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South Park's 27th season premiere attracted 5.9 million viewers across the Comedy Central cable channel and the Paramount+ streaming service. cnn.it/3ITTp9t

Who was David Gergen? What to know about the advisor to four US presidents David Gergen, 83, a political insider who advised four former US presidents, died in Massachusetts on July 10.

David Gergen, 83, a political insider who advised four former US presidents, died in Massachusetts on July 10.

Baseline knowledge: Where tennis comes from and how the game has changed Recent years have seen an upswing in people playing tennis (or at least dressing like it). But it's not just a phase. The sport — at least some version of it — has been around since medieval times.

Recent years have seen an upswing in people playing tennis (or at least dressing like it). But it's not just a phase. The sport — at least some version of it — has been around since medieval times.

It’s true, as many have suggested, that if they can do this to Sen. Padilla, they can do it to others.

I’d only add that they already have been doing this to others.

A mass deportation regime, sooner rather than later, becomes contemptuous of civil liberties and basic decency.

It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence.

They are in charge.

Kennedy Removes All C.D.C. Vaccine Panel Experts

This is on all the Senators who turned a blind eye and voted to confirm. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...

The craziest thing about this fight between Trump and Elon Musk is that Republicans are trying to take away health care from 16 million people to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈

Jan Todd May Be the Reason You’re Lifting Weights

Once known as “the world’s strongest woman,” Jan Todd spent 50 years breaking records — and turning strength into a field of study.

How a Push to Amend the Constitution Could Help Trump Expand Presidential Power A draft lawsuit being floated to attorneys general in several states argues Congress must call a convention over the national debt. But the legal theory mixes and matches petitions from states dating…

The effort to amend the Constitution predates Trump’s second term but carries new weight as several members of the president’s inner circle have expressed support for a convention to limit federal government spending and power.

(Published March 17)

Protein for strength training? Vegan diet matches meat for muscle gains If you're trying to build muscle, getting enough protein is a must. But does it matter if that protein comes from meat or plants? A new study overturns assumptions.

If you're trying to build muscle, getting enough protein is a must. But does it matter if that protein comes from meat or plants? A new study overturns assumptions.

Florida wants to end drag brunch (and make it impossible for LGBTQ+ people to enjoy the same rights as the rest of us). This 11th Circuit decision, which has been flying below the radar, says the state can't do that. joycevance.substack.com/p/hamburger-...

bill gates accuses elon musk of “killing the world’s poorest children” with usaid cuts
saying “i’d love for him to go in and meet the children that have now been infected with hiv because he cut that money.”

@ripta.com Is it standard procedure for a driver to leave passengers on the bus mid-route so she can order coffee and donuts at Dunks?

Daily Pill May Work as Well as Ozempic for Weight Loss and Blood Sugar Clinical results of a GLP-1 in pill form showed safety and efficacy data similar to blockbuster injectable drugs.

Breaking News: A daily pill may be as effective in lowering blood sugar and aiding weight loss as injections like Ozempic, according to a trial by Eli Lilly.

4 Dallas-Fort Worth restaurants featured on ‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives’ in 2025 The Food Network seemed to have a particular affinity for East Dallas restaurants recently.

Guys, Guy Fieri is back in Dallas-Fort Worth. The Food Network star visited an impressive number of North Texas restaurants recently for the 2025 season of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, which is airing now.

A card reads: "The Naval Academy Removed Books Critical of Racism. Many Defending White Power Remain. Some of the books removed: “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou; “Memorializing the Holocaust” by Janet Jacobs; “How to Be Anti-Racist” by Ibram X. Kendi; “The Making of Black Lives Matter” by Christopher J. Lebron. Some of the books that remain: “Mein Kampf” by Adolf Hitler; “The Camp of the Saints” by Jean Raspail.

Hundreds of books are now gone from the U.S. Naval Academy’s library, following an order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office that led to a purge of books that are critical of racism, but preserved volumes defending white power. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...

They're eating the 401ks!
They're eating the Social Security!
They're eating the retirements of the people who live here!

National Park Services removes references to Harriet Tubman from ‘Underground Railroad’ webpage | CNN An image of and quote from Harriet Tubman have been removed from a National Parks webpage about the “Underground Railroad,” following several prominent changes to government websites under the Trump a...

An image of and quote from Harriet Tubman have been removed from a National Parks webpage about the “Underground Railroad,” following several prominent changes to government websites under the Trump administration.

A Federal Lab That Tracked Rising S.T.I.s Has Been Shuttered (Gift Article) The United States can no longer keep tabs on drug-resistant gonorrhea, among other infections, scientists said.

Drug-resistant gonorrhea, a form of the widespread sexually transmitted infection, is considered an urgent health threat worldwide. The US has just lost its ability to detect it.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/h...

A close-up view of a pair of hands holding a Wegovy injector pen. A headline reads: "Trump Rejects Biden Plan to Expand Medicare Coverage For Weight-loss Drugs." Photo by M. Scott Brauer for The New York Times

Breaking News: The Trump administration rejected a Biden plan to expand coverage of weight-loss drugs for millions of people under Medicare and Medicaid. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/h...

trump “not joking” about wanting to serve a third term

but

He added Jeff to the chat. That’s how it happened.

Tesla Vandalism Surges in Canada as Trump and Musk Face Backlash More than 80 Teslas were damaged in Hamilton, Ontario, the police said, amid other acts of vandalism against the company owned by Elon Musk.

More than 80 Teslas had their tires punctured and bodies scratched at a lot in Hamilton, Ontario, the police said on Thursday.

"The gates of hell are open night and day;
Smooth the descent, and easy is the way:
But to return, and view the cheerful skies,
In this the task and mighty labor lies."

-- Virgil, The Aeneid, Book 6, lines 126f (tr. Dryden)

Welcome to Donald Trump’s America, where First Amendment lawyers find themselves compelled to advise people that they have no First Amendment rights.

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Tuberculosis Resurgent as Trump Funding Cut Disrupts Treatment Globally The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests or drugs, and risk spreading the disease.

The gutting of USAID has crippled tuberculosis programs, leaving hundreds of thousands of patients without tests or drugs and at risk of spreading the disease.

A top White House aide calls a Senator who disagrees with Trump a traitor.

The Trump administration seizes and tries to deport a green card holder here legally who's been charged with no crime.

The Trump administration ignores laws governing hiring, firing, and spending.

The path to despotism.

Jessie Mahaffey, Survivor of Pearl Harbor Attack, Dies at 102 He was cleaning the deck of the U.S.S. Oklahoma when it capsized under Japanese torpedo fire. Less than a year later, he survived the sinking of another Navy ship in the Pacific.

Jessie Mahaffey, who was scrubbing the deck of the U.S.S. Oklahoma when it was hit by Japanese torpedoes at Pearl Harbor in 1941, and who was among the last living service members who survived the surprise attack, died on March 1 at 102.