Trump GOES MUTE and CLOSES WH as PLANS BLOW UP!!

There Sure Are A LOT Of Republican Scumbags In The House

Slog AM: Wyoming Trans Woman Charged for Pulling Gun on (Alleged) Douchebags, It’s Smoky as Hell, and the Mariners Go Furry

Good morning! A heat advisory is still in effect today, until 10 pm Friday, and smoke from the fires in Spokane will likely linger into…

Less Than Half of 3rd-8th Graders in NY State Are Reading Proficient, Test Scores Show

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Reading proficiency plunged across New York state last school year while math scores ticked…

Tarabuster Thursdays: The Ever-Increasing Death Toll from the BIG UGLY BILL

How South Korea Can Survive the Unbundling of International Order

South Korea’s strategic challenges – and the potential solutions – make the case for democratic multilateralism. 

Melania Wishes She Didn’t See This

Lo que sabemos sobre la nueva norma de carga pública de Trump y cuáles son las ideas falsas más comunes

Los defensores de los inmigrantes consideran que este cambio es un intento de sembrar la confusión y asustar a los inmigrantes para que no recurran…

“I Love Lucy,” Narrated by Fran Drescher

Meidas Defense Ukraine Update 6AUG26

Kyiv residents shelter in metro stations as Russia launches strikes

Trump LOSES IT as Fed Judge Signals He will DISMISS His “Epstein Birthday Card” Defamation Case!!!

Hegseth Slammed By Trump Over Missiles | Miller Has Hissy Fit Over El-Sayed | Canada Mocks Trump

Code Switching: Survival Ritual In Plain Sight

This episode expands the definition of ritual into communication.

Cuba’s Government Is in Trump’s Crosshairs, but Political Dissidents Find No Refuge Here

In 2021, tired of what she said was years of persecution in Latin American countries after being forced out of her home country of Cuba,…

Pax Americana with Julie and Olga Lautman: This Week in Foreign Policy

Judge clears way for Trump to deport 350,000 Haitians to a country deemed unsafe

WASHINGTON — A federal judge lifted a stay Wednesday on the termination of temporary protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians in order to comply…

The Rule of Law in Afghanistan Failed Long Before the Taliban’s Triumph

To be rightfully concerned about the present is not an excuse to distort the past.

How Seattle’s Iconic Movable Bridges Actually Work

Inside the unsung structures that allow our city to function.

Hard data and context are missing in Minnesota’s overblown fraud furor

Trump's claims that this state is an outlier when it comes to fraud don't hold up, and the politicized attacks must not go unchallenged. The…