Comet Ping Pong, the pizza parlor at the center of the 2016 election’s bizarre “Pizzagate” conspiracy theory, can’t catch a break. An unidentified suspect broke into the restaurant on Wednesday and intentionally set fires, D.C. police said. According to theWashington Post,arson investigators found burned matches on the floor below curtains …
Read More »Mitt Romney Has Logged On
Mitt Romney, the former — and potentially future — Republican presidential candidate marked his arrival as Utah senator with an op-ed published in the Washington Post that wasn’t too kind to President Trump. “A president should demonstrate the essential qualities of honesty and integrity, and elevate the national discourse with …
Read More »The 35 Trump Tweets That Defined 2018
Just as Trump has done more “damage to ISIS than all recent presidents,” as he tweeted last week, the president has also spent more time on social media than anyone to occupy the Oval Office. Trump’s prolific Twitter presence has afforded Americans a unique look into how he processes current …
Read More »Mueller's Michael Flynn Sentencing Memo Should Sound the Alarm for Trump
Last December, Michael Flynn, the retired general and national security adviser to President Trump, pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents about his communications with Russia‘s ambassador to the United States while he was working for Trump’s transition team. He’s since been cooperating with the special counsel’s office. A lot. …
Read More »The Florida Governor's Race Is Probably Headed for a Recount
WASHINGTON — The Florida gubernatorial race isn’t over yet. On Thursday afternoon, Democrat Andrew Gillum, who conceded defeat on Tuesday night, narrowed the margin between his vote tally and that ofRepublican Ron DeSantis. As of this writing, the discrepancy sits atjust over 38,000 votesout of 8.2 million cast, giving Gillum …
Read More »Brian Kemp's Voter Suppression Tactics Take a Hit in Court
Advocates of full and unrestricted voting rights in Georgia won a significant victory in federal court on Friday that will give relief to more than 3,000 naturalized citizens who will now be able to cast a regular ballot in Tuesday’s midterm elections. The ruling represents a defeat for both Brian …
Read More »Things Are Getting Weird in the Pennsylvania Governor's Race
As November election day approaches, political races are heating up. But the rancor between Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidates Scott Wagner and Tom Wolf may beat them all. On Friday, Republican candidate Wagner posted a now-deleted video on his campaign Facebook page. In the video, he angrily talked to the camera while …
Read More »Richard Linklater Directed a Brilliant Anti-Ted Cruz Ad
There’s aren’t many people who have advocated for Texas as artfully as Richard Linklater. From Dazed and Confused to Boyhood to Everybody Wants Some!!, his films have portrayed life in the state with the delicate touch of someone who truly understands it. Despite his success, he favors Austin over Hollywood, …
Read More »The Melting Arctic Is a Real-Time Horror Story — Why Doesn't Anyone Care?
Last week, scientists learned that 40-foot piles of compacted sea ice — some of the oldest and most durable clusters in the Arctic — are breaking away from the coast of Greenland and drifting out to sea. One meteorologist called it “scary,” but it was hardly unexpected. As the earth’s …
Read More »Area President Falls Asleep on Caps-Lock Key, Threatens Historic Suffering
President Trump spent most of Sunday tweeting about the Witch Hunt from his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey – nothing out of the ordinary. But just before midnight, Trump smashed the caps lock key and fired off a strongly worded warning to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. “NEVER, EVER THREATEN …
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