Spuds Terkel

TikTok “Permanently Suspends” the ‘Musk’ Film Account, Raising Suppression Fears (Exclusive)

I don't see the current version of the US recovering from the Trump era, at least not in my lifetime, but maybe it will spur the radical changes we need in this country.

Dr. Oz is on my flight right now. He is sitting in the very first seat, front row. I saw him get on the plane. So when I stepped off the jetway onto the plane I approached him and put my hand out. What the man in charge of healthcare for the people on the very margins of society said…was revealing

Times have been tough in this Western Massachusetts town ever since they closed the old pottery studio. So when the lesbian bar promised to ease its mask mandate, they finally had something to cheer about again. But then the owner left for clown college.

September in Idaho

Oh look. Even more evidence that the Borens are bad for Public Lands and the USFS. #IdahoFire Excellent reporting. Worth a read. www.hcn.org/articles/ran...

New in PN: Retire in peace "McConnell would never be allowed to drive a car, babysit young children, or file his own taxes. Why, then, should a cognitively incapacitated 82-year-old retain one of the most important positions of power within the national government?"

SCOTUS has hit a troubling milestone: Most rulings are secretive votes from its “shadow docket.” Decisions have shaped electoral maps, abortion access and ICE stops. How did this become the new norm? @propublica.org dug through decades of rulings to find out. 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzyx...

Honestly, the audacity of saying this while trying to purge the country of Haitians based on a lie he knowingly told is demonic.

Doug Wilson preaches holy war, iron discipline, and male dominance. And one of his disciples runs the Pentagon.

Trump's credibility completely collapsing.

Simping for Twitter *and* "following" 83.8k accounts here. I'd block them twice if I could.

💥 ICE drag mom & teen daughter out of hospital room—in middle of being treated after car accident. Still wearing hospital gowns. Both victims of car collusion, with asylum case pending in good standing & valid work permit. Grace Calero 39, & Giulianna Carriel 19, from Ecuador.

Of course he did...

Incredible. When E—n M—k & his crew obliterated USAID in a weekend, they deleted a vast trove of publicly-funded knowledge: the Development Experience Clearinghouse. A Canadian high school student (!) happened to have downloaded the entire thing for a project. AidData has now posted it for all.

The 1976 film is about a '60s trio based loosely on The Supremes. It wasn't a big hit, but it has a devoted cult following, and critic Ken Tucker says it features some of Aretha Franklin's finest performances. n.pr/4wjrliQ

“.. During the meeting, Ms. Pirro, her voice raised at times, directly confronted Mr. Burgum, accusing him of misleading the president. She made the case that Mr. Burgum had promoted a self-serving cover story to conceal his own missteps.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...

FYI: Blanche rescinded the ORDER establishing the slush fund, not the underlying “settlement.” The settlement says any changes must be agreed to by ALL parties, not just Todd. This “rescission” isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on.

I am closely monitoring the fires threatening the Spokane region. Eastern Washington, PLEASE listen to local authorities and do everything possible to stay safe and look after your friends and neighbors.

The claim said the guardsmen did not explain why they were detaining her or provide a warrant when they approached her that evening.

The story of a trans girl who tried to fight Idaho's anti-trans laws, and died to suicide earlier this year, is only now coming to light. Our hearts are broken, but we need to tell these stories and mourn our dead, because the media is barely bothering to look for the victims of trans genocide.

I enjoyed The Odyssey (2026) but I have one historical nitpick. The phrase “Jiminy Christmas” is a minced oath for “Jesus Christ”. As the story is set around 1200 B.C. it is unlikely that Odysseus would have said the phrase even once, let alone the dozens of times he says it in the film

In April, we published our first story about the surveillance machine at Madison Square Garden—an operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more. Read that here:

“We’re still working on that...He’s gonna get a coach.” www.idahostatesman.com/news/busines...

EXCLUSIVE: Trump DOJ’s Top ‘Antifa’ Prosecutor Marched with Crowd on Jan. 6 talkingpointsmemo.com/news/exclusi...

Mainers are not happy with Collins. Demonstrators in Biddeford protesting ICE’s killing of a Colombian workman this morning swarmed her office

Elon Musk's xAI has installed more than double the number of gas turbines than it has publicly acknowledged to power its Colossus 2 data center project, without federal permits, and the pollution is hitting predominantly Black neighborhoods the hardest reut.rs/4bIghEm

Mitch McConnell is just embodying the core American values he has always stood for. Such as, even when you die, we still insist you have to have a job.

ICE claims that Araujo drove into one of their SUVs with his van and then tried to run over an agent. There were no marks on the van and KHOU11's Jeremy Rogalski found surveillance footage showing ICE chasing Araujo and cutting him off. Renee Good all over again.

Marsha Blackburn's new ad is so racist that it makes me wonder if mainstream Republicans could have gotten away with something like this back in the 1980s or 90s.

How a data leak unmasked an Idaho state employee raising thousands of dollars a month in subscriptions by anonymously promoting pro-Russian commentary, white nationalists and Nazi memes. My new story for @investigatewest.bsky.social: www.investigatewest.org/idaho-labor-...

Trump: "We had 11 missiles shot by the Islamic Republic of Japan"

Politics aside, if you’re 83 years old you shouldn’t be running for any political office, let alone another 6-year term in the US Senate, #JimRisch. #Idaho

I’m not sure why the idea of not hurting/killing children is so controversial to some

James Carville is the Alexi Lalas of political commentary.

What century is this? www.eastidahonews.com/2026/06/your...

At the start of a potentially historic season, federal wildland firefighters report widespread understaffing, low morale, inadequate prioritization of prescribed fire and other serious issues. Add this to the long and growing list of reasons to be worried. (Survey: Grassroots Wildland Firefighters)

I want to remind everyone that this was in Spokane Valley. Spokane Valley was unable to obtain a federal grant for fire mitigation due to the Trump Admin’s new restrictions to accept those grants. They warned of exactly this. Here is that story. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...

NEW: After ProPublica contacted leading vaccine skeptic Dr. Joseph Mercola for an article on babies dying after parents turned down vitamin K shots, he publicly reversed his long-held stance that the shots weren't needed. “The data is clear: vitamin K saves lives,” he wrote.

So many questions about the ICE custody death of Philly immigrant Tuan Van Bui, child of the Vietnam War, welcomed here in 1990, violently arrested in 2025 The biggest: Why do other detainees tell such a different story from ICE about how he died? My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/tuan...

When I fell asleep at the Garden, the Knicks were Winning. Then when I wake up, I see the Spurs have "won." It seems that in the 4th Quarter, the so-called referees kept "finding" Points for the Spurs. Rigged! Fake Game! by Donald J. Trump

New investigative reporting from AL.com reveals that Senator Tommy Tuberville illegally voted in Florida in 2018 — three months after he had already moved back to Alabama. The scandal could completely derail his eligibility to run for Alabama governor.

I just successfully registered my dog on the City of Boise website and it probably would have been easier to pass the Bar exam. What a mess.

Idaho health officials are investigating how nearly 60 people got sick after drinking raw milk in the past two weeks. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare says they didn't name two dairies potentially linked to the outbreak “because this is a potential risk for any raw milk producer.”

…and I’m Joe Rogan. Those stories and more on the all new 60 Minutes Extreme™

Every member of Congress who remains silent on Bill Pulte’s appointment as director of national intelligence is actively choosing personal political survival over the literal safety of the United States.

ICE arrested and detained Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales for 25 days even after she provided her birth certificate as proof of her citizenship. After her release, Diaz Morales shared, "I thank God now it’s over. I want to hug my son first and then my family."

holy shit nobody has ever answered a question worse