Sen. Cory Booker wrote himself in the U.S. Senate history books by delivering the longest speech in the chamber on record, eclipsing the record of Sen. Strom Thurmond’s filibuster by a good measure. As Sen. Cory Booker concluded his marathon speech, many on social media, especially X, are showing high approval for the New Jersey politician’s herculean effort. Sen. Cory Booker,  55, took to the U.S. Senate floor on Monday […]

Source: The Washington Post / Getty The Trump administration keeps cutting funding to essential services, and finally, states are fighting back. Officials from 23 states and Washington, D.C., have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., claiming that the drastic cuts of some $12 billion in public funding aren’t just harmful, they’re unlawful.  According to CNN, states are […]

Source: Aaron M. Sprecher / Getty The Trump administration just can’t stop ruining people’s lives.  This time, they kidnapped a man from his family and friends and sent him to one of the worst prisons in the world, and when asked about the incident, they crafted a beautiful word salad that amounted to the political equivalent of “my bad.”  Oh, and get this, now the administration says despite the man […]

Source: RICCARDO MILANI / Getty TikTok may avoid a ban yet again, as former President Donald Trump has stated that a deal to sell the app to a non-Chinese company is expected to be finalized before the new April 5 deadline. “We have a lot of potential buyers,” Trump informed reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, according to Reuters. “There’s tremendous interest in TikTok….I’d like to see TikTok remain […]

Source: xavierarnau / Getty Professional athletes endure so much physical activity that injuries are prone to happen, but none perhaps more dangerous than football —like Damar Hamlin— boxing, and MMA. Hopping in the ring has proved to be dangerous again, as Nigerian professional boxer Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju passed away over the weekend after collapsing during an eight-round fight, according to the Ghanaian Boxing Authority (GBA). Olanrewaju, who was 13-8 in […]

Akhmad Dody Firmansyah If you vandalize a car, it’s an act of terrorism — anyone who understands what it means to be a terrorist is sure to agree with that statement. However, there’s been a bit of needle-moving recently if you look at it from today’s political point of view, especially if that car happens to be a Tesla. In today’s note from the “GED Section,” D.L. Hughley breaks down […]

Frazer Harrison “I’m on go like Grizz / She thought I would kiss her ass, she must ain’t took her meds,” Latto boldly raps on her 2023 Cardi B-assisted hit single, “Put It on da Floor Again.” Most paid more attention to the latter part of that line, which is widely recognized as a diss towards Nicki Minaj, but the “grizz” in the first part was a clever nod as […]

Source: Drake / Youtube When Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR’s $ome $exy $ongs 4 U dropped on Valentine’s Day, it was met with mixed critique from OVO mainstays and those who rode for Kendrick Lamar during the tiring rap beef. However, Drake’s ability to create hits was apparent with a standout track in the back half of the album, “Nokia,” which reentered the Billboard Hot 100 at its new peak of No.7. […]