Podcaster Joe Rogan had a sharp rejoinder to "Jackass" star and comedian Steve-O on Wednesday about the transgender ideology debate and whether the community is by and large oppressed. Rogan and Steve-O, who have both worked in comedy, spoke on "The Joe Rogan Experience" about the nature of comedy to deal with the morbid and the controversial. Rogan noted that one Native American tribe, the Lakota, had a sacred clown known as a Heyoka, describing it as "a member of the community that was supposed to make fun of everything. And if you couldn't make fun of anything, then you knew something was wrong with that thing. Because if there's a thing that you can't joke around about, that thing has been compromised." Rogan continued, "If there's a thing that you can't make fun of, that thing is usually bulls---, and if that thing is trans people, like, then you are ignoring that there's a glaring hole in this narrative that you'r...
Progressive firebrand concedes in cliffhanger North Carolina congressional primary battle with incumbent Dem
Progressive Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam conceded Wednesday after challenging U.S. Rep. Valerie Foushee in a high-profile, razor-thin North Carolina congressional 4th District Democratic primary race. In a fiery statement posted to social media, Allam accused Democrats of "caving to corporate Super PACs and warmongering lobbies," claiming it was only because of her campaign that Foushee, 69, decided to take "bold stances that voters overwhelmingly support." Among Allam's provocative stances were labeling the Gaza war "genocide," abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and defunding the war with Iran. "We must demand [Foushee] not spend a single taxpayer dollar on forever wars," Allam wrote. "We must demand she actually call the genocide in Gaza what it is: a genocide. We must demand she fight to abolish ICE as they kidnap and murder our neighbors, not just take away their face masks and some of their fund...