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The Blood Lust of Pete Hegseth

He doesn't talk about killing as the cost of defending the country. He talks about it as the point.

 Posted on Oct 10, 2026  |  The Enemy Within

What will Trump do after the midterms, with nothing left to lose?

Argues a weakening Trump remains dangerous, reading his remarks about rivals as veiled threats and warning of attempts to contest the midterm results.

 Posted on Oct 9, 2026  |  Salon

Trump lashes out at Fox News as MAGA rally crowds shrink

Trump's media strategy depends on collapsing every unfavorable fact into the same category: enemy propaganda.

 Posted on Oct 6, 2026  |  Salon

The Five Trump Scandals That Deserve Thorough Investigation

A guide for a Democratic House majority, starting with the UAE AI chips affair, called the mother of all Trump family financial scandals, and Trump's IRS indemnity lawsuit.

 Posted on Sep 30, 2026  |  The New Republic (Timothy Noah)

Trump Reprograms Government AI Chatbot to Stop Fact-Checking His Lies

After the America.gov chatbot contradicted Trump on 2020 election fraud and other claims, it was changed to dodge those questions, with no explanation of who changed it or what is now off limits.

 Posted on Sep 30, 2026  |  The New Republic

A “Bloodbath” Will Only Make Donald Trump More Corrupt and Lawless

A midterm rout will not chasten Trump; it will make him more corrupt and more lawless.

 Posted on Sep 29, 2026  |  The New Republic

Oligarchy Ascending, Democracy in Retreat

Argues concentrated corporate and financial ownership, including four Wall Street firms holding major stakes in over 95% of S&P 500 companies, underlies and accelerates the country's democratic decline.

 Posted on Sep 23, 2026  |  CounterPunch

Democracy dies in broad daylight: the Trump administration's frontal assault on the free press

Argues the White House press ban is the latest escalation in a broader pattern of press intimidation, including FBI searches of journalists' homes and multimillion-dollar litigation and settlements against news outlets.

 Posted on Sep 21, 2026  |  The Conversation

Trump's war on immigrants is ramping back up — and flying under the radar

Argues record ICE arrest numbers are getting less scrutiny than earlier in the crackdown even as the human toll keeps climbing.

 Posted on Sep 14, 2026  |  MS NOW

Looks like Jimmy Kimmel isn't done dealing with FCC "nonsense"

Argues the Talarico interview pull-down shows the FCC's pressure campaign against ABC working exactly as intended, regardless of whether a formal "threat" was ever put in writing.

 Posted on Sep 10, 2026  |  Salon

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