On Friday afternoon, closing arguments began in the second trial related to writer E. Jean Carroll’s allegations that former President Donald Trump raped her in the 1990s. (This trial will determine how much Trump must pay in damages for defaming Carroll in 2019 by claiming she lied about the assault.) And during…
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Wisconsin Republicans have kicked off 2024 by introducing a 14-week abortion ban, which is already an extremely weird bill if for no other reason than 14 weeks—on top of being terrible and extreme—is a random and entirely arbitrary timeline. And on Thursday, Republicans managed to make the bill even weirder when Rep.…
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Readers of this website are familiar with the exceedingly shameless gaggle of conservative women in Congress, all of whom are desperate for attention as they engage in a race to the bottom to harm people. You’re probably unfortunately well-versed in the antics of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Rep. Lauren…
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On Friday, Megan Thee Stallion released her first single of 2024, “Hiss.” It begins, in part: “I’m finna get this shit off my chest and lay it to rest, let’s go!” And get some shit off her chest, she certainly does—including what very much sounds like a swipe at her former collaborator, Nicki Minaj.
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On Tuesday, the day after the 51st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade ruling, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris held a reelection campaign rally in Virginia to emphasize their support for reproductive rights. The “Reproductive Freedom Campaign Rally” at George Mason University featured a stage decorated with signs that read…
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This just in: Justin Timberlake is back with “Selfish,” the first single from his forthcoming album, Everything I Thought It Was. Rolling Stone called it an expression of “vulnerability”; NME thought it “romantic”; and Variety purported it to be a “pulsating ballad.” Against my will, I have also heard it and would…
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