Oliver Willis

Elon Musk has said he will remove news headlines from Twitter posts as controversy mounts at the site. “Elon Musk says that he plans to make another move that will complicate news media outlets effort to draw traffic to their content on /X. He confirmed a report in Fortune that the platform will strip out … Read more

Ron DeSantis is doubling down on his “listless vessels” mistake as his campaign flounders. “DeSantis responded to the backlash in an interview on Fox News on Monday, saying that he thinks one of the “big problems” with the Republican Party is candidates not “following through” on their promises. “And so at the end of the … Read more

Republican voters are more likely to believe lies about health information, a new poll reveals. “Overall, KFF found that about two-thirds of Democrats didn’t believe any of the false claims about covid-19 or vaccines. Only about a quarter of Republicans — and not many more independents — fell into the same category. KFF also asked … Read more

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy defended indicted former President Donald Trump’s decision to hoard classified documents in the bathroom of his Mar-a-Lago estate. Speaking to reporters about the case, McCarthy explained, “A bathroom door locks!” Q: "Was that a good look for the former president to have boxes in a bathroom?" Kevin McCarthy: "I … Read more

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is demanding that the U.S. Army honor Confederate general Braxton Bragg, who fought to defend the practice of keeping Black people as slaves. In a campaign speech on June 9, DeSantis complained that under President Joe Biden that Fort Bragg military base has recently been renamed Fort Liberty. “It’s an … Read more

Actress Megan Fox is speaking out about a Republican’s transphobic attack on her children. Failed Republican congressional candidate Robby Starbuck posted a photo to social media of Fox and her children and alleged without evidence that she was forcing her boys to wear girls’ clothes. Fox pushed back on the attack, which is one of … Read more