Saturday, May 16, 2026

F-35 jet program budget exceeds $406 billion, yet universal healthcare too costly

Members of Congress say the U.S. is "too broke" to increase spending on programs that intend to improve education and healthcare, but $27 billion more could go to F-35 jet program.

Supervolcano beneath Yellowstone could blow sooner than we thought – and wipe out life...

“It’s shocking how little time is required to take a volcanic system from being quiet and sitting there to the edge of an eruption.”
video

20K Bees Chased a Car for 2 Days to Rescue Their Queen Bee

Clearly, devotion knows no limits between a queen bee and her loyal subjects.

The federal government shouldn’t be trying to salvage our broken food system—we need a...

Congress is considering an allocation for the mass killing of farmed animals.

Four More Bankers Put on Ice

With four former executives of Kaupthing Bank having their convictions upheld this week, Iceland is showing the world that it's possible to prosecute bankers. So when will the U.S. catch on?

Former NYC Mayor Accused of Hitting Bicyclist and Fleeing Scene

Regardless of whether Dinkins knowingly fled the scene of an accident or was completely unaware of crashing into Garcia’s bicycle, questions arise about the 89-year-old former mayor is being hazard to others on the road.

Scott Walker Cuts Higher-Ed Budget, Funds Corporate Welfare

Scott Walker claims he wants to be America's next president. But with a track record of slashing funding for higher education, busting unions and going after welfare recipients, is this what America really needs?

Big data, big oil and white supremacy: Unveiling the dark forces behind Trump’s 2020...

In his new solo performance piece “The Truth Has Changed,” the “Gasland” director raises an alarm: The Democrats are ill-prepared for Trump’s oncoming misinformation campaign.

The end of Roe v. Wade would likely embolden global anti-abortion activists and politicians

If the US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade this year, it will mean the end of a decision that has survived 49 years worth of hostile legal challenges.

Disease-denying propaganda spews a pandemic of pandemonium!

We'll judge Trump Medieval Madness as we do other historic low points, like McCarthyism, interning the Japanese or 250 years of slavery plus a century of Jim Crow brutality.