today’s hot news
DAILY RUSH HOUR: What happened to Labor Day?
Hey folks—I know not everyone gets a chance to catch Rush Hour live, so I'm going to start including a link to each episode right here in the blast. That way, if you missed the show or just want to hear it again, it's only a click away - or check out my thoughts...
Joy Reid unveils handy flowchart explaining when calling a Black man a ‘monkey’ is racist
TOTAL BS! Former MSNBC host Joy Reid has unveiled a new racism flowchart designed to help Americans determine when calling a Black man a “monkey” is racist — and when additional context may be required. The new system follows Reid's defense of Palestinian journalist...
Socialism 2026 speaker declares war on diets, BMI and Ozempic as ‘body fascism’
BS BULLETIN: Author and activist Da’Shaun L. Harrison told a Socialism 2026 audience that the policing of “Black fat flesh” helps underpin broader systems of governance. Harrison took aim at the diet industry, BMI, the concept of an obesity epidemic and even GLP-1...
Trump goes brunette — and the internet has questions
BS BULLETIN: President Donald Trump stepped off Air Force One in New Jersey Friday sporting hair noticeably darker than his familiar golden-blond look. The apparent makeover immediately lit up social media, with observers debating everything from hair dye to lighting...
James Woods unloads on Clooney’s defense of Mark Ruffalo: Where was this ‘free speech’ before?
BS BULLETIN: George Clooney defended Mark Ruffalo amid the actor’s escalating controversy over comments about the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger and Israel, saying he supports Ruffalo’s right to “speak freely.” Actor James Woods fired back, accusing Clooney and other...
Tetris drops a legal warning after White House turns ‘Build the Wall’ into an arcade game
BS BULLETIN: The Trump White House launched an online arcade featuring retro-style games built around administration policies, including a Tetris-style border game called “Build the Wall.” The Tetris Company says it did not authorize or license its brand or...
DAILY RUSH HOUR: What happened to Labor Day?
Hey folks—I know not everyone gets a chance to catch Rush Hour live, so I'm going to start including a link to each episode right here in the blast. That way, if you missed the show or just want to hear it again, it's only a click away - or check out my thoughts...
Democrats go quiet on climate after Biden-era regulatory blitz
Democrats are increasingly dropping climate change from their midterm messaging after spending the Biden years pursuing an aggressive environmental agenda. Climate change has largely disappeared as a defining issue for Democratic candidates ahead of the November...
Trump proposes renaming New Mexico to ‘New America’
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump posted a photo on Sunday of a map renaming New Mexico to “New America.” New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, slammed the president for that post in one of her own. “New Mexico’s name isn’t up for...
Michigan test scores fall to new lows despite increased spending
(The Center Square) – Recently released test results show new lows for Michigan students on standardized exams, even as the state continues to spend historic amounts on education. State Superintendent Dr. Glenn Maleyko said more work is needed—especially on...
25 years after 9/11: The attacks that changed U.S. homeland security forever
(The Center Square) – The Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people ushered in a multitude of federal-level changes to prevent such an event from happening again. 1) Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Before 9/11, transportation...
Trump admin splinters over AI’s right to train on Americans’ copyrighted work
The Trump administration appears not to have reached a conclusion on whether artificial intelligence should be able to learn from Americans’ work for free. The Justice Department told a federal judge that AI training on copyrighted books is fair use, and that...
