Brains and Eggs: Laugh to keep from cryin'

We put together a cartoon collection about Elon Musk's 'awkward gesture': https://t.co/e5Us1QKaNz

This one is by Oliver Ploux.#ElonMusk #nazisalute pic.twitter.com/u8KrtiIxZ6
— Cartoon Movement (@cartoonmovement) January 22, 2025

The future of the next generation is being stolen due to the misconception of endless growth on our finite planet. The Earth is a closed system for materials. "We are stealing the future, selling it in the present, and calling it GDP" - Paul Hawkenhttps://t.co/DLIGn4uJnd
— Peter Dynes (@PGDynes) January 12, 2024

Medicare for All#SocialistSunday pic.twitter.com/AbBHq010MV
— screamschildrenremoved (@PDiddie) April 13, 2025

This cartoon was drawn in 2009. pic.twitter.com/nwDtBVjU2M
— Friendly Neighborhood Comrade (@SpiritofLenin) July 27, 2024

most of what we fight over is made up pic.twitter.com/KQ4e6o9umf
— HumanBeingAwkward (@humanbeingawk) November 28, 2025

The Bullock Museum completed a five-year project in December to make all 16,000 years of Texas history encapsulated within its walls available to visitors in both English and Spanish.https://t.co/hGF86uGJx9
— KUT Austin (@KUT) February 8, 2024

If you zoom in on this 1873 map of Houston, you'll see all sorts of interesting stuff, including the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and White Oak Bayou, which, because it formed a natural turning basin for boats to turn around, was the primary reason the Allen Brothers, John Kirby… pic.twitter.com/yEZ8x47u7r
— Traces of Texas (@TracesofTexas) February 6, 2025

Houston, Texas, and US blog roll

Futurism

Wave of Suicides Hits as India’s Economy Is Ravaged by AI - "Very alarming." The post Wave of Suicides Hits as India’s Economy Is Ravaged by AI appeared first on Futurism.
Courthouse News

EU energy chief says ‘growing concern’ over dependency on US gas - But the bloc risks enraging Trump if it looks to diversify, as vows to buy huge amounts of fossil fuels were a key part of a trade deal the two sides struc...
The Guardian (U.S. news)

Trump says he’ll ‘de-escalate’ Minnesota immigration crackdown even as raids continue - Fallout from shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents dogs White House as outrage mounts and protests are planned Donald Trump claimed without offering ...
The Hill

Bari Weiss stumbles amid CBS takeover; here's how she can get it right - CBS News became CBS News by earning trust over time, not chasing relevance overnight. Reinvention is necessary. Compromise on core principles isn’t.
Mediaite

‘Zero!’ 2028 Dem Hopeful Savages Biden for Failing to Make Americans’ ‘Lives Better - Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro (D) savaged former President Joe Biden and his team for failing to make Americans' "lives better." The post ‘Zero!’ 20...
The Daily Poster

Kushner Rezones Gaza For Profit - The investor-lined Board of Peace’s plans for “New Gaza” include plans for coastal tourism zones and data centers.
The Week

Saving for a down payment on a house? Here is how and where to save. - The first step of the homebuying process can be one of the hardest
Scheerpost.com

The War Intervention: AI, Data Centers, and the Environment - By: Aaron Kirshenbaum for Codepink Early on Saturday, January 3rd, Venezuela was attacked on behalf of oil, mineral, tech, andweapons profiteers in a regim...
Raw Story

We still don't know who killed Alex Pretti. We do know who must pay - Days after the brutal execution of 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, we still don’t know the identities of the masked ICE agents who shot him dead....
memeorandum

Trump hangs picture of himself with Putin in White House (Kent Nishimura/The Times) - Kent Nishimura / The Times: *Trump hangs picture of himself with Putin in White House* — After months of tension the Russian leader has taken pride of ...
Mother Jones

Is This a Police State? - A version of the below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time) and provides b...
Salon.com

“We are Minnesota strong”: Rep. Ilhan Omar attacked at town hall - The Democratic representative was sprayed with a strong smelling liquid, but is unharmed
San Antonio Current

Judge halts deportation of Liam Conejo Ramos from San Antonio-area detention facility - A federal judge has issued a temporary order halting the deportation of Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old detained by federal immigration agents in Minn...
Earthworks

Honoring Katherine Jefferson Bancroft, protector of land, water, and culture - It is with deep sadness that Earthworks mourns the loss of Katherine Jefferson Bancroft, who passed away this week. Kathy … The post Honoring Katherine ...
Houston Public Media

40 years after Challenger: Lingering guilt and lessons learned - Forty years after the Challenger disaster, NPR explores the engineers' last-minute efforts to stop the launch, their decades of guilt and the vital lessons...
Daily Cartoonist

Ed Fischer – RIP - Long time Midwest editorial cartoonist Ed Fischer has passed away. Edward Vincent (Ed) Fischer August 10, 1937 – January 24, 2026 From the obituary: Ed Fis...
Common Dreams

As Congress Abdicates War Powers Responsibility, Rubio to Defend Venezuelan Operation - Secretary of State and Acting National Security Advisor Marko Rubio will today testify on the Trump administration’s actions in Venezuela earlier this mo...
Capital & Main

Another Minnesota Moment - Despite Trump’s best efforts to wipe out the legacy of George Floyd, history reasserts itself. The post Another Minnesota Moment appeared first on .
Alternet

MAGA moms urge followers not to let 'compassion' imperil Trump’s agenda - Some conservative women who were prominent figures in the Republican Party in the past — columnist and former Nancy Reagan speechwriter Mona Charen, cons...
The AltWorld

Davos 2026: Vers un nouveau désordre mondial - Le Forum économique mondial, également connu sous le nom de Forum de Davos, s’est tenu en Suisse […] The post Davos 2026: Vers un nouveau désordre mondia...
Eschaton

Nom Nom - This particular incident is "funny," but generally shoving AI into everything means the plagiarism machine is inevitably eating an immense about of things ...
Al Jazeera English

Trump says US ready to attack Iran with ‘speed and violence’ - Fears of a US attack on Iran are again heightened after Donald Trump threatened action “like with Venezuela.”
Axios

Trump's Minnesota de-escalation lasts less than 48 hours - President Trump renewed his verbal attacks on Minnesota officials over the last 24 hours, jeopardizing attempts to de-escalate tensions between his admin...
Ballot Access News

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville, Who is Running for Alabama Governor, Faces Qualifications Challenge - Last year, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville announced he is running for Governor of Alabama in 2026. President Trump endorsed him for that position on January...
Daily Howler

WITNESS: Bearing witness was simple as ringin' a bell! - *WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2026* *Last night's attack on Omar: *"Citizens with smartphones are supplementing journalists in gathering facts." So writes Ge...
Dissident Voice

China’s 2D Chip Fab Leads The World – And Freaks It Out - Faster, cooler, smaller, cheaper, they bypass US embargoes. And 2D fabs are 100% Chinese IP. The chip war we started is going as well as the Vietnam War ...
Election Law Blog

My New One at Slate on the 50th Anniversary of the Buckley v. Valeo Decision: “One Supreme Court Case Is Most Responsible for Our Oligarchy. It’s Not the One You Think.” - I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: Whether or not money is the root of all evil, the root of our current American oligarchy is a single Supr...
Mediagazer

The Television Academy merges the Outstanding Scripted Variety Series and Outstanding Talk Series into a single category for 2026 Emmys as submissions decline (Casey Loving/The Wrap) - Casey Loving / The Wrap: *The Television Academy merges the Outstanding Scripted Variety Series and Outstanding Talk Series into a single category for 20...
NPR's Health Shots

Here's what to know about the $50 billion states are getting for rural health - To satisfy Republicans opposed to last summer's cuts to health care, the Trump administration launched an ambitious 5-year initiative known as the Rural He...
Edinburg Politics

Rep. Terry Canales, Sen. Juan Hinojosa, and Edinburg Mayor Omar Ochoa hail new $10.9 million DPS Hangar 5 as “a fortress of readiness that will house the guardians of our skies” - FEATURED, FROM LEFT: Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg; Edinburg Mayor Omar Ochoa; and Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen. The three South Texas leaders on Monday,...
Undernews

Meanwhile. . . - *NB C *- Amazon said it was slashing another 16,000 jobs across the company in an ongoing bid to restructure the trillion-dollar firm. The company's se...
CultureMap Houston

Future of Texas chain Twin Peaks uncertain after bankruptcy filing - Bad news for people who need booty shorts and tight shirts to enjoy their buffalo wings with. On Monday, January 26, Twin Hospitality Group, the parent com...
The Verge

Beyond Meat’s protein soda might be its last chance and best hope - Beyond Meat just launched a new product that's even further from meat than ever before: a protein soda. Beyond Immerse is the company's first product that ...
Bonddad

Regional Fed manufacturing indexes suggest rebound continued in January, with continued inflationary (tariff-related?) pressures - - *by New Deal democrat* Although the last federal government shutdown has been over for 2.5 months — and a new one might begin this weekend — with ...
SCOTUSblog

Second Amendment jurisprudence is a mess - The Supreme Court has made a mess of the law concerning the Second Amendment. Two years ago, in the last Supreme Court decision about the Second Amendmen...
Deadline Politics

Apple CEO Tim Cook Says “Deescalation” Needed In Minneapolis, Says He Shared His Views With Trump - Apple CEO Tim Cook weighed in on Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, which has led to further national outrage following federal agents ki...
naked capitalism

Population Growth Slows to Crawl, Net Migration May Turn “Negative”: Census Bureau’s New Population Estimates - Population stagnation or even shrinkage has major implications for prospects for housing, employment, and consumer spending.
Glasstire

Subterranean Chambers of the Spirit: Christos Pathiakis’ “Erebos” at Northern-Southern Gallery, Austin - Have you ever deeply desired a descent into a dark underworld filled with magic realism, the risk of the unknown, and remnants of ancient rituals that ha...
Second Nexus

Details People Saw In Movies That They Called BS On Because Of Their Job - Movies are designed to entertain us. As such, they often take creative license with reality. After all, reality can be less than cinematic. And most aud...
Countercurrents

Wearing My Face: Photo Feature as Sr. Ranit walked down the Jubilee aisle - Very recently a friend shared with me her experiences about power wielded by media in making or marring a thing that they decide to publish. She is the hea...
Political Wire

What Should Americans Do Now? - George Packer: “A lawless regime is an illegitimate one. If the country seems to have reached a breaking point in Minneapolis, this is why. And yet Minneap...
First Draft

The Feds Deliberately Targeted Alex Pretti? - The feds are making a list and checking it twice.
El Paso Matters

Experience El Paso Opera’s ‘La Bohème,’ explore border design at Rubin Center - A reimagined La Bohème opera and a Rubin Center exhibition exploring creativity anchor this week’s cultural events in El Paso. The post Experience El P...
Bracing Views

The Trillion Dollar War Machine - A Disturbing Primer on the Military-Industrial Complex BILL ASTORE JAN 27, 2026 Wow. Just wow. That was my response after reading “The Trillion Dollar War ...
Democracy Now!

Abolish ICE: Rep. Delia Ramirez Calls for Defunding DHS & Defends Rep. Ilhan Omar After Attack - We speak with Congressmember Delia Ramirez following an attack on her colleague, Congressmember Ilhan Omar, who was sprayed with an unknown foul-smelling l...
The Conversation

The end of ‘Pax Americana’ and start of a ‘post-American’ era doesn’t necessarily mean the world will be less safe - The US may be stepping back from some engagements on the world stage. That’s not necessarily bad news for the rest of the world, an analyst argues.
Vox

Who do you believe about the end of the world? - Not everyone wants to rule the world, but it does seem lately as if everyone wants to warn the world might be ending. On Tuesday, the Bulletin of the Atomi...
Techdirt.

Brendan Carr Pretends To Care About Competition, Helps Larry Ellison Undermine Netflix Warner Brothers Merger - Our shitty autocrats are nothing if not predictable. As we just got done noting, the Trump administration and their right wing extremist billionaire friend...
Texas Observer

Austin’s Willy Baltazar Is a Man of Many Masks - On the back porch of his Southeast Austin home, Willy Baltazar displays a vibrant Día de los Muertos-style altar that honors more than just ancestors. Li...
Consent Factory, Inc.

The Golden Age of America Made Great Again - Has America been made great again enough for you yet? I asked that question back in May of last year in a column titled The Godzilla Window. It didn’t go o...
Ecosophia

Evil Makes You Stupid: A Case Study - Yes, as most of my readers are probably aware by now, I’ve relocated. It’s been a little less than two years now since my wife Sara died; it’s been a rough...
Rallblog

Dead As a Dog? | DeProgram with Ted Rall and John Kiriakou - LIVE 9:00 am Eastern time, Streaming Anytime: Political cartoonist Ted Rall and CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou deprogram you from mainstream media every...
Greg Palast

Gen Z Divorces MAGA - Ethan Lieberman recently joined the Palast team following completion of his degree in journalism (summa cum laude!). At 22, he is in the heart of Gen Z. So...
Space City Weather

Beware of freezing fog this morning as cool temperatures continue for the region - In brief: In this morning’s post we discuss the phenomenon of freezing fog, which parts of the region are experiencing this morning. We also talk about Hou...
Consortium News

PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Past of Trump’s War on the Future - The Trump-McMahon education edict: You will cooperate as we destroy the tradition of intellectual exploration that has endured for a thousand years — or we...
ArcaMax

The State That Stands Up to ICE - President Donald Trump and his federal forces chose the wrong city and state for the escalating war on civilians out on the streets and in their homes, res...
Earth 911

What the EU’s Right to Repair Means for American Consumers - While the U.S. has moved toward policies that are less friendly to the environment and... The post What the EU’s Right to Repair Means for American Consu...
The Root

Even More Fabulous Black Styles From Paris Fashion Week - Teyana Taylor, Damson Idris and Tyla were among the Black stars who have been spotted out and about during Paris Fashion Week. Read more...
The Smirking Chimp

‘You Can’t Have Guns’: Trump Stuns With Anti-2nd Amendment Demand for Protestors -
Skeptophilia

Through a glass, darkly - I was chatting with my younger son a couple of days ago. He's a professional scientific glassblower, so anything having to do with the properties, chemist...
Ian Welsh

America’s Leaders In Waiting Have Identified Themselves - This was the situation when they fired: Right hand holding his phone. Left hand on the ground. Zero threat to anyone. His gun, holstered, which he never we...
Off The Kuff

Interview with Abbie Kamin - I promised you two excellent candidates for Harris County Attorney. I gave you one on Monday and I’m giving you the second one today. You are surely famili...
Slate

My Girlfriend’s Deviant Behavior at the Gym Is Stressing Me Out - I don't want to get kicked out!
San Antonio Report

How South Texas tap water spurred a breakthrough that could bring down the cost of drug discovery - Chemists at Southwest Research Institute stumbled onto a purification breakthrough that could bring down discovery costs in drug research. -----------------...
Infidel753

The Trumptanic hits the ICE berg - It was supposed to be Trump's big winning issue. In mid-2024, 62% of Americans, including 53% of Hispanics, favored mass deportation of illegal aliens. ...
WhoWhatWhy

Frost on ICE - [image: Fire, ICE, Killing, Frost] Great poetry resonates, sometimes accidentally. Frost on ICE originally appeared on WhoWhatWhy
Crooked Timber

A New Hope - Ever since it became evident that Trump was likely to be re-elected, I’ve been among the most pessimistic of commentators on the likely course of US politi...
ProPublica

New Bills Seek to Rein In Oil Companies’ Pollution of Oklahoma Groundwater - The post New Bills Seek to Rein In Oil Companies’ Pollution of Oklahoma Groundwater appeared first on ProPublica.
Grist

Trump destroyed offshore wind. The Northeast can’t live without it. - To keep the lights on, states like New York and Massachusetts will need to build projects that are currently “impossible.”
High Country News

An EPA proposal would make it harder for tribes to protect their water - The agency’s plan would narrow water quality reviews and eliminate one of the few ways that tribes can their enforce treaty rights. The post An EPA prop...
Crooked Media

Has the World Finally Decided To Stand up to Trump? - The post Has the World Finally Decided To Stand up to Trump? appeared first on Crooked Media.
Counterpunch

Trump’s Nuclear Weapons Tests Threaten Breach with Europe - The only remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia, the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, NewSTART, expires on February 5, 2026. R...
World Socialist Web Site

Was Alex Pretti the subject of a targeted assassination? - Emerging evidence strongly indicates that the murder of Pretti was a targeted assassination carried out by the Trump administration’s paramilitary forces i...
jobsanger

Is Our 250-Year Experiment Opposing Tyranny Now Over? -
Informed Comment

An Army of ICE Agents Has Invaded Minnesota. Will They Succeed in Rendering Law Powerless? - Minnesota is an occupied land, abused by lawless thugs. We are all Minnesotans.
OpEd News

The First Amendment is the Call to Freedom and Now is the Time to Celebrate Resistance - Criminalizing dissent has long been the playbook utilized by tyrannical rulers to undermine democracy. The response to combat this authoritarian recipe and...
Workers World

What unites Palestine and Minneapolis - [image: What unites Palestine and Minneapolis] During the January 23 protest at Union Square in New York City, Workers World Party displayed placards sayin...
Liberation News

LEAKED: ICE is set to invade Springfield, Ohio - Starting February 4th, Springfield will be the site of another ICE surge from the Trump administration’s racist, anti-immigrant crackdown. Temporary Protec...
Brad Blog

Trump Blinks, Bovino Out, MN Op Falters but Continues as Midterm Accountability Looms: 'BradCast' 1/27/2026 - We've got a lot to get to on today's BradCast. While much of our coverage may seem like a grab bag from the headlines above, you'll find there is a central...
Socialist Alternative

Students Walk Out Against ICE - Students across the Twin Cities walked out of school virtually every day of the week after Renee Good’s murder. Shutting down schools was an important part...
The Greanville Post

FORTIFIED HAMLET - WILFRED BURCHETT—"You intended to blow yourself up with the two Americans?" I asked, and he eyed me calmly and said, "Of course." Looking at him, I thought...
Portside

This Could Be the Moment MAGA Collapses - This Could Be the Moment MAGA Collapses Judy Tue, 01/27/2026 - 20:23
Idavox

H.K. Edgerton, ROT IN HELL! - Uncle Ruckus had nothing on this one. A Black man that loved the Confederacy and... The post H.K. Edgerton, ROT IN HELL! appeared first on Idavox.
Popular Resistance

Canada Condemns USA, Declaring ‘New World Order’ In China - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has garnered a lot of attention for a speech he delivered at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, in which he cond...
Wolf Street

Population Growth Slows to Crawl, Net Migration May Turn “Negative”: Census Bureau’s New Population Estimates - Hugely important for housing, employment, and consumer spending.
The Rag Blog

MARIANN GARNER-WIZARD / REMEMBRANCE / Robert “Bob” Pardun, beloved prairie radical - By Mariann Garner-Wizard / The Rag Blog / January 27, 2026 Robert Pardun was born June 30, 1941 and passed away January 16, 2026 after a long struggle with...
Progressive.org

Save This Law That Helps Add Affordable Housing - The Trump Administration wants to weaken the Community Reinvestment Act, which combats housing discrimination against communities of color and moderate inc...
Antiwar.com

Trump’s Doubling Down on Imperialism in Latin America Is a Formula for Decline - Originally appeared at TomDispatch. Give Donald Trump credit. He’s added new meaning to that ancient phrase “gunboat diplomacy.” In fact, by the time I wro...
Non-violent grassroots reform and democracy

Buried Human Rights Reports Few Ever Heard Of! - Many of the biggest Human Rights groups in the world have been documenting atrocities by Israel against Palestinians for decades, possibly going back to...
Mondoweiss

As Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ presses forward, Palestinians in Gaza fear what lies ahead - [image: Donald Trump announces the "Board of Peace" on January 22, 2026, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.(Photo: ©2026 World Economic For...
Church and State

Has Donald Trump now created his intended dictatorship? Our next move? - The murder of Alex Pretti clearly documented by video proves the ICE agents had killed a man who had no intention of attacking anyone.
slacktivist

Postcards from America (01.27.26) - "Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law."
Alas, a Blog

Wanted - ICE agents are the worst people in the world. If you’re a good person and you’re working for ICE, you don’t really exist, because all the good people have ...
The Grayzone

Paul Mason plotted to sue The Grayzone over factual reporting, new leaks show - Newly-leaked emails show ex-leftist journalist-turned-snitch Paul Mason attempted a legal crusade to silence his critics and censor The Grayzone’s report...
Novara Media

USA at Boiling Point: the ICE Murder Backlash - Donald Trump has sacked his border chief, Gregory Bovino – but rage at the killing of a second US citizen continues to engulf the country. Plus: Matthew Go...
Rewire

Government Killings and Kidnappings in Argentina Drove Mothers to Revolt—And Eventually Win - After the regime "disappeared" their children, Argentina’s Madres de la Plaza de Maya relentlessly demanded justice—and exposed the atrocities of a dicta...
Texas Standard

Texas’ concealed carry law author feels ‘disgust’ at Border Patrol shooting in Minneapolis - Jerry Patterson, a former state senator and land commissioner, wrote an op-ed calling out Trump administration officials.
Angry Bear

Repeat home sales indices for November indicate continued rebalancing vs. new home prices — at a glacial pace - – by New Deal democrat For the past year, my view has been that the housing market is in recessionary territory, although that has not translated to the...
Educational Equity, Politics & Policy in Texas

Truth-telling about New College, by Jonathan Scott Perry, Sun Sentinel, Jan. 7, 2026 - *Friends:* *Please read this in tandem with my earlier post in order to get a more complete sense of the context. * *Jonathan Scott Perry’s letter, publ...
Democracy Chronicles

Somaliland: A North-South Korea-like Divide… in Africa - With continued democracy and civic freedom, and now globalization and a start at international recognition, Somaliland's future is in the other direction: ...
Dispatches From A Collapsing State | Jared Yates Sexton

Get Out of the Way: The Democratic Party Prevents Us From Fighting Fascism - This article is free for educational and organizing purposes, but Dispatches From A Collapsing State desperately needs your support.
Dandelion Salad

Marxist Scholar Michael Parenti Dies at 92 + When you had the Crisis of Capitalism, Fascism is an Attempt at a Final Solution to the Class Struggle - Michael died Saturday, January 24, 2026. My sincere condolences and deepest sympathies to all his family, friends and readers. He will be missed by many. —...
The NM Political Report

New Mexico court strikes down “Homewrecker Law,” ending husband’s suit against ex-wife’s new boyfriend - The New Mexico Supreme Court has unanimously abolished the state’s century-old “alienation of affections” law, commonly referred to as “Homewrecker Laws...
Discourse

Discourse Pod #12: One Terrible Year of Trump 2.0 + Oscar Nominations Reactions (w/Katherine Krueger) - Katherine returns to recap the first year of Trump's violent, unrelenting second term.
Dorf on Law

The Term From Hell and the Court that Isn't a Court - For two decades, I have argued that the Supreme Court of the United States is not a real court of law and its justices do not perform their jobs like rea...
Trivial Knot

My games of the year 2025 - I play 50+ video games every year, so why not make a list of the best ones? People like listicles, right? Personally, I don’t have much interest in Game-of...
Claytoonz

Another MAGA Flip-Flop - Read the blog at my Substack. Support your local cartoonist: If you want to support the cartoonist, please donate through PayPal to clayjonz@gmail.com, Ven...
Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters

'LGBTQ celebrities, lawmakers speak out against ICE for Alex Pretti shooting' & other Mon/Tue news briefs - Alex Pretti * Editor's note - I apologize for not posting as much as I should. The situation in Minnesota is bad enough to make me sad for my country, b...
The Texas Signal

What To Know About Abortion In Texas Now - Texas’ blanket ban has not eliminated access to abortion—just displaced it. Care has been forced out of state and into a statutory gray area. One thing rem...
See You In 2020

The implosion of liberal identity politics, and our task of building a new cross-racial workers force - If American communists want to survive this state crackdown, we will need to work fast at rebuilding Marxism’s ties to the anti-racist struggles. We mus...
NORML

Study: Lifetime Cannabis Use Linked to Greater Cognitive Performance in Aging Populations - [image: Marijuana Brain][image: Marijuana Brain]"This study adds to a growing body of evidence that cannabis use may be associated with greater brain vol...
Dissent Magazine

Nick Salvatore: Citizen and Historian - The author of *Eugene V. Debs: Citizen and Socialist* and other biographies, Nick Salvatore leaves behind a rich legacy that both challenges and inspires...
Environment Texas

Outdoorsmen and women show support for wildlife corridor legislation - 82 hunting and conservation entities sign letter in support of the Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships Act The post Outdoorsmen and women show support...
Project Censored

Manufactured Borders, Manufactured Intelligence - In the first part of the program we welcome back political and legal geographer Dr. Austin Kocher to talk about the immigration news that never makes the...
Krebs on Security

Who Operates the Badbox 2.0 Botnet? - The cybercriminals in control of Kimwolf -- a disruptive botnet that has infected more than 2 million devices -- recently shared a screenshot indicating th...
The Progressive Wing

1/26-1/30 News Roundup and Open Thread - Buried in snow and cold here in NY–and possibly another big snow storm here next Sunday ⛄️😱
TalkLeft

Minnesota and Sunday Night Open Thread - A Minnesota judge has issued a temporary restraining order against the Department of Homeland Security prohibiting it from destroying evidence pertaining...
Avedon's Sideshow

All you gotta do is call - Neat, short little memo with useful graphs: "To: Interested Democrats From: Senators Chris Murphy, Adam Schiff, Tina Smith, and Elizabeth Warren Date: Jan...
Field Negro

The Fuehrer Principle - I understand now how Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party became so powerful in Germany, and how, as president of the party, he was able to rise to power th...
Debunking Christianity

Some Disturbing [Preconciliar] Catholic Art: - Some Disturbing [Preconciliar] Catholic Art: [image: Instruments of the Passion from pinterest] *Figure 1:* Some disturbing Preconciliar Roman Catholic ar...
LareDOS

Operation Big Bucks, Cola Larga: federal indictment nails Sheriff Martin Cuellar, assistant chief Alejandro Gutierrez, and former assistant chief and UISD trustee Ricardo Rodriguez for fraud and taxpayer-funded private venture for personal gain - Three-way profits from COVID-19 era sanitizing scam allegedly netted $175,000 each for Cuellar, Gutierrez, and Rodriguez
Lowering the Bar

New York State May Allow “Dancing by Default” - Don't get too excited yet, though.
alicublog

FRIDAY 'ROUND-THE-HORN: TAKE IT EASY BUT TAKE IT EDITION. - *You got to spread a warnin' when the army they come in.* All honor and best of luck to the comrades in Minneapolis on general strike today. The ICE goons ...
MintPress News

Israel Backed Rioters fail regime change operation – Interview with Dr. Mohammad Marandi - Western media sold Iran’s protests as a democratic uprising. Behind the scenes, US-funded NGOs, Israeli intelligence claims, and recycled regime change t...
DeSmogBlog

Amsterdam Defies Last-Minute Lobbying to Become First Capital City to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads - Amsterdam city council has passed a legally binding ban on advertising for fossil fuels and meat products across public spaces in the city, becoming the ...
The Militant

Flight attendants at United rally in Chicago for contract - CHICAGO — “Winter is here, our contract is not,” read one of the many picket signs carried by over 200 United Airlines flight attendants and their supporte...
Media Lens

‘The Weak Must Suffer’: The Eternal Fiction Of The ‘International Rules-Based Order’ - These are exceptional times. The United States has been threatening to take over Greenland, an aggressive move against Europe. Now, and only now, are polit...
Black Agenda Report

Black Agenda Radio January 23, 2026 - Black Agenda Radio January 23, 2026 Authors Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley bareditors Fri, 01/23/2026 - 06:31 Black Agenda Radio · Black Agend...
Independent Political Report

Texas Forward Party to Host First State Convention, Back Independent Candidates for 2026 - The Texas Forward Party will host its inaugural state convention in Austin this spring, where members will select leadership and set organizing prioritie...
Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball

Handicapping The 2026 State Legislative Map: A First Look - In our first handicapping of state legislature control for the 2026 cycle, we find 15 chambers that are competitive—either Leans Republican, Toss-up, or ...
Mike Flugennock: Political Cartoons

Another “No Kings” Weekend - Inspired by a Bluesky thread about all the DNC astroturf front outfits hogging all the public protest space, and how they plan on exploiting the situation ...
Sludge

Hudson River Park Trust to End Longstanding ICE Contract Following Sludge Report - After contracting with ICE since 2004, the Trust tells Sludge it will stop when the current contract ends in June.
Duck of Minerva

What’s with all the racism? - I’ve been wanting to write this post for some time. But every week just brings more bad news. More terrible examples. In November last year, the Dutch gov...
Seeing the Forest

There Is No Line - This post first appeared at Government Cheese – Chronicling the collapse of democracy If you think there is a line Trump will cross and lose his supporters...
Daily Dot

Rumors that the Starbucks unicorn frappe will return are rampant on TikTok, but is it just more 2016 nostalgia? - [image: starbucks unicorn frappe] People on social media are expressing nostalgia for Starbucks’ discontinued Unicorn Frappe—and spreading rumors about i...
Progressives Chat

Trump Part II: One Year Later - Next Tuesday, January 20, 2026, will mark one year since *Donald Trump* returned to office. I am not going to write an assessment on Trump Part II, becau...
Dispatches from the Underclass

Iran, Venezuela, Palestine: The Collapse of International Law | Craig Mokhiber - We’re joined live by former UN human rights official Craig Mokhiber, whose recent Mondoweiss article, “Ushering in the age of impunity: Venezuela, Palestin...
Land Destroyer

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Texas Freedom Network

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Brains and Eggs

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Laugh to keep from cryin'

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