Day: May 27, 2025

When my dad called to invite my 12-year-old brother and me to his wedding, I thought the worst part would be watching him marry the woman who tore our family apart. I had no idea my quiet little brother had been planning something that would make their “special day” unforgettable. My name’s Tessa. I’m 25, a marketing coordinator just barely holding together a version of adulthood I didn’t feel ready for—especially after our family blew up. My little brother Owen is 12. Or at least, that’s his age. Life made him grow up too fast. He used to be sunshine in kid form—leaving out cookies for delivery drivers, crying during cartoon movies, drawing elaborate Mother’s Day cards that said things like “You’re the best mom in the universe.” But after our family shattered, that light dimmed. Something in him changed. Our dad, Evan, cheated on our mom with a woman from work—Dana. All blinding white teeth, perfectly straight hair, and just enough faux-charm to pass as polite. Mom found out on an ordinary Thursday. She’d gone to Home Depot for a houseplant and came home with dirt still on her hands—only to walk in on Dad and Dana tangled together… CONTINUE READING…

Donald Trump’s desire for a third term in the White House has sparked fresh scrutiny—not just over constitutional limits, but over his own physical and cognitive condition. According to political analyst Timothy L. O’Brien, the former president is “haunted” by fears of suffering the same cognitive decline that impacted his father, Fred Trump Sr. During an appearance on The Weekend: Primetimeon MSNBC, O’Brien—senior executive editor at Bloomberg Opinion—delved into Trump’s recent controversial remarks hinting at a potential third term, despite the clear constitutional limit of two. The analyst, a longtime Trump biographer and critic, offered a candid breakdown of what might really be driving the 78-year-old Republican frontrunner. “He’d love to live until he’s 300,” O’Brien said. “And he’d probably like to be president for 200 of those years.” But O’Brien emphasized that Trump isn’t immune to aging. In fact, he noted, physical decline may be one of the greatest barriers standing between the former president and another stint in the Oval Office. “What struck me, watching that clip, was just how much Donald Trump has aged,” he said. “Yes, there are voters and the 22nd Amendment, but there’s also the reality that he turns 79 in June.” The U.S. Constitution explicitly prohibits any… CONTINUE READING…