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Happy Birthday to the Godfather of Grunge

Corky — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 16:44:46 -0500

Born 81 Years Ago Today in Canada, the Folk-Rock Legend Dubbed the "Godfather of Grunge" and Twice Inducted Into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Investigating the President: The Corruption of Trump

Corky — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 16:31:41 -0500

Investigating The President

Coffeezilla 4.76M subscribers 3,791,169 views, published Nov 12, 2026

Witkoff and Kushner Get Played Yet Again in Abu Dhabi

Corky — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 15:30:31 -0500

Mark Toth and Jonathan Sweet: Wittingly or not, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were outplayed by Team Russia ...

Top White House Lawyer Sent Rep. Letter Over Threats to Investigate Trump

Corky — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 23:33:48 -0500

The White House's top lawyer sent a letter of warning to incoming House Oversight Committee chair Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., on Wednesday, claiming that the Democrats' promise to investigate the Trump administration "may cross the line into blatant criminality."

How Republican Efforts to Redraw Congressional Maps 'failed epically'

Corky — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 22:30:08 -0500

But, says one expert, it would be misleading to say that gerrymandering did not work at all in this election

Many Defectors see Daughter of North Korea's Kim as Heir Apparent

Corky — Wed, 11 Nov 2026 20:31:40 -0500

North Korea allows no dissent and harshly punishes attempts to flee the country.

Mississippi Elects First Black Senator Since Reconstruction

Corky — Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:13:52 -0500

Democratic nominee Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith...

Guard Reprimands Hegseth at Tomb of Unknown Soldier

Corky — Wed, 11 Nov 2026 17:29:23 -0500

A U.S. Army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier reprimanded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a group of his senior advisers Wednesday after some in the group laughed and talked near the solemn memorial following a Veterans Day ceremony. "All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times," the sentinel called out, stopping his patrol to face the group as they departed.

Our New Shadow President Plays Trump Like a Fiddle

Corky — Wed, 11 Nov 2026 14:32:41 -0500

Arwa Mahdawi: "Appointing Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff sends one clear message: Trump hasn't learned a thing from the Republicans' midterm wipeout," the group Republicans Against Trump tweeted. "He's not interested in working across the aisle or getting anything done. Keep this up, and Republicans will lose in 2028." Here's hoping.

House Republicans Block Hegseth Impeachment Vote

Corky — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 22:58:38 -0500

House Republicans on Tuesday blocked an effort to impeach Pete Hegseth, rejecting allegations that the defense secretary had repeatedly violated the constitution through his handling of the Iran war and other conflicts globally. Top Democrats announced their support for the resolution, but Republicans moved to kill it by referring it to the judiciary committee. Their motion succeeded on Tuesday, by a 211-204 vote, largely along party lines. Massie was the sole Republican to oppose the motion, along with all Democrats.

Midterms Were Bad for Republicans, 2028 Is Going to Be Even Worse

Corky — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 21:30:31 -0500

Alex Shephard: The early field of GOP presidential candidates is laughably bad -- and they're going to be dealing with the same problems that killed the party in last week's elections.

Protests Erupt! ICE Agents Block Ambulances From Hospital

Corky — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 21:07:51 -0500

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents showed up at a hospital in Los Angeles on Saturday and blocked off the ambulance entrance.

KABC-TV, a Los Angeles TV station, reports that ICE showed up at about midnight at Adventist Health White Memorial Medical Center with a person in custody who needed medical treatment in the emergency room. A hospital spokesperson said federal agents blocked the entrance to the ER for two hours.

Protesters soon showed up to object to the presence of ICE agents at the hospital, and one of the demonstrators, a teenage girl, was reportedly pepper sprayed by agents and needed medical attention.

Hegseth Impeachment Articles Introduced

Corky — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 17:28:31 -0500

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: The articles include waging war in contravention of war powers resolutions passed by Congress, extrajudicial killings tied to boat strikes in the Caribbean that purported to target drug smugglers and suppressing free speech by targeting Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., a military veteran.

10 Takeaways from Trump's 60 Minutes Interview

Corky — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:31:09 -0500

Why GOP lost the midterms, what went wrong on immigration and more Days after Republicans faced a series of bruising midterm election losses, President Trump stood by his handling of the economy and the Iran war ...

AG Blanche Says Dem Investigators Can Be Prosecuted

Corky — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 22:33:05 -0500

Attorney General Todd Blanche suggested Sunday that Democratic lawmakers who are planning to launch oversight investigations into the Trump administration could be criminally prosecuted.