Progressive search for action

10+ min ago (762+ words) The organizational hack has gotten even more over-the-top. There's just something about the craft store. It's where you'll find supplies for everything from knitting and sewing to pottery and jewelry making. Soon enough, you're home with a bag stuffed to the brim with yarn, sequins, and felt " only to forget about it all a week later. Many hobbies come and go, but there's one thing that will always be in your life, and that's your fridge " so why not decorate it? In 2024, "fridgescaping" went viral on TikTok as an organizational hack, and it's back to making its rounds as a surprisingly satisfying hobby. Instead of haphazardly stuffing groceries into the fridge, creators are decorating their shelves and storing their food in an aesthetically pleasing way. The results are fabulous, but it also looks unexpectedly fun. On the app, @savourygirll showed…...

13+ min ago (245+ words) Fox News' liberal co-host Jessica Tarlov teed off on President Donald Trump's speech on affordability during Wednesday's broadcast of "The Five." Trump traveled to Monroe County, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday to give a speech about the rising cost of living and what his administration is doing to help average Americans. During the speech, Trump weaved through multiple other topics ranging from immigration to how well his Cabinet secretaries are performing. Tarlov said on Wednesday that Trump's speech should be considered an "in-kind contribution to the Democrats." "He's had 320 days to work on this, and he's put in place policies that have made it worse," Tarlov said. "The midterm ads are going to be full of Trump from last night saying, 'You can give up pencils; you don't need that many. You don't need that many dolls for your daughter. Two or…...

27+ min ago (344+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (not pictured) at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 29, 2025. REUTERSKevin Lamarque Politico reports MAGA is thrilled to see President Donald Trump back on the road and in his campaign rally element. But the things he's saying at rallies are scaring them. "Trump stirred up fresh concerns Tuesday at a Pennsylvania rally that was supposed to focus on easing Americans' anxieties over pocketbook pressures," reports Politico. "Instead, he veered off script, at one point urging austerity amid the holiday shopping season by resurfacing a line from earlier this year that American kids should be happy with "two or three' dolls." "I think a lot more domestic events outside of Washington are great. Let's do more of it," an anonymous former Trump senior adviser told Politico. But, "unfortunately I just…...

28+ min ago (292+ words) Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.)at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas, Texas on August 6, 2022 (Image: Shutterstock) / Kid Rock at the VH-1 Hip-Hop Honors In New York City on October 2, 2008 (Image: Shutterstock) Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo) is now in hot water after her latest campaign finance filings show questionable expenditures that are believed to be unrelated to official campaign business. If Boebert did spend campaign money at Kid Rock's event, that would be illegal under federal campaign finance laws, which prohibit the use of donor funds for personal use. Trisha Calvarese, a Democrat running against Boebert in 2026, told the Daily Mail that the expenditures are "even more proof she needs a new job." "Americans are tired of the circus they're seeing from Washington, with politicians spending more time focusing on flying around going to concerts than passing solutions to lower…...

30+ min ago (211+ words) A Hollywood star refused Wednesday to apologize for calling the late Charlie Kirk "hateful" in a defiant and profane new interview. On Wednesday, Who What Where published an interview with Seyfried, noting she breifly mulled deleting the initial post, but opted not to. She subsequently faced a deluge of backlash. "Seyfried was flooded with texts from concerned friends and lost sleep worrying that she and her family were in an unsafe position because of one Instagram comment. She woke up the next day feeling resolved about her position and took to her own Instagram to clarify her comment rather than backing down," the report said. She flatly refused to apologize for the characterization. Seyfried, the report noted, has politics at the top of her mind. She took a shot at President Donald Trump, too. "It's always hard to see people…...

38+ min ago (432+ words) Conservative media star Ben Shapiro offered Republican lawmakers some advice as they are barreling towards an "ugly" 2026 midterm performance " and potentially a Democrat retaking the presidency in 2028 " if they don't act fast. He also warned that President Donald Trump's tariffs are not doing Republicans any favors with voters. Shapiro, on his podcast on Wednesday, said GOP congress members should shift away from their hardline stance on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies. The Republican-Democrat deadlock on Obamacare was a key issue that led to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history recently. Democrats ultimately caved on making a deal, without getting the Obamacare subsidies they pushed for. The Daily Wire co-founder said that, "on an ideological level," he believed "the federal government should get entirely out of the business of funding health insurance. This should be a state and local governmental issue....

38+ min ago (350+ words) Trump has "triggered a wave of measures undermining democratic institutions and civic freedoms," the group said. A new report from an international organization dedicated to tracking civic freedoms throughout the world has downgraded its rating for the United States, due in large part to policies enacted by the Trump administration. The report, which'was published on Monday, comes from a group called Civicus, which monitors "the state of civic freedoms " including freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly " across 198 countries and territories." The U.S. was previously rated as a "narrowed" society, in terms of civic freedoms. In its new report, Civicus now rates the U.S. as an "obstructed" society. According to its website, an "obstructed" rating means that a country's civic space is heavily contested. The next step down from obstructed is "repressed." Civicus noted a number of reasons for its downgrade of…...

42+ min ago (303+ words) An Indiana lawmaker warned his GOP colleagues that they should reject demands from President Donald Trump to redistrict the deep red state, according to reports Wednesday. Republican Sen. Greg Walker, who said he and several other lawmakers were recently targeted in a swatting incident after saying he would reject the redistricting bill, gave a nearly 20-minute-long address Monday and said that political intimidation should not be allowed in the state, The Republic reported. Senate Republicans have pushed a bill that would redraw congressional maps in the Hoosier State ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Trump has called for redistricting in the state and several others, reportedly seeking to reshape congressional districts in ways that would benefit Republican candidates and consolidate conservative political power in the state. "I refuse to be intimidated," Walker said. "I will not let Indiana or any state…...

43+ min ago (105+ words) Political analysts dragged President Donald Trump's Department of Justice on Wednesday after it moved to drop a corruption case against a former Fox executive who was convicted of bribery and money laundering charges. Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York wrote a letter to a federal judge arguing that dismissing L'pez's case was "in the interest of justice," according to the NYT. It was announced just days after FIFA gave the president its inaugural "peace prize." Political analysts and observers shared their reactions on social media. ALSO READ: 'We get blamed for everything': GOP senators know party is running over health-care cliff...

44+ min ago (580+ words) An'amendment'to the Military Selective Service Act to direct the'Selective Service System'(SSS) to try to register all potential'draftees'in the USA'automatically'has been included in the'version of this year's military authorization bill'agreed to by a House-Senate conference committee and likely to be enacted into law within the next few weeks. The'provision of the NDAA'for'automatic'draft registration will take effect one year after the bill is signed into law. The clock will start running soon. We'll only have a year to'get the Military Selective Service Act repealed'if we are to avert this new threat of both stepped-up preparations for a military draft and sweeping abuse of young Americans' personal information. Sex as assigned at birth is recorded, if at all, in state or foreign records, and not necessarily in any Federal record. State records may indicate a self-selected gender marker, or a'non-binary or non-gendered…...