Sick of Biden and Trump? Now You Can Vote for “Literally Anybody Else”

Many American voters are dreading November’s rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Well, now those people can vote for Literally Anybody Else. A man in Texas, fed up with the two major-party candidates, has legally changed his name to Continue reading Sick of Biden and Trump? Now You Can Vote for “Literally Anybody Else”

Yikes: Benjamin Netanyahu Literally Just Said “From the River to the Sea”

Invoking a phrase that has recently touched off moral panics whenever it’s been uttered by a college sophomore, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday promised verbatim that Israel will take over the entire region it currently occupies, “from the Continue reading Yikes: Benjamin Netanyahu Literally Just Said “From the River to the Sea”

Last Day of Trump’s Fraud Trial Starts With a Bomb. Almost Literally.

The problems with ADL’s reporting methods have been obvious for some time to anyone paying close attention. As Eric Alterman wrote for The New Republic, the ADL has, since its founding, repeatedly changed its counting method—and then followed these periodic Continue reading Last Day of Trump’s Fraud Trial Starts With a Bomb. Almost Literally.

Republicans Are Changing the Speaker Election Rules Literally As They Go

House Republicans are on the verge of electing a new speaker, but so far, it’s not looking good. The House is expected to vote Wednesday to replace Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the first ever House leader to be removed from the Continue reading Republicans Are Changing the Speaker Election Rules Literally As They Go