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2+ min ago (1132+ words) U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks at a campaign event of Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Senator JD Vance (R-OH) in Lindale, Georgia, U.S., October 4, 2024. REUTERS/Megan Varner Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene surprised me Friday by announcing her resignation from the Congress effective January 5. I was surprised, because just a few days prior she flexed her muscle when she got the president to step off. She had been demanding the release of the Epstein files. Donald Trump called her a traitor. Though she got death threats, she didn't budge. Then, last Monday, he caved. CNN's Dana Bash said their feud was the breakup heard around the world. That seemed confirmed by Greene's resignation. Trump called her a RINO (Republican in Name Only). He pledged support for a primary challenger. Indeed, it appeared she is similar to many moderate Republicans, a casualty…...

3+ min ago (267+ words) Since I started to think for myself, I've always been a progressive or one who is not only open to new and liberal ideas but also actively works to make them happen. A progressive differs from a liberal who only passively accepts new and liberal ideas. A progressive, moreover, is opposed to any and all forms of violence and authoritarianism. Marxist thought might have provided answers at a time when class struggle was a defining reality in human societies. Yet not only has the distinction between classes since blurred but new sciences (evolutionary psychology and quantum mechanics mainly) are challenging long held truths that have guided humans in coping with life's challenges. One cannot hold Marxist philosophy, any philosophy for that matter, as dogma without being intellectually dishonest, without stunting intellectual growth and without distorting the essential bond between humans…...

11+ min ago (444+ words) You'd have stars in your eyes too if you spent every day of your life with joyless gargoyles like Stephen Miller and JD Vance," the NBC host jokes Seth Meyers had a good laugh at how smitten" President Trump appeared to be with NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani this week, but immediately zeroed in on the quiet commentary it offers about the rest of the president's team. To kick off his A Closer Look" segment on Monday night, the NBC host pulled up an image of Trump smiling broadly at Mamdani, as the latter addressed the press. The president's delight reminded Meyers of a 5-year-old meeting Mickey Mouse," but that was just the tip of the iceberg. Mamdani also charmed Trump into walking back several of his previous insults toward the man. I've never seen Trump this smitten before," Meyers marveled....

16+ min ago (488+ words) Inae Oh6 minutes ago When I asked to help explain Kennedy's appeal, sexologist and professor Pepper Schwartz told me: "I once heard a woman say that she thought Henry Kissinger was sexy." When I asked for help in explaining his appeal, Pepper Schwartz, a sexologist and professor at the University of Washington, told me, "I once heard a woman say that she thought Henry Kissinger was sexy." Still, men, and especially men in elite circles, have always been able to sell themselves with supposed "intelligence, power, and poetic talent." "The fact that this is a powerful, perhaps charming, well-placed person all weaves together for them to also be found sexy," Schwartz continued. "That anybody ever found Henry Kissinger sexy is proof." Unscripted, while far more demure in its portrait of a woman in lust, offers hints. Upon bumping into Kennedy for…...

16+ min ago (348+ words) Inset: Breashia J. Grant (Boone County Jail). Background: The area in Missouri where Grant allegedly beat and starved a child (Google Maps). A mother in Missouri has been arrested for allegedly beating a juvenile child with a phone charging cord and starving her as punishment, sometimes forcing the child to go multiple days without food. Breashia Jwantae Grant was taken into custody on Friday and charged with one count of felony first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and one count of felony third-degree domestic assault, court records show. According to a probable cause affidavit, deputies with the Boone County Sheriff's Department responded to a "suspicious incident" at a home in the 5600 block of North Rocky Fork Drive at about noon on Friday. The department's communications unit advised that multiple neighbors had called about a child who "appeared to be hiding…...

26+ min ago (398+ words) Conflicting claims come before the release of official results by the country's electoral commission. The two leading candidates in Guinea-Bissau's presidential election " incumbent Umaro Sissoco Embalo and main challenger Fernando Dias " have both declared victory before the release of official results. Both campaigns had claimed on Monday that their contender exceeded the 50 percent threshold needed to win outright, eliminating the need for a run-off. "We have won the presidential race. We will not have a second round," Dias told supporters in the capital, Bissau, adding that people were "tired" and wanted change. Hours later, Embalo's campaign spokesperson Oscar Barbosa also claimed the president had won outright, insisting there would be no run-off and calling on rivals to avoid making claims that undermine the electoral process. There was no immediate comment by the National Electoral Commission, which is expected to announce…...

31+ min ago (424+ words) This is a mechanism to help further activate the entrepreneurial drive and resources within the state's exceptional production community," the commission's director Matt Storm says The post South Carolina Film Commission Launches 6-Month Cohort to Boost In-State Production appeared first on TheWrap. The South Carolina Film Commission is embarking on a new program to help film and TV production in the state. Described as a production entrepreneurship program for South Carolina producers, Long Lens is a production cohort led by seven industry professionals that seeks to help pre-production film and TV projects ahead of their launch. The six-month program kicked off in November. Producers, directors, advisors and staff will collaborate with the creative team behind each project, helping them develop relationships within the TV and film industries. All projects will shoot in South Carolina, allowing them to use the state's…...

33+ min ago (363+ words) Outgoing Department of Justice staffers are leaving warnings in their farewell letters that "irreversible damage" is being caused by the president's demands. Former employees are leaving notes before walking out that have been obtained by The Justice Connection. Those letters imply a collapse of ethics within the DOJ, with FBI alumni also leaving behind notes on a toxic workplace under the Trump administration, The Daily Beast reported. Justice Connection Executive Director Stacey Young said staff are "being asked to put loyalty to the president over the Constitution, the rule of law, and their professional ethical obligations." The demands of Trump's second term appear to be too much for some staffers, with walkouts in the face of questionable ethical decisions reported. Three assistant U.S. attorneys who refused to dismiss New York Mayor Eric Adams' case explained the department had given in to…...

33+ min ago (243+ words) As death threats and infighting threaten a mass exodus of House Republicans from Congress, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) says President Donald Trump is losing control of his base, reports Axios. "Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-GA) scathing resignation has rattled her colleagues. Some are questioning whether the job is still worth it when the work is drowned out by censures, violent threats and loyalty tests to President Trump," they report. According to Axios, 41 members thus far have announced their plans to quit at the end of their terms, "with more expected to follow." Retiring Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) tells Axios he was "so angry" at the Trump administration's proposed 28-point Russia-Ukraine peace plan last week that he "thought about" resigning early before his term is up in 2027. Another House Republican anonymously tells Axios that, in terms of resigning, "the thought has…...

36+ min ago (142+ words) Ukraine has agreed to a peace deal with Russia that was brokered by the United States, but a cautious Volodymyr Zelensky warns "much work" remains to be done. The post JUST IN: Ukraine Agrees to US-Brokered Peace Proposal " But Zelensky Says "Much Work" Lies Ahead first appeared on Mediaite. Ukraine has agreed to a peace deal with Russia that was brokered by the United States, but a cautious Volodymyr Zelensky warned "much work" remains to be done. "Following the meetings in Geneva, we see many prospects that can make the path to peace real," Zelensky wrote in an X post on Tuesday. "There are solid results, and much work still lies ahead." This morning, I spoke with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom @Keir_Starmer. It was a good and very productive conversation. " Volodymyr Zelenskyy / " " (@ZelenskyyUa) November 25, 2025...