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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.

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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US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida on May 2, 2026, before boarding Air Force One en route to Miami. (Photo by Jim Watson/Getty Images)

“Injustice”: Trump fumes after SCOTUS allows E. Jean Carroll verdict to stand

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Former U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks from the Rose Garden at the White House on November 26, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

“What a loser”: Biden mocks Trump over Reflecting Pool

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Bill Maher visits The Megyn Kelly Show at the SiriusXM Studios on May 20, 2024 in New York City. (Noam Galai/Getty Images)

“My vote is in play”: Maher tells Vance he’d vote for a Republican over a progressive

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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office on June 24, 2026. (Aaron Schwartz / AFP via Getty Images)

“He really doesn’t care”: Warren slams Trump’s decision to hold up affordable housing bill

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US President Donald Trump delivers the commencement address at the 2025 US Military Academy Graduation Ceremony at West Point, New York, on May 24, 2025. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

“Won’t even make it back to your f**king country”: Trump threatens Iranian officials during talks

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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)

“Let the oil flow!”: Trump announces Iran-US ceasefire deal

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Former President Barack Obama isn't shying away from addressing current issues of division and cruelty. Even when it involves him directly. (Kyle Mazza / Getty Images)

“You’d think we would’ve learned that lesson by now”: Obama says US can’t “bomb” way to Iran deal

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is seen at the Puerto Rican Day Parade 2026 on Fifth Avenue, Manhattan on June 14, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/Getty Images)

“It’s true, I am”: Mamdani reacts to viral “My mayor’s Muslim” chant after Knicks win NBA title

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Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., is seen in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

“Let’s throw out the Constitution”: Mullin shares DHS plans ahead of midterms

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Former Vice President Mike Pence visits FOX News Channel’s "America Reports" with John Roberts at the FOX News D.C. Bureau on January 30, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images)

“Totally unacceptable”: Pence calls slush fund for Jan. 6 rioters “deeply offensive”

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Lupita Nyong'o poses at the opening night of "Tru" at House of the Redeemer on March 19, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/Getty Images)

“This is a mythological story”: Nyong’o responds to criticism of Helen of Troy casting

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Megyn Kelly uses her own Sirius XM show to push several controversial ideas. The latest is to defend Trump's latest attack on female reporters by invoking a sexual predator, her former boss Roger Ailes. (Gary Gershoff / Getty Images)

“Trump Disappointment Syndrome”: Massie, Megyn Kelly say MAGA’s days are numbered

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Drake performs live on stage during day one of Wireless Festival 2025 at Finsbury Park on July 11, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Simone Joyner/Getty Images)

Drake wins with “Iceman” trilogy, whether we like it or not

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WASHINGTON,DC-JAN6: Supporters of President Trump storm the United States Capitol building. (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/Getty Images)

“Highway robbery”: Dems accuse Trump of creating $1.7 billion “slush fund” for Jan. 6 defendants

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche attends a news conference on November 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images))

“Evidence 2020 was rigged”: Blanche says he’s investigating whether “right people” voted

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Colin Jost and Michael Che. (Photo via NBC)

“Ye was right about Hitler”: Jost, Che trade offensive punchlines in “SNL” joke swap

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James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump on "Saturday Night Live." (Photo via NBC)

“We should have taken more pictures”: Ferrell opens “SNL” finale as Epstein’s ghost

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Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One, Jan. 11, 2026. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Getty Images)

“Much smaller shots”: Trump thinks vaccines are too “big” for babies

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