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Is JFK Jr. Still Alive? Jordan Klepper Fingers the Conspiracy

November 11, 2022

Is JFK Jr. still alive? Daily Show contributor and podcast host Jordan Klepper digs deep into this conspiracy theory that’s circulating at Trump rallies and the larger MAGA world

Trump Attacks DeSantis in Unhinged Rant

November 11, 2022

Donald Trump drops a big hint of where he sees a looming threat to his hold over the Maga faithful

How John Fetterman Broke Trump’s Red Wave

November 11, 2022

In the vital swing state of Pennsylvania, the progressive Democrat John Fetterman defeated the TV celebrity Dr Mehmet Oz in a race that could determine the balance of power in Washington

Lindell Freaks, Fox News Turns on Trump

November 11, 2022

Republicans and right-wing media look for someone to blame after Biden had the best midterm showing of any sitting president in 20 years

What We Know About the State of Russia's Military

November 11, 2022

Russian soldiers' own videos, sent back to their relatives, shed light on the conditions inside Russia's military and the devastating toll on their morale and will to fight

November 11, 2022

The GOP Is More MAGA Than Ever

Peter Wehner The Atlantic

It’s hard to overstate how radicalized and anarchic the base of the Republican Party remains.

November 11, 2022

What Next-Gen COVID-19 Vaccines Might Look Like

Bob Holmes Knowable Magazine

From building up defenses in the nose to slowing down a virus’s ability to make copies of itself, scientists are rolling out a raft of creative approaches to fighting infection

November 11, 2022

Inside the Justice Department’s Decision on Whether To Charge Trump in Mar-a-Lago Case

Ken Dilanian NBC

“If Trump were anyone else, he would have already faced a likely indictment,” said lawyer Bradley Moss, who represents intel agency workers in cases involving classified information.

November 11, 2022

Remembering the Veterans Who Marched on DC To Demand Bonuses During the Depression, Only To Be Violently Driven Out by Active-Duty Soldiers

Shannon Bow O'Brien The Conversation

In 1932, with the Great Depression underway, President Herbert Hoover and General Douglas MacArthur violently suppressed the Bonus March, a massive encampment of veterans demanding relief, with far-reaching and unforseen consequences.

November 11, 2022

Unionizing Is Now on Track To Be a Constitutional Right in Illinois.

JEFF SCHUHRKE In These Times

4 men holding a sign that reads YES TO WORKERS RIGHTS

In Tuesday’s midterm elections, a majority of Illinois voters backed the Workers Rights Amendment which will enshrine the ability to organize. A coalition of unions, along with socialists, helped propel the campaign.