It started with a 2019 statistic showing nearly a third of men under 30 had not had sex in the previous year, which spurred a strange discussion about “incels” and debates over whether or not people—and men in particular—have a “right to sex.”

You can read the original (widely panned) Twitter thread from Alexandra Hunt here, and an op-ed response (“Involuntary celibacy is a genuine problem, but a ‘right to sex’ is not the answer”) from Guardian columnist Zoe Williams here, but the crux of the discussion is that some people seem very concerned that men who want to have sex aren’t having it and someone or something must be to blame.

It’s the kind of social discourse that seems to mark our time, with ample opportunity to scratch our heads, roll our eyes and mutter “WTF” under our breath. But Trevor Noah, as he so often does, has come riding in like a knight during a “Daily Show Between the Scenes” segment, elevating the conversation above the fray and tapping into a broader issue.

Noah explained his perspective that the issue isn’t really that men aren’t having sex, but rather that men are missing out on intimacy. He began by pointing out that “the expectation of sex was often set by a society controlled by men, and women were just subject to it,” and that has set up some weird dynamics with men when it comes to sex.

“‘Men aren’t having the sex that they want to have.’ Like, how much sex do they think they’re supposed to have?” Noah asks. “Let’s start there.

“And secondly, do they think they’re entitled to the sex?”

Both excellent questions.

“And third and most importantly for me—and I really feel like we don’t speak about this enough—is people don’t realize how often men are experiencing a lack of intimacy,” he continued. “And the only place that they can experience that intimacy is through sex.

“We’ve created a society where men are so afraid to be vulnerable with each other; to be sensitive with each other; to care for each other; to love each other. You know even saying that, as a guy … you can’t just say, ‘I love you,’ you have to say, ‘I love you, dawg.’”

Noah points out that this is something women have done a much better job at than men—”being there for each other intimately but not necessarily sexually.”

“I think we take for granted how much in society men who say sex is the thing they’re not getting are actually struggling with a lack of companionship, of intimacy, of being in a space with a person where they’re sharing everything from serotonin to endorphins to what humans need to feel,” he said. “And I hope we can change that conversation just a little bit more. I hope we get to the place where guys go ‘Oh, I actually didn’t need the sex. I needed to be held, and I live in a society where it’s hard to be held unless I’m having sex because as guys you can’t just go to a guy and be like, ‘Just hold me.'”

It’s five minutes worth watching:

u201cUnpacking the conversation around sex and a society where men are afraid to be vulnerable. #BetweenTheScenesu201d

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It’s no secret that the U.S. military has been battling a suicide problem. Since 9/11, more U.S. military personnel have died by suicide than have died in combat. Suicide rates among U.S. military personnel are higher than the civilian population and have been steadily increasing for the past two decades. In fact, a study released in 2021 reported that “2018, 2019, and 2020 have consecutively marked the worst years of active service member suicide since the previous peak year in 2012.”

However, the numbers since 2020 tell a different story—one that offers a glimmer of hope.

According to a new Pentagon report and preliminary data for 2022 reported by PBS News, there has been a dramatic decrease in suicides among active duty military in the past 18 months. The Air Force and Marine Corps saw a more than 30% drop from 2020 to 2021, while the Navy saw its numbers of suicides decrease by 10%. The Army had a slight increase from 2020 to 2021, but has had a 30% decline during the first six months of 2022 compared to the first six months of 2021.

The numbers in different branches have gone up and down in the past 18 months, leaving questions on the table about whether those downward trends are likely to continue, but according to Beth Foster, the executive director of the Pentagon’s Force Resiliency Office, the 15% drop across the board leaves Pentagon officials “cautiously encouraged.”

The biggest question, of course, is what is driving these numbers. There have been concerted efforts to increase mental health awareness and support in the military, such as required counseling visits, education about stress relief and recreational outings, according to PBS News. However, such efforts have also been an uphill climb due to mental health personnel shortages and stigmas surrounding help-seeking.

As Dr. Dorothy Kaplan wrote in her guidance for clinicians in 2019, “Mental health stigma in the military is strongly grounded in military culture and is linked to a desire to handle problems on one’s own.”

“Interestingly,” she added, “service members who report psychological health concerns are most likely to perceive stigma and anticipate negative outcomes for seeking care, including career harm.”

Maj. Gen. Eric Little, head of manpower and personnel for the National Guard, told PBS News that security clearance and flying eligibility can be affected in some cases when service members report seeking counseling, but officials are working to change such policies.

More successful mental health interventions and changing attitudes toward mental health treatment in general may be contributing to the drop in active duty military suicides. However, 2020 and 2021 also had a big confounding factor: the COVID-19 pandemic.

Suicides overall in the U.S. declined in 2019 and again in 2020 before climbing again in 2021. The active duty military numbers do not appear to parallel that trend, so it’s difficult to say what impact the pandemic may have had on active duty personnel suicides. Causes of military suicides are multifaceted and figuring out how to address them is complex.

More time and data will be needed to determine whether this drop in suicide numbers is a trend or a blip. However, the Defense Department continues to address the issue through various channels across the different branches of the military. According to CBS News, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin created a Suicide Prevention and Response Independent Review Committee earlier this year and will be presenting a report on its progress to Congress in February 2023.

“Every death by suicide is a tragedy that impacts our people, our military units and our [combat] readiness,” Austin said in a statement on October 20. “That’s why we remain committed to a comprehensive and integrated approach to suicide prevention. Going forward, we are standing up a dedicated prevention workforce to strengthen our efforts to address suicide and other challenging areas. The scale of this workforce is unprecedented and reflects our commitment to make lasting change.”

It’s great to finally see some more positive news on the military suicides front. Hopefully we’ll keep seeing those numbers drop.

I don’t know what it is about impersonations that are so fascinating to people but they’re often hilarious, and Jack Black impersonating The Rock does not disappoint. From the 2018 clip you can’t tell what prompted the impersonation but “Screen Junkies” interviewer looks to Black and asks him about his workout routine as if he’s Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

The comedian adjusts himself in his seat and doesn’t break character the entire time and somehow the interviewer is able to maintain a serious face throughout the process. Kevin Hart and the actual Dwayne Johnson cannot keep it together while Black does his impression of his co-star.

Black obviously knows the workout routine of the 6-foot, 5-inch muscular Black Samoan demigod and it starts out with 27,000 rip curls at 5 a.m. At least, that’s the “School of Rock” alum’s best guesstimate, and judging by Johnson’s size, that seems about right.

But his ribbing of his co-star didn’t stop there. As Johnson and Hart are practically wheezing with laughter, Black continues with his impersonation adding in Johnson’s philosophy on life. If you’re curious about that, it involves blood, sweat, tears and sucking life deep.

Yeah, I don’t know what that means either but you should check out the video below because it’s pretty impressive and might just brighten your day.

Nearly everyone—usually involuntarily, and usually in the middle of the night—has been serenaded by a symphony of meows. But never quite like this.

Even before the days of memes and viral videos, cats have been the subject of human fascination, serving as whiskered muses for all kinds of art. People in the 1800s were particularly cat-crazed—believing that felines were responsible for everything from shifts in weather to curing epilepsy.

So it’s probably no wonder that in that time period, an entire opera was written about two chatty cats, composed entirely of “meows.”

The real kicker, however, is that the music is actually good. Especially when sung by two choir boys.

The absolutely silly opera, called “Duetto Buffo Di Due Gatti,” or “Funny Duet For Cats,” is clearly about … well … a cat fight. A friendly cat squabble, if you will, as indicated by all the different variations of “meow” in the piece.

If you thought the Meow Mix commercial was an earworm, wait till you get a load of this.

As the boys sing mew and yowl (with impressive skill, mind you) audience members can barely contain their laughter before erupting into applause at the end of the performance. Perhaps some cat ears would have added to the production value, but other than that—10/10. No notes.

People in the YouTube comments were quick to admit that no matter how bonkers the song is, it’s hard not to be captivated by the boys’ mesmerizing voices. “The only time ‘you sound like a cat when you sing’ is a compliment,” one person wrote.

Others jokingly praised the performers for not splitting their sides mid-meow. “The way they both sing through the entire song with completely straight faces cracks me up every single time,” one person quipped.

Perhaps the best comment, however, was written by a cat parent:

“When my cat dies, I’m gonna play this at her funeral.”

Acclaimed Italian opera composer Gioachino Rossini often gets credited for “Duetto Buffo Di Due Gatti.” However, many historians agree that Rossini only heavily influenced the feline-inspired piece. Regardless, it’s a classic kitty-centric musical number adored by opera singers far and wide.

Check out these professional singers not only nail the musical portion, but fully commit to their cat characters. It’s meowvelous.

You’re welcome for the bizarre bit of musical history, and a song that’s sure to be stuck in your head for the rest of your life.

Top Dawg rapper Ab-Soul is back with another thought-provoking track. On “Do Better,” which features his labelmate Zacari, Ab-Soul looks back on his life choices and how they’ve affected the people around him.

“Shades stuck to my face, hoodie glued to my head / Hidin’ from the same world that made me who I am / Depressed, can’t even get out of bed / Too blessed to be so stressed / I do all this shit, just to say, ‘Get off my d*ck’ / Mixed emotions, prohibit my focus,” he raps.

Zacari delivers his signature, soft-tinged vocals throughout, as he sings “I’m dyin’ / But I’m gone with the wind / And I’m gone with the wind, you leave / You feel me on your skin.”

In the video, he is seen in his neighborhood, dealing with issues in the home, and on the streets. He jumps from the ledge of a building, and is later rescued and supported by his community.

Ab-Soul hasn’t spoken much about his upcoming fifth studio album, however, in a teaser for “Do Better,” shared this past Wednesday on Instagram, he said the song and video were “Inspired by true events” and that “we’ll get into it later.”

He did reveal that his upcoming album is “done” in another Instagram post.

Check out the “Do Better” video above.

In a clear-skied canvas of tangerines and fuchsia stretching endlessly over the softly swaying waters of Central California’s mostly -majestic Modesto Reservoir, the Monday dawn is met with thousands of melancholic faces all departing the eighth edition of Dirtybird Campout. All sad because it’s over, but also awash in gratitude for the moments they shared.

Here the summer camp-themed music festival reached new heights as artists like Roni Size, Goldie, Honeycomb, and Mr. Carmack delivered high-octane performances on the fan-favorite stage, The Bass Lodge. Then, representing the next generation of ceiling-smashing talent, the label also marshaled hard-hitting acts like Chocolate Sushi, Nala, Mike Kerrigan, VNSSA, and N808 to the main stage, The Birdhouse. Claude VonStroke aka Barclay Crenshaw aka DJ Tree played six (!) sets over the weekend. Weird-o-meters in the campgrounds were topping out at a solid 11 as crews assembled from Costa Rica, Ukraine, France, Mexico, and more with over 20 separate renegades in full, unfettered swing. The festival’s first all-night stage, affectionately called ‘The Hideout’, added icing to the cake as “camp counselors” (the crew behind the event) gathered to throw their own soirée.

2022 was punctuated with operations that were smoother than our editor on a greased-up slip N slide. The festival achieved faster build times, more robust stage designs, and was accompanied by some of the coolest and weirdest kids the small-town folks in Modesto may ever see. During the event, campers competed in obstacle courses, dodgeball, archery, game show-style bingo, and so much more. Perhaps the most surprising part of the weekend was how effortlessly dance music fans at the event combined wide-eyed nostalgia with relentless sex appeal.

To relive the weekend or glimmer a bit of what you missed, take a few moments to peruse the pics below. And, buckle up, because if festival fashion, twerk-offs, and lap dancing can be a vehicle for communal seduction, then you’re definitely in for a wild ride.

Maggie Rogers is going on tour next year in support of her sophomore album, Surrender. The North American “Feral Joy” Tour marks Rogers’ first North American tour since 2019.

The “Feral Joy” tour will kick off in Boston and take place over the course of 13 dates, before concluding in San Francisco.

Pre-sale for members of Rogers‘ fan club will begin on Wednesday, October 26, and fans can register for their pre-sale code here. General on-sale begins Friday, October 28.

While Rogers enjoys touring, she said to Elle this past summer that recording Surrender while in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic was a nice repreive.

“I started this record at my parents’ garage, and I got to have a studio space for one of the first times in a long time,” she said. “I got to have a real creative practice. I had that in high school, but in college I used school studios, which weren’t always open, and then I was on tour, so I was always cobbling it together. The idea of being stationary, as someone who is a touring musician, just makes my mouth water.”

Check out the tour dates below.

02/11 — Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
02/13 — Washington, DC @ The Anthem
02/15 — New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
02/17 — Chicago, IL @ Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
02/18 — Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory
02/19 — Milwaukee, WI @ The Riverside Theater
02/22 — Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern
02/24 — New Orleans, LA @ Orpheum Theater
02/25 — Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall
02/26 — Dallas, TX @ The Factory in Deep Ellum
03/01 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Shrine Auditorium
03/02 — San Diego, CA @ The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
03/05 — San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

We’re fast approaching Halloween which means we’re deep into the spooky snack season! Right now, brands across the fast food landscape are dropping all sorts of seasonal treats, from the pumpkin spice latte, to Witch-inspired milkshakes, and Ghost Pepper cheeseburgers — there is a lot out there and most of it is worth the time spent in a drive-thru. But if for some reason you’re not a fan of lattes, milkshakes, or cheeseburgers (you okay, fam?) maybe Krispy Kreme is the answer!

For the remainder of the month, Krispy Kreme has rebranded as Krispy Skreme, offering up four different seasonal doughnuts that combine all the ingredients that make Krispy Kreme delicious. Are you into sprinkles? Kreme filling? Cute and festive sugar pieces? These donuts have it all. But which donut is best? We tried all four to find out which blend of ingredients is most worthy of the trip. This will be especially helpful if you plan on rolling up to Krispy Kreme on Halloween, October 31st, decked out in your costume because all customers who do will be able to receive a free donut of their choice with no purchase necessary. The only thing better than a donut is a free donut!

We’re here to help you figure out which donut to grab by ranking them worst to best, let’s dive in!

4. Neon Orange Sprinkle Doughnut

Tasting Notes:

Ranking this doughnut as the worst of the four should be taken with a grain of salt. We’re still talking about a donut here, it’s kind of hard to mess that up, and considering this is essentially an original Krispy Kreme glazed doughnut with extra stuff on it, it’s still pretty damn good. The Neon Orange Sprinkles features orange icing with mixed sprinkles on half, to which we say, why not sprinkle the whole damn thing?

Seriously, my major problem with this doughnut is that half of it doesn’t have the same textural mouthfeel, making the sprinkled half a much more enjoyable experience. The naked half allows you to focus too much on the sugar-forward flavor of the orange icing which is a bit too similar to the glazed icing that covers the whole doughnut. Overall, I just don’t think the orange icing adds very much to the doughnut, it just makes it stickier and sweeter.

The Bottom Line:

It adds sprinkles and icing to Krispy Kreme’s original glazed doughnut but doesn’t improve the experience of eating the OG in a meaningful way.

3. Boo Batter Doughnut

Tasting Notes:

Design-wise, the Boo Batter is my favorite new donut of the lineup. It’s not quite as festive as the other three, but it’s a bit more functional than the other donuts. It’s completely covered in sprinkles with no excessive decorations, providing a uniform experience across the entire pastry. Your first bite is going to be as good as the last, and I appreciate that in a doughnut!

The Boo Batter is a shell-style donut injected with a cake batter filling with neon green icing, tiny sugar sprinkles, and butter cream. There is a tiny ghost sugar piece on the top of the doughnut, which is cute but is completely inedible. It’s hard to chew and chalky. Skip the ghost. The donut itself has a great mouthfeel courtesy of the tiny sprinkles which mix well with the cake batter filling. But cake batter filling and buttercream?

Again, Krispy Kreme is doubling on two flavors that are too similar, resulting in something that comes across as way too sweet. I know calling a donut ‘too sweet’ seems stupid but, I’m just looking for a little balance here, and this doesn’t have that.

The Bottom Line:

Consistent from first bite to last, but a little too sugary sweet.

2. Scaredy Cat Donut

Tasting Notes:

My big issue with the Scaredy Cat is the design. It looks great, don’t get me wrong, but I don’t really like when Krispy Kreme throws consistency out of the window for looks, it’s shallow! You’ve got buttercream icing on some of the dnut, a big inedible chocolate-flavored sugar piece on a fourth of it, and an empty section of purple icing. Every bite is different! Who wants that?

Inconsistency aside, the flavor combination here is an improvement over the Neon Orange and Scaredy Cat because there is a bit of chocolate icing involved. Chocolate on a donut just tastes right, and instead of a cake batter filling, this shell-style donut features Krispy Kreme’s trademark Kreme filling, which is a lot less sweet and more savory like butter. That combination of Kreme filling and chocolate just make this donut come across as much richer, with less emphasis on the sugary sweetness.

The Bottom Line:

An inconsistent experience, but the flavors are on point.

1. Spooky Spider

Tasting Notes:

I’m sorry if you’re all about cream-filled donuts but the cream-less Spooky Spider is a near-perfect eating experience. As I keep harping on in this tasting, consistency in a donut is important. These pastries (are they pastries????) are round, and the circle has infinite lines of symmetry, so expecting a donut to taste the same for every bite isn’t asking for a whole lot. It should be easy, but Krispy Kreme keeps f*cking that up by favoring design over functionality, but the Spooky Spider finally gets that right.

Spiders love symmetry, have you ever seen a spider web before? They’re near-perfect structures, like nature’s stained glass window, if spiders weren’t so frightening to people you could probably open up a museum of just spider webs! So thanks to the spider for inspiring Krispy Kreme to finally get its act together.

This donut features chocolate icing on top with crumbly cookie pieces scattered throughout with extra icing in the design of a spider web with a tiny spider-shaped sugar piece. Throw that sugar piece away, and enjoy bite after bite of sweet Krispy Kreme glaze mixed with rich chocolate icing. The cookie crumbles add even more richness to the flavor palate, they look like Oreos but the mouthfeel is much softer and more cake-like than cookie. It’s amazing.

The Bottom Line:

If you don’t visit Krispy Kreme between now and Halloween, make sure you get your free Spooky Spider donut on October 31st. This is by far Krispy Kreme’s best Halloween-themed offering, combining the experience of eating a glazed donut and chocolate cake. It’s also decorated in a way that ensures your first bite is as delicious as your last.

Find your nearest Krispy Kreme here.

The best new hip-hop this week includes albums, videos, and songs from Armani Caesar, Jeezy, Roddy Ricch, and more.

A wild week of hip-hop releases the releases of videos for Lil Baby’s “Stand On It.” JID’s “Crack Sandwich,” and Future’s “Massaging Me.” New Music Friday was equally busy, as Pivot Gang returned with “Aang,” Nav dropped his “Ball In Peace” video, Roddy Ricch kicked off his next rollout with “Aston Martin Truck,” and Mount Westmore announced their new album with the video for “Too Big.”

Here is the best of hip-hop this week ending October 21, 2022.

Albums/EPs/Mixtapes

Armani Caesar — The Liz 2

The core Griselda trio might be experiencing some friction at the moment but that won’t stop the label’s first lady from going hard. All three Griselda guys appear (albeit on different songs), as well as outsiders Beatking, Kodak Black, and Queendom Come. Another late Griselda addition, Stove God Cooks, also spits a mean verse on “Hunnit Dolla Hiccup,” but for the most part, Armani is the star attraction, providing a feminine alternative to the gritty voices in rap’s underground and a grimy counterpart to the flashier women currently running rap.

Gucci Mane — So Icy Boyz 22

Gucci collects a slew of new songs to go along with the original So Icy Boyz compilation, continuing to highlight the young talent he’s assembled on 1017 Global. Enchanting is a standout, as is Big Scarr, but the absence of Gucci’s star players, Foogiano and Pooh Shiesty, is hard to miss.

Jeezy — Snofall With DJ Drama

Look, as funny as it is to see Jeezy dusting off his old Snowman persona in the wake of his marriage to Jeannie Mai, it’s hard to argue with the results. Snofall is one of Jeezy’s hardest projects in a long time; he sounds hungry, his crack tales sound fresh despite his chronological distance from them, and with the more polished flow he’s displayed over the last decade, they sound sharper than ever.

Loyle Carner — Hugo

Carner’s been a personal favorite for some time; the UK-bred rapper’s deeply personal tales and his deft, painterly way of conveying them in his raps makes him an engaging listen (although, let’s face it, his beat choices might well get him consigned to the same lane as J. Cole for many stateside fans while his accent will certainly put off a bunch). Once again, he comes through with a soulfully consistent record of his trials, tribulations, and growth since his last project. Also, there’s a sample of the T.L. Barrett version of “Nobody Knows,” which… yes.

RJmrLA — Rodney Brown Jr.

It has been a truly stellar year for blog era rap stars from Los Angeles. Following up The Game and YG, among others, RJmrLA comes back with 20 tracks of finger-twisting, neighborhood-walking, house party anthems. O.T. Genasis, Roddy Ricch, Ty Dolla Sign, and more offer contributions; the standout here is “Fruits Of My Labor” with Jayson Cash and Symba, two of California’s sharpest up-and-coming lyricists, against whom RJ’s style clashes in the best way.

Snow Tha Product — To Anywhere

San Diego native Snow has quietly carried the torch for women in rap for over a decade, even before the recent boom in female rappers, and has been branching out creatively in recent years — which really shows on her latest. She incorporates even more Latin sounds and collaborators, shining more light on the variety and breadth of Spanish-language musical styles (kinda like Becky G, who also grew in acclaim by embracing her roots). It’s paid off too — last year, she was nominated for her first Latin Grammy, and it looks like she’ll be doubling down to keep that momentum going.

Singles/Videos

Boldy James — “Flag On The Play”

The stuffy-voiced Detroit documentarian has maintained an astonishing production pace over the past few years and he shows no signs of stopping; his latest single is the first from yet another announced project, Mr. Ten08, which is produced entirely by Futurewave.

D Smoke — “Switch Up” Feat. Davion Farris

The Inglewood native’s latest single features his brother Davion (yes, there’s another one. That’s one talented family) and signals that he might be nearing the release of his third album. He really does switch up here, employing a woozier, more laid-back production style than the more combative stuff on his last album.

Hit-Boy — “Tony Fontana III” Feat. Curren$y

I don’t know how Hit-Boy is finding the time to record his own rap records after producing four full-length projects for Nas and contributing to many others. The only logical conclusion is that he just doesn’t sleep. And while that’s probably bad for him, it’s great for us listeners, who get yet another groovy meditation on the benefits of hard work and persistence.

Icewear Vezzo — “God Bless The 6” Feat. Babyface Ray

Representing the other burgeoning sound of Detroit rap, Icewear Vezzo has been garnering a fair bit of attention in the past year or so alongside frequent collaborators like Babyface Ray, Babytron, Rio Da Yung OG, and Sada Baby. He and Ray team up again here, and their chemistry remains as strong as ever as they pass the mic back and forth.

Yungeen Ace — “Industry Invasion”

Yungeen Ace, hailing from Jacksonville, Florida, is another member of the growing contingent of wounded-sounding street crooners in the vein of Fredo Bang, YoungBoy NBA, Rod Wave, and the like. While he could use a bit more guidance as a songwriter, he really does convey the sense of trauma and loss that fuels him toward rap success. He’s probably a year or two out from his breakout but until then, he sounds good enough to warrant giving his most recent project, All On Me, a spin.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

It was nearly a year ago that Fox News finally drew an editorial line in the sand when Lara Logan decided to compare Dr. Anthony Fauci to the Nazi “Angel of Death” Josef Mengele. While that was the last we ever saw of Logan on Fox (she claimed the network just hates “independent thinkers”), Newsmax decided to take a gamble and give Logan a new platform from which to spread her batsh*t conspiracy theories by inviting her on as a regular guest and commentator. And now they’re regretting it.

On Wednesday evening, as The Daily Beast reports, Logan went on a total QAnon tear while appearing as a guest on fellow former Fox New staffer Eric Bolling’s show. The topic, unfortunately, was America’s immigration laws. Which led to a consensual conversation about the completely racist “Great Replacement Theory,” which only seemed to embolden Logan, who went on to talk about the “cabal” of global leaders who are blood-drinking pedophiles:

God believes in sovereignty and national identity and the sanctity of family, and all the things that we’ve lived with from the beginning of time. And he knows that the open border is Satan’s way of taking control of the world through all of these people who are his stooges and his servants. And they may think that they’re going to become gods. That’s what they tell us… You know, the ones who want us eating insects, cockroaches and that while they dine on the blood of children? Those are the people, right? They’re not going to win. They’re not going to win.

Ummmm… say what?!?

Fortunately, that was Newsmax’s response, too. After The Daily Beast reported on Logan’s rogue racism, the network actually took pretty swift action to ban Logan — who at one time was a well-respected 60 Minutes correspondent — from ever appearing on their airwaves again. Per the network’s official statement, “Newsmax condemns in the strongest terms the reprehensible statements made by Lara Logan and her views do not reflect our network. We have no plans to interview her again.”

(Via The Daily Beast)