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Wednesday, May 06, 2026

May 6, 2026

Stephen Colbert travels to Chicago to interview former President Barack Obama at the newly-completed Obama Presidential Center.

Watch as they discuss the president's love for Chicago, his long-term hopes for his legacy, and which presidential powers are ripe for abuse.

Keep watching for three more segments with President Obama and grab tickets to the Museum at the Obama Presidential Center starting May 6th.


Acquitted killer Kyle Rittenhouse said he was hospitalized after a venomous spider bite on Wednesday.

The right-wing darling, who was acquitted of murdering two people and shooting another with an AR-15-style rifle during a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest when he was 17, shared photos of himself in the hospital and where the apparent spider bite was located on his leg.


Iran says a US proposal to end the war is "still being considered", after reports the two sides could be close to an agreement.

US news outlet Axios reported on Wednesday that the White House believes it could be closing in on a 14-point memorandum of understanding with Iran.

A senior member of Iran's parliament dismissed it as a "wish list", while a foreign ministry spokesman said Tehran would share its views of a US proposal with Pakistani mediators.


The US commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, appeared before the House oversight and reform committee on Wednesday to answer questions over his past ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

After the hearing concluded, Democrats on the committee lambasted Lutnick's performance.

"Now we know why that interview was not videotaped. If Donald Trump had seen the video transcript, he would've fired Howard Lutnick," said Ro Khanna, a Democratic congressman of California, who has helped lead efforts in Congress to force the release of the justice department's files related to Epstein.

"It was just contortions and lies ... He made a farce of the English language."


Tuesday, May 05, 2026

"I want to show a snippet of an interview that Timothy Snyder had with Katie Couric the other day.

Snyder is a prominent American historian and Yale University professor and he specializes in central and Eastern European history, the Holocaust, and especially modern authoritarianism.

But a couple friends of the channel mentioned a specific statement of his during this interview in which he said that Donald Trump is "fighting with God."

Here's that short clip and I have a link to the entire interview down below pinned to the top of the comments. It's a very interesting interview and I highly recommend you take the time to watch it if you're able to.


Comments

Mr. Obama: TWO OF THE CORE PRINCIPLES OF A DEMOCRACY AND WE CAN SURVIVE A LOT.
BAD POLICY, FUNKY ELECTIONS. THERE'S A BUNCH OF STUFF THAT WE CAN OVERCOME.

WE CAN'T OVERCOME THE POLITICIZATION OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THE AWESOME POWER OF THE STATE.

YOU CAN'T HAVE A SITUATION WHERE WHOEVER IS IN CHARGE STARTS USING THAT TO GO AFTER THEIR POLITICAL ENEMIES. REWARD THEIR FRIENDS.

ANOTHER POWER MAY BE I SAY, ALTHOUGH THIS IS IN THE CONSTITUTION, IT'S HARDER TO CHANGE. BUT MAYBE DON'T PARDON PEOPLE WHO HAVE GIVEN YOU A BUNCH OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. OR INVESTED IN YOUR BUSINESSES.

RESTORING SOME SENSE OF THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT BEING INDEPENDENT AND MAKING JUDGMENTS ABOUT SPECIFIC CASES AND PROSECUTIONS.

I WOULD CONSULT WITH ERIC HOLDER, MY ATTORNEY GENERAL,
ALL THE TIME, AROUND BROAD POLICY ISSUES THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN WHO DO YOU CHARGE, WHAT CASE DO YOU BRING?

THE SECOND THING IS THE MILITARY. DON'T POLITICIZE OUR MILITARY.
PRESIDENT, YOU ARE COMMANDER IN CHIEF, YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR DIRECTING OUR MILITARY.

BUT THERE HAD BEEN A WHOLE SERIES OF NORMS THAT WERE IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT YOU WEREN'T TRYING TO MAKE THAT MILITARY LOYAL TO YOU AS OPPOSED TO THE CONSTITUTION AND THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND MECHANISMS TO RESTORE THAT.

A GOOD POLICY THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE FOLLOWED IS THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES SHOULDN'T HAVE A BUNCH OF SIDE HUSTLES.

COMPANIES IN FOREIGN ENTITIES GET ENMESHED IN.

Stephen: HOW MUCH OF THAT IS JUST JEALOUS THAT YOU DIDN'T THINK OF SELLING SNEAKERS. YOU WOULD HAVE THANKED COIN.

Mr. Obama: I THOUGHT THIS WAS A PRETTY OBVIOUS PRINCIPLE.

Stephen: I'M LOOKING FOR A NEW GIG SOON. A LOT OF PEOPLE TELL ME I SHOULD RUN FOR PRESIDENT.

Stephen: YOU HAVE THE HAIR.

Mr. Obama: FOR THE RECORD, I THINK IT'S A STUPID IDEA.

HOW DUMB DO YOU THINK IT IS FOR PEOPLE TO SAY THAT I SHOULD RUN FOR PRESIDENT? >>

Mr. Obama: WELL. YOU KNOW. THE BAR HAS CHANGED.

Stephen: THAT IS TRUE. AT TIMES SUBTERRANEAN. I DON'T HAVE TO LIMBO SO LOW.

Mr. Obama: PUT IT THIS WAY. I THINK THAT YOU COULD...
[LAUGHS] PERFORM SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER THAN SOME FOLKS WE'VE SEEN. [APPLAUSE] I HAVE GREAT CONFIDENCE.
Stephen: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THAT AN ENDORSEMENT?

Mr. Obama: IT WAS NOT.

Stephen: WHEN WE COME BACK, I'LL ASK PRESIDENT OBAMA ABOUT ALIEN LIFE AND IF THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE.

NEW

"Historian Timothy Snyder Sounds the Alarm"

"Yes, Trump is, Recruiting for a Coup..."

www.youtube.com

yt short

Must see tv... no, really. It is.

An expert on autocrats and coups, among other things, details in seconds exactly what Trump is planning. And it's not a bit fun to contemplate that he may well be absolutely right on HOW it happens, and why.

Kyle Rittenhouse Just Got RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL!

Occupy Democrats

www.youtube.com
4+ mins

Video version also compares Killer Kyle's treatment then to similar gun cases now

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