It’s been more than a month since House Republicans made history by impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. His GOP detractors couldn’t find any evidence of him committing high crimes, but they nevertheless made Mayorkas the first sitting cabinet secretary in American history to impeached. And then, nothing happened. The idea that this was an […]
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Judge excoriates ex-Gov. Blagojevich’s federal lawsuit as publicity stunt that ‘ends with a whimper’
As a general rule, it’s never good when a federal judge feels compelled to address your lawsuit with a quote from Dr. Seuss. But that’s exactly what happened Thursday to disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose lawsuit challenging the state resolution prohibiting him from running for any state or local office in Illinois was excoriated […]
James Webb Space Telescope reveals how stellar blasts of radiation stunt planet birth
Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to investigate a stellar nursery packed with infant stars in the Orion Nebula. The investigation has helped to uncover the effect that radiation from massive stars has on planet formation. The Orion Nebula is a massive complex of gas and dust that forms the building blocks of […]
Woman performing sword stunt misidentified as ‘new deputy chief of India’s Rajasthan state’
A video showing a sword fighting instructor performing tricks with a sword was repeatedly shared in social media posts that falsely claimed she was the newly appointed deputy chief minister of India’s Rajasthan state. The false posts surfaced online after the appointment of deputy chief minister Diya Kumari, who traces her lineage to a royal […]
Parkland Survivor Trolls Donald Trump Fans With Online Sneaker Stunt
Parkland school shooting survivor David Hogg has put the boot into Donald Trump over the former president’s new sneaker brand. Trump received a mixed reception as he launched the line at “Sneaker Con” in Philadelphia on Saturday, a day after the judge in his New York civil trial ordered him to pay $355 million for […]
Democrats blast DHS Secretary Mayorkas impeachment as GOP ‘political’ stunt: ‘No evidence of wrongdoing’
House of Representatives Democrats are decrying the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as a “political” stunt. Representative Anna Eshoo, D-C.A, said that Mayorka’s historic impeachment on Tuesday was a “political stunt” and that there was “no evidence of wrongdoing.” “With no evidence of wrongdoing, House Republicans voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro […]
Dashcam footage shows abhorrent treatment of wild grizzly bear by snowmobile driver: ‘Illegal and irresponsible’
Actions have consequences, and one snowmobile driver almost found that out in the most horrific way. For some reason, chasing a grizzly bear through the snow on a motorized sled seemed like a good idea. That was until the bear decided it had had enough of being pursued and decided to rear up and lunge […]
MTG explodes at Lindsey Graham for admitting there’s no “smoking gun” in Biden impeachment stunt
Right-wing firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., called out Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. for admitting during a recent NBC interview that the House Oversight Committee has yet to produce a “smoking gun” linking President Joe Biden to his son Hunter Biden’s allegedly corrupt foreign business dealings. Earlier this month, Hunter Biden was charged with nine […]
“Chicago” stunt casting: 13 performers tapped to play Roxie Hart
“Chicago” the musical is always a revolving door for countless celebrity castings. The Broadway staple premiered in 1975 and was revived in 1996. Still going strong after 26 years, the musical is the longest-running Broadway revival ever. In the musical set during Prohibition-era 1920s Chicago, a promising but untalented chorus girl named Roxie Hart and […]