Sunday's Forum

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Minnesota Speaker Emerita and Husband Assassinated

A state Representative and his wife have also been shot and are in the hospital.

9 comments

Defending and Downplaying the Padilla Incident

Force to create compliance should not be supported or excused. And yet...

23 comments

Saturday's Forum

61 comments

TGIF Tabs

4 comments

In Front of Our Noses: Noem's Liberation Promises

The authoritarian rhetoric continues.

15 comments

Israel Strikes Iranian Nuclear Program

The war is on.

72 comments

A Photo for Friday

"Turmoil Above, Peace Below"

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Friday the 13th Forum

66 comments

US Senator Taken to Ground and Handcuffed [Updated]

The crime: trying to ask DHS Secretary Noem a question at a press conference in a federal building.

16 comments

Trump And Miller At Functional Odds On Immigration Policy [Updated: Or maybe not]

The challenges and harms of meeting campaign promises.

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And The Susan Collins Award For Gullibility Goes To... Senator Bill Cassady

The prize: sick and dead US children

4 comments

In Front of Our Noses: The Rhetoric of Invasion

A tidbit from Trump's Fort Bragg speech.

6 comments

Sec Def Peter Hegseth Jokes About Afghanistan Allies

Spoiler alert: the joke wasn't funny

8 comments

Israel May Attack Iran Soon

A major escalation in Middle East tensions is forecast.

28 comments

Thursday's Forum

74 comments

Brian Wilson during a performance at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, 10 January 2007 Brian Wilson during a performance at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, 10 January 2007

Brian Wilson, 1942-2025

The Beach Boy legend is gone at 82.

36 comments

Trump Restores Confederate Names to Army Bases

But Not Really (Wink Wink)

10 comments

In Front of Our Noses: Politicizing the Military

Trump's speech at Fort Bragg.

13 comments

US Representative McIver Indicted

“A brazen attempt at political intimidation.”

3 comments

newspaper newspaper

Where Americans Get Their News

The information bubble is real.

26 comments

Governor Gavin Newsom speaking with attendees at the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention at the George R. Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California. Governor Gavin Newsom speaking with attendees at the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention at the George R. Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California.

Newsom 2028?

He's clearly using the standoff with the White House to elevate his national stature.

32 comments

Wednesday's Forum

51 comments

YouGov Poll on National Guard Deployment to LA

One poll, to be sure, but not one in Trump's favor.

12 comments