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The premise of Q-anon, that there's a cabal of elites that are boorish, exploitative, and that prey on young women (and men) turns out to be true. Sophie GIlbert does an outstanding job in her latest on The Atlantic.
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I really didn't want to write about Epstein and the release of a tranche or emails with some juicy drops by Comer-fudd, but then Ross Douthat had to open his face-anus, and try to play the "nothing burger" card, and "be careful what you wish for"
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MAGA's commitment to labor was always a fig leaf, the truth is that it, and the Republican party of the last 55 years has been excessively hostile to labor, and has ridden herd on the decimation of what once made America great. No surprise.
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The right fucking suck, but watching MAGA eat its own is just delish. Pop a bottle of your favorite quaff, pop some popcorn, and tuck in.
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A guest OpEd by Damon Linker explains why Trumpism is going to be the future of Republicanism even after Trump leaves the scene. A compelling read.
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There's a flurry of bad takes from a session at the NatC conference and a following essay. This will make you lose faith in humanity
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The transition to modern Republican doctrine was completed with the election of Reagan in 1980. We are still living with the shockwaves from that event.
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After another failed election, the self-reflection of the consultant class is de riguer, and it is as cringy as ever. Decide to Win is no exception
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David French's latest where he gets close to seeing that his tribe is not really what he thinks, and is really an extension of MAGA, hatred and all. Shame.
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Look The Bulwark: Your favorite Dems are unelectable in national elections, and you should stop fawning over them.
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Gee, so much for America First and no more wars. This will not go well.
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Too damn much going on this week, but some mixed topics.