Brains and Eggs

Sunday, January 18, 2026

"Green Turns Gold" Funnies

Perhaps we should begin with actual gold.

Machado #NobelPeacePrize pic.twitter.com/iH1VFjyNJs
— screamschildrenremoved (@PDiddie) January 18, 2026

Let's give her some credit; she did spare a nation from being obliterated.

Machado saves Norwegians from Trump bombs at 11th hour#NobelPeacePrize #RestInPieces https://t.co/h6eeI6xcD8
— screamschildrenremoved (@PDiddie) January 16, 2026

My editorial for Thursday's @MetroUK @MetroPicDesk #Greenland #USA #Trump #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice pic.twitter.com/PnrUglXMQK
— Guy Venables (@godfreychurch) January 7, 2026

My most recent from The Economist#greenland #Trump #cartoon #satire pic.twitter.com/O81szSVHsQ
— Kevin Kal Kallaugher (@kaltoons) January 11, 2026

It's cold as ice everywhere.

I'm ordering off-menu.

Ask us about next week #authoritarian pic.twitter.com/9RCkaOGRm8
— Dennis Goris (@DennisGoris) January 12, 2026

It's co-dependent.

RIP Bob Weir pic.twitter.com/6tVtYzk4nL
— Buzz (@SabresBuzz) January 10, 2026

Sunday, January 11, 2026

ICE Capades Toons

Shoot that sidewalk in the face for assaulting a federal officer.

ICE having a hard time getting around MN 😂😂😂😂😂🧊 pic.twitter.com/xaYglPMsaU
— Anas 🇸🇴 (@aljabarti_) January 9, 2026

ICY roads #ICE pic.twitter.com/Vxb18L8dTl
— Dennis Goris (@DennisGoris) January 8, 2026

Cartoon pic.twitter.com/Rz1Qnz4RlM
— Bill Bramhall (@BillBramhall) January 8, 2026

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— Michael de Adder (@deAdder) January 9, 2026

#IranProtests #IranRevolution https://t.co/pziIsDQotB pic.twitter.com/Su6VtDknSA
— screamschildrenremoved (@PDiddie) January 11, 2026

Clay Jones has our segue.

Maduro on ICE #Maduro #Trump #Venezuela #ICE pic.twitter.com/077e5CMV2L
— Clay Jones (@claytoonz) January 5, 2026

Fuel stop in Caracas - © Chappatte in Le Canard enchaîné, France 👉 https://t.co/0FM3y3q73E pic.twitter.com/21hvP7Ktqn
— Chappatte Cartoons (@PatChappatte) January 7, 2026

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— Niels Brinch (@nielsbrinch) January 9, 2026

Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's @TorontoStar pic.twitter.com/UHPEIohLmq
— Theo Moudakis (@TheoMoudakis) January 7, 2026

My spot cartoon for Wed's @MetroUK @MetroPicDesk #Grok #GrokAI #Police pic.twitter.com/k3kTrm0rF4
— Guy Venables (@godfreychurch) January 6, 2026

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/T6UubOBNJ6
— వంశీ చెల్లెపాటి (@Vamshi_C13) November 29, 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

Al Jazeera English

How is the war on Iran affecting the Russia-Ukraine conflict? - The global energy crisis has implications for both sides.
Texas Standard

The Onion says it’s finally acquired Alex Jones’ Austin-based InfoWars - Jones said last month that his flagship program was circling the drain.
San Antonio Current

NIOSA officials hang Rain Rock as Flash Flood Warning issued for Bexar County - As rain poured across San Antonio on Monday, officials at Night in Old San Antonio (NIOSA), one of Fiesta’s busiest events, continued the decades-old tr...
Axios

Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down - Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO of Apple. In nearly 15 years as chief executive, Cook turned Apple into a global powerhouse, building on the legacy of h...
Futurism

Nvidia CEO Loses His Cool at Tough Question - "You're not talking to someone who woke up a loser." The post Nvidia CEO Loses His Cool at Tough Question appeared first on Futurism.
Courthouse News

Bulgaria’s political instability ends, but with a pro-Russian twist - Last week, Brussels was relieved by the defeat of Viktor Orbán, a Kremlin ally. But Brussels was put back on guard this week after voters elected a pro-Rus...
Daily Howler

MONDAY: Fox & Friends Weekend spots the Commies! - *MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2026* *Slowly we return:* These pharmaceuticals today! We're almost all the way back from our bad reaction to a pharmaceutical a few...
Novara Media

Starmer Savaged by MPs Over Mandelson Vetting Scandal - Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been monstered by MPs in parliament today Peter Mandelson failing his security vetting… Plus: Palantir releases a bizarre –...
Salon.com

“Shocking and appalling”: Singer D4vd charged with first-degree murder of 14-year-old girl - The missing teen's remains were found in the trunk of a car belonging to the singer in September
Mediaite

Watch: Congressman Busts Out Shatner-Esque Rendition of ‘The Gambler’ During House Floor Eulogy for Songwriter - Steve Cohen busted out his version of the 1978 Kenny Rogers hit "The Gambler" on the House floor Monday to eulogize prolific Nashville songwriter Don Sc...
The Guardian (U.S. news)

Climate groups sue US government over approval of new BP project in Gulf of Mexico - Advocates expressed alarm as new project drills deeper into ocean bed, pointing to company’s failures at Deepwater Horizon spill - Sign up for...
memeorandum

The Onion Has a New Plan to Take Over Infowars (New York Times) - New York Times: *The Onion Has a New Plan to Take Over Infowars* … When Infowars, the website founded by the right-wing conspiracist Alex Jones, came up ...
Political Wire

House Ethics Seeks Information on Sexual Misconduct - “The House Ethics Committee is publicly requesting information from any victims of sexual misconduct by members of Congress and others aware of such incide...
Popular Resistance

Israel Is Racing To Expand West Bank Settlements - The Israeli cabinet approved the construction of 34 new West Bank settlements last week, bringing the total number approved by the ruling coalition led b...
The Daily Poster

Memos Show John Roberts Became The Activist He Warned About - Reagan-era “shadow papers” show Roberts denouncing judicial overreach — before using the Supreme Court’s shadow docket to fast-track corporate wins on clim...
OpEd News

Tomgram: Liz Theoharis, Supreme Horror? - In late March, I sat in the gallery of the Supreme Court for the first time in my life. Throughout my 30 years of grassroots anti-poverty work, I've joined...
Houston Public Media

Heavy rain possible for Houston area, potential localized flooding - At the beginning of April, all of Harris County was considered to be in a moderate drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. However, according to th...
San Antonio Report

Palo Alto College’s Fiesta tradition kicks off next week - The official Fiesta event at Palo Alto College is said to host it's largest family- friendly lineup yet. ------------------------------ Palo Alto College’s ...
Eschaton

The Deepest Shade of Mushroom Blue - Gramps is having a good day.
Daily Cartoonist

Big Nate Goes Sunday Only, But No Daily Reruns - Lincoln Peirce has announced that beginning June 14, 2026 the Big Nate comic strip will run Sunday only. From Lincoln Peirce’s Instagram page: Here’s part ...
First Draft

Money Really Is The Root Of All Evil - Especially in politics...
slacktivist

You can be the president, I’d rather be the … - Leo says that "peace and unity" are Good Things. Donald Trump (correctly) perceives this as an attack on him personally.
Consortium News

DNC Winners: Ethnic Cleansing & Genocide - A panel named the Middle East Working Group gummed up all efforts to align the DNC with the views of most of the party’s voters, writes Norman Solomon. B...
The Week

Can Allbirds’ pivot from shoes to AI really work? - It might be a cash grab. Or it could be an escape hatch.
naked capitalism

Coffee Break: Palantir’s Manifesto Drops and So Does Objection - Palantir, the ontology company, has dropped a new manifesto, and co-founder Peter Thiel has a scary new company called Objection.
Techdirt.

Rep. Mike Johnson Tries, Fails To Sneak Clean Section 702 Re-Authorization Past The Goal Line - Despite a bunch of Republican lawmakers being extremely (and mostly performatively) upset that their communications were accessed during investigations of ...
Mother Jones

The Onion Says It Has Again Struck a Deal to Take Over Infowars - Infowars could finally have a new owner: Global Tetrahedron, the Chicago-based company that owns the satirical news outlet The Onion. The news was first re...
The Hill

Live Nation settles DC lawsuit for $9.9M - Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, has agreed to pay $9.9 million to settle a lawsuit with the District of Columbia over deceptive ticket pri...
Raw Story

GOP warns Trump might be acting out of humiliation, following embarrassing WSJ report - GOP analyst Sarah Longwell issued a dark warning on a Bulwark podcast episode after the Wall Street Journal published details about President Donald Trum...
El Paso Matters

UMC ECMO team saves 19-year-old with carbon monoxide poisoning - When 19-year-old Diego Caballero walked back into University Medical Center of El Paso, it was more than a visit. It was a reunion with the medical team...
Election Law Blog

“This festival mogul gave Trump $225. His scene revolted — and bolted” - LAT: Cameron Collins was sick of Joe Biden. The owner of concert promoter Brew Ha Ha Productions describes himself as a libertarian-leaning conservative...
Trivial Knot

Trolleyology bad - In my last post, I offhandedly disparaged the Trolley Problem as a serious thought experiment. Let me elaborate. Any philosophical thought experiment conta...
CultureMap Houston

Great directing and acting power The Christophers to artistic heights - Director Steven Soderbergh is one of those filmmakers who — aside from the *Ocean’s *series — never seems to make the same kind of movie twice. He is someho...
Independent Political Report

Texas Forward Party Holds First State Convention and Adopts Multi-Year Ballot Access Plan - The Texas Forward Party held its inaugural state convention this month, where delegates elected the party’s first statewide leadership team and adopted a...
Ballot Access News

U.S. District Court Judge Enjoins Indiana Law that Won’t Allow Student ID as a Form of Identity - On April 16, U.S. District Court Judge Richard L. Young, a Clinton appointee, enjoined a 2025 Indiana law that says ID cards issued by public universities ...
Capital & Main

As Prices Climb, California Imports More Gasoline Made From Russian Oil - The state’s failure to reduce driving and to stockpile fuel led to dependence on sanctioned oil refined elsewhere. The post As Prices Climb, California I...
SCOTUSblog

Supreme Court will hear religious liberty case on Catholic preschools and LGBTQ families - The Supreme Court on Monday morning agreed to take up the case of a Catholic preschool challenging its exclusion from a Colorado “universal preschool” pr...
The Verge

Birdfy’s new 4K feeder wants to teach you about the birds it identifies - Birdfy has announced a new version of its camera-equipped metal feeder with an upgraded camera to make you feel even closer to nature while staring at your...
Mediagazer

Deezer says AI-generated tracks now account for 44% of daily uploads, totaling ~75K tracks per day and 2M+ per month, but account for just 1-3% of consumption (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) - Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: *Deezer says AI-generated tracks now account for 44% of daily uploads, totaling ~75K tracks per day and 2M+ per month, but acco...
Rallblog

Q&A | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas - Have a question for Ted and/or co-host Jamarl Thomas? Join the hosts of “DeProgram” for a full hour of nothing but LIVE Q&A! Any topic, any question, goe...
Countercurrents

Israeli Soldier Sparks Outrage After Desecrating Jesus Christ Statue in Southern Lebanon - Southern Lebanon (QNN)- A photo showing an Israeli soldier desecrating a statue of Jesus Christ with a sledgehammer in southern Lebanon during the recent a...
The Progressive Wing

4/20 News Roundup and Open Thread - Heading down to NYC on the train from Poughkeepsie to participate in a book club with friends that began in the mid 80s.
Deadline Politics

Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic Over Story About “Erratic” Tenure As FBI Director - FBI Director Kash Patel filed a $250 million defamation suit against The Atlantic and writer Sarah Fitzpatrick on Monday, claiming a story chronicling his ...
Texas Observer

As Contract Negotiations Drag On, Texas Starbucks Workers Have Learned the Power of Organizing - Victoria Hernandez, 23, was brought into work at the Blanco Road San Antonio Starbucks location in August 2025. She’d begun working for the company at 1...
Bonddad

Updating the long leading indicators: per capita real retail spending and real spending on goods - - *by New Deal democrat* So much of the changes to the economy has been dictated by the whims of the White House that it has not made much sense to ...
Glasstire

Color & Community on the Borderlands: The Life & Legacy of Hal Marcus - As a kid in El Paso, Leilainia Marcus struggled to get up in the mornings for school. In particular she would stress about what to wear, and the difficul...
The NM Political Report

“First Endorser” Martin Heinrich is wading into primaries to fix the Democratic Party from the bottom up - Santa Fe – On a chilly Friday night in late February, a steady line of cars made their way up Santa Fe’s famed Canyon Road. Past the art galleries and J...
Duck of Minerva

What’s at Stake in the Indigenous Empire Debate - I have a new open-access article out in Global Studies Quarterly, “What’s at Stake in the Indigenous Empire Debate,” in which I argue against historian Pek...
Undernews

Health - *Congressional Insider - *A major European study tracking over 10,000 aging adults has upended the mainstream narrative about loneliness and cognitive decl...
NORML

This 4/20, Celebrate the Progress. Sustain the Cause. - [image: a man and woman stand outdoors with their arms around each other's shoulders smiling and laughing as she passes a cannabis joint to him][image: a...
Angry Bear

Hometown boy succeeds - I went to high school with Charlie Ergen (see pic). He was two years older, so he was a senior when I was a sophomore. He was on the basketball team and ...
WhoWhatWhy

Carney Paints US as Threat to Canada, Offers Model for Others to Cut the Cord - [image: Donald Trump, Mark Carney, Oval Office] Highlighting the increasing isolation the US faces because of Donald Trump's actions, Canadian Prime Minist...
Mondoweiss

Israel is (still) killing aid workers in Gaza - [image: WHO workers leading a medical evacuation from Gaza on December 31, 2024. (Photo: Doaa el-Baz/APA Images)]Officials say Israel’s attacks on humanita...
Rewire

Endometriosis Is Often Excruciating. Pelvic Floor Therapy Can Help Some Patients. - Often prescribed following birth injuries, this treatment may improve common endometriosis symptoms, too, from painful sex and abdominal cramping to urin...
Democracy Now!

Forest Firings: Trump Admin Aims to "Break the Forest Service," Nearly 200 Million Acres at Stake - The Trump administration in late March announced an extensive reorganization of the Forest Service, the federal agency responsible for managing 193 million...
The Conversation

1914 Ludlow Massacre took lives of 25 miners and family members during bitter strike for fair wages and conditions - The Ludlow strike was one of the most bitter and violent in U.S. labor history.
Space City Weather

After Saturday’s downpours, more rain is on the way for Houston - In brief: Following widespread showers this past weekend, the region will see ongoing rain chances through the middle of this week. We’ll see a warming tre...
Vox

How to make unemployment suck a little less - When I was laid off from my role as an editor for a magazine in late 2024, logically, I knew what I was supposed to think: Don’t tie your self-worth to a j...
The Root

Junelle Lyles Defends Husband Noah Lyles From Online Outrage to His ‘First Look’ Reaction - Olympian Junelle Lyles is standing up for her new husband after a viral video seemingly painted him in a negative light. But folks online aren't open to ...
Dorf on Law

The In-Your-Face Corruption and Arrogance of Justice Clarence Thomas - An astonishing event occurred last week at the University of Texas. Justice Clarence Thomas gave a speech in which he accused progressives of betraying t...
NPR's Health Shots

A mine despoiled the beauty of the rainforest. This Goldman Prize winner took action - "We women are the land guardians and keepers," says Theonila Roka Matbob of Papua New Guinea, recognized for her efforts to repair the environmental and so...
The Smirking Chimp

What You Can Do NOW -
Skeptophilia

The Vatican time window - In my last post, we looked at a wild story illustrating the general principle that once some crazy claim gets out there, it's damn near impossible to era...
Off The Kuff

Interview with Darrell Jordan - The main runoff of interest in the Democratic primary is for District Clerk, which is an open seat as incumbent Clerk Marilyn Burgess is not running for a ...
Scheerpost.com

Iran And Ukraine: Two Theaters In The Non–West’s Single War For Parity - Patrick Lawrence, Consortium News In Iran and Ukraine, what is at stake is a rebalancing of power that will prove of world-historical magnitude when it is ...
ProPublica

Trump Pardoned a Nursing Home Owner Who Owed Almost $19 Million to a Grieving Family - The post Trump Pardoned a Nursing Home Owner Who Owed Almost $19 Million to a Grieving Family appeared first on ProPublica.
Grist

The Trump administration wants to take an ax to the East’s last great forests - The fight over the roadless rule has long focused on the West, but its repeal could fragment some of the last pristine forests in the eastern United States.
High Country News

Wildfires make soil poisonous - [image: An area burned by the Rough Fire in Sequoia National Forest, California, in 2015.] New research shows how severe blazes can transform a harmless t...
Crooked Media

SCOTUS Squabbles Go Public - The post SCOTUS Squabbles Go Public appeared first on Crooked Media.
ArcaMax

Trump, the Pope and the Gospel of 'Pulp Fiction' - It is hardly surprising that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s explicitly Christian monthly worship services monthly in the Pentagon have raised alarm in...
Counterpunch

Big Brother and the Israel Advocacy Machine - Israel and its staunch supporters are losing ground on all of these public relations fronts. Despite the killing of hundreds of journalists and media wor...
World Socialist Web Site

Australia: IYSSE speakouts opposing war against Iran draw support from university students - “There needs to be a building of class consciousness among people, not just in Australia, but across the globe.”
jobsanger

Trump's Corruption Has Made Himself Richer (And Most Others Poorer) -
Informed Comment

US Seizes Iranian Vessel: Question Mark over Islamabad Talks - It is not clear whether an Iranian delegation will show up, since various Iranian figures and institutions have made contradictory statements
Portside

Sunday Science: Landmark Ancient-Genome Study Shows Surprise Acceleration of Human Evolution - Sunday Science: Landmark Ancient-Genome Study Shows Surprise Acceleration of Human Evolution Ira Mon, 04/20/2026 - 00:08
The AltWorld

Western Media Hails More Ukraine “Wonder Weapons” That Russia Also Has - More than just lying about the latest “wonder weapon” to keep Ukrainians fighting on the frontline and […] The post Western Media Hails More Ukraine “Won...
Claytoonz

The Book of Sam - Read the blog at my Substack, and please subscribe. Support your local cartoonist: If you want to support the cartoonist, please donate through PayPal to “...
Antiwar.com

The Most Unpopular War in American History? - The night before l voted against going to war in Iraq, my sister, Beverly, told me that a Knoxville television station had run a poll and found that in Eas...
Crooked Timber

Sunday photoblogging: Pézenas street - [image: Pézenas street]
Alternet

Trump's latest scam stuns even his critics - President Donald Trump claimed he would “drain the swamp” upon being elected, but a new report on a lavish party to be held at his Mar-a-Lago estate cont...
Ian Welsh

Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – April 19, 2026 - Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – April 19, 2026 by Tony Wikrent War House rejects resolution to end U.S. war with Iran by one vote [Drop Site News, Ap...
Educational Equity, Politics & Policy in Texas

If Civics Isn’t a Discipline, What Is? A Case for Policy Studies, by Angela Valenzuela, Ph.D. - *If Civics Isn’t a Discipline, What Is? A Case for Policy Studies* *by* *Angela Valenzuela, Ph.D.* *April 19, 2026* *By any measure, we are witnessing ...
Dispatches From A Collapsing State | Jared Yates Sexton

The Christian Nationalist Schism: Fascist Religion at the End of Empire - The fight between MAGA and the pope is a preview of something much larger and more dangerous
Slate

Slate Crossword: Professor Who Might Have Done It in the Kitchen With the Wrench (Four Letters) - Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for April 19, 2026.
Campaign for America's Future

I Want You to March With Me This May Day - I invite you to march with me this May Day, then organize to win elections and protect our right to vote. Together, we can prove the power of organized peo...
Socialist Alternative

Capitalism & Immigration: Deeper Analysis For An Age Of Reaction & Struggle - Under Trump’s second term, immigration has become arguably the single most important issue driving struggle in the US. The fightback against Trump’s anti-i...
Brad Blog

Sunday 'WWJD?' Toons - ...HOW IT STARTED... ...HOW IT'S GOING... ...NEXT WEEK!... * * * As The BRAD BLOG's former longtime toon sherpa PDiddie always reminded us: "With editorial...
Liberation News

Exposing five lies about Lebanon’s resistance - The U.S. & Israel seek to turn Lebanon into a vassal state. But the Lebanese people are determined to keep their independence and dignity.
Infidel753

Video of the day -- intelligent design - This one speaks for itself. Be aware, they're not kidding about the disturbing images.
LareDOS

2026 Genetics Conference and Resource Fair for families of children with developmental disabilities and Autism set for Friday, April 24 - Event open to families, caregivers, and advocates
Common Dreams

On Witless Great Vengeance and Furious Anger - Seeking to rally the troops for his unholy war, Christian nationalist, TV-carnie and war fanboy Pete Kegseth just passed off some vengeful Gospel Accordi...
Field Negro

Green light red light in the Strait. - *"War, what is it good for? Absolutely, nothing" ~ Edwin Starr~ * Before Trump's war, also known as Operation Epstein, most Americans would have thoug...
See You In 2020

The U.S. will only keep ramping up its wars, forcing the “progressive” imperialists to reveal themselves - In this next phase, the biggest problem for the antiwar movement will be the “progressive” Democrats who act as false allies to our cause. The “democrat...
DeSmogBlog

Who Funds Nigel Farage? Mapping His Millions - Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is the highest-paid Member of Parliament. In less than two years as the MP for Clacton, Farage has racked up £2 million in ...
Edinburg Politics

Landmark state law led by Sen. Juan Hinojosa and Rep. Terry Canales to bring $160 million biomedical research center to Edinburg, Mayor Omar Ochoa reveals in State of the City Address - One of the many results of a landmark state law, led in 2013 by Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, and Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, will be a $160 million b...
Progressive.org

Climate Education Makes Economic Sense - This Earth Day, let's remember our need to train a new generation to take on environmental challenges.
Seeing the Forest

Campfire Politics - I encourage people to visit Campfire Politics, a new site for progressives to visit. Campfire Politics is a curated progressive political digest – the best...
Workers World

VP Vance’s claim on Gaza aid ‘misleading’ - [image: VP Vance’s claim on Gaza aid ‘misleading’] The following statement was issued by Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas on April 15, 2026. We strongly...
Wolf Street

Nasdaq up by 60% since Liberation Day Selloff and by 100% in 3 Years. People Are Just Having Fun - While the Nasdaq gained 100%, the economy grew by 15% not adjusted for inflation. Who needs cryptos when stocks are so much fun.
The Texas Signal

Finding LGBTQ-Friendly MMA Training in Texas - It makes sense that many LGBTQ+ Texans want to learn mixed martial arts (MMA). The problem is that there are relatively few overtly LGBTQ-friendly MMA gyms...
Church and State

Trump will be gone before November 3, 2026!! - Continuing under Trump would push the gutless GOP toward a broader conflict, with many nations armed with nuclear weapons.
FrontBurner – D Magazine

Surprise shows coming to Dallas this weekend - Is it really a weekend in Dallas without some pop-up shows? No, it is not. But we’re hearing about two this weekend that you should definitely put on your ...
Lowering the Bar

Cat Blamed for Crime - [image: ai-generated image of a cat lineup]Unsuccessfully.
The Militant

End Washington’s war for plunder in the Middle East - The Donald Trump administration is alternating between arrogant threats to restart bombing and flattery of current Iranian officials — calling them “smarte...
Bracing Views

The Social Media Echo Chamber - When the Rabbit Hole Becomes an Information Silo BILL ASTORE APR 16, 2026 If you’ve spent time on social media, you know it can be quite unsocial. Profane...
Debunking Christianity

Does the Splintered, Bickering Church Represent Gospel Jesus? - *Tough question, since there are major disagreements about gospel Jesus* In the article I posted here on 27 March 2026, I commented on the book by Karl...
Earth 911

56 Environmental Innovations in the 56 Years Since Earth Day Began - The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970 — 56 years ago —... The post 56 Environmental Innovations in the 56 Years Since Earth Day Began appe...
Alas, a Blog

Centrist Dems Pre and Post Election - When Kamala Harris lost the election, a lot of centrist Democrats blamed progressives (as they did when Hillary Clinton lost in 2016), and it’s been a cons...
Black Agenda Report

Black Agenda Radio April 17, 2026 - Black Agenda Radio April 17, 2026 Authors Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley bareditors Fri, 04/17/2026 - 02:48 Black Agenda Radio · Black Agenda ...
MintPress News

Not Neutral: Inside The UAE’s Shadow Role In the US-Israeli War on Iran - Behind claims of neutrality, the UAE has emerged as a key player in the war on Iran — providing surveillance, hosting operations, enabling strikes from i...
Greg Palast

Mr. Colbert, I’m not laughing anymore - Dear Mr. Colbert, your take-down of Trump’s #2 at FEMA, Gregg Phillips, who claims he was teleported to a Waffle House was so hilarious I spit my milk out ...
Earthworks

Indigenous Communities Demand German Automaker Respect Indigenous Peoples’ Rights - by Jan Morrill, Earthworks, Member of the SIRGE Coalition & Edson Krenak, Cultural Survival, Member of the SIRGE Coalition Guarani … The post Indigenou...
Environment Texas

STATEMENT: Congress overturns 20-year mining ban near Boundary Waters - U.S. Senate vote puts beloved wilderness area at risk of toxic pollution The post STATEMENT: Congress overturns 20-year mining ban near Boundary Waters a...
Dissent Magazine

Power and Abuse in the United Farm Workers - The alleged sexual violence committed by Cesar Chavez cannot be understood as the failing of a single charismatic leader. It unfolded within a patterned ...
Sludge

Spouse of Intel Committee Member Makes Timely Quantum Stock Purchase - MAGA Rep. Greg Steube’s spouse bought stock last month in a quantum computing company whose share price boomed when it reached a technical milestone and wa...
Discourse

Tucker Carlson Is Not Your Anti-War Ally - Liberals are hyping Carlson's opposition to the Iran War. All they’re doing is boosting an unrepentant, pathologically dishonest bigot.
Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball

The Places We’re Watching as Virginia Votes on a Pro-Democratic House Map - Next week, Virginia will vote on a ballot measure that would, if passed, allow Democrats to impose a gerrymander--if the state Supreme Court doesn't inte...
Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters

Libs of TikTok fails in attempt to generate problems for USC's drag show event - *Editor' note - I was aware of this so-called controversy when Libs of TikTok sent out its initial tweet. I chose not to write about it because I didn't...
Project Censored

Fewer Vaccine Mandates Result in Fewer Doctor Visits for Kids - Every year, schools remind families to keep up with their children’s vaccines. But according to Sarah Carr for the Hechinger Report, the recent rise in v...
Ecosophia

Situationism: The Art of the Dérive - Our explorations of Situationism, that eccentric twentieth-century offspring of a drunken amour between avant-garde European art and radical post-Marxist p...
Progressives Chat

Kim Iversen Interviews Marjorie Taylor Green - *Kim Iversen* welcomed former congresswoman *Marjorie Taylor Green* (R–Georgia #14). This is a worthwhile interview. It was published to YouTube Sunda...
Krebs on Security

Patch Tuesday, April 2026 Edition - Microsoft today pushed software updates to fix a staggering 167 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and related software, including a...
nonsite.org

Bonnard and Escapism - Violently, but also with his intellect. Still life artists in the same great easel painting tradition—Chardin, Cezanne—had pondered what kinds of logic rel...
Texas Freedom Network

SBOE preliminarily approves social studies TEKS, reading list - Your April SBOE Rundown Texas Freedom Network, our Teach the Truth coalition, Texas Rising students, and other education advocates organized a strong, un...
The Grayzone

UK seeks to jail Palestine Action for ‘terrorism’ amid UK media blackout - Six Palestine Action activists face a retrial after being acquitted in February following over a year in solitary confinement. If convicted, the six Pale...
Web of Debt

All Wars Are Bankers’ Wars: Iran and the Bankers’ Endgame - “The powers of financial capitalism had another far reaching aim, nothing less than to create a world system of financial control in private hands able to ...
The Greanville Post

Rescuing TGP from a severe attack. - This option only applies to Single Post Template Styles 1 & 2. if you wish to hide Featured Images from automatically appearing on all posts, you can selec...
Media Lens

Nuclear Genocide – The Threat And The Ceasefire - Given the ‘mainstream’ structural filters that reflexively whitewash the crimes of ‘The Good Guys’ – ‘us’, by doctrinal fiat – we have often wondered how t...
Unlimited Hangout

The Praxian Genocidal Kill Chain – Part 1 - In this two-part article series, Iain Davis examines how a class of Silicon Valley oligarchs have set about destabilising the planet in order to achieve ...
Mike Flugennock: Political Cartoons

Capitalism: 404 - 12×18 inch medium-res color .jpg image, 1.1mb When I first got the word going around that the Citibank building in Dubai had been bombed, my first thought ...
Texas Environmental News

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Non-violent grassroots reform and democracy

Walmart Crime Report March 2026 - Walmart had another eleven more shootings in March of 2026, with one of them fatal and at least one more injury, which is few deaths or injuries than us...
alicublog

FRIDAY 'ROUND-THE-HORN: ANOTHER ONE JUST LIKE THE OTHER ONE EDITION. - *The original orchestrations are grand, but this is just irresistible.* Pam Bondi’s departure is meaningless — Tubby has a huge crabbucket of equally loat...
Dispatches from the Underclass

“They’re Demonic” – Israel Runs the Gaza Playbook in Lebanon (w/ Rania Khalek) - I was on Bad Faith Podcast with Briahna Joy Gray to talk about Israel’s war on Lebanon, check it out:
The Socialist

Roger Williams Net Worth 2026: The $74.66M Auto Dealer’s Fortune - Table of Contents The Foundation: Williams Auto Group’s Enduring $34.2 Million Value and Legacy Real Estate Empire: A $33 Million Portfolio Rooted Deep in ...
TalkLeft

Pam Bondi Fired, Todd Blanche to Replace Her - The rumors are true. Donald Trump has fired Pam Bondi. Todd Blanche, one of his personal lawyers from his criminal trial in New York and a former federal...
The Rag Blog

JAN LANCE / RETIREES / Senior Solidarity - By Jan Lance /The Rag Blog / April 2, 2026 Protecting Retirement Now and for the FutureThe Texas Alliance for Retired Americans (TARA) wants you! Jan Lance...
Consent Factory, Inc.

No Robots - This will be a very brief update on my health and legal battles for subscribers. There won’t be any opining on Iran or Epstein or Trump or anyone or anythi...
The Mind Unleashed

Форекс индексы: Твой ключ к диверсификации и прибыли! - Форекс Индексы: Трейдинг с Умом! Арбитраж – это стратегия, при которой трейдер пытается извлечь прибыль из разницы в ценах на один и тот же актив на разных...
Avedon's Sideshow

Well you know it's a shame and a pity - The Rising Son Records account (Arlo Guthrie?) on Facebook posted this photo and said, in the first person, that in September of 2013, "As I watched the cl...
Land Destroyer

American/Ukrainians Caught Arming Militants in Myanmar and the US Dirty War on China - *March 20, 2026* (NEO - Brian Berletic) - India’s national media reported the arrest by Indian security services of US mercenary Matthew VanDyke and six ...
Idavox

A letter to Vermont from your neighbor – from an anonymous immigrant - Don’t just be an ally. Be an effective one. Dear Vermont, With everything going on... The post A letter to Vermont from your neighbor – from an anonymous...
Dissident Voice

Tulsi Gabbard and Joe Kent - Frank had just finished listening to online news about how US government officials viewed the Israel-United States war of aggression launched against Ira...
Democracy Chronicles

War Pigs: Black Sabbath Meets the Evangelical Iran War Supporters - One day this insanity that’s been repeating itself can come to an end. Will it start with you? Will it start with me?
Reading the Pictures

Caught My Eye: Trump, the Bomber, and the Blowback - A round‑up of pictures that cut through the spin and highlight the fallout, from Iran to the home front. The post Caught My Eye: Trump, the Bomber, and t...
Two Party Opera

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WAWG Blog

Are Election Safeguards Sufficient for Our 2026/2028 General Elections? - While no system can be 100?% immune to attempts at manipulation, the combination of legal requirements, bipartisan procedural rules, and independent audi...
Second Nexus

U.S. Hockey Star Slams White House For Sharing AI-Doctored Video Of Him Insulting Canadians - There's a saying about laying down with dogs. Or, you're known by the company you keep. NHL player and Team USA member Brady Tkachuk is learning that les...
Screwston Antifascist Committee

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Targets Screwston Anti-Fascists For Investigation - BREAKING Our organization is being targeted by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton who, on Friday, February 6th, released a public statement calling us “dera...
Moron Majority

After Disastrous Bondi Hearing, Stetson University College of Law Issues Statement - Pam Bondi received her Juris Doctor degree from Stetson University College of Law in 1990. The Florida law school fears for its reputation after Bondi’s un...
Green Pages News

Appetites - You cannot stop smoking although you know it is killing your lungs. You cannot stop eating although you know it is killing your heart. You cannot stop prod...
Free & Equal

How Do We Empower The Next Generation? w/ Ron Paul - Join Christina Tobin, Chair of Free and Equal Elections Foundation, as she and Former U.S. Attorney David Katz join NewsNation to discuss what President ...
The Disorder Of Things

Call for Participation: Women, Peace and Security Research Network UK - Date: Tuesday 19 May 2026 Venue: Queen Mary University of London Format: A one-day event with 20-25 participants The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) UK Res...
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. —...
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...
Reform Austin

A Farewell from Reform Austin - After much reflection, we’ve made the difficult decision to close down Reform Austin. Since our inception, our mission has been to provide Texans with re...
Reveal

How a US Citizen Was Scanned With ICE’s Facial Recognition Tech - [image: Two federal agents are standing in the sun wearing police vests. One agent is holding a cell phone.] Jesus Gutiérrez told immigration agents he wa...
ExChristian.Net

Turn off the Light - *By BlackFreethought ~ * Once I took off the mask and removed the veneer of Christianity during this second deconstruction, the world became a more scary...
Texas Monthly

The Daily Crossword: November 18, 2025 - [image: Tuesday Crossword Illustration] The post The Daily Crossword: November 18, 2025 appeared first on Texas Monthly.
American Prospect

More State (or Is It Just Trump?) Capitalism - Treasury’s Bessent says the feds will jump into pharmaceuticals and shipbuilding. California’s Newsom says the state has produced and will sell insulin at ...
Progressive Army

Acta de reunión de comisión directiva - Estimados socios buenos días: Les hacemos llegar en adjunto acta número 920 relacionada a la reunión de comisión directiva realizada el día miércoles 24 ...
Rio Grande Guardian

Smith: Border Days - Border chronicler Morgan Smith recaps a two-day trip he recently made to Mexico, including stops in Anapra, Juárez, and Palomas. The post Smith: Border D...
GreenSource DFW

Commercial clients lining up for quiet, all-electric landscaping service - *The Greener Good crew manicuring the grounds at Southlake’s Delta Hotel by Marriott in July. Photo courtesy of the Greener Good.* Aug. 8, 2025 At least...
Nina Illingworth

Journal: Courage, Cowardice, and Collaboration - Rashid Khalidi's recent stand against Columbia University's collaboration with Trump's fascist cultural agenda is important; more US educators should joi...
Stinque

Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 - The post Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 appeared first on Stinque.
Bud Kennedy

Joe Rogan tells Texas Democrat James Talarico, ‘You need to run.’ Does he? | Opinion - If Texas Democrats need young talent, James Talarico is a start. The 36-year-old Texas House lawmaker from Round Rock is not far removed from his days as J...
ROAR Magazine

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Speak Freely (ACLU)

Live Coverage: Final SCOTUS Decision Day -
Eater Houston

The Best Hidden Gem Restaurants in Houston - [image: A person serves a matcha martini at Bar Doko.] Let Eater point you to some of the most underrated and under-the-radar restaurants in Houston. | Mi...
Ring of Fire

Trump Threatens Media Outlet Over Don Jr’s Comparison To Hunter Biden - Donald Trump Jr. has been crisscrossing the planet using his dad’s name, his name, of course, to get all of these business deals and put money in his poc...
Southeast Texas Record

Case activity for Maa Wwarrs -Maa Vintage Park, LLC vs Keidre Mccall on May 14 - The Harris County Civil Court reported the following activities in the suit brought by Jack Garland Jr. and Maa Wwarrs -Maa Vintage Park, LLC against All...
Save Buffalo Bayou

Cutting Forest for Stormwater Basins - Is that A Good Idea? The Value of Lost Ecosystem Services April 29, 2025 Digging out the land to create basins to hold stormwater and prevent flooding is a...
Texans For Public Justice

New Report & Tool to Track Flaring - The “Texas Flaring Project” released a website and a report today analyzing how the state’s oil and gas industry wastes valuable natural gas by flaring a...
Political Garbage Chute

Why Did The Secretary of Defense Text Me Dick Pics and Nuclear Launch Codes? - “I’m Prince of War now, got it? I’ll do what I want. Text what and who I want.” Well, that was a new one. I have to say in all my years covering politics...
Progress in Political Economy (PPE)

Degrowth’s unhelpful contribution to global environmental challenges: A rejoinder to a critique of growth contingency - I write in response to the recent critique by Terry Leahy of my article ‘Beyond green growth, degrowth, post-growth and growth agnosticism’ in JAPE (94, ...
Polygraph (global fact-check)

Vatican: Francis stable, out of ‘imminent danger’ of death - The Vatican press office is changing the frequency of the pope’s health updates
Equality Texas

Remembering Sylvester Turner - Today, we mourn the sudden loss of Congressman Sylvester Turner. A lifelong Houstonian and dedicated public servant, Turner was a member of the Texas Hous...
The Reality-Based Community

Nhận định soi kèo Erzurumspor vs Pendikspor lúc 17h30 ngày 06/3/2025 - Tiếp tục với giải Hạng Nhì Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ, khi bước vào vòng 28, người hâm mộ sẽ được chứng kiến một trong những trận đấu hấp dẫn diễn ra giữa Erzurumspor và...
CPI's Danger in the Air

Public Integrity’s “40 Acres and a Lie” project is honored by the Philip Meyer Journalism Awards - [image: A collage illustration that pairs pictures of William T. Sherman with Trinity Church in Edisto, South Carolina. Overlaying Sherman is a snippet of ...
Hatewatch | Southern Poverty Law Center

Anti-Immigrant Group FAIR Taps Controversial Former Sheriff to Serve in Adviser Role - A law enforcement figure associated with the extremist “constitutional sheriff” ideology will serve as an adviser for the anti-immigrant hate group Federat...
New Progressive Alliance

2024 Annual Report - *2024 Annual Report* - Publishing in social media means publishing a reference in Facebook at Colorado Best Democracy, Greens Discuss the Issues, L...
Texas Watch

In the News: Insurance Crisis Hurting Texans - We have been updating you throughout the year on the insurance crisis gripping our state and our nation. Insurance companies have *hiked our rates beyon...
BEYONDbones

Winter Solstice | Final Sky Happenings of 2024 - Editor’s Note: Look to the sky as HMNS Astronomer talks winter solstice for the final sky happenings of 2024. Thank you for watching the stars alongside ...
Border/Lines

The immigration 'vibe shift'—11-19-24 - Immigration news, in context.
Robert Reich

How We Take Back the Supreme CourtWhere do you see yourself in... - *How We Take Back the Supreme Court* Where do you see yourself in 2060? What about your kids or grandkids? Will Donald Trump be affecting your life even ...
Grits for Breakfast

Grits publishes "Tulia" zine for 25th anniversary: Preorder now! - Until Jeff Frazier and the good folks at Mano Amiga in San Marcos reached out about their event Monday night, I had not realized it was the 25th anniversar...
Right Wing Watch

Right Wing Round-Up: One Really Violent Day - Marshall Cohen and Daniel Dale @ CNN: Fact check: 12 election lies Trump is using to set the stage to dispute a potential 2024 defeat Former President Do...
Dos Centavos

Ay Te Watcho, Houston - Well, if you’re reading this on this Labor Day, these words are being typed from Northern Colorado. After 26 years of living in Houston and 53 in Texas, it...
Morning Consult

Replicating Experimental Findings with Online Panels - The post Replicating Experimental Findings with Online Panels appeared first on Morning Consult.
TXElects

Consistency in Texas: Trump Maintains Lead Over Biden in Latest Polls - *By Jeff Blaylock – Founder & Senior Editor* *JUNE. 20, 2024* Stop me if you’ve heard this before. Former President Trump leads President Biden by 7 po...
CT's short stories and novelettes

Grape - “I can jump a ship there. Just get me in the city limits. I will take it from there.” “How many sapiens did you kill?” “Five. Why do you want to know?”...
The Intercept

In No Labels Call, Josh Gottheimer, Mike Lawler, and University Trustees Agree: FBI Should Investigate Campus Protests - The bipartisan duo also praised schools that brought in police to violently quell protests and connected the demonstrations to the TikTok ban. The post I...
The Stars Hollow Gazette

NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament 2024: Second Four Play Ins - This s the second night of the women’s Play-Ins.Here are last night’s winners and losers: Time Network Seed School Record Region Score Seed School Record R...
Shadowproof

Shadowproof Is Shutting Down - After eight years, we have decided that it is time to shut down Shadowproof, but that does not mean that the independent journalism that we fostered is c...
One People's Project

2023 Year End Campaign! - The time has come to ask for your help as we head along into what promises to be one busy 2024! 2023 Year End Campaign
Innocence Project

Perry Lott is Exonerated After 35 Years of Wrongful Conviction in Ada, Oklahoma - The post Perry Lott is Exonerated After 35 Years of Wrongful Conviction in Ada, Oklahoma appeared first on Innocence Project.
Latino Rebels

Neuro-Inclusivity, Belonging and Radical Hospitality - Latino Rebels Radio goes on the road for a live podcast recording at Mitchell College in New London, Connecticut. Host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes seve...
FiveThirtyEight.com

What Americans Think Of The Biden Impeachment Inquiry - Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly-ish polling roundup. It’s officially impeachment season again. On Tuesday, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy announc...
Tribune of the People

Tribune of the People was the news organ of a political cult called the “CR-CPUSA” and collapsed in March 2022 - Read about what happened here: https://maoistcultexposed.wordpress.com/ This website belonged to a political cult called the “Committee to Reconstitute the...
Caitlin Johnstone

CaitlinJohnstone.com Is Now At CaitlinJohnstone.com.au - Hello subscribers, As you may have noticed, our website at caitlinjohnstone.com has been reduced to a shuffle lately, suffering repeated 502 errors for rea...
So Far From Heaven (Jack Purcell, RIP)

Draw an Ask Old Jules card on YouTube - Hello everyone, I decided to upload videos of drawing one card at a time on YouTube. This will happen three times a week. If you want to go over and look, ...
Lawfare

UN Special Rapporteur Releases Guantánamo Report - On June 26, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism Fionnuala Ní Aoláin released her report following a technical visit ...
In These Times

How Israeli Spyware Endangers Activists Across the Globe - Israeli surveillance technology is empowering antidemocratic governments to track journalists and human rights activists. Regulation is virtually nonexistent.
News Junkie

Mayotte Crisis: Putrid Leftover of France’s Imperialist and Colonialist Scrooge? - The cycle of empires It is not as if President Macron and his administration needed a new crisis to add to the turmoil of his second term in power. Unlike ...
DBC Green

Happy Art Car, Y'All! - (function(jQuery) {function init() { window.wSlideshow && window.wSlideshow.render({elementID:"840112064306859282",nav:"thumbnails",navLocation:"bottom",cap...
Buzzflash

Rebecca Solnit: "Forget Geoengineering. We Need To Stop Burning Fossil Fuels. Right Now." - The Guardian
Living Blue in Texas

TEXIT: The Conservative Movement To Turn Texas Into A White Ethnostate - Unpacking “Texit” and the potential consequences of secession. A few years ago, we wrote “QAnon Conspiracies And Neo-Confederate Beliefs Behind Texit Movem...
Eclectablog

Making democracy work for our environment – wsg Nayyirah Shariff & Sean McBrearty - Nayyirah Shariff on Twitter: @NayyirahShariff Flint Rising on Twitter: @FlintRising Flint Rising's website: FlintRising.com Sean McBrearty on Twitter: @Sea...
Echidne of the Snakes

Happy 2023 To All Of You - I have often come back here to try to write some sort of a conclusion to the years of activity on this site, but have not figured out what, exactly, to s...
VICE

Three UFOs Shot Down by US Weren't Chinese Spy Balloons: Biden - However, President Joe Biden did not say what the three objects were, saying the military is still searching for the debris.
Texas Moratorium Network

Senator Sarah Eckhardt Files Bill to Abolish Death Penalty - A State Senator we wrote asking to file a bill to abolish the death penalty has filed a bill to abolish the death penalty. So, we have a senate sponsor o...
Media Myth Alert

Taking stock: Top mythbusting posts of 2022 - Media Myth Alert directed attention periodically in 2022 to the appearance of well-known media-driven myths, those prominent tales about the news media tha...
Due Dissidence

Liz Truss Finally Made Neoliberalism Toxic - by Jack Carolan Liz Truss spent her childhood accompanying her father, a leftist University professor, on marches against the Thatcher government. It might...
Duffel Blog

Make-A-Wish kid gets 'Day 1 recycled' at Ranger school - “Rules are rules,” said a Ranger Instructor.
Strategic Culture Foundation

WHO Chief, TPLF Leader Tedros Silent About His Party’s Theft of World Food Program Fuel - UN World Health Organization chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom is also the world’s most prominent advocate of the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front. He has said no...
BillMoyers.com

PODCAST: Dr. Bandy Lee Saw It Coming – The Violence Foretold in Donald Trump’s Election - Our democracy has been eroding in tandem with the rise in inequality, says Dr. Lee. The Trump presidency is not really about Donald Trump the individual....
Downwinders at Risk

With Historic Rebuke, EPA Sends GAF Permit Back to Austin…and a Message to Company - When Janie Cisneros and her Singleton United contingent met with EPA Region Six Director Dr. Earthea Nance and her staff on June 1, one of the residents’ g...
Chicken Fried Politics

Symbolic solution in search of an actual problem - Support of 9 Southern Republicans for Respect for Marriage Act shows why Supreme Court isn’t about to ban same-sex marriage ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedP...
Pages of Victory

The Road to Hell -
The Contributor

34 Senate Republicans oppose even debating gun safety compromise bill - News Image: Every Democrat and 14 Republicans in the Senate voted to consider bipartisan compromise gun safety legislation. Category: Guns in America ori...
Bayou Brief

Tilly Snyder Is Missing Again - Wikipedia’s decision to permanently delete John K. Snyder’s page cannot erase the true story of one of the most eccentric politicians in Louisiana history ...
Washington Babylon

Sub to Our Stack! - [image: Sub to Our Stack!] Hey! We’re back! It’s been a while but *Washington Babylon* is back up and running. Read more @ Washington Babylon...
Talking Points Memo

Scott Pruitt, Yes That Scott Pruitt, Is Running For Senate - Nearly four years after he resigned from the Trump administration amid a cloud of scandal and profligate spending of taxpayer...
Liberal America

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and Republicans’ Identity Crisis - This week, Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered his long-anticipated, unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. No sooner did this happen than Donald Trump–the...
Popehat

Customer Agent Rendering - A customer representative or perhaps buyer broker is the strategy of a brokerage or property broker symbolizing a client in an financial commitment transac...
epic.org

EPIC, Coalition Urge FTC to Issue Rules Protecting Consumers Against Data Abuse and Discrimination - Today, EPIC and a coalition of 44 consumer advocacy, civil rights, and media democracy groups urged the Federal Trade Commission to initiate a rulemaking t...
Truthdig

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Malady

Capital’s profitability now depends on ‘lockdowns’, acute social enclosure, and ‘medical’ tyranny - * *This essay was originally posted in April 2021 (and regularly updated) on Medium.com but was censored in September and then put “under investigation”. H...
Freethought Now

FFRF’s Freethought Now Blog has moved! - FFRF has moved our blog, Freethought Now! Check out our new blog today.
Louis Proyect

The Future of this Blog - Update: this site has now returned to its free version at https://louisproyect.wordpress.com … i do not know how much longer https://louisproyect.org will ...
INSIDER - politics news

TikTok extremism exposed: over 1,000 videos found including Holocaust denial, white supremacy, and ISIS propaganda, according to new report - [image: TikTok] Summary List Placement New research released by a counter-extremism think tank found that over 1,000 TikToks featuring hate speech and e...
Houston Press

Simone Biles Also Withdraws From Individual All-Around in a Post-Karolyi Era - After her shocking withdrawal from the U.S. women’s gymnastics team finals on Tuesday due to mental health concerns, Houston’s own Simone Biles has now—per...
Dallas Observer

'Viruses Are Going to Virus': COVID-19 Infections Rise Among Vaccinated Texans - Several fully vaccinated Texas Democratic lawmakers have tested positive for COVID-19, becoming some of the most widely publicized instances of so-called "...
Progressives Everywhere

Ohio’s Gerrymandered Theocracy Exhibit the Stakes of Voting Rights - Inaction of voting rights will be very deadly
Anti-Media

Peer-Reviewed and Published: Adoption of Ivermectin to Combat COVID-19 is Justified - The study's authors conclude that "large reductions in COVID-19 deaths are possible using ivermectin."
Bad Attitudes

Big Government Handouts - Recently, Elon Musk beat out Jeff Bezos for a 2.9 billion contract from NASA to fly one of his magnificent exploding rocket ships to the moon. In true Am...
PBD - Progressive Blog Digest

46 - Joe Biden, the president of the United States. Not a perfect president, but the perfect president for these post-Trump times. Earnest, unpretentious, good-...
Latino Decisions

Alex Padilla, Latino Champion of Voter Access, New California US Senator - In a historic event, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla has been appointed as United States Senator by Governor Gavin Newsom. Secretary Padilla...
TomDispatch

Tomgram: Andrew Bacevich, The Madness of War, American-Style - In choosing a title for his final, posthumously published book, the prominent public intellectual Tony Judt turned to a poem by Oliver Goldsmith, *The De...
Art Killing Apathy

Free Speech Is More Complicated Than You Think - By Eleanor Goldfield The truth is – words are dangerous. Words are the catalysts of all action – good or evil. To start with a cliché but solid example: ...
Defend our Movements

Assessing Tech: How We Know If It’s On Our Side - By Bex Hong Hurwitz, Tiny Gigantic Over the past months, technical research into privacy and security concerns with Zoom and Zoom’s actions in response hav...
Better Texas Blog

New Census Data Confirms Texas Needs to Equitably Invest in Anti-Poverty Programs - Looking for analysis of the new health insurance numbers released this week? Check out our blog here! Although median income and poverty rates improved ...
Texas Rural Voices

“IT’s” the RACISM, STUPID! - It is at the center of our national attention. And, justifiably so. It’s presence permeates our national psyche, whether we acknowledge it or not. We...
PERRspectives

On the Ground Update: Acting DHS Secretary Wolf Understates Portland Crisis - Over the past 24 hours, Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf has faced a firestorm of criticism for his over-the-top rhetoric and gra...
Austin 360

Neuron Garage - Neuron Garage Camp Expands to 12 Locations for Summer 2020! Austin-based day camp, Neuron Garage, is quickly gaining a loyal following as the Hands-On Bu...
Think 3 Institute

What is it about Trump? - *P*art of it is this: millions of people who'd never want Donald Trump to be their boss now feel that he has become, or is becoming, exactly that. Somethin...
IVN

Long Live the Crackpots! - Long Live the Crackpots! Those of us who had been part of and partners with the Perot rebellion knew that the official “branding” of Ross Perot was alrea...
Modern Democracy

Roberts’ Next Thicket?: The Coming One-Person, One-Vote Battle Over “How Much is Too Much” - Recently, Nick Stephanopoulos pointed out how Rucho was written as if constitutional racial vote dilution claims never existed. The same might also be said...
The Metaphor Project

Say: “Move America Forward?” - In the first Democratic presidential debate, Andrew Yang proposed a slogan, “Not left, not right, forward!” The next day I corrected it on Twitter to be “...
Truthout

Despite Shutdown, Trump Is Pushing Forward Plans to Drill in Arctic - With Trump, oil drilling takes priority over essential services like trash pickup in national parks.
Splinter

Someone threatened to set a University of Michigan student on fire for wearing a hijab. This must stop. - Steps away from the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, a stranger approached a student and threatened to set her on fire with a lighter, police ...

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