NYT reporting that a proposed Trump-backed memorandum with Iran would reportedly release $25 billion in frozen Iranian assets www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05...

We live in a country now where the president uses his power to censor media figures who criticize him and then brags about it.

Popular MAGA influencer named Joshua Heffner with nearly 500K TikTok followers has been arrested for possession of child rape porn. Every fucking time.

BREAKING: Gunshots were heard outside the White House moments ago, with reports estimating approximately 20-30 shots fired. Secret Service instructed members of the press present on the grounds to immediately run inside the press briefing room as the situation unfolded.

Lmao

🚨 The Trump DOJ has now moved to dismiss the seditious conspiracy case against Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III and several other Oath Keepers who participated in the January 6th insurrection — with prejudice — meaning the charges cannot be brought again.

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?...

Hegseth to West Point graduates: "Last, and most importantly, seek God. As Charlie Kirk often said ... "

Not a huge fan of sharing screenshots from X but I had to check that this was real. This is absolutely the funniest shit I’ve read in a long time. Imagine having this little respect for yourself.

For-profit companies are buying up youth sports leagues and selling them back to parents—and the trend is revealing a larger crisis, Senator Chris Murphy argues: “Virtually everything in America has become a commodity—even middle-school hockey.”

Wow. They’re openly defending the deletion of DOJ records about a man accused in a child solicitation case who assaulted police on January 6. Truly the Epstein administration.

Well done, USA

Wut

"I don't mind being called a brilliant total tyrant dictator but I don't want to be called dumb"

Thousands evacuated again after tank with toxic chemicals leaks in Garden Grove

Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, said on Friday that she was resigning because her husband has a rare bone cancer. President Trump announced that her deputy, Aaron Lukas, would serve as acting director of national intelligence. nyti.ms/3PUvsmk

Trump: "I say this often. The King of Saudi Arabia told me we're the hottest country anywhere in the world."

Quinn Emanuel Just Got a $3 Million Ethics Lesson. A Judge Made Them Write It Themselves. https://abovethelaw.com/2026/05/quinn-emanuel-just-got-a-3-million-ethics-lesson-a-judge-made-them-write-it-themselves/

This is just epic!! James tears apart Brexit idiot

Famously vengeful Knicks owner Jim Dolan has long spied on people at his iconic arenas. WIRED goes deep inside the operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more. www.wired.com/story/madiso...

NEWS: U.S. Consumer Sentiment has officially fallen to the lowest level ever recorded in data going back to 1952, plunging another 10% last month. Consumers now expect inflation to hit 4.8% over the next 12 months. Sentiment is down 21% since February 2026, before the Iran War… 1/

"They leaked his tax returns, they tried to destroy him." If revealing your official tax returns -- something every single president and VP for forty years before Trump did voluntarily -- could possibly "destroy" you, that is the scandal.

NESTERAK: President Trump has granted clemency to numerous individuals who have stolen hundreds of millions in Medicaid funds. Can we expect any of these folks to be shown the same mercy? McDONALD: I'll take a different question

if they were intentionally trying to wreck the country, how could you tell the difference?

This is what you voted for, dummies

The Ebola crisis in East Africa is rapidly escalating, with cases now confirmed in major population centers in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Public health experts say that the response has been significantly hindered by the near-absence of the U.S.

Trump approval (American Research Group poll) Disapprove 65% (+1) Approve 31% (-1) (Shift from last month) americanresearchgroup.com/economy/

One reason I hate death penalty cases is that capital punishment is incredibly stupid and irrational. It's cruel, expensive, and serves no deterrent effect. It's rarely imposed, except against a tiny minority of unlucky defendants—and in those cases, racism almost always plays a role. Just end it.

NEW: Records released tonight show that Reynolds, makers of Vuse vapes, gave $5 Million to MAGA Inc. days before the FDA wrote a policy that could allow them to make millions selling flavored vapes. Via @kenvogel.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/u...

Castle trying to set the record for most turnovers

MeidasTouch: What do you make of this $1.776 billion fund— Gavin Newsom: It’s a criminal enterprise. It’s not just corruption, it’s not just graft, it’s a full-on criminal enterprise and it needs to be shut down.

No, we really don't have to.

New short story by Stephen King in the Atlantic (Gift Link)

BLUMENTHAL: Who won the 2020 election? FLOWERS: Legally speaking, Joe Biden was certified BLUMENTHAL: Your failure to answer that question mocks this committee. Mr Schwartz, who won the popular vote in 2020 election? SCHWARTZ: Again, consistent with the-- BLUMENTHAL: This is a factual question!

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Americans should be cleareyed about what the president is doing. He is taking their money and showering it on criminals,” the editorial board writes.

Trump is literally out here saying random words and calling it a commencement address. Get a load of this gibberish.

The podcast bros said they were supporting Trump for two reasons: He wouldn’t start any wars, and he’d release the Epstein files. Massie lost tonight for two reasons: (a) forcing the release of the Epstein files, and (b) trying to restrain Trump’s war in Iran.

Again, that this stuff doesn’t immediately end his presidency is a total failure of Article I of the Constitution. A complete collapse of the polity.

Those are foreign places

Trump after shaking hands with a cadet: "I hate good looking men"

NEWS: Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has been indicted in the United States, per Reuters. The move marks a dramatic escalation in Donald Trump’s pressure campaign against Cuba’s government and comes as Trump has openly pushed for regime change on the island.

A Tennessee man who was jailed for 37 days over a Facebook post he shared after the killing of Charlie Kirk agreed to a $835,000 settlement with the sheriff’s office, his lawyers said. nyti.ms/4tKTI8c

It’s obvious GOP voters never actually cared about the Epstein Files. They’re in a cult and only care about what Trump tells them to care about

Please stop calling it a cult, guys.

Trump on high gas prices: "This is peanuts. I appreciate everybody putting up with it for a little while. But I don't even think about. What I think about is you can't let Iran have a nuclear weapon."

My dentist said my teeth were in good shape given what I've been through the past six months

Sen. Jon Husted on high gas prices: "What do you want me to do?"

And then there's this: The settlement gets sweeter for Team Trump In a newly-posted, one-page document, the Justice Dept details that it is now prohibited from pursuing tax claims against Trump or his family in the future Signed by Todd Blanche