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The 30th United Nations climate summit, COP30, convened this month under the banner of the “COP of Truth.” It concluded Saturday with an agreement as murky as the cloud of smoke from the diesel generators outside the conference center where thousands...

UPDATE TACO MONDAY: White House postpones Monday’s expected unveiling of new health care cost proposal Trump Embraces Democrats' ACA Extension after causing a shutdown to end it. Trump is expected to propose Two-Year ACA Subsidy Extension as people are...

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What a difference a year makes In 2024, Trump won because young men cut themselves a slice of the MAGA hype. But like many decisions that seem sensible through a late-night tequila lens, dawn's light illuminated the folly of an ill-considered choice....

Musk and MAGA are suffering a self-inflicted injury... The Daily Beast Elon Musk’s social media site X has rolled out a new feature in an effort to increase transparency—and unwittingly revealed that many of the site’s top MAGA influencers are actually...

I thought I was way past being shocked by anything Trump does, but this story that broke yesterday will go down in history — and not in a good way. First, we have a bipartisan group of senators saying that they were told by Marco Rubio that the plan...

CW: Discussion of suicide loss Over the past year, birding has become a source of emotional healing. I lost my friend Robin to suicide on March 3, 2024. Her loss left me broken and empty in a way in which I had never experienced. I’m on the board for a...

As we speak, U.S., Ukrainian and European officials are meeting in Geneva to discuss the disastrous "28-point peace deal." From www.nytimes.com/… Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, Mr. Trump’s special envoy, were meeting on Sunday with...

A cartoon by David Horsey.