CNN’s Dana Bash and Fox News’ Mark Levin found some common ground on the subject of cursing following a fiery Senate hearing in which Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times.

Both Bash and Levin blasted the use of profanity during the Wednesday hearing. Fauci faced tough questions from heated Republican senators over the Covid-19 pandemic, the virus’s origins, and lockdown measures previously taken. Many accused him of tarnishing his legacy, but Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) threw multiple expletives at Fauci, including asking him, “Who the f*ck do you think you were, doing that!?”

On Thursday’s Inside Politics, Bash played a clip of the heated moment with Moreno, who blasted Fauci over lockdown measures taken during the pandemic and said they were his motivation for running for office.

“Here I am, sitting in front of you six years later, saying: who the f*ck do you think you were, doing that!? It is a total disgrace, what you did to this country,” the senator said.

“Yup. That was a United States senator in a formal hearing directing an F-bomb at an 85-year-old scientist who devoted his life to public service and public health…Really?” Bash said.

The CNN anchor argued the moment “eroded Senate hearing decorum, whatever’s left of it, more than most.”

It was not the only curse word Moreno threw at Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. At another point, Moreno asked Fauci if he thought he was in “deep sh*t” because he brought a team of lawyers to the hearing.

Bash said the profanity allowed Moreno to break through the “cacophony” of criticism thrown at Fauci and she argued the use of curses is becoming a “stunning” trend in Washington, D.C., from President Donald Trump on down.

Bash echoed comments made by Levin about the moment at the Fauci hearing. The Fox News host took to X to voice his disapproval on Wednesday evenin.

“Call me a prude, but I do not like public officials using the “f -word” in public, where little kids can hear it or even proper adults don’t like it,” he wrote.

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Stuart Fails to Save the Universe might be the most surprising series on TV right now. Another spinoff from the wildly successful The Big Bang Theory, the show’s focus on bit players from the original series and an enthusiastic embrace of its gonzo multiverse plot shaped a fun, fast-paced, and inventive sitcom that both scratches the nostalgic itch for more of that universe and offers something completely fresh and new in it. If you’re looking for more sci-fi hijinx and humor that embraces the multiverse with wit, imagination, and a robust supply of heart (and you’ve already burned through the shows that offer a similar vibe), then there’s precisely one movie you should watch immediately: Everything Everywhere All at Once.

After Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, watch Everything Everywhere All at Once

Written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (aka the Daniels), Everything Everywhere All at Once is the story of Evelyn Quan Wang (Michelle Yeoh), an unhappy, middle-aged immigrant from China who runs a failing laundromat and is struggling in every aspect of her life, from her relationships with her father (James Hong), husband (Ke Huy Quan), and daughter (Stephanie Hsu) to her upcoming audit with the IRS. At her IRS interview, her body is suddenly controlled and she finds herself face to face with an alternate version of her husband, Waymond, who informs her that there are multiple universes and versions of her, and that she must access the skills and life experience of those alternate versions in order to save the multiverse from destruction by Jobu Tupaki—an alternate version of her daughter, Joy.

If you love the wild ride that Stuart Fails to Save the Universe offers as the gang regularly slides into a new alternate world, Everything Everywhere All at Once is the perfect match. As Evelyn struggles to comprehend the nature of her existence in a multiverse and figure out how to survive the bizarre and mind-blowing attacks Jobu Tupaki sends her way, we are treated to a dizzying range of insane universes. We see Evelyn as a martial arts movie star (not unlike Yeoh in real life), a scientist, a teppanyaki chef, a woman with hot dogs for fingers (in a universe where everyone has hot dogs for fingers) and, in one of the most moving moments, as a literal rock.

If you’re digging the emotional core of the show as Stuart seeks a universe where he is worthy and hasn’t ruined everything, the core premise of Everything will hit you right in the feels. Evelyn has been chosen because she’s the worst version of herself—the version that has consistently failed in everything she’s tried, and thus the version with the most stored potential. Her emotional journey from nihilism and anger to love and acceptance as she learns to fight for what she loves is powerfully moving. Like the show, the movie leverages the character-building aspects of a multiverse, letting us see how a normal, regular person with normal, regular problems might face a terrifyingly abnormal challenge.

Plus, the movie is just fun. How can you watch a scene where mild-mannered Waymond Wang defeats a gang of security guards using multiverse-downloaded fannypack skills and not want to watch the rest of the movie?

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More movies to watch after Stuart Fails to Save the Universe

The multiverse may be infinite, but movies about them aren’t. If you’ve watched Everything Everywhere All at Once and need more fun sci-fi stories, here are a few more movies that catch that Stuart vibe.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

Douglas Adams’ classic story of an ordinary guy named Arthur Dent who is rescued by his friend (and secret alien) Ford Prefect when Earth is destroyed to make way for a hyperspace bypass isn’t a multiverse story per se, but it has similar elements. That’s thanks to the Infinite Improbability Drive, which allows for faster-than-light travel by passing through every point in every possible universe simultaneously, resulting in some really, really weird stuff (the hilariously inconsistent timeline resulting from the many variations of the story also contributes a sense of multiversity craziness). It’s an absurdist’s dream, riffing on every conceivable sci-fi trope and delivering a surprisingly sweet story of a man struggling with his sense of unimportance in an increasingly confusing existence.

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Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

You want a bit more edge to your multiverse humor? Check out Deadpool & Wolverine, in which everyone’s favorite merc with a mouth (Ryan Reynolds) has to skip through various universes to find a replacement Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), who famously and nobly died at the end of Logan in 2017, for, er, reasons. It’s absolutely riddled with hilarious bits, fourth-wall breaks, and hyperviolence—but there’s a gooey emotional core to it, as well.

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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)

If Everything Everywhere All at Once is a bit too staid and sedate for your tastes, check out this 1984 fever dream of a sci-fi movie. When rock star, scientist, and surgeon Buckaroo Banzai (Peter Weller) tests a device that allows him to pass through matter, he briefly engages with the 8^th dimension—and unwittingly attracts the attention of aliens who wish to use his technology to free their brethren trapped there, putting the existence of humanity at risk. It’s one of the weirdest vibes ever captured on film, but it’s also hilarious and one of the most unique films you’ll ever watch.

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John Dies at the End (2013)

If you love the unexpected twists that Stuart Fails to Save the Universe serves up as he and his friends travel through alternate universes, strap in for John Dies at the End. To say the story is complex would an understatement—it slides between the past, present, and future of various dimensions at a rapid clip—but it kicks off when a man named David (Chase Williamson) is contacted by his recently dead friend, Rob, who tells him about a drug called Soy Sauce that lets folks remember the future and allows entities to creep from one universe into another—and they’re infiltrating David’s universe. It’s wild and often really funny, so if it’s extra you’re looking for, look no further.

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Galaxy Quest (1999)

If you want to lean a bit more into plain old funny stuff, this modern classic is perfect. There’s no multiverse here, but there is a lot of affectionate humor aimed squarely at sci-fi tropes (especially the Star Trek universe and its, er, passionate fans). Galaxy Quest was a Trek-like TV series that aliens called Thermians believe was a documentary. When their civilization is threatened by a villain named Sarris, they kidnap the cast (including Tim Allen, Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver, and Sam Rockwell) of the TV series to help them defeat Sarris, and, yes, hilarity ensues. But also a lot of heart and character development, if that’s your bag.

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President Donald Trump dances at an event at a charter school in The Villages, Fla., Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

A songwriter blasted President Donald Trump as a “fat f*ck” after fans flagged his tune was being used by the White House on social media without permission.

Noah Kahan and his “American Cars” co-writer Noah Levin protested after their song was used on Instagram and Tiktok.

“Would never approve of my music being used in support of you or this administration,” Kahan wrote Tuesday on Instagram after he was tagged by fans over the video using his music.

Variety first picked up the comments from Kahan and his co-writer.

The offending social media post features images of the president visiting a General Motors’ flagship test site in Michigan.

While the sound appears to be disabled on the post on Instagram, it could still be heard in the TikTok post.

Levine also commented on one of the posts, writing, “You fat f*ck this song isn’t for you.”

Trump and the White House have faced plenty of complaints about using musicians’ music.

The latest came Saturday from singer Katy Perry, who is dating former Canadian Prime Minister and Trump foe Justin Trudeau.

Perry objected to the White House’s use of her song “Firework.”

The singer was particularly offended by her song being used as music to play over military strikes.

“I am deeply appalled and angry to see “Firework” used on the @WhiteHouse TikTok account as a backing track for video footage of military strikes. I did not approve this, I was not asked, and I absolutely do not condone it,” she wrote.

Perry added that her song is a “an anthem of hope, healing, and inner strength for people going through their darkest personal moments” and not a celebration of warfare.

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If you're an Android user who is seeing ads pop up after your phone calls, you need not assume this is some new feature you have to learn to live with. It's actually an ad fraud scam, and you can do something about it. Researchers have identified dozens of apps on the Google Play Store that are able to display ads on top of the Android phone interface, a scheme known as AfterCall.

How ads are taking over Android calls

This scam originates with seemingly harmless utility apps downloaded from the Google Play Store, such as calendars, alarm clocks, and notepads. When installed, they request overlay permissions, which allow them to appear on top of other apps—and thus display ads over phone calls. These apps can detect when a call ends and will then launch full-screen ads wrapped in a fake call info screen. Since it looks like they are simply part of the call interface, users may be less likely to suspect that they are actually malicious.

It's worth noting that overlay permissions can't be granted via a standard pop-up during the app installation process. They are a type of "special permission" that requires users to go into their system settings to enable. Android apps are supposed to request these permissions in context and give a clear reason for doing so. AfterCall scammers are using justifications like alarms not being able to go off or appear correctly without overlay permissions, though some apps will simply crash if users decline permissions.

How to remove AfterCall ads

Because the ads appear out of context—after a phone call and with content unrelated to the utility app—it's harder for users to figure out what's causing them. The utility apps aren't obviously malicious and don't appear on recent app lists when ads are displayed, so it's not obvious that they are connected to the problem.

If you are seeing ads pop up after phone calls on your Android, check for apps that have overlay permissions. Go to Settings > Apps > Special app access (this may be hidden behind a three-dot menu) and click on the permission type. Look for apps you don't recognize, or which shouldn't have "display on top" permissions, and uninstall them. You should regularly audit these permissions, and disable any that aren't essential.

On the user side, these apps seem to be mostly an annoyance rather than outright malicious programs that are harvesting your sensitive data, though installing any program that requests unnecessary permissions can introduce significant risk. If nothing else, however, these apps do appear to waste brands' advertising dollars and could damage their reputation with users—but you probably just care about how to stop seeing them after your calls.

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President Donald Trump vowed on Tuesday to give a “high civilian honor” to a lifeguard seen saving the life of a young boy in a viral video — after his son, Eric Trump, requested he do so.

Video of the pulse-pounding rescue showed the 16-year-old lifeguard never losing his grip on the child as he battled the relentless surf at Seabright Beach in Santa Cruz, California, over the weekend.

Beachgoer Scott Vander Dussen shot footage of the save and posted it to his SantaCruzNow Instagram page on Sunday.

The video spread like wildfire on social media, quickly garnering millions of views.

One of those viewers was Eric Trump, who shared the video on Monday.

“Give this 16-year-old lifeguard the highest civilian honor,” Eric Trump posted on X along with the video. “This is truly the best of America! Well done!”

On Tuesday, President Trump posted a screengrab of Eric’s tweet on his Truth Social account, and appeared to concur with his son’s wish.

“We’re going to bring this heroic young man, and his family, into the White House with, perhaps, the boy he saved, to give him a High Civilian Honor. Very brave, he deserves it!”

The lifeguard has not been identified, but a woman claiming to be his mother posted on social media that his name is Ryder, according to Fox News.

Trump’s post came after a pair of closed-press meetings, first with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and then Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who are both in town for the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC).

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Actor James Woods said he is worried the recent “Muslim invasion” of the USA will be the point where historians look back and say the country took a nosedive into hell.

He shared his concern about the rise of Islam during a Monday interview on right-wing pundit Benny Johnson’s show.

Woods — one of the few outspoken conservatives in Hollywood — said he believed the election of democratic socialist and Muslim Zohran Mamdani (D) as New York City’s mayor was “the most dangerous event” in modern American history. He said it signaled the downfall of the nation.

“Look, I think America is the greatest human endeavor in the history of humankind. I think it’s in terrible trouble. I mean, the city where the World Trade Center and the people in it were slaughtered and destroyed, how you could ever allow this Muslim invasion and cancer?” Woods asked.

“And they say, ‘What are you, prejudiced?’ Well, yes. I’m sorry to say it,” he continued.

Woods then told reporters watching the show,  “don’t keep [my last comment] if you quote it just that; I’m prejudiced against a religion — that’s really a political jihad — that actually has in its revered text that you will kill every non-believer.”

He continued:

You know, I’m a Catholic. I believe certain things. I don’t think certain other religions share my view, but they have a right to do it, this is America. And I’d say you have a right to do it anyway.

But you don’t have a right to practice something — I’m not going to sign up for “Team Muslim” or “Team Islam,” when Team Islam says “Oh, and by the way, we want to kill every one of you who’s not us.” Now you got a problem.

Johnson let Woods speak for a minute. He then pointed out some 9/11 families want Mamdani barred from the tribute later this year, honoring 25 years since nearly 3,000 people were murdered in the terrorist attack.

The Specialist star’s remarks on Islam come as the religion has quickly expanded in recent years. There were 2.6 million Muslims in America in 2010, which then jumped 32% over the next decade to 3.85 million.

Woods gave an ominous prediction for what will happen sooner or later in the States.

“They’re gonna kill us. They’re gonna outbreed us and kill us and it’s gonna be done,” he said. “Because they’re doing it in other places — Christians in Sudan and other places, they’re being slaughtered. They’re being eradicated.”

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Ultrahuman rings, including the new Ring Pro, come with an extensive app. Even before you activate any PowerPlugs (add-on features), there are plenty of graphs and numbers to get lost in. Here are a few hacks you should know to navigate the data deluge and make sure you're getting the most out of its clever hidden features.

I've used two of Ultrahuman's rings: the Ring Air, which I reviewed here (and which is no longer available in the U.S.), and the Ring Pro, which I wrote about a little here. Ultrahuman just came out with a new version of its app, so if anything here looks different from what you're used to (like the Longevity tab), make sure you have the latest version.

Use the Ultrahuman ring's longevity tab, but not for longevity

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Ultrahuman gives you an estimate of your biological age, which you may (correctly) think of as kind of a silly gimmick—but don't ignore the longevity tab altogether. It's actually a great summary of your long-term trends. If you think of the Ring tab as giving your day-to-day data and suggestions for what to do today, then the Longevity tab tells you what all those days have added up to.

This is where you'll find an estimate of your VO2max, which gauges your cardio fitness. You'll also see a card describing your sleep debt; mine tells me I'm one hour in debt, due to bedtimes creeping later over the past week, but it also tells me a few on-time bedtimes should wipe out the debt.

Get better heart rate accuracy in Ultrahuman ring workouts by using a different device

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Smart rings don't make great workout trackers, as I've told you before. You have to take the ring off for comfort or safety for many workout types, and the heart rate readings aren't particularly reliable, even when you may want to keep the ring on.

Ultrahuman can track workouts with the ring, of course, but the app also has a setting that accounts for exactly my complaints. If you have another device, like a Garmin or even a basic chest strap heart rate monitor, you can have Ultrahuman use that more reliable device for your heart rate during workouts. Just start a workout from the app (under the plus sign menu), and you can choose another device. It actually works with anything that can broadcast heart rate and gives you instructions for connecting your Airpods Pro 3, Apple Watch, Polar sensor, Whoop, or Garmin.

"Train" your Ultrahuman ring for better accuracy

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A new feature in the Emerald update is the ability to "train" your ring's heart rate detection algorithm. To use it, you'll wear a secondary device at the same time as your ring, and Ultrahuman will compare the signals it gets from the two devices. This is supposed to allow Ultrahuman to detect your heart rate more accurately.

So far, the feature is only available for a few specific Polar heart rate monitors, none of which I have on hand, so I haven't been able to test this yet. But Ultrahuman says that support for other devices, like Garmin, is coming soon. Training for step counting is also coming soon.

Keep an eye on sunlight with the vitamin D plugin (even if you don't care about your vitamin D)

One of Ultrahuman's strengths is that it keeps track of the best time to do certain things. By default, you'll get recommendations about when you should stop looking at screens for the night, and you'll also get a recommendation to get a certain number of steps during the early morning and "golden hour" (around sunset) timeframes. There's a similar timeline for what Ultrahuman thinks are your best times to have caffeine during the day.

But there's another handy timeline you can add: one that shows you the timing for sunlight. To see it, go to Powerplugs and activate the Vitamin D plugin. You can use this for its original function, of course: taking note of when you are outdoors and getting sunlight. The ring detects some sunlight on its own, and you can tell it when you've been outside if you're trying to rack up a certain amount of time in the sun.

Now, you'll get a line on your timeline showing when the sun rises and when you'll get "partial sunlight" in the evening, customized to your location. You can infer some of this timing from the circadian windows plugin, but I like having it in its own little column on the timeline. I find this handy for planning outdoor activities toward the end of the day—if I go out near the "partial sunlight" time, I should probably bring a flashlight if I'll be on the trail. To see all your timelines in parallel, tap on the Active Windows card on the main screen.

Save battery on your Ultrahuman ring with Chill Mode

One of Ultrahuman's most useful features is a simple battery-life setting that you won't find unless you go looking for it. When you first buy your ring, it will operate in Turbo Mode, which the app describes as running "all sensors at full intensity for continuous, all-day tracking." And sure, when the ring is new to you, maybe you'd like to use Turbo Mode and turn on live heart rate on the home screen so you can get the most data to look at.

But for everyday use, Chill Mode makes a lot more sense than turbo. This mode still tracks your sleep and restful periods, and it will still sample plenty of data during workouts, but it skips detailed tracking during other times. Your battery will last longer in Chill Mode, and honestly, I don't feel like I'm missing anything important.