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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.

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U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) speaks alongside U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) at a news conference on border security outside of the U.S. Capitol Building on November 14, 2023 in Washington, DC. The House Republicans spoke to reporters about the tabled impeachment motion for U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and the southern border. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

“God has a plan for us all”: Gonzales announces resignation after outcry over affair

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Eric Swalwell delivers remarks during the California Democratic Party convention at Moscone Center in San Francisco on Saturday, February 21, 2026. (Photo by Yalonda M. James/Getty Images)

“I am deeply sorry”: Swalwell resigns from Congress amid sexual assault allegations

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Technofascism is intruding into our sports and politics (Douglas Rissing/Getty Images)

The solution to creeping technofacism? Be annoying

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President Donald Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. (Pool photo by Kenny Holston/The New York Times)

“Let a couple nuclear bombs drop on us”: Trump says economy could be much worse in Fox News call

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James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump during the “Trump Making Calls” cold open on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Photo by Lloyd Bishop/NBC)

“Who are you, me?”: Trump trashes Melania’s “insane” Epstein speech on “Saturday Night Live”

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) depart the White House on their way to Florida on March 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump is spending the weekend at his private Mar-a-Lago Club. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

“They’re stupid people”: Trump slams conservative MAGA critics like Carlson, Kelly

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Former U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks at a press conference alongside alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on September 3, 2025, announcing the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which calls for the release of all unclassified documents in the Jeffrey Epstein case. (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images via AFP)

Democrats, Marjorie Taylor Greene call for Trump’s removal from office following Iran threat

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Jeremy Culhane as Coach Bruce Pearl, Ashley Padilla as Pam Bondi, and Kam Patterson as Kenny “The Jet” Smith during the “NCAA Post Game Show” Cold Open on Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)

“Turrible”: “Saturday Night Live” gives Bondi send-off via Charles Barkley

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Tiger Woods of Jupiter Links Golf Club looks on after the match against the Los Angeles Golf Club at SoFi Center on March 24, 2026 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/TGL/TGL Golf via Getty Images)

“Just talking to the president”: Woods reportedly called Trump prior to DUI arrest

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French President Emmanuel Macron walks towards the statue of Winston Churchill in Paris, on November 11, 2024, as part of the commemorations marking the 106th anniversary of the November 11, 1918, Armistice, ending World War I (WWI). (CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

“This is not a show”: Macron wishes Trump would be “serious” about Iran war

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) departs a House Republican Conference Meeting at the U.S. Capitol on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

“Won’t be able to stop us”: Democrats, GOP both declare victory as DHS funding deal moves forward

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Singer Barry Manilow performs onstage during the "Manilow: The Last Seattle Concert" at Climate Pledge Arena on July 12, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mat Hayward/Getty Images)

“Sounds like run-on sentences”: Manilow wonders what happened to pop hooks

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Mark Levin (Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Radio Hall of Fame)

“Hitting Iran hard”: Trump soft-sells “troops on the ground” via Fox News

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Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, and an image of the Meta logo. (DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images)

“Big Tech can no longer place our kids in danger”: Meta loses New Mexico child exploitation case

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Steve Bannon speaks on stage during The Semafor 2025 World Economy Summit on April 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Shannon Finney/Getty Images for Semafor)

“Test run”: Bannon says ICE presence at airports is practice for midterms

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In his second term, President Donald Trump is openly profiteering from the presidency (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

“Damn good thing”: Trump encourages senators pass SAVE America act “for Jesus”

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Actor/stand-up comedian Bill Cosby arrives for sentencing for his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse on September 24, 2018 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images)

“54 years to get justice”: Cosby loses $19 million sexual assault lawsuit

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An Air Canada Express plane sits on the tarmac after it collided with a fire truck on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport on March 23, 2026 in New York City. Two people are believed to have been killed in the late-night accident, with dozens injured. The plane had landed from a flight from Montreal. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

“That wasn’t good to watch”: Plane crash at LaGuardia kills two, closes airport for hours

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United States President Donald Trump speaks to the press before his departs the White House en route Miami, Florida on March 20, 2026, in Washington DC. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Getty Images)

“No need to say anything”: Trump saying he’s “glad” Mueller died draws bipartisan backlash

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ICE Police watch as Rep. Ilhan Omar, center, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison, left, and U.S. Representative Angie Craig, (not shown) on right, make their way into the the entrance of the Whipple Federal Building in Fort Snelling, MN on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (Elizabeth Flores / Getty Images)

“No more games”: Trump threatens to deploy ICE at airports amid government shutdown

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Taylor Frankie Paul in "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" (Disney)

ABC cancels “Bachelorette” over Taylor Frankie Paul controversy

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US President Donald Trump meets with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026. (Photo by Jim Watson/Getty Images)

“Who knows better about surprise?”: Trump cracks Pearl Harbor joke in front of Japanese PM

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Maikel Garcia of Team Venezuela defeating Team USA in the 2026 World Baseball Classic championship game. (Daniel Shirey/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Venezuela beats Team USA at the World Baseball Classic

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Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, testifies during the House Homeland Security Committee hearing titled "Worldwide Threats to the Homeland," in Cannon building on Wednesday, December 11, 2025. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and Michael Glasheen, operations director, National Security Branch, FBI, also testified. (Photo by Tom Williams/Getty Images)

“No threat”: Kent says Trump was “deceived” into war with Iran by Israel, resigns

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