Michael George

"The reason why Elon Musk has tweeted repeatedly about the casting of Lupita Nyong’o is more straightforward: Musk, a South African émigré, is just mad a black lady is playing Helen of Troy. Never mind she’s not only an Oscar-winning actress but also a renowned beauty... She’s black. Can’t have that now, can we?" thebulwark.com/p/the-weird-ri… via @SonnyBunch

In @nytopinion President Trump is attacking the numbers that help Americans understand reality itself. In this video, we show how that effort follows an authoritarian playbook, in which power matters more than truth. nyti.ms/42CbcJ4

NEW: President Donald Trump bought and sold millions of dollars worth of stock in tech companies and government contractors including Nvidia and Palantir. Some of those trades overlapped with regulatory decisions that were favorable to these companies. notus.org/money/donald-t…

New: The liberal billionaire @TomSteyer has been paying influencers to boost his campaign for California governor - and many are doing so without disclosure. One big TikToker, who called the 68-year-old a "vibe," didn't mention he'd been paid $10,000 wapo.st/4twTpOh

"The Times subscribers are way down." Fact check: Times subscribers are way up, higher than ever in the paper's history.

We are the last generation which lived in a society of mass literacy. After us, it's all video watchers.

Trump to NYT's David Sanger: "I had a total military victory. But the fake news, guys like you, write incorrectly. You're a fake guy. We had a total military victory. I actually think it's sort of treasonous what you write. You should be ashamed of yourself. I actually think it's treason."

Exclusive: Boeing and Toyota donated $1 million each to help fund a new reality-television inspired show starring Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy with his family on a road trip on.wsj.com/3PjlcUu

Israelis chant chanting "Death to Arabs" and "May your villages burn" at Jerusalem Day march u.afp.com/SRPn

Large crowds of ultranationalist Jews gathered Thursday at the foot of Jerusalem's Damascus Gate, chanting racist slogans like "Death to Arabs" and "May your villages burn" as they began an annual parade through the Palestinian areas of the Old City. to.pbs.org/4nq2xTm

Orange County Court says Kars4Kids can no longer run its jingle ads in California, after a lawsuit alleging that donations do not go to underprivileged CA kids but instead to funding trips to Israel for Orthodox Jewish 17/18yos in New York and New Jersey.

🎥 Exclusive: Spencer Pratt signed a contract to document the first family if he's elected Mayor of Los Angeles. Read more: bit.ly/3RGNF7e

Breaking News: The Justice Department accused the Yale School of Medicine of discriminating against white and Asian applicants. It's the second time in eight days that the Trump administration had targeted a major medical school over admissions policies. nyti.ms/42B6v20

WASHINGTON (AP) — Emails show FBI Director Kash Patel's Hawaii trip included a 'VIP snorkel' session at a Pearl Harbor memorial.

Trump’s Border Patrol chief abruptly resigned amid allegations he traveled abroad to solicit sex workers huffpost.com/entry/latest-n…

Breaking NYT: The Trump Justice Department is dropping Biden-era charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani. The reversal came after Adani hired a new legal team led by one of Trump's personal lawyers. That lawyer went to DOJ and made a proposal: If prosecutors dropped the charges, Adani would be willing to invest $10 billion in the American economy and create 15,000 jobs. nytimes.com/2026/05/14/nyr…

Group of 100+ former ABC News employees issue letter to Disney thanking the company for pushing back on heavy-handed investigation by Federal Communications Commission & Trump Admin "We stand with ABC in this fight and call on the FCC to drop its politically motivated inquiry"

"Trump’s allies see Minaj as not just a celebrity endorsement but also a narrative, someone who privately harbored right-wing sympathies and now feels free to express them" 'I’ve never felt happier,' she says. 'When you can be yourself, you’re happier' time.com/article/2026/0…

I made what’s likely my *last* appearance on Stephen Colbert’s @colbertlateshow (my voice only)- the last show is May 21. Late night shows love the 4am news!