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Is the AI backlash actually a Chinese psy-op?

Accusations of foreign interference have been making headlines this week. Elon Musk’s X alleges that China has been stirring up a backlash against American data centres. Israel and Russia have denied allegations from Spain’s prime minister that they’re partly to blame for the migrant crisis in Ceu…

Shock as Cabinet secretary swats at MAGA rep's backside at 'Trumpapalooza’

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner waves onstage during the Republican National Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas, U.S., September 9, 2026. REUTERS/Brian Snyder The Spectacle Is the Cover Story A Gesture, Not a Governing Story At a Republican convention in Dallas, Housing a…

Trump leads GOP convention in pledge to 'cheat' in midterms: 'So help me God!’

U.S. President Donald Trump leads supporters in an oath to vote in the midterms at the Republican National Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas, U.S., September 10, 2026. REUTERS/Brian Snyder The Loyalty Oath Now Comes With an Alibi A Pledge to One Man Donald Trump did not merely ask Republicans in …

Gay dating app Grindr goes down in Dallas during RNC's Trump-a-Palooza

REUTERS/Brian Snyder The Grindr Outage Is a Punchline. Republican Power Is the Story. A Joke With Institutional Cover A reported Grindr outage around Dallas coincided with the Republican National Committee’s convention, reviving a familiar online joke about conservative gatherings and queer dating-…

MAGA rep's astonishing smear of Dem stirs defamation fears: 'This is actual malice’

U.S. Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) speaks during the Republican National Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas, U.S., September 9, 2026. REUTERS/Brian Snyder The Smear Is the Strategy A Lawmaker and a Television Network The essential fact is not that Representative Anna Paulina Luna became …

Big insurance cuts benefits for 3M seniors right after Trump's mega-payout

REUTERS/Brian Snyder Medicare Advantage’s Real Product Is Public Money The Exit Is the Decision UnitedHealthcare and Humana are not being forced from unstable markets. They are choosing to abandon plans and reduce benefits because executives consider them insufficiently profitable. UnitedHealthcare…

Trump seeks 'magic bullet' to cure one of his biggest problems: WH insider

U.S. President Donald Trump walks near a drone and a U.S. flag, for an address to troops, during a visit to Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar, May 15, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder The White House Wants a Miracle Because Accountability Is Harder The Price of Denial Oil prices are near four-month highs,…

Work's Not Done with Brian Snyder

Arizona trial lawyer Brian Snyder joins Ron Estefan to talk about what brought him to Trial Lawyers College and how programs like Courage to Ask and Trial Skills Foundation changed the way he prepares cases, connects with clients, and tells their stories in the courtroom. Brian shares how learning…

Trump donor scored special Treasury license to buy Russian-linked mine

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 5, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder The Sanctions Exception With a Donor’s Name on It A Narrow Door for a Well-Connected Buyer The Internationa…

443: The Final Woody and Jim Show

For the finale, some special people dropped by. Appearances by Adam Hayes, Brian Snyder (our first intern), Rich Davis (program director), Zac Woodward, Jeanna, Savannah, Cayce and Mamie (Seacrest Studios), Intern Adam, and more. We love you and we will continue in other ways. Watch this space.