Taking Authoritarianism Out For a Spin
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October 14, 2026
According to Ukrainian presidential advisor Serhiy Beskrestnov, last night, without warning, Elon Musk’s SpaceX restricted the speed limits for the Starlink terminals Ukraine’s…
Desperate for Distraction
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October 13, 2026
This afternoon, the President of the United States posted two videos of lions and tigers attacking humans.
Politics Chat, October 13, 2026
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October 12, 2026
Billionaire Elon Musk has already funneled at least $366 million into the midterms to try to make sure voters elect Republicans.
October 9, 2026
Late Wednesday afternoon, Dana Mattioli, Drew Hinshaw, Rebecca Ballhaus, and Joe Parkinson of the Wall Street Journal reported on the tawdry grifting of Kimberly Guilfoyle, former…
October 10, 2026
So now, after more than a decade of pretending that he is not associated with Russia and that he would honor the U.S.
Politics Chat, October 9, 2026
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October 11, 2026
This week I marked the end of another summer by spending as much time as I could on the water.
Why We Remember the Great Chicago Fire
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October 7, 2026
On October 7, 2016, in the run-up to the 2016 election, the Washington Post broke the story of the so-called Access Hollywood tape, a video from 2005 in which Donald Trump told…
October 4, 2026
On Friday night, just before 11:00, Trump announced that his administration “will, immediately, begin sending ‘Checks’ of nearly $100 to over 20 MILLION wonderful Seniors to help…
October 1, 2026
John Hudson of the Washington Post reported this evening that the Trump administration is openly defying Congress, taking $52 million in military assistance lawmakers appropriated…
A Flood of Corruption Stories
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October 2, 2026
Trump held a campaign rally tonight in Mobile, Alabama, the city where, as Shawn McCreesh of the New York Times recalled, his MAGA rallies really took off in August 2015, when…
October 6, 2026
Judging from his social media posts, Trump is panicking.
September 29, 2026
The scene that unfolded today at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a snapshot of politics in the U.S.
Politics Chat, October 6, 2026
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September 30, 2026
A Washington Post headline today read: “U.S.
A Seismic Political Change
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A Scene before the Senate Judiciary Committee
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October 3, 2026
On Saturday, October 3, the Power to the People festival, organized by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, took over the…
October 8, 2026
On October 8, 1871, dry conditions and strong winds drove deadly fires through the Midwest.
Undermining the Post-WWII Order
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