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Polls have consistently shown that the demographic groups with whom Donald Trump gained the most ground in 2024, namely young and Latino voters, have also been the quickest to sour on him
Texas Republicans have gerrymandered their way into a corner
If the courts don’t stop them, Hispanic voters may punish them
econ.st
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Polls have consistently shown that the demographic groups with whom Donald Trump gained the most ground in 2024, namely young and Latino voters, have also been the quickest to sour on him
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Udo Kier, German actor who starred in 200 films spanning Lars von Trier to Ace Ventura, dies aged 81
Udo Kier, German actor who starred in 200 films spanning Lars von Trier to Ace Ventura, dies aged 81
Actor who appeared in My Own Private Idaho, Blade, Armageddon and Dogville, as well as Madonna music videos and video games, died on Sunday
Udo Kier, the German actor who appeared in 275 roles across Hollywood and European cinema, including multiple films by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Gus Van Sant and Lars von Trier, has died aged 81.
Kier died on Sunday morning in a hospital in Palm Springs, California, his friend the photographer Michael Childers announced on social media. No cause of death was given. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Udo Kier, German actor who starred in 200 films spanning Lars von Trier to Ace Ventura, dies aged 81
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A procedural move by Justice Jackson may have blunted Trump’s courtroom win and kept aid flowing to millions.
Donald Trump ‘Outsmarted’ Over SNAP Benefits Ruling: Legal Analyst
www.newsweek.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:14 AM
A procedural move by Justice Jackson may have blunted Trump’s courtroom win and kept aid flowing to millions.
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A viral conversation about the cost of deodorant has emerged online, but what's behind the price increases?
Deodorant is Getting More Expensive
www.newsweek.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
A viral conversation about the cost of deodorant has emerged online, but what's behind the price increases?
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You can’t control this chaotic world, but the best meditation apps can help you control how you react to it, one deep breath at a time.
The best meditation apps to quit doomscrolling and find peace instead
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
You can’t control this chaotic world, but the best meditation apps can help you control how you react to it, one deep breath at a time.
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In Charlie Kirk’s name: Trump officials signal move to limit free speech on.ft.com/468hpio
In Charlie Kirk’s name: Trump officials signal move to limit free speech
White House shifts from defending dissent to vowing crackdown on ‘hateful’ rhetoric in wake of killing
on.ft.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
In Charlie Kirk’s name: Trump officials signal move to limit free speech on.ft.com/468hpio
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Walmart spent $35.3B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024, enough to give each of its 2.2M employees annual bonuses of $2,719.
Last year, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay of just $29,469.
Textbook corporate greed.
Last year, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay of just $29,469.
Textbook corporate greed.
September 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Walmart spent $35.3B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024, enough to give each of its 2.2M employees annual bonuses of $2,719.
Last year, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay of just $29,469.
Textbook corporate greed.
Last year, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay of just $29,469.
Textbook corporate greed.
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Donald Trump has designated drug cartels as “terrorists”. This is dubious: unlike al-Qaeda or Islamic State, cartels kill people in pursuit of a commercial goal (selling drugs), not a political one. But polls suggest that American voters are happy to use the label for drug gangs
The dubious legality of killing drug suspects at sea
Donald Trump orders a military strike on alleged “narco-terrorists”
econ.st
September 4, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Donald Trump has designated drug cartels as “terrorists”. This is dubious: unlike al-Qaeda or Islamic State, cartels kill people in pursuit of a commercial goal (selling drugs), not a political one. But polls suggest that American voters are happy to use the label for drug gangs
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This is all so gross. A vote for Cuomo is a vote for Trump. Every New Yorker should know this.
And for @SenSchumer & @RepJeffries to continue withholding their support from Zohran is outrageous.
And for @SenSchumer & @RepJeffries to continue withholding their support from Zohran is outrageous.
September 4, 2025 at 1:15 AM
This is all so gross. A vote for Cuomo is a vote for Trump. Every New Yorker should know this.
And for @SenSchumer & @RepJeffries to continue withholding their support from Zohran is outrageous.
And for @SenSchumer & @RepJeffries to continue withholding their support from Zohran is outrageous.
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You're telling me he's not getting worse?
September 4, 2025 at 1:04 AM
You're telling me he's not getting worse?
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And I would never want to get between Ted and a trip to Cancun when there’s an emergency in Texas
Ted Cruz: "I don't want to get between JB Pritzker and the Dominos Pizza line, but I'll tell you what I am willing to get between -- him and his open doors for every human trafficker ... "
September 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
And I would never want to get between Ted and a trip to Cancun when there’s an emergency in Texas
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The Hatfield-McCoy feud is the stuff of American folklore, remembered as a lurid tale of hillbilly violence. But Lauren Fadiman urges us not to forget what really fueled the conflict: desperation, isolation, and crass opportunism.
Blood Complicated | Lauren Fadiman
The Hatfield-McCoy feud has become both folktale and marketing play, as descendants and historians dispute how the story is told—and for whose benefit.
thebaffler.com
September 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The Hatfield-McCoy feud is the stuff of American folklore, remembered as a lurid tale of hillbilly violence. But Lauren Fadiman urges us not to forget what really fueled the conflict: desperation, isolation, and crass opportunism.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton hired a former staffer to work on a recent case. As a state employee, her labor would have cost taxpayers $641.
As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.
With @texastribune.org
As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.
With @texastribune.org
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Is Outsourcing More of His Office’s Work to Costly Private Lawyers
Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton is frequently opting for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas. One attorney cost...
www.propublica.org
July 26, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Texas AG Ken Paxton hired a former staffer to work on a recent case. As a state employee, her labor would have cost taxpayers $641.
As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.
With @texastribune.org
As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.
With @texastribune.org
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Keep in mind that the cuts to Medicaid don’t go into effect until late 2026 conveniently after the midterm elections. Do not be fooled. Vote these ghouls out. Show up and VOTE in the midterms.
July 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Keep in mind that the cuts to Medicaid don’t go into effect until late 2026 conveniently after the midterm elections. Do not be fooled. Vote these ghouls out. Show up and VOTE in the midterms.
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Trump's deletion of a police misconduct database is a reversal from his first term, when he ordered the creation of a database tracking excessive use of force.
Trump deletes database containing over 5,000 police misconduct incidents
It's a reversal from his first term, when Trump himself ordered the creation of a database tracking excessive use of force.
reason.com
May 30, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Trump's deletion of a police misconduct database is a reversal from his first term, when he ordered the creation of a database tracking excessive use of force.
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A 4-year-old Mexican girl who came to the United States for life-saving medical treatment is now facing deportation after the Trump administration abruptly revoked her family's legal immigration status.
Girl, 4, facing ICE deportation could 'die within days' without medication
www.irishstar.com
May 30, 2025 at 1:26 AM
A 4-year-old Mexican girl who came to the United States for life-saving medical treatment is now facing deportation after the Trump administration abruptly revoked her family's legal immigration status.
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“Trump is failing according to his own account. So where does this go? It just seems like a deeply contradictory position.”
https://trib.al/rH2c7Hx
https://trib.al/rH2c7Hx
Transcript: Humiliated Trump’s Anger at Putin Grows as GOP Angst Rises
As Trump gets more frustrated with Vladimir Putin and Republicans start demanding sanctions, a writer who focuses on Russia deciphers the deep problems in Trump’s approach to peace talks.
trib.al
May 30, 2025 at 2:03 AM
“Trump is failing according to his own account. So where does this go? It just seems like a deeply contradictory position.”
https://trib.al/rH2c7Hx
https://trib.al/rH2c7Hx
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A Southern elephant seal makes a surprise visit to the residential neighborhood of Gordon's Bay in Cape Town, South Africa, and triggers an almost nine-hour rescue effort to return him to the coast.
May 30, 2025 at 1:03 AM
A Southern elephant seal makes a surprise visit to the residential neighborhood of Gordon's Bay in Cape Town, South Africa, and triggers an almost nine-hour rescue effort to return him to the coast.
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Breaking News: A woman sued oil and gas companies over her mother’s death in a heat wave. It's the first wrongful death case targeting fossil fuel companies over their role in global warming, experts said.
Oil Companies Are Sued Over Death of Woman in 2021 Heat Wave
www.nytimes.com
May 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Breaking News: A woman sued oil and gas companies over her mother’s death in a heat wave. It's the first wrongful death case targeting fossil fuel companies over their role in global warming, experts said.
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The National Association of the Deaf says the White House's failure to provide ASL interpreters during press briefings leaves some deaf and hard of hearing people without information.
The White House is sued over lack of sign language interpreters at press briefings
The National Association of the Deaf says the White House's failure to provide ASL interpreters during press briefings leaves some deaf and hard of hearing people without information.
n.pr
May 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The National Association of the Deaf says the White House's failure to provide ASL interpreters during press briefings leaves some deaf and hard of hearing people without information.
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And in case you missed it, last week, 200 people won seats to a private dinner with Trump by purchasing large quantities of Trump’s memecoin—some holding millions of dollars’ worth.
This was the dinner:
www.wired.com/story/a-heli...
This was the dinner:
www.wired.com/story/a-heli...
May 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
And in case you missed it, last week, 200 people won seats to a private dinner with Trump by purchasing large quantities of Trump’s memecoin—some holding millions of dollars’ worth.
This was the dinner:
www.wired.com/story/a-heli...
This was the dinner:
www.wired.com/story/a-heli...
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President Trump pardoned a man sentenced for tax crimes after his mother went to a $1 million-per-plate dinner at Mar-a-Lago. His pardon application cited his mother’s support for the president, including raising millions of dollars and a connection to a plot to publicize a Biden family diary.
Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner
www.nytimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
President Trump pardoned a man sentenced for tax crimes after his mother went to a $1 million-per-plate dinner at Mar-a-Lago. His pardon application cited his mother’s support for the president, including raising millions of dollars and a connection to a plot to publicize a Biden family diary.
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Elon Musk has a favorite phrase when making bold promises: “Next year.”
From Full Self Driving and Hyperloop to robotaxis and literal robot armies, we traced his timeline of big talk and missed marks—because in Elon’s world, hype usually outruns reality.
From Full Self Driving and Hyperloop to robotaxis and literal robot armies, we traced his timeline of big talk and missed marks—because in Elon’s world, hype usually outruns reality.
There’s a Very Simple Pattern to Elon Musk’s Broken Promises
The entrepreneur’s habit of overpromising on deadlines may be frustrating for investors—but for those looking to see whether a Musk pledge will come good, there’s a key phrase to watch out for.
www.wired.com
May 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Elon Musk has a favorite phrase when making bold promises: “Next year.”
From Full Self Driving and Hyperloop to robotaxis and literal robot armies, we traced his timeline of big talk and missed marks—because in Elon’s world, hype usually outruns reality.
From Full Self Driving and Hyperloop to robotaxis and literal robot armies, we traced his timeline of big talk and missed marks—because in Elon’s world, hype usually outruns reality.
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Many right-wing “populist” leaders—Donald Trump included—have won election by running against a supposedly corrupt system, and then become embroiled in corruption scandals themselves. A professor discusses the connection between autocracy and corruption.
Donald Trump’s Culture of Corruption
How right-wing populism fights graft at the bottom and nurtures it at the top.
www.newyorker.com
May 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Many right-wing “populist” leaders—Donald Trump included—have won election by running against a supposedly corrupt system, and then become embroiled in corruption scandals themselves. A professor discusses the connection between autocracy and corruption.