I want you to think about the most prominent Libertarians over the past decade: Libertarian-leaning Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National intelligence, resigned from the Trump Administration yesterday. The media is emphatic that she was pushed out. Libertarian-leaning Thomas Massie, now former Congressperson from Kentucky, was voted out of the Congress after a mountain of dark money appeared at Donald Trump's behest to aid Massie's Republican challenger. Libertarian-leaning Jus

When we first started the blog 10 years ago, one of the first articles we wrote was: The Top 40 Punk Albums of All Time (2017) Beacon of Speech What inspired our prose? One of the worst music lists of all time The Top 40 Punk Albums of All Time (2017) Rolling Stone Why are either relevant a decade later? Rolling Stone further expanded upon their own stupidity by releasing a highly revisionist punk list. At least a quarter of their new list isn't even punk. First punk band acc

Thomas Massie is a folk hero in Libertarian circles, but is the enemy of MAGA-Land. To sum it up in one sentence: Donald Trump is a Populist whose whims seem to change with the wind, while Thomas Massie is NOT a classic Conservative in the mold of Rush Limbaugh, he is a Libertarian. As a Libertarian-leaning website, we love Thomas Massie, we don't even try to conceal that fact. But yesterday, when Massie lost to Trump bootlicker Ed Gallrein, we were happy. Why were we happy t

Here were the 2 breaking stories at the USA Today earlier, with whether the accounts were Real News or not (according to us): American Doctor has Ebola: Yes Shooting at San Diego Islamic Center: Yes Lead Stories at the USA Today Now to the right of those were the Top Headlines in America according to the USA Today, with whether the stories were Real News or not (according to us): Celtics Feud with Stephen A. Smith? No. Russell Andrews reveals ALS Diagnosis? Sad, but no. Neyma

CNN asked: What Do We Lose When The Colbert Show Ends? Beacon of Speech answers: NOTHING. How can we be so callous? Because we are so sick and tired of all the hand-wringing over the end of the Colbert Show. A Human Representative of a Xerox Machine We are going to give Jimmy Fallon the benefit of the doubt, he mostly disseminates the adult version of frat-boy humor. But, the other 4 are corporate, Liberal Comedians. All the same race, all the same comic philosophy, all in th

A poor Russian Soldier summed up Putin's War in Ukraine this way (Wall Street Journal): "Losses are so heavy that (Vyacheslav) Kudryashev, a former heroin addict who was jailed on drug charges after his previous front-line stint and injury and rejoined the army in return for freedom after six months’ service, said he and many in the Russian army think the war is a deliberate campaign to purge society of those on its lowest rungs, culling the downtrodden, the homeless, and the

Last week, I lost the Pulitzer Contest to a bunch of Woke Warriors. I am still irrationally sour about it. I'm not arrogant enough to sue the Pulitzers, like Trump. I don't have the moral gravitas of Emily Damari to actually do anything beyond whining. I just want to beat on something..... Like a DRUM! I started with all kinds of ideas to build a skeleton of an article, then said "aw, screw it. Here's a bunch of drum songs." Breathe (Live) by Ministry Civilized Worm by the Me

Last week, M. Gessen won the Pulitzer for Opinion Writing. Their writing was woke garbage. A week later I'm still really sour about it. But then today, I saw this story at DNYUZ: New Theory Suggests That Alternate Universe Versions Of You Are Determining Your Fate And I thought to myself, "Yeah, that's the ticket! Alternate Universe Fred WON the Pulitzer last week. Here's my acceptance speech: How do I feel after my surprising showing in Opinion Writing? Not really sure. Sin

This was the cover of a Taiwanese Newspaper: Jan 26, 2020. Back in January of 2020, there was a virus sending panic through China. Using the prism of time, we now know that virus was the first variation of Covid-19. What made Covid so scary? Initial reports indicated a mortality rate of around 5%. For those bad at math, that's 1 in 20 deaths. A 1 in 20 death rate stretches the health care system to the brink. Talk to someone in healthcare today and they'll tell you that, betw

Yesterday, R.J. Day, son of Ohio State Coach Ryan Day, chose to play quarterback at....Northwestern. On the surface, the choice seems curious, but when you dig a little deeper, it makes perfect sense. Today, in the NIL Era, Ohio State's job is not to develop young quarterbacks, it is to win. Pay the best quarterback from an average school to come to your program and win now. The equation worked to perfection when OSU poached Will Howard from Kansas State. Ryan Day's son is no

In February of 2026, beloved actor Robert Carradine, a member of Hollywood's Carradine Family, passed away. Famous from the Revenge of the Nerds Franchise and the Lizzie McGuire Series, the nation was in shock as tributes poured in from co-stars and fans alike. An entire industry paused to mourn his death. A few weeks later, sadly, it was revealed that Carradine had committed suicide. Legal Disclaimer from AI: Does the 1-800-273-8255 Suicide Hotline number still work? Yes. Al

On June 20, 2026, Mike D, formerly of the Beastie Boys, will play his first solo show in Paris. That is big news in itself, but let's take a step back.... Back in the year 2021, we wrote the article: A Reminder of What Punk Can Be Apparently, a loose association of punks were gathering under overpasses in the heart of Los Angeles, near Crystal Park, and putting on unauthorized, and raucous, punk shows. The LAPD kept breaking up the concerts and was criticized for shooting "pr

Last season, the Miami (Oh) RedHawks finished their regular season undefeated, 31-0 in college basketball. 2025-2026 MAC Standings Nothing wrong with winning the MAC, the MAC is a very competitive Mid-Major. But Miami of Ohio didn't win their conference tournament, so they didn't automatically qualify for the 68-team NCAA Tournament. SEC Honks like Bruce Pearl howled that it wasn't fair that the MAC could potentially have 2 teams going to the tournament, while the 12th best t

From 5/5/26 at Digital Noise Magazine: "The touring industry has a new name for its current struggle: Blue Dot Fever. The phrase, a reference to the sea of blue dots representing unsold seats on Ticketmaster seating maps, is being used to describe the wave of tour cancellations and postponements hitting major artists in 2026. This week, Post Malone, Meghan Trainor, and The Pussycat Dolls became the latest high-profile acts to pull back on North American dates, citing the "mys

I keep reading polls that Donald Trump is the least popular president since Jimmy Carter. You know what? Then impeach him and remove him from office. Every single day I read how Donald Trump is a fascist. Just yesterday, I got into an argument with an idiot on Bluesky who posted the 14 Tenets of Trump's Fascism. Pure Partisan Gibberish. Do you know the REAL reason Trump isn't removed from office? Because he's a convenient Boogeyman for the Left. Every idiotic, or contradictor

On Friday, May 1, I was due to get off work at 5:00 PM sharp, which doesn't always happen. My wife gave me 3 restaurants to chose from to pick up dinner because she didn't want to leave the house. Of the 3 options, I chose Panera. She paid and texted her order at 4:47 for a 5:07 pickup. She said the only caveat for the order was that Panera was out of bread, so everyone got chips for the sides. My order: Half mac and cheese - Half turkey sandwich. My kid ordered a full sandwi

I enjoy a good Rock List, so when I came across the BBC Music's Rock's Greatest 3 Album Runs - Ranked, I anticipated a list across the breadth and depth of Rock. Instead I got crud from a 70 year old boomer. Here was Jamie Atkins' List. 15. The Replacements – Let It Be (1983), Tim (1985) and Pleased To Meet Me (1987) 14. Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath (1970), Paranoid (1970) and Master Of Reality (1971) 13. Can – Tago Mago (1971), Ege Bamyasi (1972) and Future Days (1973) 12.

Out of the ashes of the band International Threat arose a new entity, Modern Hubris. Some of the songs on the setlist: Boys Don't Cry by the Cure Just Like Heaven by The Cure Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales by Car Seat Headrest Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger Semi-Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind Melt with You by Modern English Harvest Moon by Neil Young Bassist Alex, Guitarist Pat, and Lead Singer Liam. (Sorry, Drummer Jimmy was obscured, but he was on point all night.) Bassist

I came across this post on Facebook today and I went to the comments section to reply WORLD WAR ELEVEN! About 8 thousand people beat me to the punch.... on Ilhan Omar's own page. Seriously though, what's my Top 5 Horror Movies? We actually wrote about this in January of this Year: Evil Dead 2 (1983) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) Return of the Living Dead (1985) Night of the Living Dead (1968) In the Mouth of Madness (1995) Oh, she's making social commentary? (Sarcasm). T

Do you remember when Kanye was "normal" and spoke universal truths? Why am I posting a song called Gold Digger in an article about Melania Trump? I digress. First Lady Melania Trump Demands Comedian Jimmy Kimmel is Fired by ABC Over 'Widow Joke' I cannot tell you how mad that makes me, from multiple angles. If Melania Trump was fat, she would still be living in Novo Mesto, Slovenia and she'd be married to a manager at the Revoz Factory, acting like a Slovenian Karen. But sinc

The highest level of indoor soccer in America is the MASL. The Major Arena Soccer League is currently between games 2 and 3 in its Best of Three Championship Series. At the end of Game 1 in Milwaukee last Wednesday, things were getting a bit chippy the last 2 minutes with the San Diego Sockers up 5-4 over the home town Wave. Not familiar with the Sockers? They are arguably the most successful indoor soccer team in history: With a win in Milwaukee, and the series shifting back

The week before the NFL Draft, there were 3 simple rules (from me) for the Cleveland Browns: Address Your Glaring Needs at WR & OT Don't Trade Down, Pick the Best Player Available Don't Take Another Quarterback This was the final 3 Round Mock Draft for the Browns at ESPN before the Real Draft: 6. (WR) Lemon 24. (OT) Proctor 39. (G) Pregnon 70. (CB) Abney If the Browns got two O-Linemen, one Wide Receiver, and a Corner at the top of the draft, that would have been considered

When I go to bed at night, I do not worry if someone will try to bomb my house in the morning. I have American Worries, living in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio. Worries like if things are too expensive or if my kids will have opportunities for good jobs. I do worry a little about safety, being outside Cleveland, instead of a nice metroplex like Madison, Wisconsin or Boise, Idaho, but not too much. Why? Many of the areas' criminals are related to my in-laws. Editor's Note: Mo

This is about freeing your mind.... The Fermi Paradox posits that if the universe is loaded with aliens, why don't we see them? I explained, in 2019, "about a hundred years ago, radio station KDKA started broadcasting commercially to Americans, so lets use the number 100 as a nice, round base number. Let's say that evolution is true and the whole universe started 13-14 billion years ago. Since traveling by light years is like traveling back in time, those radio bursts above a