“Precipitation isn’t promised, and conservation is a choice that we can all make, and must make at this time,” Cox said.

Promising a commitment to "ambitious journalism and agenda-setting conversations," media scion James Murdoch has struck a deal with the Vox Media digital company to acquire New York magazine, the Vox Media Podcast Network and the Vox editorial brand. https://to.pbs.org/438emVf

Trump’s use of profanity and other crude or demeaning language — including insults such as “low IQ,” which he routinely hurls at political opponents — has risen over time, according to a Washington Post analysis.

Disinhibition. Classic red flag for accelerating dementia.

That happens with dementia patients

Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy wants to overhaul the state Medicaid system to combat unproven allegations of fraud, as GOP leaders blame Gov. Mike DeWine for a lack of oversight.

An advisory from the surgeon general's office released May 20 outlines the harms for screen time among youth and offers ways to promote healthy use.

The Portland Clean Energy Fund has raised a billion dollars for climate change action via a retail tax on large corporations in the city. Other cities are starting to shape similar funds. n.pr/4tSrJDL

There is no precedent for such brazen corruption in the annals of American history. Nothing else comes close. Watergate seems almost quaint now. trib.al/QAuk9Hm

EU to propose temporary exemption on China chips from 20th sanctions package, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/43lOIMu

Legislative leaders in Colorado from both parties praised the passage of a bill that would make a series of changes to the state’s competency process. via @coloradonewsline.com

The Democratic primaries are going to be brutal for anyone who is forgiving of Jan6th, election denial, ICE brutality, etc. And deservedly so.

Mysterious Meddling in Democratic Primaries Has G.O.P. Fingerprints www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/u...

So can the next Democratic president set up a slush fund that we can apply for because of the emotional distress Trump has caused all of us?

“Nearly three-quarters of Democratic supporters now oppose military aid to Israel, up from 45% just 3 years ago. And nearly half of Democratic backers said the party was too supportive of Israel.” This is driven by an understanding that Israel is the premier military power of the region.

tell me again why we need a Democratic Joe Rogan personally I just want more actual bona fide progressives in Congress and that's it

"Martin entrusted a top priority to a friend, Democratic consultant Paul Rivera, who volunteered to work on it part-time and waited several months to contact key officials with Biden and.Harris’ campaigns. Many top decision-makers in the campaigns were ultimately never interviewed." Utter disgrace.

Reading the Democratic "autopsy" on 2024, and man, a lot of people here aren't gonna like it, because it sounds like I could have written parts of it. “At times, it seems Democrats are trying to win arguments while Republicans are focused on winning elections,” the report says.

As you read the Democratic "autopsy" report, consider this. "Kamala Harris did not lose the election because of things she said. She lost because of things Donald Trump said she said." www.editorialboard.com/until-theres...

Atrazine is behind Alex Jones' conspiracy theory that chemicals in U.S. water caused frogs to become gay or transgender.

Europe could Europeanise NATO’s structures; it could form a new alliance; or it could build on embryonic ones. Each would be risky—but less risky than doing nothing

Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" swan song has arrived. The final episode of his late-night show will air Thursday, May 21, on CBS.

dnc report is out and that shit is pure ass. use of the word “transgendered” and not a single mention of palestine or uncommitted, no wonder Ken Martin didn’t want this shit released

Considering that this DNC "autopsy" didn't even address the issue of Gaza and how it impacted the 2024 race, let alone offer any solutions going forward, I can see why this thing was never released. www.cnn.com/2026/05/21/p...

NEW: A South Carolina Senate committee voted 15-7 last night to advance a GOP gerrymander aimed at dismantling the state's lone majority-Black district. The map now heads to the Senate floor for a full vote this week.

America’s economy has defied forecasts—but could be doing even better. On this week’s episode of The Insider our panel discuss the cost of Donald Trump’s erratic policymaking. Tune in from 6pm London time on Thursday

Republicans on a U.S. Senate panel suggested Tuesday a recent Supreme Court decision weakening the federal Voting Rights Act invalidated U.S. House districts in Democratic states where most residents belong to a racial minority group.

President Trump is set to announce the overhaul of two Biden-era EPA rules for refrigerants at grocery stores in a push to cut costs for consumers.

President Donald Trump's string of Republican primary victories may actually be a paradoxical sign of weakness rather than strength, with a leading political analyst warning that Trump's standing appears to be "deteriorating."

Walmart says it absorbed about $175 million in fuel expenses last quarter, but future high costs could be passed on to consumers. https://bit.ly/4dmKU3D

3 dead, 18 hospitalized after exposure to unknown substance

Months before a 16-year-old boy carried out a shooting at Evergreen High School, he joined an online gore forum that featured graphic videos of people dying. That site is still up.

Family of US Ebola patient admitted to Berlin isolation ward reut.rs/4dVyLmi

Gov. Polis was censured by fellow Colorado Democrats, about 90% of whom voted to rebuke him, according to preliminary results last night. The move came in response to his decision last week to grant clemency to the election denying Trump ally Tina Peters.

A UK heatwave is coming — here’s where to spend it

Trump to announce looser rules for super-pollutants used in grocery refrigeration, in bid to lower costs

A new lawsuit against White House visa restrictions could transform online safety research.

⚡️Ukraine aims to inflict 200 Russian casualties per square kilometer of advance, Fedorov says. While Russia lost 67 soldiers per square kilometer of advance in October, that figure rose to 244 in February, 254 in March, and 179 in April, according to Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.

Woman sues Disney over facial recognition at theme parks

Stephen Colbert is saying goodbye to The Late Show in style - and he’s bringing some huge Hollywood names along for the ride.

Fear of losing power has destabilized civilizations throughout history, and modern nations may be repeating dangerous patterns again. #alpolitics

Golf-ball-sized hail and 60 mph winds will be possible Thursday afternoon on Colorado’s Eastern Plains, according to the National Weather Service.

The EU’s economy chief criticized the U.K.’s decision to loosen planned sanctions on Russian-origin jet fuel and diesel without giving prior notice to fellow G7 allies.

Miss. Gov. Tate Reeves celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on social media, saying it was “another good day for Mississippi and America!” Reeves has expressed interest in the Legislature reevaluating the state's supreme court, legislative and congressional districts over the coming year.

The $1.8 billion fund ostensibly created to compensate people who claim mistreatment by the "weaponized" Department of Justice under President Joe Biden may face legal obstacles — ironically created by Donald Trump's own former attorney general Pam Bondi.

Opinion from Austin Sarat: When a president settles his own lawsuit to create a fund for allies, fundamental questions arise #ksleg

Tennessee’s new U.S. House map dilutes Memphis’s Democratic power and the largest block of Black voters in the state. Also, districts were drawn precisely to create nine seats where Trump won 60% of the vote in the presidential election of 2024.

As AI firms bid up the price of land and energy, the dollars people earn will go less far. Eventually humans could, like horses in the age of the car, become uneconomical

Via Jonathan Shorman: President Donald Trump is again demanding Congress pass a sweeping set of voting restrictions and refuses to rule out sending troops to the polls, as Democrats and voting rights groups assemble an effort to guard against federal election interference. https://ow.ly/2iWu50Z2tZn