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Catherine O'Hara, Comic Genius Whose Final Chapter Included Iconic Work on 'Schitt's Creek,' Dies at 71
Her sudden death came after a short illness
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January 30, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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Constitutional Decay
The United States was founded on a radical, dangerous idea to tyrants: that the government does not own the truth, that power does not control speech, that no administration, no matter how corrupt or ...
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January 30, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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The Melania Flop
There is something almost poetic about watching propaganda flop in real time.
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January 28, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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The Painter Who Revealed the Understated Beauty of Ordinary Things
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The Painter Who Revealed the Understated Beauty of Ordinary Things
The creative brilliance of Jean Siméon Chardin
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January 28, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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Let Them Eat Cake: While Minneapolis Mourned, Trump Hosted a Melania Gala
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Let Them Eat Cake: While Minneapolis Mourned, Trump Hosted a Melania Gala
As protesters froze in the streets after the killing of Alex Pretti, Trump’s elite celebrated a $75 million vanity film—another glimpse of a family governing like royalty.
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January 28, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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On Minnesota - What Is Yours To Do?
This is a moment for all of us across the nation, and we all can do something.
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January 28, 2026 at 12:19 AM
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The Gay Black American Who Stared Down Nazis in the Name of Love
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The Gay Black American Who Stared Down Nazis in the Name of Love
One of the most brilliant minds of the Harvard class of ’35, Reed Edwin Peggram met his soulmate on the eve of World War II and risked everything to stay by his side.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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We know how to defeat Trump
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We know how to defeat Trump
Authoritarianism is not inevitable
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January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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They Lied to Us
They lied about Alex Pretti. They lied about Renée Good. And they’ve been lying for centuries.
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January 27, 2026 at 5:33 AM
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BONUS NUMBER 162: DE SADE'S CHÂTEAU WAS A LOT LIKE MAR-A-LAGO
(Did You Sleep With the Models?)
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January 25, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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The Sunday Poem
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The Sunday Poem
"I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping."
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January 25, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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FUCK YOU
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FUCK YOU
FUCK YOU.
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January 25, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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When Chauncey Gardiner is President
“It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.” Voltaire
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January 23, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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Clots and Prayers
Clots and Prayers for the Commander in Cheeto
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January 22, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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Grab Trump by the Pussy
I don't know about you, but I firmly believe that this Special Counsel Jack Smith dude is not the kind of guy you want to fuck with.
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January 22, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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How “Bitcoin Jesus” Avoided Prison, Thanks to One of the “Friends of Trump”
Billionaire fugitive Roger Ver was facing federal criminal charges until he sought the services of a select club of President Donald Trump’s former personal attorneys who have easy access to top Justi...
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January 22, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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My "Heated" Chat with a Scholar Who Wrote a New York Times Essay About THAT GAY HOCKEY SHOW
We disagreed on a lot, but Jim Downs and I still had a great convo.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Reflections on Martin Luther King Day
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Reflections on Martin Luther King Day
It is both sobering and deeply moving to honor the legacy of the Rev.
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January 21, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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Edna Lewis's Gingerbread
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Edna Lewis's Gingerbread
A nostalgic nod to gentler times
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January 20, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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The World Is Learning How to Live Without America
What happens when the United States becomes a risk factor.
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January 15, 2026 at 12:54 AM
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A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.
In a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
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January 15, 2026 at 12:51 AM
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Making Sense out of Nonsense
One of my grandmother’s favorite axioms: “It’s impossible to find sense in the muddy waters of nonsense.” America 2026, however, is making a valiant attempt to prove my grandmother wrong.
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January 14, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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Robbery in progress
He only steals it if we let him.
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January 13, 2026 at 3:18 AM
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Well done!
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NFL QB Caleb Williams shuts down homophobes with his blue nails & the weekend’s most epic playoff win - buff.ly/4mcqBUE
January 12, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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What "true" religious leaders say
`12 January 2026
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January 12, 2026 at 9:27 PM