Listen: speaking personally, between the wars and the fascism, writing this daily news roundup can be a bleak affair. Not today. Great work, folks! Now we just need to make sure Democrats do everything they were elected to do. - Corey Subscribe to the AM Quickie's NEW paid newsletters
Trekkies everywhere are grieving at the loss of Patrick Stewart (Captain Picard) and Walter Koenig (Ensign Chekov) in the same week. I think I will honor the departed with a cup of Earl Gray tea. That's it from me this week, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.
Psycho Pete Hegseth, who may run for Senate in Tennessee to escape impeachment as "Secretary of War," claims Donald Trump's planned Washington, DC arch is important to national security because it confers a "significant elevation advantage." Has he not heard of airplanes? - Corey Subscribe
I'm not able to vote in person or at a drop box, so I'm getting my ballot sent in this weekend. I'm off, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com Save 40% On All Full Spectrum CBD! Our friends at Sunset Lake Farms
Solidarity with the thousands of California state workers who went on a one-day strike yesterday. Keep the pressure on! - Corey Subscribe to the AM Quickie's NEW paid newsletters here! ON THE SHOW TODAY 10/22: Emma will be hosting solo. Her guests will be Isabella Weber, associate
Late breaking: Israeli forces this morning detained New York Democratic House nominee Brad Lander, who was traveling with a group. He was "released under caution." Election interference? - Corey Subscribe to the AM Quickie's NEW paid newsletters here! THE BIG NEWS Billionaire Banker Buys Pardon from Trump
No plans this weekend? Yes you do! No Kings is getting out the early vote tomorrow. Find a nearby event on their website. I'm off, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com Treat Yourself With 30% Off Gummies! Save 40% On All Full Spectrum CBD! Our friends
Psycho Pete Hegseth getting heckled, you love to see it. - Corey Subscribe to the AM Quickie's NEW paid newsletters here! ON THE SHOW TODAY 10/15: I'm not sure what's going on with MR today, sorry. READ ALL ABOUT IT Thanks again, paid subscribers!
The new Nobel Peace Prize winner investigated the Israeli genocide in Gaza. It's more encouraging than a lot of the news today. You'll see what I mean. I'm off, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com Sunset Lake CBD is brought to you
Trump's latest scheme to shift some of the bills for his West Palm Beach, Florida, golf club to taxpayers by christening it "Camp Donald" is reason enough to abolish golf once and for all. - Corey Subscribe to the AM Quickie's NEW paid newsletters here!
Kittens at an aquarium, here you go. Don't never say I did nothin' for ya. - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com Treat Yourself With 30% Off Gummies! It’s a frightening time of year… animatronic lawn zombies, fake cobwebs everywhere, and horrifyingly overpriced mini chocolate bars… it’s enough to
Check out this video of a bear gobbling pastries at a Colorado farmer's market. What gets me is all the people in the background who seem totally oblivious. It's a bear! It isn't that small! Nobody got hurt, and the bear got away safely
I picked up Control Resonant and the Blood of Dawnwalker, and of the two new games I'd say so far I prefer the latter. - Corey https://www.majorsparkmusic.com/ Kill The Truth is the new album by Major Spark (Available everywhere on 10/2/26) “A stirring amalgam
Nor’easter to the east, hurricane to the west. Climate's going great. I'm off, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey https://www.majorsparkmusic.com/ Kill The Truth is the new album by Major Spark (Available everywhere on 10/2/26) “A stirring amalgam of garage rock,
The Manhattan manhole mystery men were caught on camera again. Police suggest they're scavenging for valuables in the sewers. I ask you, does that make any sense at all? There's got to be more to this story. - Corey https://www.majorsparkmusic.com/ Kill The Truth is
Good news: adorable baby Sea Turtles will soon be born on the beaches of Southern California for the first time. Bad news: it's because of global warming. - Corey https://www.majorsparkmusic.com/ Kill The Truth is the new album by Major Spark (Available everywhere on 10/2/26)
Scientists in Bolivia's cloud forest discovered a new species of "diminutive wild cat" known as the tilcayo tiger cat. "I thought it was a kitten," says Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz, who co-authored a study on the adorable murder beasts. So did the guy who
The AP: "Former President George W. Bush has a new book of oil paintings coming out in March that features portraits of political prisoners and dissidents." Me: Paint Muntadhar al-Zaidi, you coward! - Corey https://www.majorsparkmusic.com/ Kill The Truth is the new album by Major Spark
Fie on the McClatchy corporation for cutting more journalists' jobs. There's just no way that shoestring independent media can replace the original reporting resources of the crumbling mainstream media – that is, without public funding of some kind. I'm off, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey
Hunter Biden's crypto coin, $LAPTOP, tanked immediately after going on sale, losing 95 percent of its value. Wouldn't it have been easier just to hit up dad for money? Rich kids, man! - Corey https://www.majorsparkmusic.com/ Kill The Truth is the new album by Major
Mark your calendars: the next nationwide No Kings protest is on Oct. 17. The takeaway message is "vote early," which is good advice, especially this year. - Corey https://www.majorsparkmusic.com/ Kill The Truth is the new album by Major Spark (Available everywhere on 10/2/26) “A
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Whitney's back Tuesday, on account of Labor Day, and this may or may not be the last newsletter of the week. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 9/3: Emma will be hosting solo. The guest will be Seamus Malekafzali, journalist covering the Middle East and Global South at
Pattaya, Thailand, is bracing to "welcome" 5,000 American sailors who've been stuck at sea aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln for almost a year without touching land. What could go wrong? I'm off, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com 25% Off New
First Dolly Parton, then Tim Curry and Yayoi Kusama. It's a sad week for lovers of the arts. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 8/27: Matt Lech will be hosting. In the pre-taped guest portion, Emma will interview Shahed Ezaydi, award-winning freelance journalist and author of
Gavin Newsom hopes to make $7.5 million selling a home he bought a few years ago for half that price. To hit that price target, he needs "a unicorn buyer." As he's been quoted saying about Sacramento, "just, ugh, God." - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com
After incumbent Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass came out against taco trucks in a televised debate, I feel confident calling the race for her opponent, Councilmember Nithya Raman. Unlike, say, Thanksgiving, taco trucks represent what truly makes America great. I'm off, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.
We are deep in the news doldrums of August. But this newsletter continues apace. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 8/20: Emma will be hosting solo. The guests will be Andrea Gonzalez-Ramirez, senior writer at The Cut, discussing her piece, "What You Need to Know About Puerto Rico&
Donald Trump's name might go back on the Kennedy Center. I think Democrats should seek compromise here. Put his name on the urinals and call it fair. I'm off, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com Free Birthday Gifts + 25% Off Sitewide Sunset Lake Farms
One of Donald Trump's paid liars has quit her job, or was fired, or – who cares, really? In a few months, most people will forget they ever knew Karoline Leavitt's name. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 8/13: It's our dear departed friend Michael
Congrats to Phyllis Zorn, the Kansas newspaper reporter who endured a corrupt police raid in retaliation for her scrutiny of public officials in Marion County, and who just won a second settlement in the case for $850,000. They're calling it the new journalists' retirement plan. - Corey
Capybaras on the loose! But in a very chill way. Have a nice weekend, everybody. I'm off, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com Free Birthday Gifts + 25% Off Sitewide Sunset Lake Farms is turning seven years old and they’re throwing a big sale to celebrate!
"Don't stare at the sun," they say. "You'll damage your eyes," they say. But when scientists do it, it's fine. Something doesn't add up here, folks. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 8/6: Emma is hosting solo today.
The Smithsonian's new MAGA art exhibition reportedly includes 68 versions of the US flag, AI slop portraits of the founding fathers, and contributions from at least one of one Donald Trump's electoral delegates. No professional curators were involved. The cost of attendance – free – is too much.
What Jared Leto did is very, very bad, but what about his assistants, who procured girls for him to abuse, and lawyers, who kept his behavior under wraps? It seems to me the celebrity industrial complex also bears some responsibility here. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 7/30: Emma will
Not even monkeys in the jungle are safe from AI slop. It's a travesty I tell you! - Corey Subscribe to the AM Quickie's NEW paid newsletters here! THE BIG NEWS Regime Plans to Hike Prescription Drug Costs for Seniors Donald Trump has gone out of his
Did I mention I saw "The Odyssey"? It was OK. I really liked the witch scene. I'm out, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com New CBD + CBG Focus Tincture + 25% Off All Tinctures Our friends at Sunset Lake Farms in Vermont just released a
I'm back after my travels! Big thanks to Whitney for helping me take some time off. - Corey
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There's a missing three-year-old in Texas and no one can seem to find her, even though she's as tall as a tree. I'm talking about Gracie the giraffe, of course. Step lightly, girl. Stay free. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 6/25:
Happy Juneteenth! Find a celebration near you here. I'm off, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com 25% Off Full-Spectrum Gummies Now is a great time to stock up on all your favorite full-spectrum gummies from our friends at Sunset Lake CBD. Save 25% on
There's some shady business going on in the Michigan Senate race. But the truth that centrists are attempting to suppress is that support for leftist candidate Abdul El-Sayed is surging. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 6/18: Matt Binder will host in studio and MR will air
The latest purported threat on Donald Trump's life was so serious he hadn't even heard about it. It's like birthdays, I guess; after so many, you stop counting. - Corey Subscribe to the AM Quickie's NEW paid newsletters here! THE BIG NEWS Feds
Big weekend coming up! Big special boy Donald Trump turns 80 and celebrates with a garish cage-fighting match on the South Lawn of the partially demolished White House. Will you be watching? No, you say? You'd rather watch the World Cup? Or the new Stephen Spielberg blockbuster?
The unjust prosecution of pro-Palestine protesters at the University of Michigan represents one piece of evidence why Jane Fonda may be right that Trump 2.0 is more dangerous than the McCarthy era. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 6/11: Emma will be hosting solo. The guests will be
RIP to the great artist Marjane Satrapi, creator of "Persepolis," who died at age 56, less than a year after losing her husband. Her family says she "died of sadness." It breaks the heart. I'm off, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com
Donald Trump's Twitter DMs have gone missing. Has anyone asked Elon Musk? I'd bet he can dig them out of a closet somewhere in no time. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 6/4: Emma will be hosting solo. The guests will be Noah Kulwin and Brendan
Dodgy characters have been filmed popping out of New York City manholes late at night "like Ninja Turtles." None of your business! - Corey Subscribe to the AM Quickie's NEW paid newsletters here! THE BIG NEWS Elections Roundup: Full Results from Six States * California Results Will Take
Check out Whitney's on-the-ground reporting in The American Prospect from the anti-ICE protests outside Newark, New Jersey's Delaney Hall concentration camp. I'm out, she's back Monday. Have a nice weekend! - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com Sunset Lake CBD is brought to
The MAGA-fied CBS News has fired Sharyn Alfonsi, the "60 Minutes" correspondent whose story about El Salvador's torture prison for US deportees offended chief regime censor Bari Weiss. Independent journalism in America has taken a real beating. Thanks again for your support. - Corey ON THE
"He'd like me to go... I’m going to try and make it," Donald Trump says of his son Don Jr.'s latest wedding this weekend to Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson, whom Trump calls "a very – a person who I’ve known for
This newsletter usually frowns upon retired cops getting big public payouts, but we'll make an exception for Larry Bushartk, who just won a $835,000 settlement from the Perry County, Tennessee sheriff's office after being arrested for criticizing the hateful rhetoric of Turning Point USA and
Spare a moment for Bumpy the baby hippo, the latest adorable orphaned animal to captivate the internet. - Corey Subscribe to the AM Quickie's NEW paid newsletters here! THE BIG NEWS DOGE Cuts to African Aid Leave World 'Dangerously Exposed' to New Ebola Outbreak The head of
"Despite what you might hear in the media, America is not in decline," says Pete Hegseth in a new ad for the regime's proposed $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget. Indeed. Would a nation in decline put an alcoholic former weekend morning show host in charge of
Alberta secessionist have racked up yet another L. I may be speaking out of turn, but Canada ought to hand the province back to the First Nations and call it a day. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 5/14: Emma will be hosting solo. The guest will be Alex Hanna,
Scientists have reportedly discovered an atmosphere on planet 2002 XV93, 3.5 billion miles from the sun, which is "really super weird." But how are the real estate prices? I'm off, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey 35% Off Gummies for Mom! Mother's Day
Barack Obama can't stop talking about space aliens! Maybe he's just miffed that they didn't visit him personally at the White House. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 5/7: Emma will be hosting solo. The guests will be Mohammad Ali Shabani, journalist and editor
Rudy Giuliani is on a ventilator and also apparently dating his nurse? Wonders never cease. - Corey Subscribe to the AM Quickie's NEW paid newsletters here! THE BIG NEWS Trump Drops Iran War Rebranding After One Day It's hard to believe anything that Donald Trump or his
Happy May Day! Find a rally or action for workers' rights near you at May Day Strong. I'm off, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com Sunset Lake CBD is brought to you by long-time MR listeners and fans of the show. They know how
Time may be running short if you want to see the descendants of Pablo Escobar's famous pet hippopotamuses: the Colombian authorities are talking about euthanizing them. Animal lovers are suggesting they be relocated instead. Justice for the narco hippos! - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 4/30: Emma will
Scientists have uncovered evidence of "that massive, kraken-like octopuses" that prowled the seas during the age of the dinosaurs. Who's to say they aren't still down there? Cryptids ahoy! I'm off, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com Sunset Lake
Unofficial national security adviser Laura Loomer's defamation lawsuit against Bill Maher has been thrown out of court, demonstrating that it's fair game to "joke" about her having an affair with Donald Trump. Loomer calls the ruling "beyond the pale." ... You know what
It looks like The Onion will be taking over Alex Jones' Infowars after all. There is some justice in this world. Comedic justice. - Corey Subscribe to the AM Quickie's NEW paid newsletters here! THE BIG NEWS Virginia Redistricting Could Deliver Four House Seats to Democrats It isn&
Solidarity with the New York City home health care aides who began an indefinite hunger strike yesterday to protest the 24-hour shifts permitted by the city and the state. That's it from me this week, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com Sunset Lake’s Big
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has apologized for saying that her colleague Brett Kavanaugh "probably doesn't really know any person who works by the hour." I understand the court has rules about judicial decorum, but if this kind of observation is out of bounds, what hope
I'm off, Whitney's back Monday. By then, I'm hopeful that Hungary will be liberated from Orbánism, the US and Iran will have reached a lasting ceasefire, and the warring wild chimpanzees of Uganda will have likewise found peace. Two out of three wouldn'
I almost had an interesting ProPublica article for you to read today, but I can't share it, because their newsroom union walked off the job for a 24-hour strike yesterday. They're seeking, among other things, protections around the use of AI. Solidarity. - Corey Sunset Lake&
I understand show business is a business, but you'd think it would be bad form to celebrate replacing someone who was fired to appease the regime, as Stephen Colbert was. You'd also think it would be a mark of shame to guest on CBS's
I guess it's good that consumer backlash caused the Hershey corporation to supposedly stop using fake chocolate, but I have a better idea: the government simply shouldn't allow companies to call something chocolate that isn't. Problem solved. I'm out, Whitney's
I have a new article in The Baffler about the dystopian state of the video games industry, beginning with Saudi Arabia's pending takeover of EA, which publishes some of the world's most popular games. Jared Kushner is mixed up in the deal, of course. I hope
Sam was right: Bill Maher schmoozed his way into winning the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. How utterly ignominious! That's it from me, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com Sunset Lake CBD is brought to you by long-time MR listeners and fans of the
Stumped for what to do this weekend? Don't forget there's another big No Kings protest on Saturday, no doubt near you. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 3/26: I don't know who will be on the show, but I do know it will be
Gavin Newsom regrets calling Israel an apartheid state. Others regret calling Gavin Newsom governor. - Corey Subscribe to the AM Quickie's NEW paid newsletters here! THE BIG NEWS Wider War Watch: Pentagon Sends 3,000 More Troops to Middle East * Israelis Surprised By US Offer of 15-Point Ceasefire
Pete Hegseth's Pentagon is kicking all the reporters out of the building. That's the kind of thing one does when things are going well, war-wise. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 3/24: Sam will be hosting solo; the guest will be Suzanne Mettler, the John
Is it good luck or bad luck if a potentially valuable meteorite crashes through your roof and lands on your floor, hurting no one? I can imagine both sides. - Corey Subscribe to the AM Quickie's NEW paid newsletters here! THE BIG NEWS Israelis Say US Marines Will Soon
At this point in the transition to spring, I'm not sure where my allergies end and my body begins. Anyway, I'm on duty every day again next week, so I'll see you Monday. Peace! - Corey CBD Tinctures ArchivesDiscover Sunset Lake CBD’s full-spectrum
Sorry, I don't know whether the newly registered aliens.gov website is about the pending disclosure of extraterrestrial life or yet another depraved anti-immigrant campaign by the regime. I'll let you know either way. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 3/19: Emma will be hosting
Mainline Catholics are reportedly disturbed by Republican billionaire surveillance capitalist Peter Thiel's Vatican-adjacent speaking tour about the Antichrist. Maybe I'm too jaded, but it seems that these events are a bust. But I know how to change that: Name some names, Peter! Tell us who
Belgium's new right-wing prime minister looks like a middle-aged Nazi Harry Potter. These are the kind of thoughts I have while putting together this very serious newsletter for you. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 3/17: I'm not sure what's going on,
It's a good thing I'm not a member of the Academy, because I honestly don't know which Best Picture nominee I'd have voted for. As an author, I guess I'm glad "One Battle After Another" won, for a
Kash Patel has enlisted UFC cage fighters to train FBI agents at the agency's academy in Quantico, Virginia this weekend. "I don’t see the benefit of having UFC fighters demonstrating for FBI agents how to beat people up," one former agent quips. Fair enough, but
Let it not go without note that the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has denounced the Trump regime's racist anti-immigrant campaign and held it responsible for "grave human rights violations." Step by step we'll get to Nuremburg 2.0.
A new poll shows that most Americans want nothing to do with AI, with only 26 percent of voters saying they have positive feelings about Silicon Valley's latest job-killing scheme. Keep it up, folks, constantly making fun of the slop-peddlers seems to be working. Let'
Pete Hegseth's Pentagon is spending $2 million a month on Alaskan king crab and $7 million on lobster tails. And Democrats can't decide if they want to fund the war or not? - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 3/10: Sam and Emma will be in studio;
RIP to Country Joe McDonald, who's as timely as ever. Also, FYI, Whitney's going to be away for the next few weeks so you're stuck with me for a while.- Corey https://sunsetlakecbd.com/product-category/cbd-products-for-sleep Save 35% On All
Donald Trump says Tucker Carlson, who criticized the war on Iran, "has lost his way" and is "not MAGA." Carlson responds: "I'll always love him no matter what he says about me." Spineless loser behavior! I'm out, Whitney's
A top architect says Donald Trump's gargantuan planned White House ballroom could be 47 percent smaller based on industry standards. I don't know, I think it could be 100 percent smaller. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 3/5: I'm not sure who's
I really don't suggest you watch it, but in a video far-right crank Candance Owens "published Wednesday, she read aloud from a lengthy letter that suggested Erika Kirk might be a psychopath, before pivoting to a detailed examination of her family tree." The Daily Wire
Larry Summers is finally out at Harvard thanks to his friendship with the late Jeffrey Epstein. But why is he being allowed to retire instead of getting fired like a mere mortal? It's almost like the elite lacks integrity. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 2/26: Emma will
Scientists say that, contrary to the memorable animated depictions of clomping dinosaur feet in Jurassic Park, to flee from a Tyrannosaurus rex "would resemble being chased by an oversized bird" running on its tip-toes. We strive to bring you the most useful information we can find here
Don't miss the heartwarming tale of Punch the lonely baby monkey who has finally made a friend, and who has single-handedly doubled attendance at Japan's Ichikawa City Zoo. I'm off, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com 30% Off New Hemp Flower
Bernie Sanders and Gavin Newsom are on opposite sides of a proposed California billionaire tax. You'd think Newsom would have the good sense to at least sit this one out given his presidential ambitions, but once a Getty henchman, always a Getty henchman. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY
If you're the praying type, put in a good word with the higher-ups to avoid another war with Iran next week, OK? Thanks! I'm off, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com Sunset Lake CBD is brought to you by long-time MR listeners
The New York Times' campaign against Zohran Mamdani continues now that he's in the NYC mayor's office, now by tarring him through association to a volunteer organizer. Meanwhile, other local outlets like the City are showing how to actually hold him accountable for his campaign
The young pop musician Chappell Roan is responsible for enforcing more accountability toward Jeffrey Epstein and Ghilaine Maxwell's elite pals than the entire Trump regime. Makes you think! - Corey Subscribe to the AM Quickie's NEW paid newsletters here! THE BIG NEWS Regime Effort to Prosecute '
"A woo woo woo," here's your wholesome Mayor Mamdani content for the week. I'm off, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com 30% Off All CBD Edibles Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and Sunset Lake CBD has got you covered
Hi, I'm back. Big thanks to Whitney for covering for me last week. And sincere condolences to the Washington Post journalists who are getting unceremoniously disposed of by the greedy oligarch Jeff Bezos. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 2/5: Emma will be hosting solo; the guest will
Shuffling the chairs at the top of the regime shouldn't satisfy anybody. The unaccountable secret police must be permanently disbanded. - Corey Subscribe to the AM Quickie's NEW paid newsletters here! THE BIG NEWS Ilhan Omar Attacked at Minneapolis Town Hall Minnesota Squad Rep. Ilhan Omar says
Donald Trump's ghastly bruises have migrated from his right hand to his left. Is that how they shake hands over in Europe? Anyway, I'm out, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com Sunset Lake CBD is brought to you by long-time MR listeners and
Donald Trump's lackeys want to overthrow the Cuban government next, says the Wall Street Journal. Even the FIFA Peace Prize people are embarrassed. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 1/22: Emma will be hosting solo; the guests will be Dr. Jostein Hauge, political economist and assistant professor in