The list of pop music luminaries who have condemned DHS's poaching of their work product in violation of U.S copyright law reads like a dream lineup from Coachella: Jay-Z, Olivia Rodrigo, MGMT, Zach Bryan, The Cure, Usher, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

A Feb. 2025 survey by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) found that since Trump's 2024 reelection, more than half of European citizens no longer view the U.S. as a reliable ally but rather, as a "necessary partner" or a potential adversary. www.forbes.com/sites/kamran...

"You know, every now and then, I think you might like to hear something from us nice and easy. But there's just one thing. You see, we never ever do nothing nice and easy. We always do it nice and rough." - Ike & Tina Turner Revue, "Proud Mary" (1971) www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Regarding President Donald Trump and his regime, one notes the broad farcical overtones of a main cast more prone to caricature than character, underscored by elements of real menace and a growing sense of dread that it's all going to end very badly. 😲 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The Trump regime's sadistic videos glorifying immigrants' suffering at the hands of DHS agents may be a big hit with the MAGA GOP fan base. But those noxious visuals have also offended pop star Sabrina Carpenter's sense of humanity, and she's denounced MAGA for it. newrepublic.com/article/2038...

Each of the homeless individuals living on the streets of greater L.A. is in many ways a cautionary tale, for the grace of God, &etc. They have compelling stories to share. The fact we don't want to hear any of it says much more about us than them. www.latimes.com/california/s...

I realize ESPN is under contract with the SEC, and that there are certain obligations thereof. But honestly, sacrificing the network's journalistic integrity by shadow-banning BYU from its on-air and online CFP discussions shouldn't be one of them. lawlessrepublic.com/espn-is-phas...

"The order was to kill everybody." Regardless of whatever one thinks about the Trump regime's broader Caribbean operation, it is a simple fact that shooting survivors at sea is a war crime, under both American and international law. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

For the past nine days, California's Central Valley has been shrouded by an indigenous weather phenomenon known as Tule fog, which can reduce visibility markedly on state highways. The before-and-after satellite photos of the region are striking.

The soulless fucks who brazenly shot up a toddler's birthday party in Stockton, CA last weekend, killing a 21-year-old and three children, will deserve whatever's coming to them. They better hope the cops get them before the local vigilantes do. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Once again, this time in the "Rocky of Ping Pong Movies," whatever the fuck that means, actor Timothée Chalamet reminds me why I want to hunt down his inner child at school recess, kick its little ass and then steal its lunch money. 😎 deadline.com/2025/12/mart...

Yesterday was World AIDS Day, and I'd like to pay tribute to and remember Curtis Daniel Rood (1961-1998). Thank you for being my friend. Please know always that you are still very much in the thoughts of everyone who loves and misses you. Me ke aloha pumehana.

President Trump's gleeful pursuit of undocumented immigrants was never just about the “worst of the worst,” as dozens of American citizens rounded up in his indiscriminate raids can attest. Rather, it was always about anyone who isn’t white. www.latimes.com/california/s...

The ESPN Gameday folks are ditching Saturday's Big Ten Championship Game between Ohio State and Indiana in favor of the SEC title contest with Georgia and Alabama, which makes perfect sense once you remember that ESPN has contractual obligations with the SEC for broadcast rights.

With President Trump besieged on all sides due to his own regime's incompetence and ineptitude at basic governance, members of Congress (and others) are increasingly concerned that he may resort to the ultimate of public distractions - war with Venezuela. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Glendale, CA's Grand Central Air Terminal, which prior to the Second World War was L.A,'s primary commercial airport, is long gone. But its legacy attests to the key role that Hollywood's film industry played in the growth of commercial aviation. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

The San Diego State Aztecs have a history of winning big games during the season, only to faceplant against teams they're otherwise favored to beat. Their 38-6 defeat at Hawaii proved costly when their postseason fate was left to metrics. www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/11/30/a...

The Ole Miss fan base looked a gift horse in the mouth once too often and as a result, the Rebels will be going to the College Football Playoff without the head coach who got them there, because Lane Kiffin is moving on to LSU. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

In most college football universes, a 9-3 season and a No. 17 ranking would be the hallmark of a successful season, particularly in a tough conference. But USC head coach Lincoln Riley's critics appear determined to run him out of town. Why? www.latimes.com/sports/usc/s...

The only people waging a war on Christmas are those who keep falsely claiming there's a war on Christmas. I mean, for fuck's sake! Jesus never whined in the Bible that nobody remembered his birthday. MAGA Christianists need to put a sock in it already. www.kansascity.com/opinion/arti...

Ukrainian sea drones sank two Russian tankers in the Black Sea today. On land, 1,170 Russian troops were either killed or wounded in the past 24 hours. To date, Russia has suffered approximately 1,164,340 casualties since its invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022.

Years from now as Americans, we're going to look back with profound regret and sorrow over the demonization and terrorization of our country's immigrant community by a white nationalist president and government that we so very foolishly reelected to office. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Babson College freshman Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, 19, was flying home to Texas from Boston to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. Well, imagine her parents' surprise when ICE instead seized their daughter at Logan Int'l Airport and deported her to Honduras, a place she hadn't lived since age 7. 😲

UPDATE: The death toll in the tragic Wang Fuk Court fire has since risen to 128, with an estimated 200 more people still missing and unaccounted for. It's now the deadliest fire in Hong Kong's history. Authorities can't commence the recovery phase for victims until the fires are extinguished.

King Charles III realized that if there's ever a public argument to be made for abolition of the British monarchy, his corrupt brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and complicit former sister-in-law Sarah Ferguson will be Exhibits 1A and 1B in their critics' case. www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/ro...

The very same forces that failed Jeffrey Epstein’s victims continue to fail the estimated 5,700 Native American girls and women reported missing each year, many of whom are presumed murdered, raped or trafficked. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

We reelected Trump as president knowing full well how malevolent and ignorant he was and I must say, we've gotten exactly what we voted for. The damage he's inflicting upon our country, both at home and abroad, is incalculable. 😲 www.latimes.com/world-nation...

Native American actor Elaine Miles ("Northern Exposure") was stopped at a bus stop in Redmond, WA by ICE agents who demanded to see her ID. When she gave them her Umatilla tribal ID, which is legally recognized and valid, they dismissed it as fake. 😲 www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

This Thanksgiving, I'm grateful for the federal judges who blocked or curtailed President Donald Trump's many abuses of power. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

As of this posting, 44 people are confirmed dead and another 279 are reported missing as a massive fire engulfed seven buildings of the 8-tower Wang Fuk Court apartment complex in the Tai Po District of Hong Kong SAR, China. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...

High school sports should be a fun and even magical time for student-athletes and their classmates. But at Freedom High School in Woodbridge, VA, where one selfish head football coach recast the team as a reflection of his own ego, it all quickly went to hell. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

For many supporters of Jair Bolsonaro, the former Brazilian president's preventive arrest was just the latest on a long list of injustices by a politicized Supreme Court. But Brazil's high court was pushed there, again and again, by Bolsonaro himself. www.cnn.com/2025/11/25/a...

Meet Memo Torres, a Mexican American citizen in Los Angeles who sold his landscaping business last year to concentrate on journalism. His "Daily Memo" podcast has chronicled the ICE / USBP campaign, one of the most terrifying chapters in L.A.'s history. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Did President Trump have prior knowledge of this weekend's plot to free Jair Bolsonaro, the former Brazilian president who was convicted in September of orchestrating an attempted coup following his 2022 reelection defeat? www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

The Union High School football team of Wise County, VA is currently undefeated at 12-0. They'll play for the Virginia 2A state championship this weekend. Unfortunately, the Bears will be without head coach Travis Turner, who's now a fugitive from the law. 😲 www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

The D.C. media corps ought to ask Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt to clarify whether President Trump's personal envoy Steve Witkoff is working for the United States or lobbying on behalf of Russia. 😲 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

So, how many of these cases charged as assault on a law enforcement officer were subsequently dismissed when the judge determined it was the officer who assaulted the defendant?

FINAL, NCAA Men's Basketball Non-Conference - Honolulu, HI Hawaii 88, Hawaii Pacific 76 The crosstown rival Sharks gave the 'Bows all they could handle last night and even took the lead midway through the 2nd half, before they were finally overwhelmed. hawaiisportsradio.com/2025/11/24/h...

Senior U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie's ruling is quite explicit that Lindsey Halligan is NOT a U.S. attorney. Keeping her on in that capacity imperils the government's business because federal courts in EDVA no longer recognize her authority. www.rawstory.com/halligan-com...

I can appreciate the importance of having faith in someone. But blind faith without reason - or worse still. in the face of all evidence to the contrary - is the hallmark of a chump who's ripe for the harvest.

Phillip McGraw, aka Dr. Phil, the TV celebrity psychologist who built a media career zinging the behavior of others, was upbraided by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Scott Everett last week over his efforts to use the Chapter 11 process to stiff his creditors. 😲 www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

All U.S. attorney candidates must have their names formally submitted to the Senate for confirmation and approval. Presidents are prohibited from sidestepping that process by filling that post with successive interim appointees. Case closed. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

South Gate QB Michael Gonzalez consoles William Smith of rival Dorsey High School in an act of true sportsmanship immediately following South Gate's 28-20 victory in the CIF City Section semifinals in Los Angeles. (Photo by Nick Koza | Los Angeles Times)

Rest in peace, Jimmy Cliff (1944-2025), legendary Jamaican singer-songwriter and actor who with the late Bob Barley introduced reggae music to the world in the early 1970s and became one of the genre's icons. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Today on "Donald Trump Presents: Only the Best People," we'll meet Alexander Steven Back, a 41-year-old auditor with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), who was arrested by Bloomington, MN police for felony sexual solicitation of a minor child. 🙄 people.com/ice-employee...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene finally realized to her dismay what so many others had already figured out years ago about Donald Trump. Why would we want the Jewish space lasers lady to make a comeback? She's incendiary, to be sure, but she's not very bright. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

In 1970s cinema, an era of vigilante blockbusters like "Dirty Harry," the "Walking Tall" film series burnished the legend of Sheriff Buford Pusser, hero of McNary County, TN. That legend, it turns out, was complete bullshit. Pusser was no hero. Far from it. www.businessinsider.com/buford-pusse...

Ms. T!ts-for-brains - who's married to a man older than her own father - likes it when Fat Daddy insults other women. What a pathetic wench Karoline Leavitt is. www.levelman.com/karoline-lea...

If you ask law enforcement officers what's the one call that they most dread, most will tell you it's the response to a domestic disturbance complaint, because they have no real knowledge regarding the situation they're actually walking into. 😲 people.com/florida-poli...

Great Moments in American History: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump (The White House, Oct. 16, 2019)