Chris Long

Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Nov. 8, 2025 Can you sort 8 historical events?

Flashback for November 8, 2025

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Nancy Pelosi won't seek reelection, ending her storied career in the US House Powerful Democratic former speaker Nancy Pelosi won’t seek reelection to the U.S. House. Pelosi’s announcement Thursday brings to a close her storied career as not only the first woman in the speaker’s office but arguably the most powerful in American politics.

BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi won't seek reelection, ending her storied career in the U.S. House.

The utter stupidity of pursuing a criminal trial against someone for throwing a sandwich that bounced off a bullet proof vest pissing away hundreds of thousands of dollars for this joke is the perfect encapsulation of this Administration.

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 94th day out of the last 106.

12 days of work in 106 days.

With full pay and benefits.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

Hannity calls NYC for Mamdani and then immediately throws Cuomo under the buss

Actor Jacob Elordi discusses his role as The Creature in director Guillermo del Toro’s new film “Frankenstein” following a screening in New York last night.

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Demonstrators are gathering in Times Square for today’s No Kings protest in Manhattan.

This doesn’t even include the ones who had pending case but he had their charges dropped.

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Mamdani: "I just want to speak directly to the president. I will not be a mayor like Mayor Adams who will call you to stay out of jail. I won't be a disgraced governor like Andrew Cuomo who will call you to ask how to win this election. I can do those things on my own."

Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79 The Oscar-winner best known for her many collaborations with Woody Allen, as well as films including Reds, The First Wives Club and The Book Club, has died Diane Keaton, one of the best-loved film stars of the past 50 years, has died at the age of 79 in California. The news was confirmed by People magazine. Further details are not available at this time, and her loved ones have asked for privacy, according to a family spokesperson. Continue reading...

Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79

Actor Daniel Day-Lewis participated in a discussion following a screening last night in New York of his new film “Anemone” which he co-wrote with his son Ronan Day-Lewis who directed the film.

How much did taxpayers just pay for generals from around the world to fly in to listen to Donald Trump’s public brain rot speech to them?

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Corruption is acceptable in the Trump administration from the top down.

Jimmy Kimmel wasn't suspended because of what he said. He was suspended because the FCC threatened his employer.
That's state-sanctioned censorship and it is a GIANT RED FLAG 🚩🚩🚩 that authoritarianism isn’t *coming* it’s ALREADY HERE. Today it's Jimmy. Tomorrow it's the rest of us.

One of the hallmarks of authoritarianism is to terrify people into self-censorship. ABC ending Kimmel’s show is the perfect example of this.

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Cillian Murphy gives a powerful performance as a dedicated educator in the Netflix film “Steve” which had its US premiere in New York this evening. Murphy was there for a Q&A. #CillianMurphy #Netflix #NYC

Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Sept. 6, 2025 Can you sort 8 historical events?

Flashback for September 6, 2025

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Disgusting!

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Opinion | Vax Quack Lacks Facts

Vax Quack Lacks Facts www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...

The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses As of July 1, a critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight.

The CDC is gutting a program that monitors foodborne illnesses. The program will now only track infections caused by two pathogens, rather than eight.

Hello? How does this “Make America Healthy Again”?

BREAKING: Howard Lutnick just suggested on CNBC that the Trump admin is in discussions about whether they should take stakes in defense companies like Lockheed Martin.

I mean what could go wrong, right? The Government profiting from war and owning the means of production.

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