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Psst, it’s a cult
Kit Maher writing for CNN: $1 Trump Coin Draft Is ‘Real,’ US Treasurer Says
“No fake news here,” US Treasurer
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Thank you sir, can I have another?
Chris Cameron writing for The New York Times: Apple Takes Down ICE Tracking Apps in Response to Trump Pressure Campaign
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You must at least respect the office
There was a thing I heard from some Republicans in my life during the first Trump administration, and it would
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Boiling over, but with numbers
Quinnipiac has some new polling data out this week, so why not explore for some goodies?
In the wake of
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Kimmel is returning as Republicans wonder, “are we the baddies?”
Emma Roth: Jimmy Kimmel’s show will return after censorship outrage
Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show is returning on
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Jimmy Kimmel said the most shocking thing you've ever heard on television
Less than 2 months ago, CBS ended Stephen Colbert's show out of the blue. At the time, I
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Boiling over
It's iPhone week and I should be thinking mostly about iPhone specs and Apple Watch quirks, but here
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Some Americans kinda like fascism
Garrett M. Graff: America Tips Into Fascism
America has become a country where armed officers of the state shout “Papers
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"These people do it naturally"
I've been thinking quite a bit recently about how the current state of the United States compares to
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Insanity is trying the same thing over again expecting a different result
Megan Brenan writing for Gallup: Independents Drive Trump's Approval to 37% Second-Term Low
Six months into his second
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Redistribution of wealth via healthcare
Not-my-favorite-guy-in-the-world Matt Yglesias talking about what Republicans actually mean when they talk about cutting Medicaid:
I think you could see
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This isn't lying, it's delusion
Stephen Robinson writing for Public Notice: Trump's Brain Is Gone
Donald Trump’s recent interviews with Time and
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Who has time for due process these days?
The Vice President of the United States on Twitter:
To say the administration must observe "due process" is
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Tariffs, integrity, and chaos
Ben Thompson: American Disruption (emphasis mine):
[T]he most important components for executing a fundamental shift in trade are those
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You have got to be kidding me
Mia Sato writing for The Verge: Elon Musk’s $1 Million Handout Winners Are Connected to Republican Causes
On Sunday,
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Yesterday's 'golden age' turns into today's mess
Nick Timiraos for the Wall Street Journal: Corporate America’s Euphoria Over Trump’s ‘Golden Age’ Is Giving Way to
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Secretary of Defense put war plans in a group chat with a journalist
Jeffrey Goldberg with an insane story in The Atlantic: The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
The world
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Wow, what courage
Mia McCarthy writing for Politico: No More in-Person Town Halls, NRCC Chief Tells House Republicans
The chair of the House