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Brainwashing, television manipulation and crowd control (Getty Images/Brankospejs)

The "psyop" war: How we got here

Paul Rosenberg

Journalist and sci-fi author on America's long history of psychological warfare — and a possible path to peace

Caring father combing little daughter's hair (Getty Images/mediaphotos)

My dad's unabashed sense of self

Gabriella Ferrigine

Malleable masculinity: My dad’s flexible approach to conventional definitions of fatherhood

U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, speaks at the Turning Point Convention on June 15, 2024, at Huntington Place Convention Center in Detroit, Michigan. (JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

MTG speaks fondly of J6 at Turning Point

Kelly McClure

"Anyone that wants to continue to shame us for January 6th can go to hell," said Greene

Joey Clift has a lost weekend with Garfield at the Motel 6 Garfield Suite (Photo by Matt Mazany)

My path to enlightenment via Garfield

Joey Clift

What a late-night standoff at Motel 6 taught me about life, comedy and the famous lazy orange cat

Ewan Mitchell as Aemond Targaryen in "House of the Dragon" (Gary Moyes/HBO)

5 House of the Dragon facts to remember

Gabriella Ferrigine

A reminder of who's feuding for the Iron Throne, who's in an incestuous relationship, and who's still alive

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and U.S. President Donald Trump, shown in a reflection, participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University on October 22, 2020, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

CNN's rules for Biden vs. Trump debates

Kelly McClure

The ability to mute mics is one of many measures put in place by CNN for the upcoming Biden vs. Trump debates

Heap of broken pieces of chocolate (Getty Images/HUIZENG HU)

Science could change chocolate's future

Joy Saha

"Large-scale production of this chocolate could reduce land use and global warming potential"

American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift performs on stage as part of her Eras Tour in Lisbon on May 24, 2024. (ANDRE DIAS NOBRE/AFP via Getty Images)

Fans say Swift blocked fellow artist's #1

Griffin Eckstein

Did the tortured poet employ shady tactics to block Charli XCX's critically lauded "Brat" from topping the charts?

3D illustration of double bed hovering in air and with white cloud above. ((OsakaWayne Studios / Getty Images))

A brain surgeon explains why we dream

Mary Elizabeth Williams

Plus, are dreams trying to send you a warning about your health?

Big Bang, conceptual image (Getty Images/ALFRED PASIEKA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)

Did alien life form after the Big Bang?

Carlyn Zwarenstein

The ingredients and conditions for life could have emerged billions of years ago. Are aliens eons older than Earth?

Donald Trump and Mike Johnson (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump bid to "subvert" conviction doomed

Tatyana Tandanpolie

Trump and Johnson scheme to "retaliate" against DA Alvin Bragg. Even some Republicans think that's "stupid"

U.S. President Joe Biden (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Biden's plan jeopardizes Black migrants

Kica Matos, Nana Gyamfi

The president's anti-immigrant executive order further imperils Black migrants seeking asylum

Members of the Jewish community attend a rally in Victoria Embankment Gardens organised by Na'amod UK to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, for Israeli and Palestinian 'hostages' to be exchanged and for an end to the siege of Gaza on 19th November 2023 in London, United Kingdom. (Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images)

Why policing antisemitism is antisemitic

Roman Altshuler

"Never again" informs a powerful, uniquely Jewish moral critique. Antisemites and hypocrites want to shut that down

U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and Senator Eugene McCarthy (D-MN) (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

We didn't listen to Cassandra — again

Rebecca Gordon - TomDispatch.com

Some of us have been paying attention — so why does America keep replaying the same dismal script?

Former President Donald Trump speaks to members of the Club 47 group at the Palm Beach Convention Center on June 14, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Trump charges fans for birthday rally

Griffin Eckstein

Wishing Trump a happy birthday cost MAGA loyals between $35 and $60

Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones speaks to the press before his bankruptcy hearing on Friday, June 14, 2024, at Bob Casey Federal Courthouse in Houston. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

Alex Jones must sell off personal assets

Griffin Eckstein

The InfoWars mogul's company will be left intact, while trustees take control of his assets to make families whole

People watch as crews begin to demolish the building where seventeen people were killed during the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on June 14, 2024. (GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)

Parkland shooting site teardown begins

Griffin Eckstein

As the Supreme Court ruled to make the next mass shooting deadlier, families mourned as the building was dismantled

Hunter Biden attends the House Oversight and Accountability Committee markup titled "Resolution Recommending That The House Of Representatives Find Robert Hunter Biden In Contempt Of Congress," in Rayburn Building on Wednesday, January 10, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Hunter Biden drops Giuliani laptop suit

Griffin Eckstein

Giuliani takes a victory lap as the laptop's dubious origins weren't enough for the president's son to keep pushing

Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney (1941 - 1998), Jimmy McCulloch, Denny Laine and Geoff Britton of Wings in 1974. (Michael Putland/Getty Images)

Wings' pristine "One Hand Clapping"

Kenneth Womack

Enjoy 21st century production on the 1974 project where the real story exists in the tracks themselves

Catherine, Princess of Wales smiles during her visit to Sebby's Corner on November 24, 2023 in Barnet, England. (Frank Augstein - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Kate Middleton's health: "Good progress"

Gabriella Ferrigine

"As anyone going through chemotherapy will know, there are good days and bad days,” the Princess of Wales shared

Pope Francis waves to the faithful during his weekly general audience at St. Peter's Square on June 12, 2024, in Vatican City, Vatican. (Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images)

Pope Francis brings comedians to Vatican

Griffin Eckstein

"He spoke in Italian, so I'm not quite sure what was said," Conan O'Brien quipped of his holiness

Flooded streets in Fort Myers, Florida, after 24 hours of continuous rain, June 13. (Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Epic Fla. rain: Yep, it's climate change

Matthew Rozsa

Global warming and related phenomena causing historic downpours and flooding in the Sunshine State

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Sunset Park in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 9, 2024. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump: "Handsome" pilots say UFOs exist

Griffin Eckstein

In an interview with YouTube's Logan Paul, Trump shared mixed feelings on UFOs and peddled "deep state" conspiracy

Colorado representative Richard Holtorf, center, makes remarks during a press conference on the House floor a day after the ending of the 2024 Legislative session at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver, Colorado on May 9, 2024. (Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Pro-life candidate grilled on abortion

Griffin Eckstein

Holtorf, who among Lauren Boebert and others vie to replace Ken Buck, couldn't answer to his abortion hypocrisy

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