Amy Klobuchar Is on the Wrong Side of the Medicare for All Divide
Presidential hopeful Amy Klobuchar took some time out of her busy aide-berating schedule on Monday night to hold a CNN town hall in Manchester, NH. There, an attendee asked her to clarify her views on Medicare for All.
Malia Obama Once Again Guilty of Being Cool
Malia Obama, a normal 20-year-old person, is trending on Twitter. Why? It could be because a trash tabloid claims she has a social media account in which she mentioned Donald Trump might kind of really suck. It could be because she went on a trip and drank some rosé. It could be because she appears to use a veil of…
Trump Is Really Pushing the Whole 'America Will Never Be a Socialist Country' Thing
Venezuela is in crisis. The country faces a devastating economic collapse, the buildup to which has included shortages of food and medicine, mass emigration, and political protests marked by violence. The situation in Venezuela is deeply terrifying, yes, but its origins are also widely misunderstood, giving President…
Woman Who Called Michelle Obama 'Ape in Heels' Stole $18K From FEMA
It feels like it’s been approximately six millennia since a West Virginia official was fired, then reinstated, the re-fired for calling then-FLOTUS Michelle Obama an “ape in heels,” yet somehow this happened only two years ago. My, how time drags when you are internally dying! Now, that ex-official faces up to 30…
Alec Baldwin Wants to Know if Donald Trump Is Threatening Him
Alec Baldwin does a middling impression of Donald Trump on the TV and a better one in real life, but though imitation is the best form of flattery, the President does not appear to care much for him. Now, Baldwin wants to know if Trump’s displeasure with SNL Trump amounts to a threat.
Please Enjoy This Video of Kelly Clarkson Covering 'Shallow'
I am that rare person who did not care for A Star Is Born, and yet I refuse to remove “Shallow” from my running playlist. Curious! Less curious, and more, uh, very good, is Kelly Clarkson’s cover of said song, which she performed at her concert in Green Bay, Wisconsin on Friday, per Vulture.
Texas Man in Search of Place to Smoke Weed Finds 'Well-Fed' Tiger Instead
I did not expect to write two tiger-related stories this week. But life is full of the unforeseen, and so I bring you this news: a Houston man on the hunt for a weed-smoking spot discovered a “well-fed” tiger living in an abandoned house. The tiger is fine!
Here's How Not to Report on a Public Transit Crisis
The New York City subway system is crumbling. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority that runs the system can’t seem to find the cash to fix it. But rather than self-reflect on decades of neglect, fund mismanagement, and big, flashy, money-sucking projects, the MTA blames fare evaders for its budget woes.
Tekashi 6ix9ine, Accused of Abuse, Stars in Sex Shop's Anti-Abuse Ad
In an interview with The Daily Beast last week, rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine’s longtime ex-girlfriend Sara Molina claimed he physically and sexually abused her. “He punched me so hard in my right ear I thought I was deaf,” Molina told the website re: one particularly disturbing incident, noting that he also repeatedly…