Man dies after being buried under hot asphalt in Mississippi A 41-year-old man died Monday morning after being buried under hot asphalt while trying to repair his dump truck in Mississippi, authorities said. 11/4/2024 - 9:58 am | View Link
2024-25 college basketball preview: Ranking the top 50 players and coaches FOX Sports college basketball reporter John Fanta reveals his list of the top 50 names — players and coaches – to watch throughout the road to March. 11/3/2024 - 10:32 pm | View Link
PEN America: Florida removed more library books than any state last year Florida topped every state in the nation for the number of books removed from school libraries during the 2023-2024 school year. 11/1/2024 - 9:29 am | View Link
Teachers in Newfoundland and Labrador say violence is on the rise, averaging 22 incidents per school day School staff are being struck more often, students are fighting more frequently, and police are increasingly being called to school grounds, according to data compiled and released this week by the ... 11/1/2024 - 1:52 am | View Link
Jude Law’s Triumphant Return: The Actor on ‘Star Wars’ Secrets, Going Full Frontal, Marvel and ‘Ripley’ Homoeroticism I can’t keep up with him. On a recent September afternoon, Jude Law is running away from the set of “Black Rabbit,” a Netflix miniseries where he plays a Manhattan nightclub owner who welcomes his ... 10/30/2024 - 11:14 am | View Link
Prosecutors will shut down their criminal cases against Trump before he takes office, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter, after his stunning victory against Kamala Harris meant they would not proceed to trial. Via The Guardian:
The move reflects the reality that the cases will not be completed before inauguration day.
Jimmy Kimmel led us in national mourning last night. Via Deadline:
Referencing the aftermath of the 2020 election when Trump refused to accept the outcome, Kimmel noted, “Kamala Harris called Trump today. She conceded and then explained what the word conceded means.”
At one point, Kimmel turned serious — and visibly emotional — with his voice cracking multiple times as he listed the possible consequences from Trump winning a second term.
“Let’s be honest.
Rubio gives away the game when asked whether he and his fellow Republicans in the Senate would allow crackpot Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be in charge of "women's health" as Trump recently proclaimed in Nevada:
File under "You Can’t Make This Up."
Just a few days after Donald Trump announced he’ll protect women “whether they like it or not,” the proud p***y grabber and women’s health saboteur declared Robert F.
Today's musical selection: Henry Rollins -- Liar. For obvious reasons.
emptywheel: When Special Counsels Finish Up, They Must Write Reports.
Mock Paper Scissors: About Last Night…
Media Matters: Close RFK Jr. friend whose account promoted “Jew World Order” conspiracy theory says she’s “working with” Trump’s transition team.
Attention space nerds! World’s first wooden satellite launched into space.
Round Up by driftglass of the Professional Left Podcast and Science Fiction University
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British comedian Tom Walker's fictional character Jonathan Pie's acerbic take on the election. "The Democrats blew it: A depressing yet predictable result." says the blurb to the video. If you're a Democrat and you voted for Kamala Harris and your nerves are still a bit raw you might want to skip watching this one for a while as Pie doesn't pull punches, either with the Orange Shitgibbon and his supporters, or what he terms a lacklustre Kamala Harris campaign.
Trump wins the White House.
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials are poised Thursday to reduce their key interest rate for a second straight time, responding to a steady slowdown of the inflation pressures that exasperated many Americans and contributed to Donald Trump’s presidential election victory.
Yet the Fed’s future moves are now more uncertain in the aftermath of the election, given that Trump’s economic proposals have been widely flagged as potentially inflationary.