Conservative pundit Dinesh D’Souza has every reason to be happy with his new quasi-documentary, 2000 Mules. Since its release earlier this month, the film has become a cornerstone of the Trumpian election-denier movement. Donald Trump embraced it, hosting a screening
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Dinesh D’Souza’s Vile Big Lie Documentary Is Too Stupid Even for Fox
There are a lot of reasons that Donald Trump’s Big Lie about voter fraud in the 2020 election is among the most despicable political acts in U.S. history. It’s poisoned the minds of millions of Americans—very likely permanently—into believing our
‘They Can Fuck Off With This War’: Putin’s Troops Finally Realize They’ve Been Hung Out to Dry
Nearly three months after Vladimir Putin unleashed his “special military operation” against Ukraine and a day after his less-than-triumphant Victory Day speech, a series of intercepted phone calls and radio traffic suggest the “idiocy” of his war is finally becoming
‘I Simply Refuse’: Wiretaps Catch Putin’s Troops Breaking Own Tanks in Sabotage Scheme
Russian fighters have been sharing tips with one another about how to deliberately damage their own equipment and hamper Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war plans in Ukraine, according to recordings of alleged Russian troops’ phone calls that the Security Service
John Oliver Goes After L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva and His ‘Idiotic’ Campaign Ad
After a one-week absence, John Oliver returned to the Last Week Tonight desk on Sunday and dedicated a big chunk of his latest episode to Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, who’s running for re-election. Though Villanueva ran as a
Biden Admin’s Confusing COVID Response Has Experts Crying ‘WTF’
President Joe Biden is no stranger to attacks from Republicans who accuse his administration of ignoring public health in the name of politics. But as he fights for the right to re-implement mask mandates on public transit and navigates the
‘F*cking Shoot Them’: Chechen Fighters Executed Russian Troops Who Rebelled in Ukraine, Official Says
Russian troops tried to rebel against their military commanders in an occupied part of southeast Ukraine, but three of them were killed by Chechen fighters in response, according to Ukrainian intelligence. Ivan Arefyev, a spokesman for the Zaporizhzhia regional military
Elon Musk Attacks Netflix Over Subscriber Loss, Says ‘Woke Mind Virus Is Making Netflix Unwatchable’
The big news Tuesday concerned Netflix, whose disappointing first quarter earnings report revealed that the streaming giant had lost over 200,000 subscribers—the first time it reported a subscriber loss in the last 10 years. (Netflix had previously estimated that it
Roseanne Barr: I’m a Victim of ‘Witch-Burning’ Cancel Culture
Roseanne Barr has a lengthy list of controversies over her decades in the business. Though the scandals show no sign of stopping, after the cancellation of her Roseanne revival the comic has had little-to-no platform to let ‘er rip. One
Seth Meyers Mocks Tucker Carlson’s ‘Insane’ Testicle-Tanning Fetish
Seth Meyers spent several minutes making fun of Donald Trump’s latest rant about windmills Monday night before revealing that it was hardly the “weirdest” thing to happen in right-wing politics this week. He was, of course, talking about Fox News