I was working as an editorial assistant at the Chicago Sun-Times in 1970. I doubt many people know that film critic Roger Ebert co-wrote the screenplay for Beyond the Valley of the Dolls with director Russ Meyer.

Cuban sold the Dallas Mavericks to Miriam Adelson and her son-in-law. The Israeli-born Adelson supports Bibi and the most extreme right-wing politicians in Israel and has been one of Trump’s biggest donors. Cuban should have known they would ruin the team starting with the trade of Luka Doncic.

France's World Cup team is a celebration of diversity. 16 of the 26 players are either immigrants themselves or first-generation descendants of migrants. France's goals in its 2-0 quarterfinal victory over Morocco were by Kylian Mbappe (Cameroon/Algeria roots) and Ousmani Dembele (Mali roots).

Now I’m rooting for Belgium to beat Norway in the final. And then have the team do their YMCA dance when Trump steps onto the field to a chorus of boos to present the real FIFA trophy.

I wonder what all those evangelical preachers who blamed LBGTQ* people for natural disasters have to say about this? www.advocate.com/politics/201...

And Trump once wondered why more Norwegians won't emigrate to the U.S. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

Fox News is now broadcasting from a large trailer on the National Mall where WWII veterans had to be evacuated because of the bad weather. Fox commentator says the National Mall looks like “a ghost town” because everyone had to be cleared out.

i have never seen a Dumocrat. But I have seen lots of happy Democrats, including this guy: youtu.be/p1vbAdFkVvA?...

The Weather Forecast for the night of July 4th when Trump is scheduled to deliver a 45-minute speech at the National Mall. A heavy thunderstorm around in the evening; otherwise, partly cloudy and humid; thunderstorms can bring flooding downpours, hail and damaging wind gusts.

So who are the politicians that Americans like the most. Here are the top six: Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Zohran Mamdani, Pete Buttigieg, Jon Ossoff, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. newrepublic.com/post/212486/...

I don't know why among all the posts on Mel Brooks' 100th birthday, this film tends to get overlooked: "Mel Brooks' History of the World, Part 1." "It's good to be the king." youtu.be/7OWMB3ewpNM?...

How low can you go? A MAGA influencer in an Uncle Sam costume is arrested for allegedly performing lewd acts during an acrobatic performance at Trump's fiasco fair on the National Mall. www.aol.com/articles/mag...

Trump hijacked the official celebrations of America's 250th anniversary. He formed Freedom 250. Its events, including the National Mall fiasco, are put on by Event Strategies Inc., which produced the Jan. 6 Ellipse rally that preceded the attack on the US Capitol. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

As we celebrate Mel Brooks' 100th birthday, remember the parody Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane did in which they reprised their roles from the updated version of "The Producers" for Jimmy Kimmel. "You Got Trumped" aired in Feb. 2016 and unfortunately proved accurate. youtu.be/OemqVWi_R0k?...

Mel Brooks is only 100 years old today? I thought he was already 2,000 years old. youtu.be/7XqNdI6kvyI?...

It would be much more interesting if it was converted to a dunk tank with Paula White yapping in tongues as exemplified by this scene with Pastor Jeff from "Young Sheldon." youtu.be/GZejfTnQSqo?...

My wife, an immigrant from Poland herself, worked as a psychologist in NYC nursing homes alongside Haitian nurses, nursing assistants and other staffers. She describes them as the hardest working and kindest people when it came to treating patients. SCOTUS' decision will devastate senior care.

A promise delivered by our mayor. The city's Rent Guidelines Board has approved a rent freeze on 1-year and 2-year leases for the nearly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/n...

Here is a story from the independent Russian newspaper, Meduza, operating out of Estonia, about this video that has gone viral. meduza.io/en/news/2026...

Ayn Rand is really the godmother of the Epstein class. She was enthralled by serial killer, William Edward Hickman, who killed and dismembered a 12-year-old girl and praised Hickman in her notebooks. www.rawstory.com/amp/ayn-rand...

So now it seems that a Trump appointee wanted to acquire Greenland in order to restore all you can eat shrimp at financially troubled Red Lobster. You can't make this stuff up. newrepublic.com/post/212172/...

Elections do matter. Hungary sets a good example for what to do if there's a Blue Wave in the midterms. www.reuters.com/world/hungar...

I've been intrigued by the story of who has been making the Iran Lego videos. It turns out it's a group of Iranian Gen-Z creators. youtu.be/LMZ15Nwfj0o?...

Ahead of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, I would like to see one polling firm ask the following question: Who would you rather be ruled by for the next two years -- Donald Trump or Britain's King Charles?

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Do you have a disability? Know anyone with a disability? Autism? You, and they could be institutionalized.

I wrote this piece for the progressive website Uncharted Blue at the start of the Iran war. Mega-MAGA donors Miriam and Sheldon Adelson, acting in support of Netanyahu, played a key role in pushing Trump to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal in 2018. www.unchartedblue.com/how-citizens...

I’ll take Scenes We Will Never See At a Trump Event for $1,000, Alex.

I can confirm 100% that all the Knicks were there to accept the keys to the city from Mayor Mamdani. And then how much fun it was to watch them all dancing to Alicia Keys singing "Empire State of Mind." What a joy it was to flip channels to watch the opening of the Obama Presidential Center.

Bill and Hillary Clinton, George and Laura Bush, Joe and Jill Biden have taken the stage at the opening ceremony of the Barack Obama Presidential Center. Also attending are Kamala Harris, Angela Merkel and Justin Trudeau and Tom Hanks. This is the real celebration of America's 250th Birthday.

So who was riding on top of the double-decker bus in the parade with Game 4 hero OG Anunoby and Karl-Anthony Towns? None other than Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who was tossing Knicks shirts into the crowd. Jalen Brunson even jumped off his float with trophy in hand to shake hands with fans.

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Only in New York! The cast of "Hamilton" celebrating the Knicks NBA championship by singing "New York, New York.". The world turned upside down. youtube.com/shorts/MQRvS...

1/2: On Saturday, Mayor Mamdani attended the Morocco-Brazil World Cup match and celebrated the Knicks NBA championship. But it also was the first day of early voting and the mayor was in his old neighborhood to speak at a rally for our progressive State Assembly candidate Eli Northrup.

Now what could Mayor Zohran Mamdani do to top this offatin the Puerto Rico Day parade: appear on a float with Brooklyn-born Knick Jose Alvarado, who plays for Puerto Rico's national team. youtube.com/shorts/Pk4lR... .

Remember when Pat Robertson, Franklin Graham, and other right-wing pastors claimed Hurricane Katrina was God's punishment for the LBGTQ+ community. Now God is sending swarms of insects and heavy thunderstorms to send a message to Pharoah Donald's UFC event. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

And the day after, here's Zohran: youtube.com/shorts/2I-QW...

Dr. Hackenbush, a veterinarian, would definitely make MAGA happy by prescribing horse pills to treat their ailments. youtu.be/400qV7ZpfPA?...

Bogie had some advice to fascists like Markwayne in "Casablanca." Incidentally, German refugee Conrad Veidt (Major Strasser) was the most antifa cast member in real life. youtu.be/B2N1Hql65Ic?...

It took the New York Knicks a half to shake off the bad vibes that Trump brought to MSG. But I guess Taylor Swift brought some good vibes. Knicks stun Spurs 107-106 in the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history. And we've got Mayor Mamdani to lead the cheers.

So Bill Gates admits to affairs with two Russian women he says were not connected to Epstein. He says Epstein tried to blackmail him. Epstein trafficked Russian women. It’s resembling the plot of “Red Swallow.”

It now looks like the Gridiron Heroics website has completely re-written its Simone Biles story, eliminating the offensive reference to her as an NFL wife. Her NFL husband, Jonathan Owens, is mentioned in the photo caption, but not in the headline. gridironheroics.com/simone-biles...

There used to be still an opportunity to change the location of the 2028 Olympic Games when twice as many countries will be taking part, including nearly every African and Middle Eastern country. We don’t want Trump opening the Games as Hitler did at the 1936 Berlin Games.

The NYT reporter mentioned is Katie Glueck. In 2009, students from Northwestern were recognized by AIPAC for their pro-Israel advocacy. The award did not mention individuals by name, but Glueck was co-president of NU's chapter of Students for Israel. dailynorthwestern.com/2009/05/09/a... .

Maybe Abraham Lincoln will step in and save the day by vanquishing the defilers of his monument as he did in "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian." youtu.be/z3kwsQSNBh0?...

Fuck the UFC … and fuck Trump.

Knicks fans started booing Trump when his image was shown during the singing of the Star Spangled Banner.

I'm feeling the same way about the upcoming 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Trump is ruining both the NBA Finals and the World Cup. And then he'll get a chance to destroy the 2028 Olympics if nothing changes. newrepublic.com/post/211508/...

It's now 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and now the U.S. has got the mad king. I would like to see a pollster ask the following question ahead of July 4th: Who do you think would make a better leader of our country: Britain's King Charles III or Donald Trump?