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Arts And Culture

Bill Burr Keeps Cycling Through Excuses For Doing The Riyadh Comedy Festival

Patrick Redford

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 18: The Free Press' Honestly with Bari Weiss (pictured) hosts Senator Ted Cruz presented by Uber and X on January 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Uber, X and The Free Press)

Journalismism

Bari Weiss Signs Huge Deal To Usher CBS News Into Its Vichy Era

Justin Ellis

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks on stage to military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico

College Football

Hegseth Delivers Inspiration, Pushups, To The Youth

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Chris Thompson

Donald Trump makes a face in the Oval Office.

Politics

Treasury Department Has Plans To Mint Dollar Coin Featuring Donald Trump’s Likeness

Giri Nathan

Grim Visions Emerge From The Riyadh Comedy Festival

ASHDOD, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 02: Some ships and activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla, illegally seized by Israel, are brought to the Port of Ashdod (Usdud) under escort of Israeli naval vessels in Ashdod, Israel, on October 02, 2025. Israeli naval forces attacked 21 vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla since late Wednesday and detained at least 317 activists aboard, according to the official flotilla tracker. The detained activists are being transported to Israel's Ashdod Port, from which they will be deported to Europe, according to the Israeli Foreign Ministry. (Photo by Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Israel Breaks International Law So That It Can Continue To Starve Gaza

Luis Paez-Pumar

A sign is posted in front of Electric Arts headquarters on September 29, 2025 in Redwood City, California.

Video Games

Saudi Arabia’s All-Consuming Maw Devours Electronic Arts

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Tom Scocca

What Makes A Loser

Albert Burneko

Donald Trump talks with Bryson DeChambeau of Team United States at the first hole tee box during the Friday afternoon four-ball matches of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 26, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York.

This Is So Stupid

Donald Trump Posts Fake Video Of Himself Promoting Fake Medical Technology In Fake News Segment

All Your Favorite Sellouts Will Be At The Riyadh Comedy Festival

Cubs Rookie Matt Shaw Is Exactly Charlie Kirk’s Type

<p><a href="https://tomwhyman.com/">Tom Whyman</a> is a British philosopher.</p>


Tom Whyman

MP Zarah Sultana speaks at a Your Party rally in South London

Surely The British Left Is Taking Full And Strategic Advantage Of This Moment

Dave McKenna

PROVO, UT - JANUARY 28: Boxer Conor McGregor sports a Brigham Young hat during the second half of the Brigham Young Cougars game agaisnt the Baylor Bears at the Marriott Center on January 28, 2025 in Provo, Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)

Conor McGregor’s Irish Presidential Campaign Was Brief And Humiliating

Barry Petchesky

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 04: Jimmy Kimmel is seen at 'Jimmy Kimmel Live" on November 04, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

Charlie Kirk Is A Means To An End

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump during a visit to St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, on day one of their second state visit to the UK.

Nice Hat, Melania

David Roth

U.S. Vice President JD Vance, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller depart Union Station after meeting with federal law enforcement officers on August 20, 2025.

The United States Of Snitches

Washington Post Editor Karen Attiah leads a discussion on Saudi hacking techniques at the Oslo Freedom Forum 2019 on May 28, 2019 in Oslo, Norway. (Photo by Julia Reinhart/Getty Images)

Media Meltdowns

Washington Post Opinion Columnist Fired For Social Media Posts On Charlie Kirk

U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on September 11, 2025 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. President Trump is traveling to New York to attend a New York Yankees game and to stay at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey for the weekend.

How Do You Stop A Serial Killer?

NBA Reporter Fired After Accurately Describing Charlie Kirk’s Beliefs

The scene after shots were fired at an appearance by Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University.

This Is Who Charlie Kirk Was

Tom Ley

Yankees Honor Slain Anti–Free Speech Activist

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Finance Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Setting Aside The Incorrect Claim About Herd Immunity

Kelsey McKinney

close up of president trump's face in the oval office

The Bleak Fantasy Of Donald Trump’s Death

BILBAO, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 03: A group of fans protest against Team Israel - Premier Tech riders by displaying Palestinian flags at arrival during the La Vuelta - 80th Tour of Spain 2025, Stage 11 a 157.4km stage from Bilbao to Bilbao / #UCIWT / on September 03, 2025 in Bilbao, Spain. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)