Political Misfits

UK Attacks Political Speech, US-China Talks, Infectious Disease Outbreaks 30.08.2024 1:54:41 ↓

Yelp goes after Google with its own antitrust suit, and the FBI is slammed for dropping the ball on sexual abuse cases.

US Officials in China, Israel Raids West Bank, Durov Heads to Court 29.08.2024 1:54:59 ↓

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is due in court after being released from police custody, and research shows the US can influence Israel after all.

Post-DNC Mini Bump, Meta Reveals White House Pressure, Trump Docs Case 28.08.2024 1:55:33 ↓

The alternative Congressional probe into the assassination attempt on the 45th president is as dodgy as the official response to the crime.

Telegram Founder Arrested, Broken Immigration Promises, Israel-Hezbollah Tensions 27.08.2024 1:54:27 ↓

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. drops out of the presidential race and endorses GOP candidate Donald Trump.

DNC Won't Hear Palestinians, RFK Jr to Drop Out, DOJ Hunts Russian Media 23.08.2024 1:54:01 ↓

Vice President Kamala Harris continues to gain in polls, as a light-on-policy convention rolls on.

Kiev Drone Attack Repelled, AI Targets Journalism, the 401k Experiment 22.08.2024 1:54:34 ↓

The Labor Department revises its job growth figures downward by nearly 30% and the DNC party continues in Chicago.

Biden Kicks Off DNC, Chicago Protests, Tipped Wage Tax Trick 21.08.2024 1:54:35 ↓

Democrats try to shame the Teamsters president for his recent engagement with the GOP, rather than competing for his vote.

DNC Kicks Off, Blinken Returns to Israel, Kiev’s Kursk Strategy 20.08.2024 1:52:41 ↓

A British diplomat resigns over war crimes in Gaza, and New York Mayor Eric Adams can’t keep South Asian countries straight.

Venezuela Candidate's CIA Links, Hunter Dodges FARA, US in Bangladesh? 15.08.2024 1:54:57 ↓

A supposed suspect in the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage manages to slip through Germany and Poland’s fingers.

Progressives Under Attack, Trump-Musk Talk, Mexico's Immigration Assistance 14.08.2024 1:53:42 ↓

Social media platform X proves again to be a rough place for hosting political conversations.

Ukraine Gambles, Israeli Massacre, Swiftboat 2.0? 13.08.2024 1:52:37 ↓

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is unfairly accused of deserting his National Guard unit, more accurately of inflating his rank and service record.

Trump Press Conference, Politicized Fed, Olympic Doping Politics 10.08.2024 1:55:31 ↓

Body camera footage from Butler Township cops further condemns the Secret Service for dropping the ball in Pennsylvania last month.

UK Counterprotests, US Politics Gets Nasty, Boeing's Safety Lapses 09.08.2024 1:53:35 ↓

Chilling new details about the Alaska Air door blowout in January emerge from Boeing’s NTSB hearing this week.

Hamas Names New Leader, Native Boarding Schools, Bangladesh Interim PM 08.08.2024 1:56:11 ↓

The US will skip Nagasaki’s annual memorial of its atomic bombing because Israel’s envoy wasn’t invited.

Kamala Taps Tim Walz, US Sanctions on China Backfire, Sonya Massey Case 07.08.2024 1:53:46 ↓

The US government wins its antitrust case against Google, but is it too little, too late?

Mideast Shuttle Diplomacy, US Veepstakes, UK Anti-Migrant Riots 06.08.2024 1:56:15 ↓

Global stocks slide drastically and the prime minister of Bangladesh flees the country following mass protests.

Unemployment Rises, US Revives Guaido Gambit, Iran Response Countdown 03.08.2024 1:55:23 ↓

A New York Times expose highlights the lavish spending of the CEO of nonprofit LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD.

US-Russia Prisoner Swap, Google Autofill Bias, Iran's Response to Tehran Attack 02.08.2024 1:55:43 ↓

The West and Russia agree to a major prisoner exchange, and two more Palestinian journalists are killed by Israel in Gaza.

Hamas Leader Assassinated, Kamala VP Shortlist, 2024 Immigration Policies 01.08.2024 1:54:11 ↓

Hamas’ political leader is assassinated in Tehran, calling the future of Gaza ceasefire negotiations into doubt and raising the specter of war.

Venezuela Election Turmoil, Israelis Defend Detainee Abuse, US Prison Reform 31.07.2024 1:54:24 ↓

California’s wildfires expand to historic size again, and the soldier who became the face of the My Lai massacre dies.

Venezuela Election, Israel-Hezbollah Escalation, Crypto Campaigns 30.07.2024 1:54:25 ↓

Tensions rise along the border of Lebanon and Israel, as Israel continues its destruction of civilian infrastructure in Gaza.

DC Protests Netanyahu, Trump and Harris Tied, Mideast Violence Spreads 25.07.2024 1:55:15 ↓

Kamalamania fills the pages of mainstream media outlets. Are they telling the truth this time?

Kamala Harris Begins Campaign, Secret Service Director Resigns, Netanyahu in the US and More 24.07.2024 1:53:22 ↓

On Tuesday, July 23rd's episode of The Backstory, host Rachel Blevins discussed a wide array of topics from around the globe.

Cheatle Resigns, Kamala Fundraising, Unions Call For End of US Aid to Israel 24.07.2024 1:54:03 ↓

Rumors about the president’s imminent death fill the internet, while any admission of his years of incompetence were squelched.

Biden Withdraws, Endorses Harris; Netanyahu Arrives in DC; USSS Head Testifies 23.07.2024 1:56:00 ↓

President Joe Biden finally caves to pressure from his party and drops out of the 2024 presidential race.