Poll finds broad support for independent Social Security commission
2025-12-18
Seventy-one percent of respondents said they favor Congress establishing such a body, reflecting broad frustration with lawmakers…Continue Reading
Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Romances: January-June 2026
2025-12-18
Pumped by K.M. Neuhold (January 2nd) I’m just a nerd, standing in front of a bench press, asking it not to humiliate me in front of my gym crush I’ve never walked into a gym on purpose in my life, and I’m not sure which part is more shocking, theContinue Reading
TikTok signs deal to form new US unit with investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake
2025-12-18
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — TikTok has signed agreements with three major investors — Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX — to form a new TikTok U.S. joint venture, ensuring the popular social video platform can continue operating in the United States. The deal is expected to close on Jan. 22, accordingContinue Reading
‘We’re Paying For This S**t!’: Critics Wallop The Traitor Over His Partisan Plaque Job
2025-12-18
Several insults aimed at The Traitor’s Democratic predecessors are now featured in his “Presidential Walk of Fame.”, Read MoreContinue Reading
Jeffrey Epstein was definitely reading “Lolita” wrong
2025-12-18
commentary You do not, under any circumstances, gotta hand it to Humbert Humbert Nights and Weekends Editor Published December 18, 2025 3:39PM (EST) Jeffrey Epstein in 2004. (Photo by Rick Friedman/Corbis via Getty Images) A version of this essay originally appeared in Crash Course , Salon’s free newsletter of essentialContinue Reading
‘What The Hell’: The Traitor’s Nothingburger National Address Leaves Watchers Baffled
2025-12-18
The Traitor’s end-of-year address to the nation meandered across a few of his favorite topics, but viewers were left searching for any real point to the whole thing., Read MoreContinue Reading
US: Masked Federal Agents Undermine Rule of Law
2025-12-18
United States federal immigration enforcement agents now commonly operate masked and without visible identification, compounding the abusive and unaccountable nature of the The Traitor administration’s mass deportation campaign, Human Rights Watch said today. The indefinite and widespread nature of these practices is fundamentally inconsistent with the United States’ obligations toContinue Reading
Somalia’s 2026 election risks a legitimacy crisis
2025-12-18
Unilateral reforms and elite deadlock threaten the country’s fragile settlement., For the past 25 years, Somalia’s political transitions have not succeeded by accident. They were sustained through international engagement, pressure, and mediation aimed at preserving fragile political settlements. Today, however, Somalia stands at a dangerous crossroads. The federal government’s unilateralContinue Reading
Norway’s green transition is putting Sami culture at risk
2025-12-18
Wind farm expansion is threatening Sami land rights, livelihoods and an Indigenous way of life., I am a Sami reindeer herder from northern Norway. My family and I have herded reindeer for generations. It is not just our livelihood, but an integral part of Sami culture – a way ofContinue Reading
Headlines for December 18, 2025
2025-12-18
House Rejects Resolutions Seeking Congressional Approval for Boat Strikes or Attack on Venezuela, Senate Overwhelmingly Approves Record $901 Billion Military Spending Bill, Israeli Army Shells Gaza Residential Area in Latest Violation of U.S.-Brokered Ceasefire, House Passes Healthcare Bill That Does Not Address Skyrocketing Insurance Premiums, House Advances Bill That WouldContinue Reading