Paul DerHagopian

New report maps a “severe” shortage of local journalists in the U.S. The report from Rebuild Local News and Muck Rack finds that more than 1,000 counties — one out of three in the nation — do not have the equivalent of even one full-time local journalist.

"more than 1,000 counties — one out of three in the nation — do not have the equivalent of even one full-time local journalist."

Uhhh... this is catastrophic for democracy.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/new-...

Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com

Frank does great voice work on these audiobooks!

Beloved dog joined Minnesota lawmaker, husband as they lay in state When Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot this month, their golden retriever was grievously wounded and had to be euthanized.

Thousands of people lined up at the Minnesota Capitol to pay tribute to slain lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark. Between the caskets was an urn containing the ashes of the family’s golden retriever, Gilbert.

I should get credit for not attending Jeff Bezo's wedding even though I wasn't invited.

Goodbye, my friend.

Kid Rock’s Restaurant Closes to Avoid Trump’s ICE Raids Kid Rock’s Big A-- Honky Tonk Rock N’ Roll Steakhouse in Tennessee shuttered reportedly closed on Saturday to avoid being caught by ICE.

www.thedailybeast.com/kid-rocks-re...

Joe Don Baker as the eerily jovial hitman Molly in the film 'Charlie Varrick'

RIP Joe Don Baker
immortalized online by MST3K, for me his best role is the eerily jovial hitman in 'Charlie Varrick' 📽️

R.I.P. Joe Don Baker (1936-2025)

Joe Don Baker was in more Bond movies than Timothy Dalton was

Joe Don Baker in Cape Fear (1991) where he's pouring himself a concoction of jim beam and pepto

RIP Joe Don Baker, the greatest mixologist of our era.

Joe Don Baker smiling

For the record, the answer to the question was always: "Yes... yes, we *do* watch Joe Don Baker movies."

May he rest in peace.

rifftrax and friends comedy night featuring a rabbit in a colorful sweater standing in front of a microphone against a brick wall, plus headshots of bill corbett, mary jo pehl, and kevin murphy -- three of the funniest people on the planet.

GUESS WHAT?!

We've got TWO TICKETS to @rifftrax.com & Friends at the Parkway Theatre in Minneapolis THURSDAY 5/15 thanks to a fan who can no longer make it!

Just like & reply to this post for a chance to win!

Please enter only if you can attend. A winner will be chosen here tomorrow. Good luck!

Joe Don Baker with a cat

RIP Joe Don Baker

Joe Don Baker in CHARLEY VARRICK, smiling and looking jaunty in a tan suit and small cowboy hat

RIP Joe Don Baker, who was an excellent actor! For real. He may not have been happy with MST3K but that’s fine, he had every right to not love puppets making jokes about him. Whomst among us can blame him? Anyway his great career speaks for itself. Rest well JDB.

Continuing my MST3K comic book covers, this time with the classic Eegah! Watch out for snakes indeed. @mst3kofficial.bsky.social @frankconniff.bsky.social @tracebeaulieu.bsky.social #mst3k

💔 💔 💔MITCHELL! 💔 💔 💔

Trump wants to end birthright citizenship. That's easier said than done One of Trump's executive orders moves to end birthright citizenship, a right enshrined in the Constitution. Here's what you need to know about the legal principle and its possible future.

One of Trump's executive orders moves to end birthright citizenship, a right enshrined in the Constitution. Here's what you need to know about the legal principle and its possible future.

Make Bribery Wrong Again Donald Trump plans to accept a $400 million bribe from a country he once called a state sponsor of terrorism, and yet Republicans don’t…

Are we all just going to ignore how Trump helped pen a nearly $100 billion trade deal between Boeing and Qatar after accepting a $400 million 747-8 “palace of the skies” as a gift from the royal family? Smells fishy.

The foreign emoluments clause was written to prevent exactly this. Blatantly unconstitutional

This video of Fox News Camryn Kinsey falling over during an interview made me say “holy shit” out loud so I have to bring it over from the X, The Everything App a friend sent

The start of the “battle train” and related metal sculptural “floats” in the Mayday Parade in Minneapolis.

More “battle train” with an upside-down acrobatic, a triceratops sculpture truck, and flames shooting from another float further back.”

Closer picture of the triceratops truck and flames shooting out of the top of the next float.

The flame-shooting float in the “battle train.”

Mayday is the single most “Fuck yeah, Minneapolis!” event of the year.

The Met Gala happens like every three weeks, right? Or has time accelerated like at the end of 2001 A Space Odyssey? Anyway some great outfits.

AMERICA WAS NEVER FILM

Today’s evil necromancers are so much dumber and grubbier than their stylish forbears

I was on the @mattmcneilshow.bsky.social radio show today talking about next week’s RiffTrax Comedy Night at the Parkway Theater in Minneapolis, Thurs. 5/15.

We also discussed the weird bipartisanship fetish Democrats can’t seem to quit. Get help (primaried), man! www.am950radio.com/events/the-m...

Nancy “Toilet Gollum” Mace

Father Nic Cage in Face / Off

We have a new pope

It would be cool if we could establish, as a basic starting point, that Republicans being racist & sexist is a bigger problem for the country than Democrats *accurately viewing them as such*.

Next Thursday! Please join us.