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“Minx” is a breezy good time reminding the left to reclaim the lost politics of pleasure
Amanda Marcotte
The show is set in the '70s, but speaks to today's social dynamics and perception of who is allowed to have fun
There are no moderate Republicans: Greg Abbott, Glenn Youngkin and GOP self-immolation
Sophia Tesfaye
Abbott's disastrous border stunt harmed his own supporters — because ruthless GOP politics is focused on one man
Elon Musk’s threat to take over Twitter: Trolls — not “cancel culture” — are ruining discourse
Amanda Marcotte
Greedy social media networks already let the trolls have too much power — yet Musk thinks it's not enough
Media blows New York subway shooting story
Amanda Marcotte
Cities aren't the problem. Guns are the problem
Republicans follow Putin’s playbook: Target LGBTQ rights first
Amanda Marcotte
Before Florida's "don't say gay" law, Putin used "groomer" accusations to gut LGBTQ rights in Russia
The goal of the GOP’s QAnon-influenced “groomer” troll: More political violence
Amanda Marcotte
Republicans don't really think liberals are "grooming" children — but they know saying so is permission to violence
Hiding in plain sight: How Donald Trump became the most powerful religious leader on the right
Amanda Marcotte
Trump's ungodliness was the cover that allowed the Christian right to hide in plain sight — now they're growing
What comes after “The Dropout” ending: What Elizabeth Holmes, Erika Cheung and others are doing now
Paige Harriss
The real story continues to unfurl with the Theranos trial ongoing, and the whistleblowers taking different paths
Boycotting Disney and Oreos: The red flags that MAGA is a cult
Amanda Marcotte
Cutting followers off from the rest of the world is a standard cult tactic — and a central tenet of Trumpism
On Will Smith slapping Chris Rock and what I know about heroes and violence
D. Watkins
Like Will Smith, I've been the slapper. And like Chris Rock, I've been slapped. Here's what I know about both roles
Tennessee’s child marriage bill pushes another purpose: Gutting same-sex marriage
Amanda Marcotte
Republicans signaled a way to gut Obergefell during KBJ's hearing — now red state legislators are heeding the call
Putin’s war crimes — and his military failures — are making his GOP apologists squirm
Amanda Marcotte
The American right bet on Russia's swift victory in Ukraine to push authoritarianism at home — now they're spinning
Trump’s “hole-in-one” and Herschel Walker’s “degree”: Why MAGA loves lies too big to be believed
Amanda Marcotte
Trump taught Republicans that the GOP base loves to hear lies — so the more ridiculous the lie, the better
On “Atlanta,” Van partied for every Black woman exhausted with being overlooked
Melanie McFarland
As usual, nobody was looking out for Van. But at a London party, she turned her invisibility into a superpower
11 surprising facts about Thomas Edison
Mark Mancini
No. 6 – Thomas Edison gave his kids telegraph-inspired nicknames
Disney hysteria and litter boxes: Republicans’ deeply odd war on LGBTQ people escalates
Amanda Marcotte
The new Republican war on LGBTQ right is a full-blown "Satanic panic"-style frenzy of urban legends — and violence
Madison Cawthorn’s cocaine-and-orgies brouhaha blows up the GOP’s QAnon plan
Amanda Marcotte
Republicans dish out titillating lies about Democrats, liberal judges and even Disney — but now they can't take it
Ted Cruz earns his “whiteness”: The Republican attack on Ketanji Brown Jackson
Chauncey DeVega
Jackson's accomplishments triggered white Republicans into vicious attacks — and Ted Cruz seized his moment
Merrick Garland is ignoring the DOJ’s original mission: Battling seditionists like Donald Trump
Amanda Marcotte
Democrats beg Garland: "Do your job." Taking out white supremacist conspiracies is why Department of Justice exists
Florida’s “don’t say gay” bill is just the beginning: Republicans want to claw back all gay rights
Amanda Marcotte
Having conquered the Supreme Court, the GOP take aim at same-sex marriage, anti-discrimination laws, and even Pride
Ginni Thomas and the truckers’ convoy: Why the right seeks refuge in conspiracy theories
Amanda Marcotte
Both Ginni Thomas and the People's Convoy are driven by a rage that is fueled entirely by lies and fantasies
With their QAnon circus as cover, Republicans covertly unveil plans to undo decades of settled law
Amanda Marcotte
During Ketanji Brown Jackson's hearing, the GOP winked at plans to overturn Supreme Court precedents on marriage
Report from Ukraine: Tension rises as Russian war crimes revealed — what’s Putin’s next move?
Brian Karem
Putin may be targeting journalists — probably because he's about to push this war to a new level of bloodshed
Racist babies: Republicans reduced to white wailing at first Black woman nominated to Supreme Court
Amanda Marcotte
From attacks on interracial marriage to "white privilege" whining, Republicans triggered by Ketanji Jackson Brown
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