Monday, April 08, 2019

Mayor Pete Just Called Out Evangelicals Who Support Trump

 
The 2020 hopeful railed against their 'hypocrisy' but it's so much more than that.
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Mayor Pete Called Out the 'Hypocrisy' of Trump-Supporting Evangelicals
 
No one pretends Donald Trump is an ethical person. He and his allies scarcely even pretend he is a president for all Americans. Everyone knows for whom he is the president: The Base, and especially the core Republican constituency of White Evangelical Christians. This is all the more revelatory because no one pretends Donald Trump is a man of God, really. Mayor Pete Buttigieg, a rising star in the 2020 Democratic field, said as much recently when he declared of the president, "It's hard to look at his actions and believe they are the actions of somebody who believes in God." Chuck Todd of Meet the Press asked him to square that with Trump's Evangelical support on Sunday. Read More
 
   
 
 
 
 
Bill Hader Is Not Barry Berkman. In Fact, He Doesn't Even Really Like the Guy.
 
The former Saturday Night Live star is much more serious than you'd think. Esquire's Tyler Coates talked to Bill Hader about Season Two of his Emmy-winning HBO series Barry, which proves how dark and deep the writer and actor can really get. Read More
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arya Stark Will Die a Hero in Game of Thrones Season Eight
 
From the moment her brother Jon Snow gifted her Needle, Arya Stark has been on a hero's journey. She's dreamed of a life of adventure and battle. But, as she's pursued that dream from Braavos and back to Westeros at war with the Night King, Arya has accepted whatever fate comes with a life in battle. Even if that means death. Read More
 
   
 
 
 
 
Kirstjen Nielsen Will Have a Book Deal and a Think-Tank Job Before You Can Say 'Kids in Cages'
 
"I fully expect Kirstjen Nielsen, who was deposed Sunday as Secretary of Homeland Security, to find some reasonably lucrative spot to land within this country's amnesia-industrial complex—a nice think-tank gig, perhaps, or a fat book contract followed by a redemption tour in which she will explain that, yes, mistakes were made in regards to treating toddlers like lifers in stir," writes Esquire's Charles P. Pierce. "At the level of politics and government from which Nielsen has just been tossed, very little is permanent." Read More
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chris Evans Is Launching a Political Website Because Saving the Universe Isn't Enough
 
With his time as Captain America likely coming to an end with Avengers: Endgame, Chris Evans is going to use his superhero skills to protect the country from something more evil—the political divide. The actor is launching a website called A Starting Point, which focuses on featuring political discourse from both sides of the aisle with the ultimate goal of helping create "informed, responsible and empathetic citizens," The Hill reports. Read More
 
   
 
 
 
 
The 10 Best Acne Spot Treatments for When a Surprise Breakout Hits
 
You can do all of the things right—drink water, get sleep, wash your face—and still wake up with spots of acne. Although the longterm solution is all in preventative care, there are a few steps you can take to minimize the longevity of existing issues. In particular: spot treatment. Here are 10 of the best. Read More
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
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