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The Feinstein Dementia Mitigation Team
Neither the senator nor the people of California are well-served by this grotesque spectacle, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.
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AI isn’t what it’s said to be
ChatGPT and others are fancy autocomplete.
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Lawyer for Enrique Tarrio, ex-Proud Boys leader, has a point
Trump was the unindicted co-conspirator in the court room.
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Conspiracist, potential mass shooter and favorite of Marjorie Taylor Greene
On Discord leaker Jack Teixeira.
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Facing embarrassingly weak test case, has SCOTUS' rightwing supermajority lost its nerve?
The current bid to yank mifepristone off the market is legal hackery whose sponsors deserve points only for shrewd venue-shopping.
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Blue states are moving to protect abortion rights and trans rights against a red state power grab
The far right refined a common playbook for projecting the power of red states beyond their borders, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.
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Idaho Republicans want to keep doctors from treating ectopic pregnancies
It’s all about the uncertainty, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.
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CDC, FDA eviscerate Doctor Antivax
Ron DeSantis believes that antivax is the fast lane to the White House, and Dr. Ladapo is his eager co-pilot.
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Lab leak hearing by House Republicans feels frozen in time
The chip on Robert Redfield’s shoulder is evidence of nothing, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.
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Lab can’t leak what it never had
A “lab accident" is not a conspiracy. However, in 2023, all versions of the lab leak theory presuppose a conspiracy, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.
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DeSantis and Doctor Antivax
Florida’s surgeon general is running the anti-vaccination playbook.
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On US secrets, Trump stands apart from Biden and Pence
False equivalence is tempting, writes Lindsay Beyerstein. But don’t.