Three decades before the Pentagon announced plans to livestream the execution of the Fort Hood mass shooter, legendary comedian George Carlin imagined an America where capital punishment became televised entertainment as a handy distraction from the country's problems. read more
The Pentagon admitted that more troops have died in the Middle East than it had previously publicly reported, raising the official number of U.S. service members who died during the war against Iran to 21. read more
A 39-year-old woman in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, has died after being diagnosed with measles, officials said. The Franklin County Coroner's Office said that the woman died Saturday and that she had several underlying conditions, including a past diagnosis of measles with treatment. "This is the first death in Franklin County in many years with a patient with a recent history of a measles diagnosis and meets the definition set forth by the Pennsylvania Department of Health for a measles-associated death," the coroner's office said. The coroner's office said it is not releasing any additional details surrounding the case that could identify the individual and no indication was given as to whether the woman was vaccinated or not.
The big news on U.S. foreign policy was that Trump announced that he was buying 300,000 tons of Russian diesel. He's not allowed to do this: Sanctions preventing purchase of Russian oil are law, not a choice on Trump's part. But under Trump laws are suggestions at most, so it might happen anyway ... " "But being a nerdy economist, my first printable reaction to the announcement was, 300,000 tons??? That's a bit over 2 million barrels. America consumes approximately 4 million barrels of distillates " diesel (mostly) and heating oil " every day." "So Trump is betraying an embattled democracy, demonstrating our faithlessness to the whole world, seriously damaging whatever is left of America's leadership in the world, for the sake of maybe 12 hours' worth of diesel. Really?"
Embattled Senate candidate Ken Paxton is begging voters to ignore audio leaks of him trashing Donald Trump that have helped throw his campaign into crisis. "Just because they were able to clip a few things doesn't mean that's actually what I meant," the Texas attorney general, 63, told Fox News on Sunday. He started by trying to assure his potential constituents that he is, actually, very fond of the 80-year-old president. "I have supported President Trump, I love President Trump," he said. "He's been out working extremely hard to help me get elected, and I really appreciate him. He's done a great job as president." Paxton's campaign is reeling after he was caught out by at least five embarrassing leaked audio recordings from a single D.C. fundraiser in late September. The first leak shows him bashing Trump's appearance at that month's Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas for supposedly damaging the candidate's standing with voters. read more
The Cardinals haven't won a home game since they hosted a memorial for dead racist Charlie Kirk. Lol
The------------------- forced Ivanka to abort her sibling.