Progressive headlines and analysis

4+ hour, 10+ min ago  (120+ words) Wall Street Journal: "Behind the stunning downfall of two Democratic politicians this midterm cycle is a 29-year-old lawyer and progressive social media influencer." "Cheyenne Hunt played a key role in surfacing serious accusations of assault and sexual misconduct against Maine…...

1+ hour, 37+ min ago  (268+ words) The head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division sent letters to election officials in all 50 states on Tuesday threatening criminal action if they knowingly allow non-U. S. citizens to vote or to remain on their voter rolls, the department confirmed…...

39+ min ago  (208+ words) Florida's anti-woke law restricting how lessons on race and gender can be taught in colleges and universities -- policies championed by Gov. Ron De Santis -- violates the free speech rights of professors, a panel of appeals court judges ruled Tuesday. Posted…...

2+ hour, 37+ min ago  (625+ words) Posted by C0 RI0 LANUS at 12: 33 PM | 6 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | "Democrats wrote to Brandon Lutnick, the commerce secretary's son, expressing concerns about a $1. 6 billion investment the sinister Trumpf junta announced in January with minerals company USA Rare Earth. #1 | Posted…...

2+ hour, 37+ min ago  (136+ words) Paul Krugman's column on Trump ordering the Treasury to end all trade with Spain. Posted by retort at 12: 33 PM | 4 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | The necrotic orange chomo has it in for the Islamic Republic of Spain. #1 | Posted by…...

27+ min ago  (211+ words) Jennifer Grey seemingly alluded to the real way her beloved mother, Jo Wilder, died at age 94. While she didn't explicitly say what happened, she seemingly alluded to assisted suicide or "medical aid in dying" (and fans believe the same thing)....

55+ min ago  (450+ words) Lena Dunham reportedly delivered one of the most talked-about moments from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding " but her joke reportedly had the crowd split between laughter and shock. According to Entertainment Weekly, Dunham made an unexpected joke during her…...

25+ min ago  (613+ words) There are several retail and fast-food places every tourist has to visit at least once in the United States. Walmart, the grocery bulk-buying retail chain, became a recent target destination for a bunch of Australians. A massive horde of tourists,…...

25+ min ago  (712+ words) The Woodson African American Museum of Florida will mark 20 years in St. Petersburg with a grand reopening and Smithsonian-linked exhibition, putting one of the city's leading cultural institutions back in the spotlight as St. Petersburg continues debating where its permanent…...

27+ min ago  (1158+ words) Airport and flight workers across Italy held 24-hour strikes Sunday, with nationwide walkouts by easy Jet flight pilots and cabin crew, ground-handling staff, baggage workers, security personnel and air traffic controllers. Hundreds of local and international flights were delayed or…...