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ICE Murders Innocent Woman in Cold Blood*
*That's the internet's story anyway, details be damned.
 • Jenna McCarthy
The Mean Tweeter Has Met His Match
Some folks back down when Trump gets feral. Gavin Newsom is not one of them.
 • Jenna McCarthy
New U.S. Food Guidelines Emphasize Actual Food
Big Additive is apoplectic; experts are concerned; your grandma is vindicated.
 • Jenna McCarthy
The Childhood Vaccine Schedule Just Got a Major Trim
Despite what Paul Offit would tell you, celebrations are in order.
 • Jenna McCarthy
The Most Generous Goodbye in Presidential History
Joe Biden will be living large for the rest of his life—and you're paying for it.
 • Jenna McCarthy
Venezuela Enters the "Find Out" Phase
*And why it feels shocking (even though it shouldn't)
 • Jenna McCarthy

December 2025

Welcome to Another Winter of Severe Illness and Death!
Forget COVID and run-of-the-mill viral respiratory illness. The "Super Flu" is here—and experts want you doom-scrolling from beneath three blankets.
 • Jenna McCarthy
Apparently Puppies Are No Longer the One Thing We Can All Agree On
I sure hope none of my readers did something so awful as gift your children perfectly adorable pets for Christmas
 • Jenna McCarthy
Minnesota Forecast: 40 More Miles of Fraud
This week's political weather brought to you by an intrepid 23-year-old YouTuber
 • Jenna McCarthy
Hunter Biden Claims “Laptop from Hell” Never Existed
Oh, and the dog ate his rent check and the crack fairy planted all those videos in his accidentally public Dropbox.
 • Jenna McCarthy
From Punchlines to Politics: How Late Night Lost the Plot
Turns out when your "jokes" are nothing but partisan jabs, viewers notice.
 • Jenna McCarthy
FAFO: The Target Bully Edition
A viral harassment, an accidental hero, and the internet’s favorite plot twist.
 • Jenna McCarthy
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