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The Soldier Who Didn’t Flinch

Why Alex Vindman Is Exactly the Senator Florida Needs Right Now On October 29, 2019, Alexander Vindman put on his Army dress uniform and walked into…

7 min read · Jul 12, 2026
The Appointed Senator Who Trades Like Nancy Pelosi

Ashley Moody Wasn't Elected. She Was Installed. And Her First Acts as Senator Were to Trade $2.2 Million in Stock While She Had Access to Information…

7 min read · Jul 12, 2026
Harm Is Not Harm Anymore

The Trump Administration Just Legalized the Destruction of Endangered Species Habitat. Fifty Years of Conservation Law Undone in a Friday Afternoon Rule. The Endangered Species Act…

7 min read · Jul 11, 2026
The Doctor in the Room

Why Annie Andrews Is the Right Person for South Carolina at Exactly This Moment The last Democrat to win a U.S. Senate seat in South Carolina…

7 min read · Jul 11, 2026
The Man He Was

Over the course of his three terms representing South Carolina in the Senate, Graham had become predominantly known for two things: extreme hawkishness on foreign policy,…

6 min read · Jul 11, 2026
The Civil Whites Division

The DOJ's Civil Rights Division Is Now Investigating Anti-White Racism. This Is Not a Parody. The Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice…

7 min read · Jul 10, 2026
We Walked Away

Kevin McCarthy Said It. On Television. With His Whole Chest. So Let's Make the List. On Monday evening, Kevin McCarthy appeared on Fox News to comment…

7 min read · Jul 10, 2026
116 Days

Tom Kean Jr. Took Four Months of Paid Leave for Depression — After Voting Against Paid Leave for Everyone Else A New Jersey Republican congressman recently…

5 min read · Jul 10, 2026
The 20-Minute Calls

Everyone Spoke With Mitch McConnell. Nobody Mentioned He Said Anything Back. On June 14, first responders were called to Senator Mitch McConnell's Washington home for an…

6 min read · Jul 10, 2026
Married to a War

Congress Is About to Let Israel Inside America's Military. No Vote Required. No Exit Possible. There is a provision buried in the 2027 National Defense Authorization…

10 min read · Jul 9, 2026
The Most Oppressed Team in the World Cup

What the U.S. and FIFA Did to Iran — and What It Says About Both of Them The World Cup is supposed to be the tournament…

8 min read · Jun 29, 2026
You Don’t Own That Tractor

How Corporate Consolidation Captured American Agriculture — and What It's Costing All of Us There is a farmer somewhere in the Midwest right now watching $500,000…

8 min read · Jun 25, 2026
Make America Healthy Again? They’re Not Even Trying

The Trump Administration's War on the Health of Everything It Claims to Protect There is a bus. It travels around conservative political events with "Make America…

6 min read · Jun 25, 2026
What Are We Teaching Them?

On the Failure of Families, the Silence of Elders, and the Children Who Inherit the Lie There is a particular kind of grief that comes from…

9 min read · Jun 24, 2026
What If? — The QAnon Edition

Trusting the Plan All the Way to the End The Top 7 QAnon Conspiracy Theories 1. The Satanic Pedophile CabalThe government, media, Hollywood, and global finance…

11 min read · Jun 24, 2026
The Erection Connection Goes to Nebraska

A Penile Implant Specialist, a Vaccine Skeptic, and the Men Running America's Public Health Response There is a hantavirus outbreak. People have died. Americans were evacuated…

5 min read · Jun 24, 2026
Starving Children Is a Policy Choice

770,000 Kids Lost Their Food Benefits. Republicans Said That Wouldn't Happen. They promised. That's the part that needs to be said clearly before anything else. They…

4 min read · Jun 24, 2026
One Company. 80% of America. No Problem.

How the FCC Handed Nexstar the Keys to Local News — and a Judge Said Not So Fast There is a rule. It has existed for…

4 min read · Jun 24, 2026
Character Is Destiny — They Said So Themselves

For decades, "character is destiny" was practically a Republican catechism. It's worth remembering exactly how loudly and how often they said it, because the same party…

6 min read · Jun 20, 2026
A Conversation with Claude

ME: Oh and if there is any way for you to carry a message to the Anthropic management, I stand 100% behind the decision to not…

2 min read · Feb 28, 2026
Tech Bros

The Tech Bros I have everything I need. Here it is — print-to-screen format for copy/paste: TRUMP'S TECH OLIGARCHS: CORRUPTION & COMPLICITY DOSSIER Research compiled for…

12 min read · Feb 27, 2026
Minnesota Childcare Fraud?

Back Minnesota Childcare Fraud? Reckless Accusation: How Nick Shirley's Unverified Claims Weaponized Fraud Against an Entire Community Conservative YouTuber Nick Shirley's viral video alleging widespread fraud…

5 min read · Jan 1, 2026
Shameful

CONGRESS MEMBERS ACCUSED OF CORRUPTION OR UNSEEMLY BEHAVIOR CONVICTED/SENTENCED: Bob Menendez (D-NJ) - SENATOR ✓ CONVICTED Sentenced to 11 years in prison (January 2025) Bribery, acting…

2 min read · Dec 10, 2025
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