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Shootout at the White House
US Politics

Snipers for Trump

Russ Baker 10/26/26

Connecting the dots on Trump’s security moves.

Elon Musk, listens, Donald Trump
Artificial Intelligence Opinion US Politics

No Quantum of Solace — Musk Goes Full Bond Villain

Klaus Marre 10/25/26
Donald Trump, supporters, rioting, US Capitol, Washington, DC, January 6
Politics

As Trump Tries to Steal Another Election, Here Is a Helpful Reminder About 2020

Klaus Marre 10/25/26
Sergey Brin, Marc Andreessen, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, buy votes
Cartoon

Billionaires Think Your Votes Are Worth Millions — You Should Too

DonkeyHotey 10/25/26
Kids, protests, France
Cartoon

Social (Media) Justice? Young Americans Are Sitting Out the Revolution

Ted Rall 10/24/26

Deep Dives

Jack boot, mail-in ballot, voter suppression

Trump Advised: Do Anything Necessary to Retain Power

Russ Baker
Hacking, computer code, election equipment.

Push Comes to Shove: The Unspeakable Threat to Election 2026

Jonathan D. Simon
Donald Trump, supporters, rally

Trump Supporters Are Beginning to Question What They Enabled

Russ Baker
DC, Election 2020, campaign signs

Red State Legislators Work to Throttle Direct Democracy

Glenn Daigon

Elections

Jonathan Simon, chart, 2004 presidential election, National Press Club
Elections

Election 2026: How Little We Know

Jonathan D. Simon 10/24/26

Hard to know what to make of an election where an honest result would be a shocking result.

Dan Sullivan, Mary Peltola
Elections

Trump Concocts Lawsuit to Help the GOP Steal Alaska Senate Seat

Klaus Marre 10/24/26
Vote, sign, Election, Primary, Voting,
Elections

Trump Is Building an Election Trap: Millions of Americans May Not See It in Time

Thom Hartmann 10/09/26

International

People protest, Paris, 2026
International

As Discontents Flare Up, Fascists Feed on the Flames

Neal Gabler
Zero-Click cyberattacks
Apprentice Stories

There’s a New Global Cybersecurity Threat Outpacing Regulation, and It’s Not AI

Audrey Hill
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, joint news conference, Anchorage, AK
Ukraine

Angry at Ukraine, Trump Defies Congress and Waives Sanctions on Russia

William T. Dowell
Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, Roosevelt Room
International

Trump Endorses Netanyahu in Race Where People Still Like Him

Klaus Marre

Economy

Ouroboros Tree of Life
Economy

Saturday Hashtag: #InfluenceLinchpin

Sean Ogden 10/17/26

Welcome to Saturday Hashtag, a weekly place for broader context.

Capitalism Isn't Working, Occupy London protest
Economy US Politics

Donald Trump Is the Quintessence of Ruthless Capitalism, and He May Be Its Doom

Neal Gabler 10/17/26
Donald Trump, delivers remarks, economy, Mount Airy Casino Resort
Economy

Final Pre-Election Jobs Report Adds to GOP’s Woes

Klaus Marre 10/02/26

Epstein

Donald Trump, brilliant idea, Triumphal Arch, Sniper nest, armory
Epstein

Coming Soon: The Mariana Trench Epstein Vault and Submarine Research Center

Klaus Marre
Ehud Barak, Macklemore, Ed Sheeran, Robert Kraft
Epstein

Saturday Hashtag: #MacklemorePaperTrail

Sean Ogden
Jeffrey Epstein, dock, Little Saint James Island
Epstein

Amid Blanche Confirmation Battle, NM Sues DOJ for Access to Epstein Docs

Klaus Marre
Painting, Jeffrey Epstein, minor child
Epstein

Epstein Survivors Urge Cornyn and Tillis to Oppose Blanche’s Confirmation

Klaus Marre

Editors' Picks

U.S. voting, 2026 midterms, 'election month,' early turnout, tracking information, state limitations

Tracking Early Voting in Midterms — More Than Half Cast Ballots Early or by Mail

Whowhatwhy Editors
tech, cybercrime, international coalition, hacking allegations, 3 Chinese companies

Hackers Exploited Web Scripting Vulnerabilities Days Before They Were Patched

Whowhatwhy Editors
Science, biodiversity, wildlife conservation, Colorado overpass. collisions reduced by 91%

Colorado Wildlife Overpass Cut Vehicle-Animal Collisions by 91%

Whowhatwhy Editors
Elections, U.S. midterms, voting, ballot marks, disqualification, false rumor debunked

Poll Workers May Mark Your Ballot. Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Worry

Whowhatwhy Editors

Environment

DIGGER, Official final trailer, screenshot
Arts

‘Digger’ Has a Lot Of Haters. Here’s Why They’re Wrong.

Frida Garza 10/22/26

In trying to capture the absurdity of the climate crisis, Alejandro G. Iñárritu made something weird, messy, and downright thrilling.

Chinstrap Penguin, Half Moon Island, Antarctica
Environment

Climate Crisis Likely Caused World’s Largest Penguin Colony to ‘Crash’

Stephen Prager 10/20/26
Passengers, Fall River line, train, Boston
Environment

The Future of Commuter Rail Could Be Taking Shape in Boston

Benton Graham 10/15/26

Government Integrity

JD Vance, press conference, alleged fraud
Government Integrity

Republicans Would Probably Rather Talk About Even Epstein Than Trump’s Corruption

Klaus Marre
Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Medal of Science
Government Integrity

Billionaires Broke US Politics; It’s High Time for Americans To Fight Back

Klaus Marre
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
Government Integrity

Bestie Bailout: Trump Gives a Helping Hand to Putin and the Finger to Congress

Klaus Marre
Donald Trump, Tech, West Wing Lobby, press, White House, Elon Musk
Government Integrity

Rich Immigrant Wants To Buy Himself a Congress

Klaus Marre

Health & Medicine

RFK Jr, testifies, Senate, HELP committee
Health & Medicine

RFK Jr.’s Next Move

Paul Offit MD 10/21/26

RFK Jr. just announced a new vaccine safety initiative. Here’s what happens next.

velociraptor, Jurassic Park, attraction, Universal Studios
Health & Medicine

Like the Velociraptors in Jurassic Park, RFK Jr. Is Learning

Paul Offit 09/23/26
aftermath, Hurricane Helene, River Arts District
Environment Health & Medicine

Floods Can Leave Communities Facing Higher Overdose Deaths for Years

Katie Myers 08/18/26
Anthony Fauci, donating plasma
Health & Medicine US Politics

Fauci Hearing Serves as a Testament to Senate Dysfunction

Klaus Marre 07/30/26
Christina Keys, caregiving, late mother
Health & Medicine

Washington State Launches First-in-the-Nation Long-Term Care Insurance Program

Glenn Daigon 07/23/26

Podcast

Two men, arguing, politics

Have We Lost Sight of What Politics Is For?

Jeff Schechtman
People in line, sorting

What One Subway Death Reveals About a Country That Stopped Listening

Jeff Schechtman
Illustration, Enjoy Capitalism

How Fast Food Became the Laboratory for Modern Capitalism

Jeff Schechtman
sharing the same brain? Collaboration, AI,

AI Is Making Work Sadder: And What Happens When Everyone Shares the Same Brain?

Jeff Schechtman

Cartoon

Sergey Brin, Marc Andreessen, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, buy votes

Billionaires Think Your Votes Are Worth Millions — You Should Too

DonkeyHotey
Kids, protests, France

Social (Media) Justice? Young Americans Are Sitting Out the Revolution

Ted Rall
Donald Trump. Natalie Harp, renovating, East Potomac Golf Links

Par for the Course

Jon Richards
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