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“For a long time, Greene’s seemingly fathomless gullibility qualified her as a MAGA leader in Congress. But the gullibility actually did have a limit. Sometime after her election, she began to realize that she’d been made a fool of.”
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Came So Close to Getting the Joke
What the Georgia representative learned in Washington
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November 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
“For a long time, Greene’s seemingly fathomless gullibility qualified her as a MAGA leader in Congress. But the gullibility actually did have a limit. Sometime after her election, she began to realize that she’d been made a fool of.”
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Pilots, technicians and support teams rehearse the types of operations France may be called upon to conduct in a rapidly deteriorating international security landscape.
Exclusive: France trains air force for war scenario in TARANIS drill
Pilots, technicians and support teams rehearse the types of operations France may be called upon to conduct in a rapidly deteriorating international security landscape.
l.euronews.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Pilots, technicians and support teams rehearse the types of operations France may be called upon to conduct in a rapidly deteriorating international security landscape.
“She revels in the privileges she’s been granted since being transferred to a new facility by Donald Trump’s Justice Department, and she expresses optimism about one day freeing herself.”
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The Ghislaine Maxwell Emails
Extra toilet paper is just one of the privileges the former Epstein associate is enjoying in prison.
www.theatlantic.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
“She revels in the privileges she’s been granted since being transferred to a new facility by Donald Trump’s Justice Department, and she expresses optimism about one day freeing herself.”
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www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
“Schools across the country have been lowering standards and removing penalties for failure. The results are coming into focus.”
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‘A Recipe for Idiocracy’
What happens when even college students can’t do math anymore?
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November 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
“Schools across the country have been lowering standards and removing penalties for failure. The results are coming into focus.”
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www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
“Over the past 24 hours, multiple media outlets, citing several administration officials with direct knowledge, have published details of a new U.S. peace proposal that is tantamount to a Ukrainian surrender.”
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A Self-Defeating Reversal on Ukraine
The Trump administration had actually begun to make progress. Now it’s all in doubt.
www.theatlantic.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
“Over the past 24 hours, multiple media outlets, citing several administration officials with direct knowledge, have published details of a new U.S. peace proposal that is tantamount to a Ukrainian surrender.”
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www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
“Trump 2.0 is for the first time starting to resemble the chaotic original. And that new sense of political weakness in the president has not just emboldened Democrats…It’s also begun to give Republicans a permission structure for pushing back against Trump…”
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www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Trump Steamroller Is Broken
Infighting. Bad polls. Party divisions. Midterm fears. It’s all back.
www.theatlantic.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:17 AM
“Trump 2.0 is for the first time starting to resemble the chaotic original. And that new sense of political weakness in the president has not just emboldened Democrats…It’s also begun to give Republicans a permission structure for pushing back against Trump…”
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www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
“The United States is now a nation run by public servants who behave no better than internet trolls, deflecting criticism with crassness and obscenity.”
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A Confederacy of Toddlers
The Trump administration is a regime of troubled children.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:22 AM
“The United States is now a nation run by public servants who behave no better than internet trolls, deflecting criticism with crassness and obscenity.”
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“Trump’s relentless fundraising has alarmed ethics watchdogs who have worked for years to reduce the role of large donations in buying access or protection from government regulation.”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Trump’s Eye-Popping Postelection Windfall
Even though his campaign ended a year ago, the president hasn’t stopped fundraising.
www.theatlantic.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“Trump’s relentless fundraising has alarmed ethics watchdogs who have worked for years to reduce the role of large donations in buying access or protection from government regulation.”
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www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
“Some generations get a nationally televised car chase featuring O. J. Simpson fleeing police in a white Bronco. Others get the communal adrenaline rush of frantically “CTRL-F”-ing a House Oversight Committee trove of Jeffrey Epstein’s emails.”
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www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
The Dumb Truth at the Heart of the Epstein Scandal
When QAnon meets Veep
www.theatlantic.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“Some generations get a nationally televised car chase featuring O. J. Simpson fleeing police in a white Bronco. Others get the communal adrenaline rush of frantically “CTRL-F”-ing a House Oversight Committee trove of Jeffrey Epstein’s emails.”
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www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
“Trump was always an unlikely champion for those on the right who believed in the Epstein conspiracy theories. The men were undeniably friends.”
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www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Epstein Returns at the Worst Time for Trump
The president is desperate to make the questions go away, but there is no sign they will.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:24 AM
“Trump was always an unlikely champion for those on the right who believed in the Epstein conspiracy theories. The men were undeniably friends.”
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www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
“Are the Epstein files suddenly real?…All we know is that Trump wants us to stop talking about the subject. That’s usually what you want when the subject includes evidence that you have behaved in a manner beyond reproach.”
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www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Wait, Are the Epstein Files Real Now?
The White House’s responses get curiouser and curiouser.
www.theatlantic.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:02 AM
“Are the Epstein files suddenly real?…All we know is that Trump wants us to stop talking about the subject. That’s usually what you want when the subject includes evidence that you have behaved in a manner beyond reproach.”
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www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
“A party that champions government workers and the poor was willing to sacrifice them.”
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The Moral Cost of the Democrats’ Shutdown Strategy
A party that champions government workers and the poor was willing to sacrifice them.
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“A party that champions government workers and the poor was willing to sacrifice them.”
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Former models for Donald Trump’s agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally.
Former models for Donald Trump's agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally
"It's like modern-day slavery."
www.motherjones.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Former models for Donald Trump’s agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally.
As Trump’s deportation campaign escalated, the masks quickly turned officers and agents into a faceless, impersonal, undifferentiated goon squad.
It’s a look that has long been associated with authoritarian regimes and secret police…”
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It’s a look that has long been associated with authoritarian regimes and secret police…”
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Why They Mask
Veteran ICE officers know face coverings are a bad look. But they’re not coming off anytime soon.
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
As Trump’s deportation campaign escalated, the masks quickly turned officers and agents into a faceless, impersonal, undifferentiated goon squad.
It’s a look that has long been associated with authoritarian regimes and secret police…”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
It’s a look that has long been associated with authoritarian regimes and secret police…”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
"Democrats could have held the line on the shutdown, and spent weeks watching Trump’s approval ratings fall," writes Jonathan Chait. Instead, he argues, they're making a mistake by giving in:
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www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Senate Democrats Just Made a Huge Mistake
The shutdown was hurting Trump. Ending it helps him.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
"Democrats could have held the line on the shutdown, and spent weeks watching Trump’s approval ratings fall," writes Jonathan Chait. Instead, he argues, they're making a mistake by giving in:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
“Air traffic in the U.S. could “slow to a trickle” if the federal government shutdown lingers into the busy Thanksgiving travel holiday season, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Sunday.”
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Thanksgiving air traffic could 'slow to a trickle' if shutdown persists, transport secretary says
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warns that U.S. air traffic could slow significantly if the federal government shutdown continues into the Thanksgiving travel season.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
“Air traffic in the U.S. could “slow to a trickle” if the federal government shutdown lingers into the busy Thanksgiving travel holiday season, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Sunday.”
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“Most of Trump’s deportation campaign is inaccessible because after arrests are made, it is moving quickly, far from public view. And because it is targeting people who have spent an average of 16 years in the United States…”
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www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Hundreds of Thousands of Anonymous Deportees
Amid the president’s fast-moving deportation campaign, the stories of most people being swept up are missed.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
“Most of Trump’s deportation campaign is inaccessible because after arrests are made, it is moving quickly, far from public view. And because it is targeting people who have spent an average of 16 years in the United States…”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
“Every government shutdown is a game of a chicken between Democrats and Republicans, or sometimes between Congress and the White House.
And every administration tries to use its power to squeeze opponents…”
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And every administration tries to use its power to squeeze opponents…”
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Why This Shutdown Is So Dangerous
The way the president is disrupting essential services shows the dangers of his vision for big government.
www.theatlantic.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
“Every government shutdown is a game of a chicken between Democrats and Republicans, or sometimes between Congress and the White House.
And every administration tries to use its power to squeeze opponents…”
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And every administration tries to use its power to squeeze opponents…”
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“Turning private equity loose in our health care system kills people.”
~Sen. Elizabeth Warren
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~Sen. Elizabeth Warren
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Wall Street gutted Steward Health Care. Patients paid the price.
One of America's biggest for-profit hospital operators is bankrupt, broken, and responsible for countless mistreated patients—thanks to its private equity overlords.
www.motherjones.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
“Turning private equity loose in our health care system kills people.”
~Sen. Elizabeth Warren
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
~Sen. Elizabeth Warren
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Military commissaries could begin closing in early December if a continuing government shutdown continues, with up to 168 U.S. locations potentially affected.
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Military officials tell troops 168 commissaries could close next month
Officials say commissaries will be open through Thanksgiving, but many stateside stores could close soon after due to the government shutdown.
taskandpurpose.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Military commissaries could begin closing in early December if a continuing government shutdown continues, with up to 168 U.S. locations potentially affected.
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taskandpurpose.com/news/commiss...
“The Department of Homeland Security is adopting powerful new tools to monitor noncitizens. Privacy advocates are worried they erode privacy rights for immigrants and Americans alike. “
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Immigration agents have new technology to identify and track people
The Department of Homeland Security is adopting powerful new tools to monitor noncitizens. Privacy advocates are worried they erode privacy rights for immigrants and Americans alike.
n.pr
November 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
“The Department of Homeland Security is adopting powerful new tools to monitor noncitizens. Privacy advocates are worried they erode privacy rights for immigrants and Americans alike. “
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“If you oppose Trump, you may be prosecuted.
This is not how a representative government works.
It is how the Mafia works.”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
This is not how a representative government works.
It is how the Mafia works.”
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The Mafia Presidency
Trump is saying, essentially, If you don’t want to get hurt, you’ll do what I say.
www.theatlantic.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
“If you oppose Trump, you may be prosecuted.
This is not how a representative government works.
It is how the Mafia works.”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
This is not how a representative government works.
It is how the Mafia works.”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...