Researchers Just Found a Way to Map Trump’s 10 Most Embarrassing Moments Using Twitter
Joe Mahoney/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The past two-plus years have been a ride. President Donald Trump’s tenure so far has been peppered with such a range of awkward, upsetting, disturbing, and downright horrifying moments: from talk of grabbing pussies to “covfefe” to the paper towel tossing in Puerto Rico to calling former…
Why Are Generations So Short These Days?
The alphabet beyond Z, according to Dr. Seuss.”On Beyond Zebra” Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Hmmm: Here’s your generational cheat sheet.As of today: Gen Alpha: 1-6 years oldGen Z: 7-22 years oldMillennials: 23-38 years oldGen X: 39-54 years oldBoomers: 55-73 years oldSilent Gen: 74+ — Jack Appleby (@JuiceboxCA) March 25,…
Republicans Are Privately Begging Trump to Drop His New Effort to Kill Obamacare
Carol Guzy/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Trump administration’s latest effort to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, which now seeks to completely invalidate the landmark healthcare law, has confounded many. Why would President Donald Trump reignite the very battle that was seen as one of the primary reasons Republicans…
Facebook Just Announced Plans to Ban White Nationalists and Separatists
Facebook finally banned white nationalism from its platform, though “white power” and similar statements will remain.Anadolu Agency / Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. More than a year and a half after the platform was used to organize a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Facebook announced on Wednesday that it…
A Quiet Milestone for a Man Who Brought Dignity to the Presidency
Former President Jimmy Carter at a Habitat for Humanity building site in Memphis, Tennessee.Mark Humphrey/AP He has never sought great riches, or to capitalize on the presidency for personal gain. He lives in a home that is assessed for a lesser value than the armored Secret Service vehicle that sits outside it. Last week, at 94, Jimmy…
The Sponsor of North Carolina’s “Bathroom Bill” Is Running for Congress, and His First Ad is a Doozy
Chris Seward / AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Dan Bishop, a Republican state senator who sponsored North Carolina’s infamous House Bill 2—known nationally as the first “bathroom bill”—has officially thrown his hat into the ring for the state’s upcoming 9th District special election. This election is the last undecided congressional race from…