diving into the NEWS
A week of Chaos and Broken Concrete

Shutdown continues, East Wing demolition begins and other Washington news
With no end in sight, Trump sees shutdown as way to seize power
Which party is really to blame for the shutdown?
Trump's "Ballroom Blitz" caught America by surprise - and struck a nerve
State governors stand strong and become public face of the resistance

Pritzker

Newsom
Pritzker fights to protect public from ICE orders in Illinois
Newsom social media campaign irks Trump
Governors write the playbook for fighting White House bullying
Why Trump is backing off efforts in SF - for now
Tesla proposes $1T contract for Musk

ai-prompted OPINION
how can we get to peace?

Three Proposed plans to bring middle east peace
America's foundation cracks

Gemini: The Permanent Institutional Damage of the Trump Era
Why America Needs to Regulate AI—Before It Regulates Us
ChatGPT: AI regulation must protect ordinary Americans from being left behind, lied to, or replaced without a say.

the week in SPORTS

2026 World Series
Does America still care about the World Series?
Grok: The Dodgers win it in five
Basketball
Pro Football
College Football

Cignetti

Fantasy Sports
Home
MIN 24
MIA 13
CHI 20
BUF 30
NYJ 16
SFO 17
CLE 17
NYG 20
TPA 25
DAL 23
TEN 17
GRE 24
WAS 17
Away
LAC 27
ATL 27
BAL 27
CAR 20
CIN 26
HOU 20
NE 23
PHI 27
NO 20
DEN 27
IND 38
PIT 20
KC 31
NFL Score Predictions
Week 8
playing the odds
Grok: Longshot parlay bets to place on this weekend's games
Human life

Travel
Cheap last-minute Thanksgiving getaways
Recreate the first Thanksgiving with these recipes
Food

Culture
IF ONLY THESE WERE TRUE
Fake news stories and AI hallucinations from the week

Gemini: Charles and Camilla attend No Kings march in London
Nation plunges into chaos after AI declares itself eligible to vote
Ohio State fans already mad about losing next month's Michigan game
Afraid of mice

"What was it for you? Tariffs? Epstein files?"
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"None of that. It was Hegseth fat shaming me."
Schmigadoon! may be the most underrated show on TV this year
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