More to the point, Murdoch… Read more.
Stories about teachers preying on students for sex used to dominate all media. You know, like the one that went viral just last week. Police arrested a teacher in Seattle for having sex with a 16-year-old student in his car and even in her home. The phenomenon of teachers f*cking students is exploitative. That’s why I denounced… Read more.
Alex Murdaugh is on trial for murdering his wife and son. O.J. Simpson was on trial for murdering his ex-wife and her friend. The fateful parallels are uncanny. And they became even more so when Murdaugh’s jury took a field trip to the crime scene, just like Simpson’s jury did. The Alex Murdaugh murder trial… Read more.
Fox News propagated the big lie that Democrats rigged the 2020 Election. And it accused Dominion Voting Systems of flipping votes to help them do it. Dominion filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News. Its filings have disclosed incriminating text and email exchanges among Fox personnel. And they are proving to be the… Read more.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with his Chinese counterpart at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. They discussed many bilateral issues, but only one question mattered: Will China supply weapons to help Russia finish off Ukraine? U.S. intelligence suggests China is considering providing arms and ammunition to Russia, an involvement in the Kremlin’s war effort… Read more.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is on a crusade. He’s banning African-American studies from public schools, claiming they impose a political agenda on school kids. This is a brazen case of projection. DeSantis is ensuring schools indoctrinate kids with a white-supremacist version of US history Rev. Al Sharpton led a march on Wednesday on Florida’s state… Read more.
Chinese officials are gaslighting liars. They make Donald Trump look like a Boy Scout. But, like a broken clock, they might be right this time. The mission of this Chinese spy balloon might be trolling more than spying. Chinese spy balloon But why would China launch a balloon to spy on US nuclear silos? Doesn’t that seem… Read more.
The Killing of Tyre Nichols was all too predictable. It played out like countless other cases of cops killing Black men. The Killing of Tyre Nichols Republican politicians offer thoughts and prayers after those shootings. But then they block legislation that could prevent them. Black activists offer eulogies after cops kill Black men. But then they refuse… Read more.
Nikki Haley has announced her intent to run for president. She is challenging Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. But she’s just the first of many Republicans expected to do so. Of course, she distinguished herself by taking down the Confederate flag. She did so while serving as governor of South Carolina in… Read more.
Congressional Republicans are treating George Santos like a skunk. But they would do well to smell themselves. Because, thanks to Donald Trump, Santos personifies what their party has become. ‘Today, on behalf of the Nassau County Republican Committee, I’m calling for his immediate resignation,’ chairman Joseph G. Cairo said at a news conference on Long… Read more.
