This is a devastating interview. Scott Pelley tells the NYT that Bari Weiss directly put a “thumb on the scale” for Trump over the killing of Renee Good. Here’s his explanation of exactly what happened.

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Russia has unleashed what researchers are calling an unusually intense barrage of overt and covert influence operations before a parliamentary election on Sunday in Armenia, which has sought closer ties with Europe and the U.S.

This photo is insane.

So independent!

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Trump is rage-posting on Truth Social while quietly preparing considering an Iran deal WORSE than the one he blew up in 2018. Meanwhile, his DOJ is erasing records of a convicted child sex offender who stormed the Capitol — and bragging about it. Saturday updates are up

"When someone offers you a seat on the rocket, don't ask questions." -Eric Schmidt.

Colbert guest hosted a public access TV show in Monroe, Michigan a day after the Late Show ended. Guest star: Jeff Daniels Special appearance by: Eminem Musical director: Jack White Genius. youtu.be/jJTXB5uT_C4?...

Gift Article: From Nicole Hannah-Jones author of the 1619 Project.

Trump defends his $1.776 billion slush fund for fraudsters and insurrectionists, saying he could have stolen even more money from the American people if he wanted to.

US and Israel ‘hoped to install Ahmadinejad as Iran’s leader’

He cares not

Good. Call it out for what it is. Corrupt DJT-loyalty bribe money.

Effective tax rate paid by Jeff Bezos from 2014 to 2018: 0.98% Effective 2025 federal tax rate paid by Amazon: 1.4% Typical tax rate paid by the average American: 14.5% Just thought I should point that out.

This precedent could also be applied to government officials who blow people up in boats without a declared war, due process, evidence, or trial.

JUST IN: Top-ranking Democrat Rep. Jamie Raskin has moved to subpoena acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and other officials involved in the creation of "one of the most brazen acts of public corruption and self-dealing in American history." trib.al/lrUwnqu

NEW: Todd Blanche's recent congressional testimony may have bolstered Democrats' case for blocking Trump's executive order on mail voting when he revealed that the White House is coordinating plans to implement the directive across agencies. Just last week, the DOJ told judges otherwise.

Not only does Trump's IRS settlement hand him a $1.8B slush fund. It also bans the agency from auditing Trump and his family, allowing him to avoid nearly $100M in penalties and get away with any future tax-dodging. He is the most corrupt president in American history.

They had me until they mentioned mutton and sheep's milk cheese lol

It’s a pardon on steroids for Trump & his family businesses. The gov't has agreed that it won't prosecute or pursue civil claims against any of the Trumps, “whether presently known or unknown” that could have been brought as of the date of the settlement agreement. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

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In order to stay ahead of the curve here, I'd like to note that the U.S. has no grounds to invade Cuba, arrest or change its leaders, take control or directly influence its actions or, for that matter, to be blockading it right now forcing its people to suffer. Nor is any of that in our interest.

If JD Vance has real evidence of fraud, by all means, prosecute every last one of the fraudsters. Instead, he’s withholding $1.3 billion in Medi-Cal funding from California.    Prosecuting fraud and withholding care from vulnerable people are not the same thing, and one doesn’t require the other.

Pretext for the next war, same as pretexts for the last wars. Some old story, same old song and dance.

They fought for this country. They retired and began collecting well-earned pensions. Now Hegseth is threatening to take those away if those retirees use the free speech rights they fought for to criticize him or his 34-time convicted criminal boss. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/o...

Don't make me hurt you, Katie.

Intimidation, full stop.

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In other words, Trump and Hegseth have been lying to the American people.

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Empathy Diversity Equity Humanity (& the humanities) A broad idea of “WE THE PEOPLE” Concern for ANY kind of “we” Truth (Real) history The current regime opposes these things. Needs to be stated plainly.

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It's incredible that this man's vocabulary consists of somewhere between 6 to 8 of the same fucking sentences vomited out to every situation and our braindead neighbors said hell yeah let's do that again.

Sad thing is, I expect most Americans to not know about this.

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MAHA my ass!

Appearing to miss the point completely, at about the time King Charles finished his speech, the official social media account of the White House posted a picture of Trump and King Charles with the caption “TWO KINGS.” H.C. Richardson

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“Over the weekend, there was an act of horrible violence that never would’ve happened if we didn’t have a free press,” said President Donald Trump

He will vote for it.

Mexico didn’t pay for the wall, Trump gold cards didn’t balance the budget, there are no $2,000 DOGE or tariff refund checks, and donors aren’t paying for the ballroom.

What a disgrace?

We did! We passed a bill to fund the Secret Service and TSA and FEMA 100-0. If Speaker Johnson would just call it for a vote, it would pass. That’s the problem.