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Alex Galbraith is Salon’s nights and weekends editor, and author of our free daily newsletter, Crash Course. He is based in New Orleans.

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Kanye West attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

“I aspire to earn your forgiveness”: Ye apologizes for antisemitism, blames actions on brain injury

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MINNEAPOLIS, UNITED STATES - JANUARY 21: US Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino stands in a gas station parking lot in Minneapolis, Minnesota on January 21, 2026 (Photo by Madison Thorn/Anadolu via Getty Images)

“Those rights don’t count”: Bovino says Pretti forfeited 2nd Amendment rights in fatal shooting

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James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump during the “Trump Awards” Cold Open. (Photo by Will Heath/NBC)

“Saturday Night Live”: Trump throws self awards show to distract from ICE’s “freaks and psychos”

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American actors Adam West as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Burt Ward as Dick Grayson/Robin in the TV series 'Batman', circa 1966. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The resistance has a “Batman” problem

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Special Prosecutor Jack Smith addresses reporters after his grand jury issued more indictments of former President Donald Trump on August 01 in Washington, DC. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

“Deranged”: Trump calls for Jack Smith to be prosecuted following congressional testimony

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U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivers remarks to staff at the Department of Homeland Security headquarters on January 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Manuel Balce Ceneta-Pool/Getty Images)

“Don’t say his name”: Noem lashes out at anchor for “doxxing” ICE agent

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Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills walks off the field after being defeated by the Denver Broncos with a score of 30 to 33 in overtime of the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Empower Field At Mile High on January 17, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

“I hate how it ended”: Allen cries following Bills’ overtime loss

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ames Austin Johnson as Donald Trump and Colin Jost as Pete Hegseth during the "Cabinet Meeting" Cold Open. (Photo by Will Heath/NBC)

“Don’t kill protestors! That’s our thing!”: “Saturday Night Live” roasts Hegseth, Trump Cabinet

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President Donald Trump speaks as he signs a series of executive Orders in the Oval Office at the White House on August 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

MAGA’s ultimate fantasy? Getting away with being bad at their jobs

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U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., speaks to press before the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

“Unlawful and unconstitutional”: Kelly sues Hegseth, Pentagon over censure

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US actor Mark Ruffalo US wears a pin reading "be Good", in tribute to Renee Good, who was fatally shot by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis, as she attends the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on January 11, 2026. (Photo by Michael Tran/Getty Images)

Celebrities’ pins pay tribute to Renee Good, denounce ICE at Golden Globes

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Host Nikki Glaser attends the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images)

The 2026 Golden Globes winners list

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on July 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

“Find a new place to live”: Graham threatens Cuban leadership

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David Letterman on pit road prior to the NTT IndyCar Series 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500. (Photo by Khris Hale/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

“Eviscerated by idiots”: Letterman rages at the state of CBS News

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Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang pose backstage at the new play "Messy White Gays" at The Duke on 42nd Street Theater on November 20, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/Getty Images)

Bowen Yang, Matt Rogers apologize for saying listeners shouldn’t donate to Crockett campaign

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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One on Nov. 16, 2025.

“Only thing that can stop me”: Trump says the only check on his power is his “own mind”

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Trump supporters near the U.S Capitol, on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. The protesters stormed the historic building, breaking windows and clashing with police. Trump supporters had gathered in the nation's capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. (Photo by Shay Horse/Getty Images)

“The real insurrection”: White House marks Jan. 6 anniversary with page attacking Democrats, Pence

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Nicolas Maduro is seen in handcuffs after landing at a Manhattan helipad, escorted by heavily armed Federal agents as they make their way into an armored car en route to a Federal courthouse in Manhattan on January 5, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by XNY/Star Max/Getty Images)

“I am a decent man”: Maduro pleads not guilty in first US court appearance

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Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, speaks at a rally to kick off his "Driving Forward" Blue Wall Bus Tour at the KI convention center on October 14, 2024 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)

“Minnesota has to come first”: Walz bows out of 2026 governor’s race amid fraud claims

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a Cabinet meeting, July 8, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

“They’re in a lot of trouble”: Rubio refuses to rule out Cuba strike from US

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James Carville speaks onstage during the 2019 Politicon at Music City Center on October 26, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Politicon )

“All about Epstein”: Carville says Trump invaded Venezuela for a simple reason

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President Donald Trump at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

“Cheaters and thieves”: Trump spends New Year’s Eve bashing Democratic Party, blue cities

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An undated photograph of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein (Democrats on the House Oversight Committee)

Trump sent Mar-a-Lago masseuses on Epstein house calls: report

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George Clooney attends the "Wolfs" photocall during the 81st Venice International Film Festival at Palazzo del Casino on September 01, 2024 in Venice, Italy. (Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

Clooney: ABC, CBS should have told Trump “go f**k yourself”

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