Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Orwell, radioactive pigs, Godzilla, and, of course, Trump

George Orwell is not the only journalist to turn iconoclastic prophet.

Police officer remains on duty after beating unarmed man on video

While Internal Affairs reviews the arrest, the tattooed officer remains on active duty.

The dance of death

Idiots and charlatans, the handmaidens of death, lure us into the abyss.

Defunding police – how antiracist organizers got Seattle to listen

By halting a proposed $150 million police precinct, Seattle activists have made headway in redirecting funding toward services like affordable housing and education.

Victory: Maryland House passes bill to ban fracking

Maryland is leading the way in the movement to ban fracking.

Trump’s war on the truth tellers

Trump is actively destroying the truth-telling institutions our democracy depends on.

U.S. Attorney fired after refusing Trump’s order to resign

“I did not resign. Moments ago I was fired. Being the U.S. Attorney in SDNY will forever be the greatest honor of my professional life.”

Exxon, Peabody coal lobby for bill poised to load EPA science board with polluters

“That is a science advisory board – it will not function better by having fewer scientists on it."

Alec Baldwin should play the role of Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Millions of Americans will be watching this dinner on their TVs, most of them laughing so hard that they will be crying.