Mickey Mouse Entering Public Domain (Sort Of)

Steamboat Willie is about to be ripe for exploitation.

Republicans Start Biden Impeachment Inquiry

A shameful farce.

UN General Secretary Calls for Gaza Cease-Fire

Article 99 meets Catch-22.

College Football Playoff Chaos

The four-team Playoff will go out making a lot of folks mad.

Israel Presses On Amid Calls for Ceasefire

Hamas continues to cynically manipulate the world’s humanitarian impulses.

Biden Is Old and Feeble, Says Old, Feeble Man

Trump is making verbal gaffes while making fun of Biden’s verbal gaffes.

Squaring the Circle on the Israel-Gaza War

Outsiders seem to want the impossible.

Dianne Feinstein, 1933-2023

A trailblazer is gone at 90.

Deutschland Unter Alles

Germany’s economy is among the worst in the OECD.

Bill Richardson, 1947-2023

The longtime politician and statesman is gone at 75.

Et tu, Lexington?

The Economist joins the “Biden is too old” bandwagon.

More Stupid Poll Tricks

Corrupt and crazy versus old and confused.

Republicans Repudiated in Ohio

Another example of the power of the abortion issue.

Feds Settle Claim Against Former Vice Chairman

The taxpayers shelled out nearly $1 million for . . . something.

Bidenomics?

The President is trying to change perceptions ahead of the election.

Yet Another Example of the Weakness of US Parties

The parties do not control their labels.

PGA, LIV, and World Tour Merging

If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em?

Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keeper leader, fatass loser POS Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keeper leader, fatass loser POS

Oath Keepers Founder Sentenced to 18 Years

The stiffest punishment yet for a January 6 seditionist.

Transphobic Cruelty

When prejudice overrides simple humanity.

China Calling in its Loans to Poor Countries

Debt-trap diplomacy has finally come home to roost.

Heather Armstrong, 1975-2023

The mommy blogger known as “Dooce” has taken her own life.

Republicans and Democratic Backsliding

When winning is the only acceptable outcome.

Reporter Fired for Calling DeSantis Propaganda ‘Propaganda’

Truth is not an absolute defense against termination.

Patricia Schroeder, 1940-2023

The trailblazing Congresswoman is gone at 82.

Robert Blake, 1933-2023

The Baretta actor and acquitted murderer is dead at 89.

Trump Grand Jury Recommended ‘Multiple Indictments’

The jury forewoman is offering hints.

Pence Subpoenaed by Trump Special Counsel

An aggressive but expected move.

Turkey-Syria Quake Kills 1300+

A natural disaster has compounded a man-made one.

Jupiter Keeps Adding Moons!

The science-education gap.

Lackadaisical Handling of Secrets by Top Officials

It’s becoming a sad joke.

Pelé, 1940-2022

The soccer legend has passed at 82.

Richard Shelby and the Old Senate

“You can’t be against everything.”

AP Fires Reporter For Reporting

James LaPorta is being scapegoated for poor editorial process.

Election Denialism did Poorly at the Polls

The “America First” slate of candidates lost all but one contest.

Leo Gallagher, 1946-2022

The stand-up comic is gone at 76.

Democratic Ratfucking Worked

Boosting weak candidates in the Republican primaries paid off.

Pelosi Attack a Turning Point?

What will it take to end the cycle of violence?

The Media is Biased Against Us!

Journalists openly root for a good story.

The Depth of US Support to Ukraine

The collaboration has been even more robust than advertised.

Biden Adopts Trump’s Immigration Policy

He’s using a tool he denounced as cruel to deal with a humanitarian crisis.

Tales from the Campaign Trail

Candidate quality can matter.

Bernard Shaw, 1940-2022

CNN’s original anchorman is gone at 82.

Mikhail Gorbachev, 1931-2022

The last Soviet leader is gone at 91.

Liz Cheney Walloped in Primary

The Trumper consolidation of their control of the GOP continues.

Libraries and Book Banning

How much say should the community have in what’s included?

President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a Medal of Valor ceremony, Monday, May 16, 2022, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a Medal of Valor ceremony, Monday, May 16, 2022, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

The News is Bad for Biden

The nature of American political reporting distorts our perception of reality.

HHS: States Must Allow Emergency Abortions

The agency says a 1986 law overrides state restrictions.

Dems Lose One Million Voters!

They should panic, right?

President Joe Biden prepares to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, June 25, 2021, en route to Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) President Joe Biden prepares to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, June 25, 2021, en route to Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

White House Staff Turnover!

Much ado about a perfectly normal phenomenon.