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Nebraska has been on a roll. After voting big for President Donald Trump in 2024 and Republicans since forever, the state is now reaping what it so eagerly sowed.
Its economy is collapsing . ...
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(This essay follows up on the discussion that arose from my recent piece, “How Deuteronomy Reflects the Brutal World that Civilization Had Become,” in which several readers questioned the validity of my indictment of civilization as creating the...
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I don’t have much as this is breaking news. The suspicion that other Republican lawmakers might follow MAGA firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene out of Congress appears to have some foundation. U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) announced on Saturday that...
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Washington Post:
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
As two men clung to a stricken, burning ship targeted by SEAL Team 6, the Joint Special Operations ...
by Greg Dworkin
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Tens of thousands of white-collar workers might be spending this holiday season hunting for jobs, thanks to the rise in artificial intelligence. But the massive industry’s impact on Americans can ...
by Alix Breeden
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Shocking as this moment is, none of us should pretend we weren’t warned. When Donald Trump installed Pete Hegseth — a television provocateur whose public record is soaked in belligerence, booze, and culture-war performance — as America’s Defense...
by thomhartmann
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Since stepping back into office, President Donald Trump has somehow been even more ludicrous than the first time around. And if there’s one thing he’s proven to the world, it’s that there’s ...
by Walter Einenkel
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It was funny, in hindsight, seeing how excited Republicans were before the meeting between President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.�
“Mamdani is acting like he is the ...
by kos
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Democrats have been wandering in the political wilderness for years— unsure how to counter President Donald Trump, divided over leadership, and plagued by doubts ...
by Alex Samuels
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy groaned to reporters Monday about the “degradation in civility” at airports, urging people to dress “with some respect” as they travel for the holidays.
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by Alix Breeden
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