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Alex Galbraith

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Alex Galbraith is Salon’s nights and weekends editor, and author of our free daily newsletter, Crash Course. He has spent the last decade covering the intersection of politics and pop culture for Complex, Uproxx and various alt-weeklies. His work has appeared in SPIN, Bandcamp and other publications. He is based in New Orleans.

Bernie Sanders attends during "Bernie Sanders: It's OK To Be Angry About Capitalism" at Royal Geographical Society on February 22, 2024 in London, England. (Joe Maher/Getty Images For Fane)

“People are sick of Rahm Emanuel”: Sanders says progressive wins make Dem establishment “nervous”

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Anthea Hartig, director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, faced criticism from Heritage Foundation fellow Mike Gonzalez and House Republicans at a congressional hearing (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Republicans want a Smithsonian that skips history’s hard parts

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Elon Musk, during a news conference with President Donald Trump on May 30, 2025 inside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. (Photo by Tom Brenner For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Musk: I’ll use AI to make “historically accurate” version of “The Odyssey”

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Matt Damon is Odysseus in "The Odyssey," written, produced and directed by Christopher Nolan (Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures)

The real reason conservatives hate Nolan’s “Odyssey”

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Christopher Nolan visits "Fox & Friends" at Fox News Channel Studios on July 16, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dominik Bindl/Getty Images)

“It never gets any easier”: Nolan was “petrified” over audience reaction to “Odyssey”

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United States Navy Blue Angels perform in Annapolis, Maryland, on May 20, 2026. (Photo by Austin DeSisto/Getty Images)

“Miscalculated”: Blue Angels pilot “shaken” by accidental low flyover

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US President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he steps off Air Force One upon arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, New York on July 17, 2026. Trump is in New York to attend a FIFA reception. (Photo by Mandel Ngan/Getty Images)

“Hate to see it happen”: Trump uses troop deaths to defend nuclear Iran narrative

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Nancy Pelosi attends the 67th GRAMMY Awards Pre-GRAMMY Gala & GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Jody Gerson on February 01, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

“Policy must change”: Pelosi backs amendment to military aid to Israel

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Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed cadets at West Point using politically coded culture war language including the now familiar jokes about "pronouns" and "fit not fat" to the 2026 graduates. (Adam Gray / Getty Images)

“High-T Department of War”: Hegseth pushes “gender-affirming care” for soldiers

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US President Donald Trump speaks flanked by FBI Director Kash Patel during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mandel Ngan/Getty Images)

“Wasting their time”: Trump swats down FBI investigation into Graham’s death

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The Paramount Pictures logo is displayed on the water tower in Los Angeles, California, on February 17, 2026. Paramount Skydance attempts a hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. (Photo by Michael Yanow/Nur/Photo via Getty Images)

An attack on “every sofa in the US”: States sue to block Paramount-Warner Bros. merger

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President Donald Trump (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

“There was never a case”: Judge tosses Trump IRS settlement, accuses admin of settling with itself

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Matt Damon as Odysseus in "The Odyssey" (Universal Pictures)

“It’s a gamble”: Damon says we’re unlikely to see another film on scale of “The Odyssey”

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U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speak to the media aboard Air Force One enroute to Washington, DC on January 04, 2026. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

“This is a big blow”: Trump uses Graham’s death to push SAVE America Act

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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks to voters at a town hall at the Elks Lodge 188 on June 7, 2026 in Portland, Maine. Platner is the presumptive Democratic nominee and will face incumbent Sen. Collins (R-ME) for Maine's U.S. Senate seat in the general election. (Photo by Laura Brett/Getty Images)

“It can’t be me”: Platner drops out of Maine Senate race following assault allegation

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A protester holds a placard with the US President, Donald Trump on it with the symbols of the Soviet Union a sickle and a hammer during the 'Hands Off!' demonstration. Hundreds of demonstrators, including a large number of Americans and Canadians living in London, gathered on the Trafalgar Square to protest against President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the policies of the Trump administration. (Photo by Krisztian Elek/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

“I’d be up there with Lenin”: Trump tells far-right outlet he’d be the communist GOAT

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Andy Beshear, Governor of Kentucky, speaks onstage during the 2022 Concordia Lexington Summit at Lexington Marriott City Center on April 08, 2022 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images for Concordia)

“Increasingly concerned”: Gov. Beshear demands to know what’s up with Mitch McConnell

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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks to voters at a town hall at the Elks Lodge 188 on June 7, 2026 in Portland, Maine. Platner is the presumptive Democratic nominee and will face incumbent Sen. Collins (R-ME) for Maine's U.S. Senate seat in the general election. (Photo by Laura Brett/Getty Images)

“Step aside”: Sanders calls for Platner to drop out amid assault allegations

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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks at a town hall on June 7, 2026 in Portland, Maine. (Laura Brett/Getty Images)

“Troubling, serious, false”: Platner says he’ll take time to “reflect” following assault allegation

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Folarin Balogun #20 of the United States celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 match between USA and Bosnia and Herzegovina at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium on July 01, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Balogun red card controversy: FIFA rejects Belgium’s appeal ahead of US match

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Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu at dinner in the Blue Room of the White House, July 7, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

“We have many friends”: Netanyahu rejects Vance claim that US is Israel’s “only ally”

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Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, and Ronnie Wood attend the exclusive launch event of The Rolling Stones new album “Foreign Tongues” at The Weylin on May 05, 2026 in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for UMG)

“Rubbish, it didn’t help at all”: Mick Jagger’s no fan of AI

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US President Donald Trump speaks before signing a proclamation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2026. ((Photo by Kent NISHIMURA/Getty Images)

“I don’t get involved”: Trump dodges questions about over $1 billion in crypto profits

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Associate US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett poses for the official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on October 7, 2022. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

SCOTUS birthright citizenship decision: MAGA brands Amy Coney Barrett “DEI hire” over “betrayal”

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