Alex Christensen

Allen Guelzo, in his 2021 Robert E. Lee bio, puts D.C. Emancipation Commission evidence from Lee slave agent James Eveleth in the case of Philip Meredith (a man enslaved by Lee and leased to Eveleth) in the mouth of the enslaved Meredith. Meredith only signed his petition 'X,' not testifying at all.

I personally am Arab and I made like all the science and literature and such. #SpotMyTwoLies

President Donald Trump's planned 250-foot triumphal arch would send a creeping darkness across the graves of America's fallen, stretching over more than 75,000 burial sites at Arlington National Cemetery in a year, according to a new analysis.

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I don’t think we should get used to a man this wealthy, this full of hate and this willing to demonize a small minority having so much power in our economy and in our politics. To defend democracy, we must defeat the oligarchs.

Bill Maher said “fuck you” and called us bitches for being upset he dined with Trump. Then Trump tore into Maher on Truth Social calling him a lying, losery coward. That’s funny to me.

he saw an ottoman in the crowd and lost his train of thought it happens

It’s just so appalling and enraging how casual and commonplace this has become. I’m out of words.

BREAKING: Preliminary injunction granted in the golf course case by Judge Reyes! The threat to close & destroy this historic property is the latest act of Trump corruption that the courts have responded to Kudos to our wonderful clients & cocounsel @democracyforward.org & Lowell & Associates

HECKLER (in Missouri): "SHOVE THAT BALLROOM UP YOUR FAT ASS!" TRUMP: "Go home." Mercado Media

Country music legend Willie Nelson endorses Mary Peltola for U.S. Senate: "Vote for Mary Peltola for Senate. Thank you."

Keep ya chin up, youngsta. This happened to me at every open mic I hit back in the day.

10 years ago today, Trump’s DC hotel opened. It taught him people will pay a sitting president, and there will be no repercussions. Want to understand the second term’s corruption? Start with the hotel:

WIN: Last week, the 7th Circuit denied a right-wing request for a full rehearing of its request for access to Wisconsin’s complete voter registration list, which includes private data. The move comes after a three-judge panel for the circuit and a lower court already ruled against the group.

According to Zelenskyy, for nearly a month Pete Hegseth has not been signing off on the delivery of vital Patriot and NASAMS interceptor missiles for Ukraine that European allies have already paid for. Here is a video of Hegseth cynically wishing Ukraine “success” a week ago:

Good news for melanoma patients! The first ever mRNA vaccine to target cancer is in our near future. ~15 yrs ago, patients w/advanced melanoma survived for a few months. A successful Phase 3 clinical trial showed that intismeran reduced the risk of recurrence by 42%. 🧪 archive.today/pp6mX

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Is all this really feasible? Won't Trump refuse to sign anything like this? Won't he litigate it? Won't it lead to government shutdowns? Yes, yes, and yes. But it's still absolutely doable and necessary. Here's why: newrepublic.com/article/2171...

“I feel so much despair and hopelessness.” Utah prisoners can wait years for their appeals to be heard. Lawmakers know about the backlog — but haven’t funded the additional public defenders needed to address it.

People in a small coastal city in Oregon were evacuated when a fire erupted at a seafood plant and it was feared ammonia tanks could rupture and send dangerous amounts of the chemical into the air.

Say what you will about Donald Trump, but at least he’s a great guy with good policies. by Bill Maher

yup.

NEW: The group behind Cornel West's 2024 ballot push was wholly funded through Elon Musk's dark money network, according to Sludge's review of tax documents. readsludge.com/2026/10/26/m...

NEW: Anthropic’s filing appears to partly walk back the co-founders’ pledge to commit 80% of their personal equity holdings in the AI startup to philanthropic causes. Those acts, the filing suggests, are “voluntary, revocable expressions” that “do not constitute binding obligations.”

South Carolina's former governors Jim Hodges, a Democrat, and David Beasley, a Republican, shoot a joint 60-second ad endorsing Annie Andrews for Senate. You can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARZ5...

In multiple instances, the Mississippi Free Press found that information listed in the statewide elections database was incorrect, including erroneous polling place addresses. That can cause voters who use the state's polling place locator tool to go to the wrong location on Election Day.

NEW: Maricopa County will restore 25 voters’ registrations after they were falsely flagged as noncitizens, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) announced. Mayes sued Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap (R) Thursday, demanding that he add the voters back to the registration rolls.

My second essay on how under Trump we’ve already gotten used to a level of fascism, authoritarianism, and corruption that would be unthinkable to us just years ago. Today: The corruption of the Justice Dept and *EIGHT* scandals on par with Watergate: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/trump-s-ty...

Over 2,000 alumni from Vivek’s all-boys catholic high school in Cincinnati have signed and circulated a petition demanding that he pull the ad and issue a public apology for “ignoring the moral responsibilities” of his Jesuit education. I think he’s pretty cooked.

This is what happens when you teach your children that Trump is someone to admire

In the last few weeks i've been bombarded with emails from people who have minor tech support problems. ChatGPT is telling them to email me, writing their emails, and compiling "evidence packets" after convincing them they have stumbled on a major story: www.404media.co/chatgpt-keep...

Kiss of death

A federal judge on Monday found the Justice Department’s firing of Maurene Comey, a former federal prosecutor and daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was unconstitutional. www.cnn.com/2026/10/26/p...

Kavanaugh stops in action: ICE tackled a non-verbal kid near his school, left him with injuries requiring surgery, and then left the scene when they realized he wasn't the person they were looking for www.independent.com/2026/10/23/i...

Boy if this isn't a sign of the times: Tax cuts for weapons manufacturer takes away from schools. Taylor Barnes of Inkstick Media reports, “An Ohio school needs funds. It voted to cut Anduril’s tax bill, anyway.” www.statenews.org/section/the-...

My early vote is in. Counted. Get yours in early!

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

My pal Danielle Koenig shared that her father Walter Koenig passed away last night at age 90. A performer whose kindness and warmth shone through the screen. He will be well remembered.

RIP to this man. This is a really powerful 62 seconds of video.

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