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John Oliver discusses J.D. Vance, what he really believes, who he is without Donald Trump, and – most importantly – what he looks like without a beard.

 

A capitalist coven terrorizes a mall and each other, keeping the modern witch story mean and magical. Full review.

Thoughts on Monarchy from Songwriters John Forster & Tom Chapin and their musical community.  

Bernie speaks to Anthropic’s AI agent Claude. What an AI agent says about the dangers of AI is shocking and should wake us up.
 

Rebecca Traister talks to Jordan Klepper about her latest book. “At the beginning of almost every major social movement that has reshaped this country… there were angry women and girls.” #DailyShow #RebeccaTraister #Anger

 

A science teacher (Ryan Gosling) turned astronaut is on a last-chance mission to save Earth from a solar-eating microbe and must rely on science, wit, and an unexpected alien ally to survive and succeed. In theaters today.
 

52% of Americans are working class, compared to just 2% of people in Congress. This leader of a successful strike at Kellogg's Omaha plant is running for Senate to represent Nebraska’s working class.

 

Million-year-old artefacts offer a tantilising hint that Homo sapiens may be much older than previously thought. We may be looking in the wrong time and place to find Ancestor X.

As American air power rains death on Iran, and body bags begin to return home, Country Joe's message is tragically relevant. Read Country Joe's full obituary here.

The evidence raises new questions about why the DOJ cut the FBI's written account of a possible inmate near Epstein's cell area on the night of his death.