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
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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:
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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
New York's striking nurses have forced hospital systems back to the bargaining table. Congrats! I'm off, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com 30% Off New Hemp Flower & Vape Carts Our Vermont farmer friends just released their new crop of hemp and are celebrating
Go figure: Labubus are made by exploited workers, not by other Labubus. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 1/15: Emma will be hosting solo; the guests will be Amed Khan, human rights advocate and activist who through his Amed Khan Foundation has purchased and delivered emergency child nutrition during the
I'm delighted to report that the St. Louis monkeys are still on the loose. Step lightly, monkeys. Stay free! - Corey Subscribe to the AM Quickie's NEW paid newsletters here! THE BIG NEWS Death Toll in Iran Crackdown Rises to 3,000 as Trump Lackeys Weigh Military
Don't miss the video of 50-odd sheep invading a German supermarket. Whitney's baa'aack Monday, I'm off! - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com Sunset Lake CBD is brought to you by long-time MR listeners and fans of the show. They know how crazy buying
Remember, you don't always have to watch the video, especially multiple times. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 1/8: Emma will be hosting solo; the guests will be Claire Valdez, a union organizer and democratic socialist who is announcing her candidacy for New York's 7th Congressional
Why do I get the feeling that when Donald Trump leaves the White House there'll still be a giant pit where the East Wing used to be? It bodes ill for the 'Arc de Trump.' See you later, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com
If you're hungover today, I advise Vitamin E and lots of water. If you abstain, this is a good day to gloat. - Corey Subscribe to the AM Quickie's NEW paid newsletters here! QUICKEST QUICKIES * Trump Abandons National Guard Invasions of Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon
Happy New Year, readers! I don't say it enough, but thanks so much for your support. My resolution is to help people understand that we have entered the beginning of the end of the Trump era, thank god, and that the post-Trump era beckons on the horizon.
The best movie I've streamed so far this holiday season is Spinal Tap II: The End Continues. Although you should probably watch the first one beforehand if you somehow haven't seen it. Travel safe this weekend! Whitney's back Monday. - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com Making Dry
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 12/25: There's no show today. Tell your friends to sign up for this M-F newsletter at AMQuickie.com! QUICKEST QUICKIES * Zelenskyy's New Peace Plan Would Create a Demilitarized Zone in Ukraine "The
Republicans are being very nasty and unfair about Donald Trump's perfect prime-time speech. If they really cared about him, they'd put him on TV every night to say whatever he wants, for as long as he wants, to show everyone how well he is, despite
No arrest for four days and counting after the shooting at Brown University. And FBI director Kash Patel is doing podcast interviews with his girlfriend. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 12/18: Emma will be hosting solo; the guests will be Miles Bryan, Vox senior producer and reporter, to talk
Consider me underwhelmed by the "explosive" quotes from the current White House chief of staff, who didn't say anything you couldn't learn by reading the newspapers. I'm old enough to remember when Donald Trump's former chief of staff warned the
Kilmar Abrego Garcia walked free from immigration detention after a judge's order yesterday. It's reason to celebrate, but the fight for migrant justice continues, with thousands still languishing in atrocious conditions in ICE lockups and Minnesota's Somali community facing a MAGA pogrom. I'
It's "seditious, perhaps even treasonous" to point out that Donald Trump keeps falling asleep in meetings on camera, according to Donald Trump. Yeah! Why doesn't the lying press focus on how perfectly he performs in the cognitive tests he keeps taking for whatever reason,
Researchers say raccoons may be turning into domestic animals. No longer content with raiding the trash bins, the lovable rascals have taken to ransacking liquor stores and passing out on the bathroom floor after drinking too much peanut butter whiskey. I want one! Whitney's back Monday. - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.
The Kash Patel comedy hour continues. War crimes and such aside, it can be a blessing that this regime is led by people who can't walk and chew gum at the same time. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 12/4: Emma will be hosting solo; the guests will
If you're old enough to remember the Iran-Contra scandal, it's hard not to reminisce these days, with the Trump regime green-lighting more CIA shenanigans in Latin America. One of the key figures in that Regan-era affair, CIA gunrunner Eugene Hasenfus, died yesterday. We
I live pretty far from the HK fire, but the tragedy has reached across the city. People here are pretty angry and shaken up, but also, so many came out to give blood, food, and supplies to the survivors that they had to shut down donation sites. Have a nice
A couple of ideas if this holiday isn't your thing and you have a few bucks to spare: you can donate to the United Farm Workers, whose highly vulnerable members make the feast possible, or you can adopt a turkey and give it a home in a sanctuary.
Media consolidation is a scourge, especially now with all these oligarchs sucking up to Donald Trump, but for some reason the idea of Netflix owning HBO and CNN strikes me as especially offensive. They'd probably cancel the news after two episodes. I'm off, Whitney's
The reconstituted Black Flag is touring with one 71-year-old original member and three early twentysomethings. Congrats to the kids, but I think I've got a TV party to attend. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 11/20: Emma will be hosting solo; the guests will be Jeremy
I'm enjoying Pluribus, eerie as it is. I don't know how well I'd do inside a hive mind. I have enough trouble with social media. - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com We're Thankful For You — 30% Off Sitewide We may be nearing the end of
Best wishes to the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who's in the hospital with an incurable neurological ailment. I'm out for the weekend, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com We're Thankful For You — 30% Off Sitewide We may be nearing the end of 2025,
The US Mint pressed its last penny yesterday, the first coin to be discontinued since the half-cent in 1857. Donald Trump made it happen, so, whether you approve or not, know that there's almost certainly a Superman 3 scheme in there somewhere. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY
This is the first good news week, considering everything, that I remember in quite some time. Zohran Mamdani is celebrating in Puerto Rico. Right-wingers are at each other's throats. They're even calling it the beginning of the end of the Trump era. Inshallah! I'
Donald Trump might've missed out on that Nobel Peace Prize, but that's fine, okay, because nominations will soon be open for the extremely prestigious and ethically unimpeachable new FIFA Peace Prize. Wow! Congrats in advance! So shiny! I didn't even know Trump liked football.
Zohran's haters are now the waiters at the table of our success. - Corey Subscribe to the AM Quickie's NEW paid newsletters here! THE BIG NEWS Election Roundup: All the Latest Results, Many Spectacular * Mamdani Steamrolls Cuomo and Sliwa with Massive Turnout in New York Mayoral Race,
I cannot fathom why the alleged Louvre jewel thieves stayed in France after their successful heist. It's Europe! You can hop on a train to just about anywhere! Je m'attendais à mieux. I'm out, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com Sunset Lake
Senate Republicans yesterday nixed another Democratic proposal to keep SNAP food benefits funded, which means they'll run out for millions of Americans this weekend. Utterly ghoulish. - Corey ON THE SHOW TODAY 10/30: Emma will be hosting solo; the guests will be Dr. Nagham Abu Halima and Dr.
Scientists say the dinosaurs were doing just fine and minding their own business until an asteroid took them out. Isn't that always the way? I'm out, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com Sunset Lake CBD is brought to you by long-time MR listeners
Following last night's final New York City mayoral debate, Andrew Cuomo "was seen courtside at the Knicks game in Madison Square Garden with Mayor Eric Adams." I'm not a fancy political consultant, but if I wanted to win elected office in a major Democratic
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I got no jokes for you this weekend, so please enjoy this BBC News video of cows stampeding through a rail station platform in South Wales. Whitney's back Monday. Stay safe out there this weekend! - Corey SunsetLakeCBD.com Sunset Lake CBD is brought to you by long-time