Leisure McCorkle
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Leisure McCorkle here. Anthropologist, Musician, and Bicycling Activist. My TARDIS is Maximus
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this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
December 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
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Rob Reiner’s life in pictures: The actor-turned-director spent decades at the forefront of the entertainment world.
Rob Reiner: A Life in Pictures
The actor-turned-director spent decades at the forefront of the entertainment world.
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December 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Rob Reiner’s life in pictures: The actor-turned-director spent decades at the forefront of the entertainment world.
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Unemployment, worker pessimism, inflation and the deficit are all heading up while consumer sentiment is down. Yet the stock market has continued its climb, with the S&P 500 index closing Friday up more than 12% on the year, just shy of a record. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Why stocks keep going up even as the economy softens
Major stock indexes have climbed steadily upward through one piece of bad economic news after another.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Unemployment, worker pessimism, inflation and the deficit are all heading up while consumer sentiment is down. Yet the stock market has continued its climb, with the S&P 500 index closing Friday up more than 12% on the year, just shy of a record. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Across red and blue states alike, governors are sounding the alarm about rising electric utility rates. (1/)
www.utilitydive.com/news/indiana...
www.utilitydive.com/news/indiana...
Indiana governor seeks lower utility rates: ‘We can’t take it anymore.’
Utility companies that could be affected include AES, American Electric Power, CenterPoint Energy, Duke Energy and NiSource.
www.utilitydive.com
September 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Across red and blue states alike, governors are sounding the alarm about rising electric utility rates. (1/)
www.utilitydive.com/news/indiana...
www.utilitydive.com/news/indiana...
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul backs NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul backs NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani
Hochul endorsed Mamdani in a New York Times opinion essay published Sunday evening.
www.nbcnews.com
September 15, 2025 at 2:50 AM
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul backs NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
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That army parade was straight outta Spinal Tap.
June 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM
That army parade was straight outta Spinal Tap.
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An advance look at “On Parade,” David Plunkert’s cover for next week's issue. #NewYorkerCovers
June 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
An advance look at “On Parade,” David Plunkert’s cover for next week's issue. #NewYorkerCovers
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Tomorrow is the big day. Our goal: to show the power of the 3.5% rule right here in the U.S. Over 100,000 coalition members and their families will be attending events across the country to help as needed.
June 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Tomorrow is the big day. Our goal: to show the power of the 3.5% rule right here in the U.S. Over 100,000 coalition members and their families will be attending events across the country to help as needed.
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These are the people that make America great 🇲🇽🇺🇸
June 13, 2025 at 1:49 AM
These are the people that make America great 🇲🇽🇺🇸
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Seattle Police Chief Barnes says he expects to be jailed for resisting Trump's orders
“I will do everything in my power to protect anyone in Seattle from anyone who comes to this city with the intention to hurt them or inhibit their First Amendment rights.”
www.kuow.org/stories/seat...
“I will do everything in my power to protect anyone in Seattle from anyone who comes to this city with the intention to hurt them or inhibit their First Amendment rights.”
www.kuow.org/stories/seat...
Seattle Police Chief Barnes says he expects to be jailed for resisting Trump's orders
Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes told City Council members Tuesday that he plans to stand up for the First Amendment rights of Seattle residents and expects to be jailed at some point for making that ...
www.kuow.org
June 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Seattle Police Chief Barnes says he expects to be jailed for resisting Trump's orders
“I will do everything in my power to protect anyone in Seattle from anyone who comes to this city with the intention to hurt them or inhibit their First Amendment rights.”
www.kuow.org/stories/seat...
“I will do everything in my power to protect anyone in Seattle from anyone who comes to this city with the intention to hurt them or inhibit their First Amendment rights.”
www.kuow.org/stories/seat...
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MAGA: “The 2nd Amendment guarantees a militia to fight tyranny!”
Also MAGA: “It’s fine that Trump seized California’s National Guard against the governor’s will.”
You can’t have it both ways. Read why this matters.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/a-well-reg...
Also MAGA: “It’s fine that Trump seized California’s National Guard against the governor’s will.”
You can’t have it both ways. Read why this matters.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/a-well-reg...
A Well-Regulated Illusion
Trump, Newsom, and the Federalized Guard: Who Really Commands the “Militia”?
adamkinzinger.substack.com
June 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
MAGA: “The 2nd Amendment guarantees a militia to fight tyranny!”
Also MAGA: “It’s fine that Trump seized California’s National Guard against the governor’s will.”
You can’t have it both ways. Read why this matters.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/a-well-reg...
Also MAGA: “It’s fine that Trump seized California’s National Guard against the governor’s will.”
You can’t have it both ways. Read why this matters.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/a-well-reg...
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MADDOW: “What is this country going to allow him to do? This is an attempted authoritarian overthrow of the 🇺🇸 Constitution and Government… imposition of a dictatorial regime. The strength of the movement against him is what will determine our fate as a country.”
June 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
MADDOW: “What is this country going to allow him to do? This is an attempted authoritarian overthrow of the 🇺🇸 Constitution and Government… imposition of a dictatorial regime. The strength of the movement against him is what will determine our fate as a country.”
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Several thousand now marching through Lower Manhattan after a rally against ICE arrests at federal buildings in NYC
June 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Several thousand now marching through Lower Manhattan after a rally against ICE arrests at federal buildings in NYC
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This tiny device can shrink dangerous blood clots. It’s called the ‘milli-spinner’ and its invention was partly an accident…
June 10, 2025 at 10:39 AM
This tiny device can shrink dangerous blood clots. It’s called the ‘milli-spinner’ and its invention was partly an accident…
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Watching the right now oppose the part of the second amendment that guarantees a well regulated militia under state control is… something.
June 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Watching the right now oppose the part of the second amendment that guarantees a well regulated militia under state control is… something.
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🚨BREAKING: Georgia Supreme Court STRIKES DOWN four State Election Board rules concerning certification and hand counting ballots last year. A big victory for GA voters and a stinging defeat for the RNC and election deniers. www.democracydocket.com/cases/georgi...
🚨 Eternal Vigilance Action v. State of Georgia
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
June 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🚨BREAKING: Georgia Supreme Court STRIKES DOWN four State Election Board rules concerning certification and hand counting ballots last year. A big victory for GA voters and a stinging defeat for the RNC and election deniers. www.democracydocket.com/cases/georgi...
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I’m not sure why Gavin Newsome doesn’t activate the rest of his army guard to prevent the president from it or force him to overrule it…. Then fight on the second amendment guaranteeing a state a right to a militia. How can a state have a militia if the president can simply federalize it
June 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I’m not sure why Gavin Newsome doesn’t activate the rest of his army guard to prevent the president from it or force him to overrule it…. Then fight on the second amendment guaranteeing a state a right to a militia. How can a state have a militia if the president can simply federalize it
The People will have to stand up on their own because Superman is not coming, neither is congress, or SCOTUS, or generals, or politicians. We the people…
June 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The People will have to stand up on their own because Superman is not coming, neither is congress, or SCOTUS, or generals, or politicians. We the people…
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my takeaway from this feature is that in a functioning political system there would be televised congressional hearings over the fact that one of the most influential people in the white house is a total maniac www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Curtis Yarvin’s Plot Against America
The reactionary blogger’s call for a monarch to rule the country once seemed like a joke. Now the right is ready to bend the knee.
www.newyorker.com
June 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
my takeaway from this feature is that in a functioning political system there would be televised congressional hearings over the fact that one of the most influential people in the white house is a total maniac www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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One of the very best albums ever made www.stereogum.com/2307166/gori...
Gorillaz' 'Demon Days' Turns 20
Demon Days wasn’t supposed to happen. When Gorillaz’ self-titled dropped in 2001, it was easy to imagine as a one-off: Famed Britpop frontman Damon Albarn bids farewell to the decade of his stardom by...
www.stereogum.com
May 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
One of the very best albums ever made www.stereogum.com/2307166/gori...
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Just FYI because evidently Fox or OAN or whatever is pushing the lie that America accepted the Statue of Liberty and that’s equivalent to the plane.
Congress VOTED to approve receiving the statue. So congress should vote on the jet
Congress VOTED to approve receiving the statue. So congress should vote on the jet
May 13, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just FYI because evidently Fox or OAN or whatever is pushing the lie that America accepted the Statue of Liberty and that’s equivalent to the plane.
Congress VOTED to approve receiving the statue. So congress should vote on the jet
Congress VOTED to approve receiving the statue. So congress should vote on the jet
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AOC: The math is not adding up. Their claim is that one million undocumented people are on Medicaid. So why are they trying to cut 13.7 million Americans off their healthcare?
May 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
AOC: The math is not adding up. Their claim is that one million undocumented people are on Medicaid. So why are they trying to cut 13.7 million Americans off their healthcare?
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Crockett: Instead of the President cosplaying as the next pope, he may want to cosplay as an actual President of these United States. That means he may have to do a little bit of research and understand that he swore a an oath to defend and protect the constitution.
May 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Crockett: Instead of the President cosplaying as the next pope, he may want to cosplay as an actual President of these United States. That means he may have to do a little bit of research and understand that he swore a an oath to defend and protect the constitution.