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Ohio River Raised for Veep Kayaking Trip

The optics are not good.

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Fact Checking in an Era of Bullshit

One of the big ones has given up.

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Why is This News?

A minor scandal involving randos is everywhere.

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AI is Killing the Web as We Know It

The incentives for creating quality content are diminishing by the day.

Stephen Colbert’s Late Show Canceled

The end of an era.

Musk Announces America Party

An unserious idea from an unserious man.

Musk Threats Over Big Beautiful Bill

Of course you realize this means war.

Some Thoughts on the NYC Democratic Primary

Thoughts on the election and on the electoral rules used.

In Front of Our Noses: Threatening the Press

Say what Trump wants or he’ll threaten to sue!

SaturTabs

Tabby Tuesday

Social Media Diplomacy?

Is that really a good idea?

Ceasefire in Iran War

This phase seems to be over. [Or maybe not!]

How Effective Were U.S. Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities?

Maximalist claims are almost surely overstated.

Was Bombing Iran Legal?

No. But it won’t matter.

President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the situation room during the bombing of Iran's nuclear sites. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the situation room during the bombing of Iran's nuclear sites.

U.S. Bombs Three Iranian Nuke Sites

The war is on.

Regime Change in Iran

Trump and Netanyahu do not see eye to eye on the matter.

In Front of Our Noses: Additional Trump-Musk Thoughts

It says a lot about the Trump era.

President Donald Trump participates in a press conference with departing DOGE adviser Elon Musk, Friday, May 30, 2025, in the Oval Office. President Donald Trump participates in a press conference with departing DOGE adviser Elon Musk, Friday, May 30, 2025, in the Oval Office.

The Trump-Musk Breakup

The bromance is apparently over.

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Trump DOE Attacks Columbia Accreditation

The administration’s war on higher ed has escalated.

President Donald Trump participates in a press conference with departing DOGE adviser Elon Musk, Friday, May 30, 2025, in the Oval Office. President Donald Trump participates in a press conference with departing DOGE adviser Elon Musk, Friday, May 30, 2025, in the Oval Office.

Musk Calls BBB a ‘Disgusting Abomination’

Maybe they weren’t serious about fiscal discipline after all?

Ten Observations About College Students

These sweet, anxious, thoughtful, and genuinely loveable students know in their bones that their future is deeply uncertain and shaped by adults who appear to have no idea what they’re doing.

Trump Lashes Out At Federalist Society

Will no one rid me of these meddlesome judges?

Who Wants International Students?

Clearly not the Trump administration.

In Front of our Noses: Dictatorial Claims

Keeping a running list of examples of the dishonesty, unreality, poor governance, and authoritarianism of the Trump administration.

Musk Has Left the Building

Is the worst of the idiocy over?

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Trump Middle East Tour Incites Envy in Iran

The country’s citizens are enduring power outages while Saudis are making deals for cutting-edge technology.

The Case of the Afrikaners

What it tells us about race and the Trump administration.

Kashmir Crisis Escalates

India and Pakistan are playing a dangerous game of tit for tat.

The Childish President

On renaming commemorations.

We’re Deporting US Citizens, Including Children

Apparently, this is who we are now.

Lying in the Service of Human Rights Abuse

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

A PSA

Fifth Amendment edition.

American Exceptionalism

USA! USA! USA!

Being Sent to CECOT is an Inhumane, Slow-Motion Death Sentence

To the Trump administation this a feature, not a bug.

‘An Experiment in Recklessness’

What could possibly go wrong?

Different Forms of Trump Apologist Copium

Remember Trump cannot fail, he can only be failed!

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The Backlash Has Begun

Nationwide protests yesterday show a growing outrage over Trump 2.0.

3,900.28 Points in Two Days

If this is American greatest, I prefer it when things were “going to hell.”

I Have No Sense, And I Must Rule

A day of AI, tariffs, and world historic stupidity.

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Booker Breaks Thurmond’s Record

He filibustered nothing for a very long time.

Tabby Wednesday

Marine Le Pen Barred From 2027 Election

The courts have ruled the far-right leader ineligible to run.