On protesting “nuns”, a Labour “defection” and a story about “Andre Previn”
By BAGEHOTTHE FIRST time I encountered protesters dressed as nuns was when I lived in the Bay Area of San Francisco in 1984-5. Sister Mary Boom Boom and her fellow…
Walmart Introduces a New Store Brand for ‘Quality Food’
When prices for grocery staples surged in 2021 and 2022, some Americans who had not regularly shopped at Walmart increasingly turned to the retailer, which is known for its affordable…
Europe’s Economic Laggards Have Become Its Leaders
Something extraordinary is happening to the European economy: Southern nations that nearly broke up the euro currency bloc during the financial crisis in 2012 are growing faster than Germany and…
Explosion in Cambodia that killed 20 at an army base was likely caused by mishandling of ammunition
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A huge explosion in southwestern Cambodia over the weekend that killed 20 soldiers at an army base appears to have been an accident caused by…
Federal Judge Directs His Scorn At Trump’s Courtroom Behavior
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version.A Little HousekeepingI promised to circle back on some…
Taylor Lorenz Goes After Libs of TikTok Again – Twitchy
We can't figure out people like (new Onion owner) Ben Collins, Hannah Nikole-Jones, and Taylor Lorenz. Despite layoffs in newsrooms across the country, they manage to keep their jobs while…
What Are The Swing States Of The Future?
Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. ameliatd (Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, senior reporter): The residents of states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan are used to having…
Rudy Giuliani Wants to Do the Exact Thing that Got Trump Impeached
On a web page that lists the lawmaker as a 2021 fellow with the The Club for Growth Foundation—a fiscally conservative nonprofit funded by billionaires Richard Uihlein and Jeff Yass…
Trump Is Waiving His Own Ethics Rules to Allow Lobbyists to Make Policy – Mother Jones
Sipa/AP Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. It seems clear now why the Trump administration fought so hard…
Warning as First American Dolphin Diagnosed With Highly Pathogenic Bird Flu
A Florida dolphin was discovered with "highly pathogenic" bird flu, according to a study.This dolphin was the first cetacean ever recorded with the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, also known…