The Sy Hersh effect: killing the messenger, ignoring the message

A US submarine sank an Iranian warship with a torpedo in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Sri Lanka, marking an escalation and widening of the US-Israeli war against Iran. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth confirmed during a press briefing that the US sank the vessel. “Yesterday, in the Indian Ocean … an American […]

Good Riddance, Jasmine Crockett Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance The results of Tuesday’s Democratic primary in Texas delivered a clear political message: voters are tired of listening to Rep. Jasmine Crockett. And thank f**king god she lost, because I am too. Crockett, who spent much of her short national career cultivating a reputation as the politician who can constantly be wrong the loudest and with the most attitude, was defeated by Texas state Rep. James Talarico, who was nowhere near as prominent on national television and who many people have likely ever heard of. Crockett quickly blamed everyone but herself, chalking up the...