Political Stuff
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EPA Emissions Rollback Sparks Automaker Shift and Rising Public Health Risks
The EPA announced its EPA emissions rollback for new vehicle emissions standards on a Tuesday. By Wednesday morning, three major automakers had already pivoted their 2027 production schedules back toward internal combustion.…
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The Cruelty Is the Point—Until We Decide It Isn’t
There’s a question Americans keep asking themselves in whispered conversations at kitchen tables and in late-night phone calls with old friends: When did we as a Nation become so filled with anger,…
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When Fear Becomes Policy: What the President Didn’t Tell You About Voter Fraud
The president addressed the nation last night, and if you believed what you heard, American elections are under siege. Rampant fraud. Compromised systems. Democracy on the brink. Here’s what President Trump didn’t…
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How We Made Wildfire Season Permanent and the impact of Climate Change
The LA fire started on January 7th. By January 11th, it had consumed over 40,000 acres and destroyed more than 12,000 structures. Four days. But here’s the footnote no one’s talking about:…
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The Hearings You Didn’t Watch — And Why That Should Terrify You
Senate confirmation hearings this week: Todd Blanche for Attorney General. Jay Clayton for Director of National Intelligence. You worked today. Maybe you dropped kids at school, sat in traffic, answered emails that…
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The Blunt Instrument: How Executive Orders Became a Sledgehammer to Democracy
By Harry Tukis, Sr. Political Reporter Executive orders democracy advocates fear is under threat. There’s a peculiar irony in watching a president who campaigned against executive overreach wield the executive order like…
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Who Gets to Guard the Gate? Federal Power and the Fight Over Elections
Look, I’m going to level with you: I’ve watched a lot of countries argue about who controls their elections. I’ve seen what happens when trust evaporates. And what’s happening in America right…
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Stop the Steal: Trump’s $1.7 Billion IRS Settlement Demands His Own Slogan
The irony is so thick you could cut it with a subpoena. For four years, Donald Trump bellowed "Stop the Steal" to anyone within earshot. He plastered it on hats, screamed it…
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America Was Always Great — But We Keep Forgetting What That Means
America was always great — but have we forgotten what made it so? There’s a phrase that’s been rattling around our politics for nearly a decade now, and it rests on a…
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The Man With the Golden Grift: Trump’s Gilded Obsession and the Villains Who Came Before
There's something about gold that makes certain men lose their minds. Not the quiet appreciation of a wedding band or the historical weight of Fort Knox. I'm talking about the gaudy, ostentatious,…
