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The Epstein scandal is not a distraction. It’s the ball game
Nancy Pelosi ought to know better.
By refusing to release ‘the Epstein files,’ Trump forfeits being a victim of a conspiracy
That means he’s badly exposed.
In the conspiracy-addled mind of maga, Trump was supposed to defeat evil. By closing the Epstein case, he has become it
Maga is mad about more than a broken promise.
Maga’s headed for schism
The Epstein case is a particularly effective wedge because Trump’s conspiracist base feels humiliated, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.
Stand with me in defense of the common good
An important request.
With ‘personal paramilitary army,’ expect Trump to disappear critics
“People with large public platforms who continue to be outspoken will be in far more danger than the average person,” Jemar Tisby tells me.
Witness recalls “massive show of force” by Trump’s secret police
A portrait of tyranny but also resistance, Mel Buer tells me.
Is this really a ‘tea party moment’ for the Democratic Party?
Plenty of anger with leadership, but there’s more to it, says Dana Houle.
Happy National Cookout Day!
Make the most of your holiday.
Why the Republicans can harm Americans with impunity
Our politics “has been turned around into something that is entertaining us,” even as it’s destroying us, Steve Millies tells me.