Friday, May 8, 2026

Don't give John Fetterman what he wants

Here's an idea for Democrats: Let Fetterman be Fetterman. Don't bite his outrage bait. Focus on the midterms. And if he flips parties? Let him go. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Fri May 8 2026

 
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol on March 12, 2025.

Here's an idea for Democrats: Let Fetterman be Fetterman. Don't bite his outrage bait. Focus on the midterms. And if he flips parties? Let him go.

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to sign a memorandum in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 5, 2026.
 

Some Indiana Republicans stood up to Trump. It cost them – and us.

None of this partisan manipulation helps ordinary Americans, and it certainly doesn't strengthen the public's trust in our democracy.

An image provided by Netflix from “Should I Marry a Murderer?” shows Caroline Muirhead.
 

Netflix's 'Should I Marry a Murderer?' shows red flags women miss

Netflix's chilling docuseries offers more than true crime – it's a disturbing warning about manipulation, trauma bonds and dangerous relationships.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a news conference at the White House on May 5, 2026, in Washington, DC.
 

Rubio's optimistic message offers Republicans a stronger path forward

Secretary of State Marco Rubio just offered one of the clearest arguments yet for why he should be the leading Republican contender in 2028 election.

TikToker Hunter Peterson sparks viral campaign to buy Spirit Airlines through crowdfunding as millions pledge support online.
 

Spirit's demise is a warning to the Democrats who ensured it

Those who warned the JetBlue merger would reduce competition have little to say now that Spirit's outright collapse has done exactly that.

U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner, a Democrat running to replace Republican Sen. Susan Collins, campaigns on May 2, 2026, in Appleton, Maine.
 

Maine Democrats picked a flawed candidate. What's the issue?

Republicans made a vile man the face of their party. They don't have the moral high ground when it comes to Platner's tattoo or Reddit posts.

A day care center in Pensacola, Florida.
 

Not everyone is meant to be a stay-at-home mom

More often than I like to admit, I find myself having this thought: Gosh, I hope she goes back to work. That kid needs to be in day care.

Balls with the FIFA World Cup 2026 logo at the start of a friendly soccer match between Colombia and France in Landover, Maryland, on March 29, 2026.
 

FIFA deserves red card over predatory World Cup ticket prices

Instead of showcasing soccer on a global scale, the World Cup has become an apparent greedy cash grab from seemingly every entity involved.

United Nations Foundation Chairman Ted Turner attends a climate summit in 2005 in New York City.
 

Ted Turner's 24/7 news model transformed media, but at what cost?

Ted Turner revolutionized modern media with CNN, but the nonstop partisan news cycle he helped create has reshaped America in troubling ways.

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