Evan McMurry
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Porting over my pinned tweet: I write short stories! Some of which get published, a few of which win awards. (Don't worry, plenty get rejected, too.) "Nothing Kinky":
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"Nixon in Heaven":
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"After the Water":
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"The Fall of Rabbi Gold":
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Nothing Kinky | Evan McMurry
A soldier hellbent on getting himself honorably discharged, and the waitress who changed everything when he saw the way the sun itself tried to reach her with its gaze. Nothing kinky here⊠juâŠ
https://bit.ly/2IFUYsY
about 1 year ago
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@petridishes.bsky.social
: âOne thing I always think about the Super Bowl halftime show is, This could be indoors.â
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Great News! The Turning Point USA Halftime Show Is On!
Quick, to the bunker!
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/02/turning-point-usa-halftime-show/685932/
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âLewis, who has already earned a reputation for showing up late to work when he showed up at all, did not join the Zoom.â
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The Murder of The Washington Post
Todayâs layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.
http://theatlantic.com/politics/2026/02/washington-post-layoffs-bezos/685872/
7 days ago
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8 days ago
With the last significant nuclear-arms-control treaty about to expire, "the world is about to get a little more dangerous this week,"
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
argues.
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âIn 2017, Attia appears to have spent time with Epstein in New Yorkârebuffing his wifeâs pleas for him to return home to Californiaâwhile his infant son was having a medical emergency.â
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The Longevity Influencer Who Went Into âWithdrawalâ Without Jeffrey Epstein
Peter Attia is all over the Epstein files.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/02/peter-attia-epstein-files-wellness/685861/
8 days ago
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Per
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, Anthropic ânow says that Claude writes a good chunkâand in some instances allâof its own code.â
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Anthropic Is at War With Itself
The AI company shouting about AIâs dangers canât quite bring itself to slow down.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/01/anthropic-is-at-war-with-itself/684892/
12 days ago
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@galbeckerman.bsky.social
: âTo be a dissident in this moment means moving beyond scoring points and underscoring differences, and on to recognizing what we are all losingâand blowing a whistle in order to prevent that loss.â
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The Way to Beat Back Trump Was Just Revealed
There is a word for what ICEâs opponents in Minneapolis represent, and it has a long, successful history: dissidence.
https://www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/01/antidote-trump-look-to-the-dissidents/685822/
12 days ago
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am once again super excited to go to Maryland Deathfest and see.......................um.................these bands whose logos I can totally read
13 days ago
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@galbeckerman.bsky.social
on Josh Shapiroâs new memoir:
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14 days ago
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âThe group of more than two dozen volunteers stretches out in a line along the road, where ICE agents have been seen driving by on previous days. It's a wall of down jackets, yarmulkes, and brightly colored clergy stoles that blocks the view of the door behind them.â
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Westbrook community members form a human wall to keep local workers safe from ICE
At apparel manufacturer American Roots in Westbrook, staff and community volunteers are trying to protect immigrant workers by standing watch as they arrive and leave for the day.
https://www.mainepublic.org/maine/2026-01-26/how-a-westbrook-business-and-community-members-are-trying-to-keep-workers-safe-from-ice
16 days ago
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Evan McMurry
The Atlantic
16 days ago
âBehind the violence in Minneapolisâcaptured in so many chilling photographs in recent weeksâis a different reality: a meticulous urban choreography of civic protest,â Robert Worth reports from the city. Read more:
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Nick Miroff
16 days ago
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/greg-bovino-demoted-minneapolis-border-patrol/685770/?gift=Tsjgy5hc-Y7tsZCY3EHYrYYPEwapWRKELmkhtUjTN38&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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16 days ago
Exclusive: Border Patrol âCommander at Largeâ Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role and is expected to retire soon, sources tell Nick Miroff.
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Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
https://bit.ly/4k3zTWv
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Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/greg-bovino-demoted-minneapolis-border-patrol/685770/
16 days ago
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16 days ago
"Recent events have brought Trumpâs governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse."
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Jonathan Chait: âThe phone, not the gun, is the weapon the administration fears.â
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The Logical End Point of Trump Saying He Could Shoot Somebody on Fifth Avenue
His administration is trying to distort the reality of Alex Prettiâs killing.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/maga-second-amendment-minneapolis/685752/
16 days ago
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âAt times, Minneapolis reminded me of what I saw during the Arab Spring in 2011, a series of street clashes between protesters and police that quickly swelled into a much larger struggle against autocracy.â
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The Minneapolis Uprising
A series of street-level clashes have snowballed into a larger fight against autocracy.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/minneapolis-uprising/685755/?gift=zOlqwqJNRAGWtWIVaYuBvSqJss4q16-9SH_XwpivEKk
17 days ago
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âA growing number of Republicans are pressing for a deeper investigation into federal immigration tactics in Minnesota ... a sign that the accounting of events by President Donald Trumpâs administration may face bipartisan scrutiny.â
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Republican calls are growing for a deeper investigation into the fatal Minneapolis shooting
A growing number of Republicans are pressing for a deeper investigation into federal immigration tactics after a U.S.
https://apnews.com/article/minneapolis-immigration-republicans-trump-pretti-988f694e4e1187033551fd23afde4c02?utm_source=onesignal
17 days ago
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Adam Serwer
18 days ago
Been in Minneapolis the past week ish. Here are some photos I took while I was here.
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@cwarzel.bsky.social
: âMinneapolis residents are risking their lives to document what is happening to their city. In Prettiâs case, doing so cost him everything. We should believe what we can see with our own eyes.â
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Believe Your Eyes
People are risking their lives to document agents in Minneapolis.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/01/minneapolis-protests-footage/685753/?gift=nwn-guseqS6cY1kVeEKZAT14MFxxh_ixCxJZztCZWdM&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
17 days ago
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17 days ago
Minneapolis residents are risking their lives so that the world can see what is actually happening to their city, Charlie Warzel reports.
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Believe Your Eyes
People are risking their lives to document agents in Minneapolis.
https://bit.ly/4r57KAO
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17 days ago
"Recent events have brought Trumpâs governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse."
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Yes, Itâs Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
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Jonathan Rauch: âRecent events have brought Trumpâs governing style into sharper focus. Fascist best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse.â
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Yes, Itâs Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/america-fascism-trump-maga-ice/685751/
17 days ago
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âIf you exercise your constitutionally protected right to bear arms, masked federal agents can murder you in cold blood, simply because an American citizen exercising their Second Amendment rights scares them.â
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Minneapolis Is a Second Amendment Wake-Up Call
The federal killing of a Minnesota ICU nurse should worry every American.
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/01/minneapolis-second-amendment-tyranny/685749/?gift=zOlqwqJNRAGWtWIVaYuBvYK4WTJJVpw049wHIctDqr8
18 days ago
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@nickmiroff.bsky.social
: ââThese are people who have no business setting foot into our office,â one senior ICE official told me, describing new recruits who appeared physically unfit for the job.â
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The Truth About ICEâs Recruiting Push
Trump officials are touting 12,000 new hires in four months. Getting them onto U.S. streets may take longer.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/ice-new-hires-training-minneapolis-shooting/685745/
18 days ago
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Thomas Wright: Europe might finally be learning how to handle Trumpâbut the president is too fickle of a negotiator for Europeâs leaders to take comfort in his reversal on Greenland.
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Europeâs Red Lines Worked
The Greenland crisis has been avertedâfor nowâand European leaders may have learned a key lesson in how to handle Trump.
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/01/greenland-crisis-trump-diplomacy-nato/685715/
20 days ago
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After Trump disparaged Denmarkâs contributions to NATO, one Danish soldier who served in Afghanistan told
@isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social
: âWe were on the front lines, the same as the Americans. That was our job.â
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Trump Casually Denigrates the Danish War Dead
The president has revised history when it comes to the sacrifices of Americaâs allies.
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/01/trump-denmark-afghanistan-fatalities-nato/685716/
20 days ago
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âTo intimidate me, Maher would blow smoke in my face, but because he was using an e-cigarette, all I got was a gust of strawberry-smelling vape ... Later, he tried the âgood cop, bad copâ routine on me but undermined the effect by playing both characters himself.â
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I Was Kidnapped by Idiots
An academic trip to Iraq unexpectedly turned into an immersive field study on the ways authoritarian regimes use brutality.
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/01/kidnapped-baghdad/685470/
20 days ago
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@skornhaber.bsky.social
: âThe presidentâs aesthetics are wackily fascistâbut American culture, for now, remains peskily democratic.â
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Trumpâs Golden Age of Culture Seems Pretty Sad So Far
The presidentâs party has total control of governmentâbut not what Americans care about.
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/01/trump-one-year-culture/685643/
20 days ago
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@dgraham.bsky.social
: âTrump delivered a classic mafioso threat to take Greenland by force, saying that U.S. military might was irresistible, before adding nonchalantly that he would not do such a thing. This was not as reassuring as some headlines might lead readers to believe.â
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Trump Seems Determined to Alienate His Allies
The presidentâs speech at the World Economic Forum shows that he still doesnât understand how American greatness functions globally.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/01/trump-davos-speech-world-economic-forum/685692/
21 days ago
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What a lede from
@yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social
: âMilk is mundane in most contexts, but you canât help noticing when it is smeared across the upper lips of Americaâs government officials.â
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Why the Trump Administration Is Obsessed With Whole Milk
Will the dairy wars ever end?
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/01/whole-milk-saturated-fat-trump-kennedy/685669/
21 days ago
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Terrific profile charting the rise of Pam Bondi from a Florida prosecutor who seemed to be without any strong political opinionsâto Trump's attorney general:
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What Happened to Pam Bondi?
How the attorney general became a person who loves telling Trump yes
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/03/pam-bondi-trump-doj-independence/685663/
22 days ago
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@saahildesai.bsky.social
: âA billionaire congressional candidate canât just send a check to Quinnipiac University and suddenly find himself as the polling front-runner, but he can place enormous Polymarket bets on himself that move the odds in his favor.â
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America Is Slow-Walking Into a Polymarket Disaster
Why is the media obsessed with prediction markets?
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/01/america-polymarket-disaster/685662/
22 days ago
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24 days ago
In his new book, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro discusses the strange questions he received during vice-presidential vettingâand settles some scores, Toluse Olorunnipa reports:
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Harrisâs Staff Questioned Whether Josh Shapiro Was an Israeli Double Agent
The Pennsylvania governor discusses the strange questions he received in his vice presidential vettingâand settles some scores.
https://bit.ly/4t2huh4
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@galbeckerman.bsky.social
: âIn my conversations with these Iranian exiles, I heard deep frustration ... The Iranian protesters stepping fearlessly into the sights of government snipers are being seen by the American left with more suspicion than sympathy.â
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The Silence of the Left on Iran
As the Islamic Republic massacres protesters, exiles are dismayed by the lack of sympathy from the American left.
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/01/the-iranians-who-feel-betrayed-by-the-left/685644/?gift=zOlqwqJNRAGWtWIVaYuBvWXW2g-vrIwgUPXzAv3NEZs
26 days ago
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@yair-rosenberg.bsky.social
: âTrumpism is not neo-isolationist or neoconservative, pro-restraint or pro-intervention. It is not pro-worker or pro-billionaire. It is whatever Trump says it is.â
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The Biggest Myth About Trumpâs Base (And Why Many Believe It)
The MAGA faithful arenât deserting their leader.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/maga-trump-base-schism-exaggerated/685598/
29 days ago
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@jonlemire.bsky.social
: âTrump, though never restrained, is now pure id, acting on impulse and goaded on by advisers who see an opportunity to further expand executive power.â
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A Breathtaking Week of Pure Trump Id
Military success in Venezuela has emboldened the president to flex his power even more.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/trump-venezuela-ice-minnesota-powell/685593/
29 days ago
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âOne of the reasons that you can argue with Wienerâor shout at him, if your politics dictate that approachâis that he has strong beliefs and argues them bravely, even when they are unpopular. He fights, he loses, and he fights again until he wins.â
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The YIMBY Hero Everyone Is Shouting At
Scott Wienerâa pro-trans Zionist who wants California to allow more homesâhas an extreme tolerance for pushback.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/scott-wiener-yimby-shouted-at/685566/
29 days ago
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âEven as the administration says it needs Greenland to advance U.S. security interests in the Arctic, it has closed the office set up to advance U.S. security interests in the Arctic.â
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The Pentagon Has Axed Its Office of the Arctic
The Trump administration is focused instead on seizing Greenland.
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/01/pentagon-arctic-greenland-china-russia/685553/
about 1 month ago
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âThere is no objective standard of conduct that could possibly explain why beating police officers is peaceful but attempting to flee from them is terrorism.â
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Trumpâs Slippery Definition of âPatriotsâ and âTerroristsâ
The president has interesting ideas about who constitutes an enemy of the state.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/trump-ice-minnesota-january-6/685555/
about 1 month ago
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âChatGPT is a cheap date.â
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The People Who Marry Chatbots
A growing community is building a life with large language models.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/chatbot-marriage-ai-relationships-romance/685459/
about 1 month ago
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@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
: âTrumpâs pursuit of an illusory sphere of influence is unlikely to bring us peace or prosperityâany more than the invasion of Ukraine brought peace and prosperity to Russians.â
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Trumpâs âAmerican Dominanceâ May Leave Us With Nothing
The presidentâs moves in Venezuela foretell a new global system.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/trumps-american-dominance-may-leave-us-with-nothing/685503/
about 1 month ago
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âMost presidents would not go out and say, âIâm not afraid to put boots on the ground,â because their base would go, âWait a minute,ââ person close to Trump told
@ashleyrparker.bsky.social
and Missy Ryan. âBut Trump is willing to be misunderstood in the short term to get what he wants.â
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The Fuck-Around-and-Find-Out Presidency
Truman, Reagan, and Monroe wouldnât approve of the language, but a doctrine is a doctrine, even if itâs only five words long.
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/01/trump-monroe-doctrine-venezuela/685502/
about 1 month ago
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In an interview with
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, Donald Trump threatened Venezuelaâs interim leader, Delcy Rodriguez, with a fate worse than Maduroâs; defended regime change in the country; and expressed renewed interest in the U.S. seizing Greenland.
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Trump: Delcy RodrĂguez Might Be Next
The president told The Atlantic that the interim Venezuelan president will meet a fate worse than Maduroâs unless she complies with U.S. wishes.
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/01/trump-venezuela-maduro-delcy-rodriguez/685497/
about 1 month ago
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Even some of Trumpâs closest allies are questioning why he wants to run Venezuela, Atlantic staff writers report:
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The âAmerica Firstâ President Takes On the World
NicolĂĄs Maduro was plucked out of Caracas, but the more shocking news was that the White House plans to run Venezuela.
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/01/trump-nicolas-maduro-venezuela/685493/
about 1 month ago
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Is glitter toxic? Asking for a dad who's trying to mix Manhattans in a house that has fully become a five year old's craft studio.
about 2 months ago
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The Atlantic
about 2 months ago
The release of the Epstein files left many of his victims disappointed with how the Justice Department handled it, Sarah Fitzpatrick reports. âAmerica is getting a look tonight into how we have all felt for years,â one survivor said.
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âTheyâre Delusional If They Think This Is Going to Go Awayâ
The Trump administrationâs release of long-awaited files didnât provide what survivors were looking for.
https://bit.ly/3Y1Pc87
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âAs individuals who received their vaccines up to six decades ago reach old age, theyâre becoming the unwitting subjects of a natural experiment: Researchers are nervously watching to see just how long their immunity might last. â
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Measlesâ Most Deceptive Trait
Most cases are mild, obscuring the diseaseâs worst outcomes.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/12/measles-elimination-outbreaks/685303/
about 2 months ago
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NEW: Donald Trump is considering announcing onetime bonus checks of $1,776 for many military members,
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$1,776 Checks for the Military
The president is considering bonuses for many service members.
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2025/12/1776-military/685304/
about 2 months ago
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âInside the agency, officials describe Bhattacharya as a largely ineffectual figurehead, often absent from leadership meetings, unresponsive to colleagues, and fixated more on cultivating his media image than on engaging with the turmoil at his own agency.â
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The Most Feared Person at the NIH Is a Vaccine Researcher Plucked From Obscurity
While NIH director Jay Bhattacharya focuses on podcasting, his second in command is dramatically remaking the agency.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/12/nih-cuts-memoli/685282/
about 2 months ago
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We've lost Ely and Todd Snider in under a month.
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Joe Ely, Texas-Born Troubadour of the Open Road, Dies at 78
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/obituaries/joe-ely-dead.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
about 2 months ago
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