Saturday, May 16, 2026

What else but seething, punitive MAGA grievance explains its undying loyalty – absent real-world...

Whatever MAGA lives lack, brutalizing the even less powerful won’t resolve their miseries.

Graham blocks repeal of law giving senators $500,000 payouts over seized phone records

House votes 426–0 to undo provision that could grant multi-million-dollar awards to Republicans under 2020 election investigation.

Democrats’ last major obstacle to defeating MAGA for good

If all Americans regardless of their political beliefs, racial backgrounds, and economic standing were required to serve together and learn from each other to achieve a goal as a cohesive unit, it could be what helps future generations heal from the division that’s plaguing our political system.

The world’s oceans face triple planetary crisis: Report

The EU-funded report draws on decades of historical and current observational data as well as satellite measurements to create a resource for policymakers, scientists and citizens to more fully understand the challenges facing the world’s oceans.

Food companies intentionally make their products addictive, and it’s leading to chronic diseases

Foods with unnaturally high levels of sugar and salt keep Americans snacking their way to obesity.

91% of plastic isn’t recycled, new study finds

“We as a society need to consider whether it’s worth trading off some convenience for a clean, healthy environment."

Trump debased his own primary, slurred party foes & stole the election. What! No...

That my thought experiment won’t happen, indeed fail badly, reinforces a party going full speed towards a cliff without looking up from its insular "party favors."

Disney reverses course as Jimmy Kimmel returns after FCC threats spark free speech backlash

Disney says comments were “ill-timed,” but reinstates Jimmy Kimmel following FCC threats, nationwide protests, and a celebrity-backed ACLU letter warning of government-driven censorship.

‘An abject failure’: Economists trash Trump’s disastrous job creation record in year-end reviews

“The jobs aren’t coming back, the wages aren’t rising,” one economist said.