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And who is the mysterious “mutual friend” who got Witkoff to do a favor for a Russian mobster?
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While some states ban shutoffs during winter, summer outages are on the rise.
Anyone — anyone — can be labeled a “security risk.”
Who are they coming for next?
Philosopher John Rawls dared to envision what a truly good and fair society would look like. It doesn’t look anything like us.
Most of us don’t feel prepared to join a movement, much less start one. But it’s not as hard as you think. Doing small things together is how movements start — and grow into the force we want to become.
You might not think that Donald Trump bullying a law firm into submission is a particularly bad sign for where we are on the road to authoritarianism — but it is.
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It is rare for Republicans to voice any criticism of Donald Trump or Elon Musk. One GOP senator who occasionally does so knows why: fear.