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Five enduring songs emerge from personal stories and social concerns
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— Sep 10, 2026
From Elton John and Bernie Taupin’s Your Song, born of teenage lyric writing and a rapid studio turnaround, to Pink Floyd’s Shine On You Crazy Diamond, which fused archival wine-glass recordings into a timeless opening, these iconic tracks showcase bold experimentation and lasting cultural impact; Joni Mitchell’s Big Yellow Taxi warned of environmental loss with a bright folk sound, while Graham Nash’s Teach Your Children stressed social responsibility through generations; Supertramp’s Give a Little Bit, written in youth and shaped by love as a universal message, became a staple of charity-minded rock.
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Obama Shares Video of Him Voting by Mail: ‘It’s Not as Tough as a Lot of Folks Think’
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— Oct 22, 2020
Former President Barack Obama encouraged Americans to vote by mail this week and posted a video of himself going through the process, saying that “it’s not as tough as a lot of folks think.” Obama opened the video…
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BLM Org Asks ‘White Folks’ For Juneteenth Reparations As Finances Fizzle
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— Jun 19, 2025
A nonprofit affiliated with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement is asking “white folks” for monetary reparations as its finances have dwindled in recent years. Black Lives Matter Grassroots made a series of demands…
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Popular Indie Folk Singer Reveals Guillain-Barre Syndrome Diagnosis
Reporting
— Sep 21, 2023
Popular indie folk singer Sufjan Stevens revealed that he was in the process of learning how to re-walk again after being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS). Stevens, 48, shared in a…
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Anthropic’s AI Sent Police A False Report Of A Homicide
Dylan Kresak · 2 min · 1h
Woke Eating Their Own: Climate Activists Protest ‘Pride’ Parade After Listing Their Demands for LGBT Group
Opinion
— Jul 1, 2023
Who’s the wokest of them all? On Saturday, LGBT supporters of Just Stop Oil disrupted a “pride” parade in London. Apparently, the regular gay folk weren’t woke enough for the anti-oil gay folk. According to The Guardian…
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Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Joe Rogan, Jack Carr Absolutely Roast Miller Lite’s ‘Weird’ Woke Ad: ‘It’s So Stupid’
Opinion
— May 18, 2023
It’s rare that the folks who brew Bud Light are thankful for the folks who brew Miller Lite. Historically, those two beers have competed with one another for market share — what ails Bud Light is usually good news for…
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STEPHEN MOORE: Is Washington Distorting The Numbers?
Opinion
— Sep 24, 2024
We all know that math scores have been scandalously trending downward for many years, but the folks in the government should at least be able to count. We’re finding more and more evidence that the statistics the…
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Folk pioneers Jim Sullivan and Connie Converse vanished without explanation
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— Sep 5, 2026
A look at how early pop and folk-rock icons shaped music history: Buddy Holly’s brief but blueprint-setting career left a lasting mark on rock ’n’ roll, just as Connie Converse’s frontier-pushing songwriting prefigured later artists like Dylan and Mitchell, and the enduring mystery of Jim Sullivan adds an eerie footnote to the era’s stories of artists who vanished. Together, these profiles underscore how a few visionary artists, and even unresolved disappearances, continue to influence and intrigue long after their peak moments.
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Reactions Pour In After WSJ Publishes Trump-Epstein Report
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— Jul 20, 2025
Folks, buckle up, because the headline everyone’s whispering about—Trump, Epstein, and some so‑called “bawdy letter”—is already cracking the internet in half. And here’s the kicker: after all the hype, after all the…
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Character skills beat test scores for lifelong success
GED holders match college-bound graduates on cognitive tests yet land near dropouts on earnings and marriage, which is why Tough puts grit and self-control ahead of IQ.
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Woman Takes Navy’s Blue Angels To Court
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— Jul 25, 2025
You can’t make this stuff up. Some folks out there are so deep into their pets and their politics that they’re willing to turn reality upside down, light it on fire, and parade the ashes around Seattle like it’s some…
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Economic Realities: A Wake-Up Call for the GOP
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— Mar 19, 2026
Well, folks, Scott Rasmussen just tossed a can of cold water on the Republicans, and it’s as refreshing as a splash in the face. His poll indicates that the party might be looking at a midterm massacre if the economic…
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Quentin Tarantino vs Martin Scorsese
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— VS Battle
The video store savant versus the film-school don — two visions of American violence, guilt, and cool.
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Trump Secures Beef Deal With China
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— May 18, 2026
Some folks in China may soon be developing a taste for American beef again thanks to the latest trade agreement negotiated during President Donald Trump’s recent trip to the Middle Kingdom. And no, this isn’t about…
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Redistricting: The Game Behind the Curtain
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— Dec 31, 2025
Well, folks, it looks like California’s got itself into a little mess, courtesy of Governor Gavin Newsom and his buddy Paul Mitchell, the man with a map and a penchant for political chaos. You see, after unveiling some…
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Sex, Money, and the Taxpayer Slush Fund Opera on Capitol Hill
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— May 5, 2026
So here we are, folks — the theater of the absurd that is Capitol Hill, where taxpayer dollars are practically tossed around like confetti at a parade. A new treasure trove of records has emerged, revealing that over…
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California Hides Identity Of ‘High-Ranking’ Cop Who Abused ‘Confidential’ State Database
Dylan Kresak · 3 min · 1h
Law and Order: Cornyn Takes a Stand for ICE Agents
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— Jan 16, 2026
Well, here we are again, folks. Senator John Cornyn is back with a fresh legislative proposal to protect our beleaguered ICE agents from a startling rise in violence, because apparently, some factions of society think…
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The grammar gatekeeper test
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Twelve spelling and grammar traps that catch almost everyone. Pass, and the AI knights you. Fail, and it's gentle about it. Mostly.
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NJ Governor Reacts to Incident While Dining Out: ‘I Can’t Blame Folks for Being Stressful’
Reporting
— Nov 24, 2020
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) is speaking out after a video surfaced of him and his family being confronted while they ate dinner at a restaurant. His constituents shouted profanities and insults at Murphy and his…
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Fauci’s Last Dance: The Intelligence Community Unmasked
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— Jun 20, 2026
Well, folks, it seems Tulsi Gabbard just threw a last-minute surprise party at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the guest of honor is none other than Dr. Anthony Fauci — specifically, the…
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Dreams Dashed: The California Gubernatorial Race in a Nutshell
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— May 30, 2026
Well, folks, it seems the GOP’s dreams for a California comeback are akin to a mirage in the desert: tantalizing but ultimately unattainable. A recent Emerson College poll puts Democratic heavyweights Xavier Becerra and…
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NYPD Captain Banished After His Viral Rant
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— May 11, 2026
An NYPD captain reassigned after criticizing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on camera has become an unlikely conservative folk hero, with Republican lawmakers and police supporters rallying behind him and accusing…
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Reports: Katie Zacharia Selected as Next White House Press Secretary
White House official: Trump 'has offered Katie Zacharia the position' as press secretary. She left DHS after six weeks; Leavitt, her predecessor, joined Fox News.
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Turns Out Folks Aren’t All That Excited About Kamala Returning To Cali Politics
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— Jun 2, 2025
Some Democrats in South Carolina and California are largely lukewarm about the prospect of former Vice President Kamala Harris returning to politics, Politico reported on Sunday. Democrats on both coasts did not express…
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Fox News Hosts Have Testy Back and Forth During Segment
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— Sep 16, 2025
Oh, it got spicy on The Five this week, and not in the way the folks over at MSNBC like to pretend it did. Nope. This wasn’t a “heated debate” full of polite disagreements and careful nuance. This was Greg Gutfeld…
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Fans React After Change To Chain Restaurant
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— Aug 22, 2025
Cracker Barrel has officially traded in its rocking chair for a corporate swivel seat — and let’s just say, folks aren’t exactly lining up for the house salad with avocado dressing. After nearly five decades of sticking…
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GOP Lawmakers Push Legal Action Over Obama-Era Scandal
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— Jul 21, 2025
It’s not every day you hear members of Congress calling for arrests over actions allegedly committed by a former president and his inner circle, but here we are, folks—right in the middle of a firestorm that’s starting…
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Nikki Haley Gets Obliterated by Trump in Her Own Home Town, Results Show
Reporting
— Feb 26, 2024
It’s not very often the home town folks get to vote for one of their own to be president of the United States. It was an opportunity many in Bamberg County, South Carolina, passed up Saturday in the Republican…
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Seattle Refuses To Learn Its Lesson On Petty Crime
Libby Bandelin · 3 min · 1h
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