How insecure and petty do you have to be to have the name Kennedy blocked out with black tape until they can add your name. Last Trump news for the day, I promise/hopeā¦
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šø Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time
politicsIn 2021, a convicted fraudster named Adriana Camberos was freed from prison when President Trump commuted her sentence. Rather than taking advantage of that second chance, prosecutors said, Ms. Camberos returned to crime. She and her brother were convicted in 2024 in an unrelated fraud.
Imaginary fraud for 100 bucks by poor people: straight to jail. Real fraud for millions of dollars by people in power: come on in, the waterās lovely. Oh wait, I forgot, they are āeliminating fraud and waste.ā Weird.
š Trump Says He Will Sign Executive Order Giving Army-Navy Football Game an Exclusive TV Window
politicsIt is not clear what the executive order will say, or what legal mechanism there is to enforce an exclusive broadcast window. FCC chairman Brendan Carr reposted Trump on Sunday, which is suggestive of the order being directed at his agency, which regulates broadcast TV stations.
So much for the free market. We already have state run media with Fox and CBS, might as well tell us what we can and canāt watch at this point.
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š« A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldnāt Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.
politicsShe wouldnāt. In a region that had legislated its commitment to life, she would spend her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
I admit, Iām a bit heated right now, and there are obviously a lot of parties at fault in the way this all went down, but if you voted for Donald Trump, you voted for a system that allowed/caused Ciji Graham and women like her to die.
Deaths that would be preventable in any country without barbaric laws that control womenās bodies. It feels like these people would rather let
Now...
editorialshameless self-promotion...
...I just gotta get Kottke to link to Foofaraw somehow... So if you're the magical person who got this site in front of Jason last week, this is directed at you. Go tell him about Foofaraw, a zine of surreal storytelling and worldly observations, which publishes some of the best short stories, novellas, wacky columns, webcomics, and soon, a giant anthology!
It's inspired by the likes of Clarkesworld, Uncanny, and McSweeney's, but also the New Yorker, with our regular columnists, weekly media guide, and more.
We could use a couple more paid subscribers over there as we raise the rates
