• Letters to the Editor: What Mayor Karen Bass can do right now about L.A. City Hall's corruption problem

    To the editor: In addition to the reforms discussed in your April 12 editorial about L.A. City Hall's corruption problem, I've got one more. Mayor Karen Bass, whose election I supported as a donor and volunteer, should henceforth refuse to endorse any City Council member who is under an ethics investigation. This spring, she endorsed Distric 12 incumbent John Lee, despite the fact that he faces 10 ethics charges in the case that sent his predecessor and former boss Mitchell Englander to prison....

  • The Right-Wing Mediapocalypse

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  • Right Wing Bonus Tracks: Tough

    Sean Feucht says that “we are living in the last days”: “These are the end times we’re living in the midst of it.” Mark Meckler of Convention of States and Rick Green of Patriot Academy and WallBuilders are teaming up for a series of events to explain the “pivotal role the Wild West can […]

  • Churches don't have to be accessible. That's a voting rights problem.

    Eli. Underwood likes the experience of voting in person, but they now have to vote by mail. Underwood went to a Detroit church to cast a ballot in the 2022 general elections, but chronic health conditions meant the two flights of stairs to the basement taxed them badly; living with Long Covid as well, Underwood was […]

  • There Is So Much For The Market To "Pass"/"Over" Right Now

    There Is So Much For The Market To "Pass"/"Over" Right Now By Michael Every of Rabobank "Pass"/"Over" There is so much for markets to try to pass over right over: and they are certainly doing so. Niall Ferguson warns us again about an escalating global Cold War 2 using Tolkien as an analogy – real Tolkien, not the insult that was The Rings of Power season 1. Markets gave that talk of a bifurcating, antagonistic, inflationary world a pass - like everyone did with The Rings of...

  • This Fitbit Smartwatch Is $50 Off Right Now

    Fitbit is the most recognizable brand in fitness smartwatches, and the Fitbit Versa 4 is the best Fitbit smartwatch you can get right now, according to PCMag. Right now, the best deal on the Versa 4 comes from Amazon, which currently selling it for $149.95 (originally $199.95). This matches its lowest-ever price, according to price-checking tools. Only the pink sand/copper rose color is available, but it comes with small and large wrist bands.

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    The best Amazon deals right now

    is the go-to retailer for many thanks to its massive product selection, shipping options, and exclusive membership perks, like deals and discounts. But you don't have to wait for a seasonal sale to save across home, entertainment, and lifestyle categories. More: The best Walmart dealsWhile some of Amazon's best deals drop during the retailers large shopping events like Amazon Prime Day, Cyber Week, or the recently passed Big Spring Sale, the shopping giant frequently cuts prices on top tech...

  • It’s Not What the World Needs Right Now

    "It’s 2016. I’m a contemporary artist and have been living off of Medicaid, food stamps, and $20k annually since graduating from art school five years ago."

  • What the hell is going on with Tesla right now?

    Layoffs, project cancellations, Cybertruck delays and a bad fiscal quarter. Tesla once looked invincible, now it looks merely mortal.

  • How Retail Needs to Change Right Now

    On The Small Business Radio Show this week, I talked with Gary Hawkins who has been described as a visionary and retail industry expert.

  • Florida Now Legally a Police State

    Eric Zuesse (blogs at https://theduran.com/author/eric-zuesse/) On Friday, April 12th, the Florida Sun-Sentinel newspaper headlined “DeSantis signs controversial bill banning civilian boards from investigating police misconduct” and reported: Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a controversial bill Friday stripping citizen oversight boards of their power to investigate police misconduct. The bill, HB 601, instead allows local chiefs of […]

  • Right Wing Bonus Tracks: A Very, Very Good Man

    Dave Hayes, who repeatedly predicted that the military would take over the country and put former President Donald Trump back in office, is now warning that the Biden administration is trying to impose martial law. Anti-LGBTQ activist John Stemberger has been named president of Liberty Counsel Action and will also serve as senior counsel of […]