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DOGE cuts create chaos for the Social Security Administration.

Musk Goons Purged Living U.S. Citizens from Social Security

RESURRECTION DAY

Elon Musk and his DOGE foot soldiers effectively killed the financial lives of “countless” citizens through their database meddling.

Katy Perry, Hunter Biden, and Prince Harry as the Pope

10 Decidedly Unorthodox Picks For the New Pope

HUMOR

Illustration of red scales of justice with one side as a stop/cancel symbol with trump's hair on top

Trump Slams Judges’ ‘Insurrection’ Against Deportation Plans

OUT OF MY WAY

Janna Brancolini

Kevin O’Leary Loses It With CNN Guest for Tariff Plan DoubtsSHARK ATTACK

Wealth management CEO Ross Gerber was in the firing line for urging caution in the ongoing tariff war with China.

Hegseth Claps Back After His Makeup Studio Is RevealedDIVA

William Vaillancourt

Pete Hegseth

Ranting Stephen Miller Melts Down About ‘Communist’ Judges RED SCARE

Janna Brancolini

Stephen Miller speaks on camera during a Fox News interview.

Jen Aniston’s Favorite Fitness Brand Dropped a Travel KitANISTON-APPROVED

Brittany Leitner

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A photo illustration of Elon Musk and Scott Bessent.

Elon Musk Has ‘F-Word Screaming Match’ Feet From Oval Office

WWE-STYLE

“It was two billionaire, middle-aged men thinking it was WWE in the hall of the West Wing,” one witness told Axios.

William Vaillancourt

Elon Musk and Steve Bannon.

Steve Bannon Sets Deadly Trap for Blood Feud Target Musk

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 27: Host of The Megyn Kelly Show, Megyn Kelly speaks onstage at Semafor’s Innovating to Restore Trust in News: A National Summit Gallup at Great Hall on February 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Shannon Finney/Getty Images for Semafor)

Megyn Kelly Claps Back After George Clooney Mocks Her Career

Kimmel

Jimmy Kimmel: Only One Way for Elon Musk to Save Tesla

Feasterville-Trevose, PA - October 20 : Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump hands out food while standing at a drive-thru window during a campaign stop at a McDonald's in Feasterville-Trevose, PA on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Food Driver Deported After McDonald’s Delivery Goes Wrong

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Jenna Ortega as Wednesday

Trailers

Jenna Ortega Is Spookier Than Ever in Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’

She’s back.

Clare Donaldson

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Hot Takes

The ‘Last of Us’ Big Moment Was Ruined by HBO’s Huge Change

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Hot Takes

‘High School Musical’ Song Goes Viral After Trump’s Tariffs

Clare Donaldson

Bowen Yang Rants About SNL Censors: ‘This Is the Real World’

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Eboni Boykin-Patterson

Zombie Diarrhea: ‘The Studio’ Does Its Funniest Parody Yet

Gayle Sequeira

Ben Affleck’s Autistic Assassin Is More Fun Than Ever

CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS

Nick Schager

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‘Gilmore Girls’ Creators’ New Ballet Show Twirls With Humor

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Why ‘Ted Lasso’ Star Is Finally Showing Fans His True Self

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The Fight That Sends Reality TV’s Biggest Villain to Rehab

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Pete Davidson Reveals Dark Reason He Covered Body in Tattoos

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Trump Melts Down at Zelensky Over Failed Peace Agreement

Kenneal Patterson

Harvard President Alan Garber chats with NBC News' Lester Holt

Harvard President Vows No 'Compromise’ With Trump

Nandika Chatterjee

Pete Hegseth dressed as an American superhero with a red cape flying in the wind and an army helmet with a gold Caesar laurel wreath on his head

The Defense Our Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Deserves

Michael Ian Black

DOGE cuts create chaos for the Social Security Administration.

Musk Goons Purged Living U.S. Citizens from Social Security

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The 'Star Wars' Sexual Assault Scene Infuriating Fans

DIVISION

Clare Donaldson

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Terrified Trump Flees Tariffs War After Doomsday Warning

GOT THE YIPS

Janna Brancolini

Pete/Schulz

Pete Buttigieg Schools Podcaster for Trusting Trump Promises

RECEIPTS

Buttigieg was so convincing that at one point, host Andrew Schulz responded to his political message by saying, “It seems you know exactly what we’re feeling because that was beautiful.”

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Trump Sparks Ozempic Mystery With Miraculous Weight Loss

WAR ON WAIST

Pope Francis meets with Vice President JD Vance on April 20, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican.

JD Vance Addresses Being One of Last People to Meet Pope

‘PRETTY CRAZY’

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Murad’s New Retinol Oil Is a Godsend for Sensitive Skin

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Why ‘Ted Lasso’ Star Is Finally Showing Fans His True Self

THE LAST LAUGH

Matthew Macfadyen and Keira Knightley

The ‘Pride & Prejudice’ Hand Flex Scene Is Hotter Than Ever

😍😍😍

Clare Donaldson

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Musk Forced to Name DOGE Exit Date Over Tesla Dumpster Fire

CYBERF***ED

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In Photos: The Dawn of the Nepo Grand-Baby

Yasmeen Hamadeh

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Why Hegseth Is Just the Tip of the Lunacy and Chaos Iceberg

A photo illustration of Pope Francis and Donald Trump.

How Trump Faces Final Reckoning With Francis the Man of Good

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