Court Temporarily Freezes Trump’s $1.776 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Slush Fund To Figure Out WTF Is Going On
It’s been less than two weeks since the Justice Department created the obviously illegal and unconstitutional $1.776 billion slush fund to pay off MAGA loyalists and January 6th…
More Than $100 Million Was Billed for Medically Questionable Vascular Procedures, Government Watchdog Finds
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Pluralistic: Hold on for dear life (28 May 2026)
Today's links Hold on for dear life: Not your keys, not your wallet, entirely your problem. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Who owns "Web 2.0"; EFF…
ICE Pepper-Sprayed, Beat Detainees for Protesting “Horrific Conditions” in Delaney Hall Jail
Detainees told a visiting member of Congress that the attacks were “retribution for the ongoing hunger strike.” The post ICE Pepper-Sprayed, Beat Detainees for Protesting…
Greg Gutfeld on the federal detention center at Delaney Hall: “Maggots or not, the food is dietitian approved”
Federal judge ends Kennedy Center name change, bars two-year closure plans for now
“Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it.” Trump responded ... as one would expect.
Appeals Court Revives Texas Immigration Law Allowing Arrests on Suspicion
Civil rights groups warn the immigration law could lead to racial profiling and family separations.
Proposed new US funding rules: We can cancel any grant at any time
Peer review now optional, political staff would screen grants for forbidden topics.
FBI Arrests CIA Official With $40 Million In Gold Bars In His Home
A senior CIA official, David Rush, was arrested after investigators found more than $40 million in gold bars and about $2 million in cash at his Virginia home. According to the…
Age Verification is a Privacy Nightmare
In the rush to block young people from certain parts of the internet, lawmakers are creating a privacy and security nightmare for everyone. This scenario is already playing out…
Alabama redistricting dispute returns to the Supreme Court
Plus, we will be live blogging this morning as the court releases one or more opinions in argued cases.
A GOP dirty tricks operation, exposed
Following the breadcrumbs from a “progressive” super PAC to a powerful Republican operative
What It Really Takes to Be a Competitive Chess Player
By Anonymous A game of chess played in the open might appear to be a simple, quiet game, but most of the winning is actually done away from the board. Everything from training to…
May 29, 2026
This morning, Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), who just lost his primary after President Donald J.
Here's why the failure of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is so catastrophic
"I hope that it makes it far enough away from the pad that it does not cause pad damage."
The Sun Is Undergoing a Mysterious Change and Nobody Knows Why
Astronomers discovered that magnetic activity in the Sun is being squeezed into a more tightly confined area under its surface, which has implications for space weather forecasts…