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Trump Isn’t Even Trying to Sell This War Has the salesman in chief gotten rusty?

Trump’s War Lacks a Marketing Plan. Why does a president who loves selling not want to pitch this conflict?

The Republican Party Continues Eating Its Own What one lawmaker’s defection from the GOP says about the state of politics

The Republican Party Continues Eating Its Own. What one lawmaker’s defection from the GOP says about the state of politics.

Did Trump plan the war with Iran months earlier?

NEWS: Iran Escalates War After Trump Declares Victory, Iranian Hackers Hit U.S. Company, Allies Admit They Don’t Know Trump’s Plan Good morning, everyone.

NEWS: Iran Escalates War After Trump Declares Victory, Iranian Hackers Hit U.S. Company, Allies Admit They Don’t Know Trump’s Plan
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Trump Cares a Little Too Much About Shoes Doesn’t he have more important things to think about?

Trump Cares a Little Too Much About Shoes. Doesn’t he have more important things to think about?

The X algorithm really is trying to radicalize you—researchers just proved it A new study shows that X’s ‘For you’ algorithm promotes conservative content and demotes traditional media, shifting users’ opinions to the right.

The X algorithm really is trying to radicalize you—researchers just proved it

I don’t think unconditional surrender is imminent.

I keep seeing people ask about the 25th Amendment.

Guys. His entire Cabinet is walking around in shoes that don’t fit because they’re scared to take them off.

The 25th is never happening.

Exclusive: HSI, a branch of DHS that usually investigates drug cartels and human-trafficking networks, is probing the 2020 election results in Arizona, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Sarah Fitzpatrick, and Nick Miroff report: theatln.tc/HJwh0Oqs

CANNON FLIPPED — Secret Recordings From Inside Her Chambers Revealed | Rachel Maddow YouTube video by News Shock

@maddow.bsky.social l just watched a YouTube video using what sounds like a perfect AI clone of your voice telling a completely bogus story about Judge Aileen Cannon. It almost fooled me. Sharing because how real this fake AI voice was and it’s kinda scary.

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Few U.S. Doctors Have Seen Measles in Person. That's a Problem. As the risk of measles mounts, health care workers face an unusual challenge: Many don't know what it looks like.

Few U.S. Doctors Have Seen Measles in Person. That’s a Problem.

Trump’s War Is Taking a Toll on Aviation The $8 trillion air freight industry faces huge challenges due to the war in the Middle East.

Trump’s War Is Taking a Toll on Aviation. The $8 trillion air freight industry faces huge challenges due to the war in the Middle East.

The Texas Senate Runoffs Are Going to Be a Bloodbath I can’t wait for Ken Paxton and John Cornyn to shred each other over the next 12 weeks.

The Texas Senate Runoffs Are Going to Be a Bloodbath

Trump assaulted renewable energy. Now America is more vulnerable to Iran’s fossil fuel shocks Oil and gas prices are affected by global factors. Countries that invested in clean tech are better positioned as the Middle East crisis escalates.

Trump assaulted renewable energy. Now America is more vulnerable to Iran fossil fuel shocks

What this Texas Republican primary revealed about the politics of AI data centers Sid Miller warned that server farms were swallowing farmland and draining rural water supplies. Republican voters weren’t persuaded.

What this Texas Republican primary revealed about the politics of AI data centers. Sid Miller warned that server farms were swallowing farmland and draining rural water supplies. Republican voters weren’t persuaded.

OpenAI Is Opening the Door to Government Spying Whether it means to or not

OpenAI Is Opening the Door to Government Spying. Whether it means to or not.

Trump Has Lost the Plot in Iran Tehran hopes that he will declare a hollow victory and abort the mission.

Trump Has Lost the Plot in Iran

Trump’s Unauthorized War The Constitution grants Congress, not the president, the power to mobilize the military—and for good reason.

Trump’s Unauthorized War. The Constitution grants Congress, not the president, the power to mobilize the military—and for good reason.

Anyone Else Worried About the New Virus That’s Hitting California? I’m sure RFK Jr. isn’t.

Anyone Else Worried About the New Virus That’s Hitting California?
I’m sure RFK Jr. isn’t.

Jet fuel prices just jumped 80%. Will airline tickets get more expensive next? Fuel typically accounts for up to 40% of an airline’s operating costs. With jet fuel prices soaring, some carriers warn the financial impact could arrive quickly.

Jet fuel prices just jumped 80%. Will airline tickets get more expensive next?

The Pentagon-Anthropic feud is quietly obscuring the real fight over military AI The fight over how the military can use large language models is narrowing the scope of an urgent debate.

The Pentagon-Anthropic feud is quietly obscuring the real fight over military AI

Pete Hegseth Treats Fallen American Soldiers as a PR Problem His use of the Iran-war dead to attack the media was disgraceful.

Pete Hegseth Treats Fallen American Soldiers as a PR Problem

What Iran Might Do When It Has Nothing to Lose The risk of a retaliatory attack outside the Middle East is growing.

How Iran Could Retaliate Around the World. The regime is weakened but has very little to lose.

Operation Epic Confusion Trump’s goals in Iran are expansive, shifting, and potentially impossible.

Operation Epic Confusion. Trump’s goals in Iran are expansive, shifting, and potentially impossible.

Marco Rubio Doesn’t Get It The Trump administration continues to lambast friends and empower foes.

Marco Rubio Doesn’t Get It. The Trump administration continues to lambast friends and empower foes.

The Democrats Aren’t Built for This They say they want to save democracy. First they’ll need to get out of their own way.

The Democrats Aren’t Built for This

Are We Really Shocked That ICE Has Started Detaining White European Immigrants? I guess federal agents can’t hit their quotas by primarily targeting people accused of Existing While Brown, so the system is being turned on itself.

Are We Really Shocked That ICE Has Started Detaining White European Immigrants?

How Trump Could Break the 2026 Elections Stephen Richer on President Trump’s 2020 election denial, standing up to threats, and the Fulton County raid. Plus: Trump’s racist Obama meme and The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.

How Trump Could Break the 2026 Elections

The US military is taking control of more Texas borderland The Air Force has added about 190 miles of Rio Grande riverbank to the 250 it already oversees.

The US military is taking formal control of more Texas borderland

Deadlier Than Gettysburg How the cruelty of the Confederacy’s prison camps gave rise to the rules of war

Deadlier Than Gettysburg