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‘Really astonishing’: Elections expert gobsmacked by new polls for Dems
Democrats have built a tremendous lead among independents, Carrie Dann of the Cook Political Report told CNN’s Kasie Hunt on Thursday’s edition of “The Arena.” “[Your outlet] has this new poll of battleground House districts that’s giving us an idea of where control the fight for control of the House stands at this moment,” said
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‘Storage Wars’ star Darrell Sheets revealed struggle with depression, addressed suicide in nearly decade-old post
Darrell Sheets may have been fighting internal demons for years prior to his tragic death. “Depression is the Devil’s way of attacking us, it knows no mercy, it takes our smiles, it comes and goes, it ruins our relationships, it takes away our happiness, it leads to suicide in some cases, it destroys all thoughts
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Since When Is Looting a Form of Virtue Signaling?
In 1785, Immanuel Kant introduced his famous “categorical imperative.” Put simply: Act the way you want others to behave. This dictate, a version of the Golden Rule, has been a bedrock of moral philosophy for centuries. But for the New Yorker staff writer Jia Tolentino, Kant’s “categorical-imperative-type thing” no longer applies. Moral rectitude, in some
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Newly Deciphered Sabotage Malware May Have Targeted Iran’s Nuclear Program—and Predates Stuxnet
In the history of state-sponsored hacking, the spectrum of cyber operations bent on sabotage have ranged from crude “wiper” attacks that destroy data on target computers to the legendary Stuxnet, a piece of malware the US and Israel first deployed in Iran in 2007 to silently accelerate the spinning of nuclear enrichment centrifuges until they
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Senate committee kills bill mandating insurance coverage for wildfire safe homes
A bill that would have required insurers to offer coverage to homeowners who take steps to reduce wildfire risk on their property died in the Legislature. The Senate Insurance Committee on Monday voted down the measure, SB 1076, one of the most ambitious bills spurred by the devastating January 2025 wildfires. The vote came despite
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Trump’s big marijuana move
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is loosening restrictions on medical marijuana. What changed? On Thursday, the Justice Department announced that state-licensed medical marijuana and products
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Dem confronts Commerce Secretary for laughing at union job losses
Rep. Frank Mrvan (D-IN) confronted Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick during a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Thursday, after Lutnick appeared to laugh while discussing job losses affecting Mrvan’s Indiana district. Mrvan described British Petroleum’s, BP, lockout of approximately 1,000 United Steelworkers at the nation’s third-largest oil refinery due to contract negotiations, noting his Republican governor
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Registered sex offender turned himself in after sexually assaulting several women over a six-hour window
A registered sex offender accused of targeting women in a brazen, hours-long spree across the San Fernando Valley is now in custody after what police describe as a string of six assaults in a single day. Damian Denzell Robinson, 29, was arrested following an LAPD manhunt tied to a six-hour series of attacks in North
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James Pearce Jr. enters program that could drop charges from domestic dispute involving Rickea Jackson
Atlanta Falcons edge rusher James Pearce Jr. has entered into a pretrial intervention program that should result in the dismissal of all charges against him stemming from a domestic dispute involving his ex-girlfriend, former Sparks forward Rickea Jackson. Pearce is facing three felony charges from the Florida State Attorney’s Office in Miami-Dade County — aggravated
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Trump’s Navy chief fired for failing to deliver ‘nearly impossible’ dream: NYT report
A New York Times report on Thursday revealed more details behind what led to President Donald Trump‘s decision to fire Navy Secretary John Phelan. Trump apparently wanted Phelan to deliver on building a new class of battleships by 2028, but “the timeline was nearly impossible,” according to The Times. Trump had even bragged about the