Amanda Marcotte

3 days ago | salon.com | Amanda Marcotte

There is so much jaw-dropping weirdness in the Wall Street Journal report about Elon Musk's apparent baby-making fetish. Musk reached out to random women he's never met, and asked to impregnate them. He bribed women to have babies with hints of massive paydays, but then reneged on the deal when they asked for normal father behavior, like acknowledging paternity. He demanded one baby mama have a C-section, because he thinks vaginal delivery shrinks baby brains.

6 days ago | smirkingchimp.com | Amanda Marcotte

— from Salon "The fight for the freedom of Palestine and the fight against antisemitism go hand in hand because injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi was crystal clear in his condemnation of antisemitism during his 2023 "60 Minutes" interview. "To be antisemitic is unjust," the student activist plainly stated, denouncing anyone who uses antisemitic rhetoric when protesting Israel's war on Gaza.

6 days ago | salon.com | Amanda Marcotte

When folks started seeing ads about a Christian prayer app featuring "Voice" judge and pop icon Gwen Stefani, the initial reaction was mild bemusement. "This year, I'm excited to share that I've partnered with this amazing prayer, meditation and music app called Hallow," she declared in a Christmas ad, asking viewers to "join me and millions of other Christians around the world." "Watching your heroes get old is so depressing," said one Redditor, in a typical response.

6 days ago | flipboard.com | Amanda Marcotte

Another week, another show of contempt for the rule of law. Last week, the Supreme Court ordered the Trump administration to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man deported because of an “administrative error,” back to his home in Maryland. But, so far, the …

1 week ago | smirkingchimp.com | Amanda Marcotte

— from Salon The news has been a steady, depressing drumbeat of complicity tales lately. Every day, it seems another prominent law firm, Ivy League university or mainstream media outlet bends the knee to Donald Trump, trading compliance with the fascist agenda for the hope of getting the mad king off their back. ABC News capitulated early, paying off Trump with a settlement for using the word "rape" to describe his attack of E.