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3+ min ago (417+ words) Rack one up for free speech and a stinging defeat for pro-abortion New York Attorney General Letica James as a panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals this morning unanimously upheld U.S. District Judge John Sinatra's preliminary injunction. As we reported last year, Judge Sinatra Jr. issued a preliminary injunction blocking James from silencing the constitutionally protected speech of Gianna's House, Options Care Center and the National Institute for Family and Life Advocates while their lawsuit moves forward. In May 2024, James had filed lawsuits against eleven pregnancy resource centers, accusing the centers of giving "false and misleading statements to advertise an unproven treatment they call "abortion pill reversal [APR]." No surprise there. James has long been a thorn in the side of pro-life organizations using her powers as attorney general to harass them unmercifully. NIFLA and the two centers sued James…...

10+ min ago (600+ words) Jezebel remains as committed as ever to fostering a space dedicated to championing diverse voices and standard-setting journalism that challenges and exposes the powers that be. Gaza Death Toll Continues to Mount Under Israeli "Ceasefire" An eight-year-old and an eleven-year-old are among the latest casualties. In the aftermath of an Israeli strike on the Bani Suheila neighborhood on the outskirts of Khan Yunis, two brothers11-year-old Jumaa and 8-year-old Fadi Abu Asiwere killed. The boys had ventured into an "Israeli-controlled" area beyond what"s referred to as the "yellow line" in order to collect firewood for their father, who is wheelchair-bound. Their small bodies were carried back to their family, who beat their chests and wept in grief, their cries echoing through the air like a collective indictment of a world that has normalized Palestinian suffering to the point of abstraction....

30+ min ago (278+ words) Economist E.J. Antoni, who President Donald Trump nominated to take charge of the Labor Department before reversing course, erupted at Americans receiving federal food assistance on Monday on Fox Business, claiming that many of them chose to live in poverty. There are around 42 million Americans " including 16 million children " who receive food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which, due to Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, is projected to boot at least 2.4 million people from the program, though it may affect as many as 22.3 million families over 10 years. And, while the program provides an average monthly benefit of just under $188 per month in food assistance, with strict income caps that average out across the nation at $20,352 per year, Antoni considered it a "moral issue" for many Americans to even receive said benefits. "Yes, you can see how many…...

33+ min ago (328+ words) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sparked new outrage after posting a meme on X that appeared to mock growing accusations'raised by both Republicans and Democrats'that he may have committed war crimes. As Trump publicly distanced himself from Hegseth following his "kill them all" directive, which allegedly led to survivors of a suspected drug-boat attack being fired upon as they clung to their vessel, Hegseth reposted an image of children's book character Franklin the Turtle shooting from a helicopter, adding: "For your Christmas wish list" Critics across the political spectrum condemned the post, calling Hegseth "sick," "pathetic," and unfit to lead the Pentagon. Some warned the meme could be used against him in a future trial, while others noted the apparent copyright issues behind misusing the Franklin character. The incident intensified scrutiny around Hegseth's conduct and the administration's handling of the alleged…...

36+ min ago (213+ words) Fox News Senior White House Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich pressed White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on her claim during Monday's briefing that the Trump administration lawfully bombed an alleged drug smuggling boat, twice. Heinrich asked Leavitt, "You said that the follow-up strike was lawful. What law is it that allows no survivors?" "The strike conducted on September 2nd was conducted in self-defense to protect Americans and vital United States interests. The strike was conducted in international waters and in accordance with the law of armed conflict," Leavitt replied. "On this pardon for the Honduran president, does it at all undercut the administration's messaging? While you have these congressional Republicans defending the strikes on the narco-terrorists and then a pardon for a convicted drug trafficker, does that make it more difficult for your members to defend your administration's" Heinrich followed up. "I…...

43+ min ago (239+ words) Allie Stuckey at the River Center Theatre for the Performing Arts in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on October 27, 2025 (Gage Skidmore/Flickr) When former President George W. Bush described himself as a "compassionate conservative" during his eight years in the White House, some far-fight pundits objected to the "compassionate" part. Bush, they argued, was hurting conservatism when he called himself "compassionate," and they believed the right needed to purge itself of "compassion sickness." The term "compassion sickness" isn't as popular in right-wing media as it was during the 2000s, but the concept is alive and well. Tesla/SpaceX/X.com leader Elon Musk considers "suicidal empathy" a major threat to the United States' wellbeing. That term is closely identified with Musk. But in an article published on December 1, Salon's Amanda Marcotte stresses that the far right's use of "empathy" as an insult originated with evangelical…...

47+ min ago (263+ words) Fallout" Season 2, Sinners" and Oh. What. Fun." all arrive on the streaming platform this month Fallout" Season 2 headlines this month's streaming premieres for Amazon's Prime Video. The sophomore season of the hit video game adaptation is set to make its long-awaited debut on the streaming platform on Dec. 17. Prime Video has a handful of other noteworthy originals coming in December, including the Michelle Pfeiffer-led Christmas comedy Oh. What. Fun.," which is slated to premiere on Dec. 2, and the new Zooey Deschanel and Charlie Cox rom-com Merv." The latter is scheduled to arrive a little over a week after Oh. What. Fun." on Wednesday, Dec. 10. The streamer is also set to host several of 2025's most popular films in December, including director Ryan Coogler's acclaimed vampire thriller Sinners," which will make its debut on Prime Video on Dec. 26. This year's Naked…...

47+ min ago (458+ words) On Wednesday, Dec. 3, in'Olivier v. City of Brandon, Mississippi, the Supreme Court will consider whether individuals can challenge a law as unconstitutional and seek to protect themselves from its future enforcement if they've previously been punished for violating the law.' This mission brought Olivier and others to an amphitheater in Brandon, Mississippi, several times in 2018 and 2019. In late 2019, however, after city leaders determined that demonstrations outside the venue were creating "hardships" for law enforcement officers, Brandon enacted an ordinance that requires protesters and other demonstrators to stand within a designated protest area. In June 2021, Olivier entered a no contest plea " that is, he did not admit guilt, but he did not dispute the charges and accepted the punishment. "He was found guilty and received a fine, a suspended sentence of ten days' imprisonment, and a year's unsupervised probation," according to the…...

47+ min ago (265+ words) The Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande-led special first aired on Nov. 6 After scrapping "Snoop Dogg's New Year's Eve" special, NBC has set an encore presentation of "Wicked: One Wonderful Night" to fill its New Year's Eve programming. The Snoop Dogg special, which was set to air live from Miami on Dec. 31 from 10:30 p.m.12:30 a.m., was canceled in early November as the rapper decided to focus his efforts with NBC towards to upcoming Olympics in early 2026. "Sometimes the calendar gets in the way of the celebration, which is why my NBC family and I decided this winter was time for us all to focus on the Olympics," Snoop Dogg said in a statement to press. "But don't worry, we'll party together bigger and better later in 2026. Ya dig." Instead, NBC will air "Wicked: One Wonderful Night," which initially debuted on Nov. 6, on New…...

47+ min ago (434+ words) As alarming as the actions of President Donald Trump have been, writes USA Today opinion columnist Dave Potas, what comes after Trump is even more concerning as "the battle for control of MAGA will shift into full gear." "Those who love what makes America truly great should be as alarmed as I am," Potas writes, adding that "the American right is no longer primarily conservative." And whereas during Trump's first term he was "held in check to some extent" by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and "other establishment conservatives," since then and the beginning of his second term, "Republicans built their offense around Trump himself, with no plan for succession," he writes. Plans for a post-Trump GOP and a "new right" include a 'lust for political power," Potas says, with various movements having one thing in common. "They all sacrifice America's…...