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RIP, Barney! 🏳️🌈
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Barney Frank Was Like No One Else
He was the smartest man in the room, a rare attribute for a member of modern-day Congress.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/barney-frank-obituary-democrats/687285/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfSKCF9CkkU2OIijbpKMROXc
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The Bad Beer That’s an Incredible Beverage
An ode to Miller Lite
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/05/miller-lite-beer/687249/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfQfViSmavaek9ZUGT5PyXDE
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Out of the Gerrymandering Darkness, a New Hope for Reform
Some think it could lead to a change in the political system.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/05/redistricting-map-gerrymandering-bill/687244/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfXYMm2NovmDnKlMEOiwdwbU
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The Economic Experiment That Upended Reality
Minimum-wage increases were expected to kill jobs. The fact that they didn’t should make us rethink a lot of assumptions.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/minimum-wage-experiment-worked/687255/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfaxDnzbK_SXddEGesnRGaBc
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‘The Sheep Detectives’ Is More Than Just Fluff
Its cast of talking animals solve mysteries and move audiences to tears.
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/05/the-sheep-detectives-movie-review/687273/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfc3wXti9enoA3CavPnfqlgk
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New York Times Delivers Detailed 1,200-Word Takedown Of Trump After Slush Fund Scandal
"Has there ever been an episode of presidential corruption so blatant and threatening to constitutional order?" the newspaper's board asked.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/new-york-times-donald-trump-editorial_n_6a100cdbe4b0bb04cec5f206
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Therapists Say This Common Fear Is One Of The Biggest Signs Of Avoidant Personality Disorder
Here’s how to tell if what you’re feeling is a sign of a deeper mental health issue.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/avoidant-personality-disorder-fear_l_6a0c5ec8e4b00b2edf7d75f2
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Stephen Colbert Predicts Exactly How Trump Will 'Steal' That Entire Slush Fund
The "Late Show" host slammed the fund as an "all-you-can-fraud buffet."
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/stephen-colbert-trump-slush-fund_n_6a0d4044e4b0d1a142e1ef55
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It’s Maddeningly Difficult to Ban Smoking
A new cigarette ban in the U.K. might yield its most dramatic results decades from now, if it sticks around that long.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/05/smoking-tobacco-generational-ban-united-kingdom/687223/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfTuzOOxIe9b2gXQ2xiyW7Tg
7 days ago
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Still think he was the better choice over Kamala?
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Heads, Trump Wins
Tails, he still wins—at taxpayers’ expense.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/05/trump-corruption-irs-fund/687227/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSffwc6tq4I8JGKR0WBXhxuCQ
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This disgusting man just became disgustinger.
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Trump’s $1.8 Billion Slush Fund Is Worse Than Stealing
Recasting the January 6 insurrection as the work of heroic patriots remains the president’s highest priority.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/trump-anti-weaponization-fund-january-6/687215/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfWz7h4a4ueh2ivk96GU7mdo
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New ‘Weaponization’ Settlement Terms Free Trump From IRS Audits
The president's controversial settlement with the government he leads has received a major update.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-weaponization-settlement-irs-audits_n_6a0caf3be4b0d1a142e18b2a
7 days ago
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Elon Musk Gets a Reality Check
The Altman-Musk trial was a waste of everyone’s time.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/05/musk-altman-trial-waste-of-time/687213/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfUN8wZtQvOvEh9vwoPqKTf0
8 days ago
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‘PrEP Belly’ Panic Among Gay Men Is Growing — And It Exposes A Darker Issue
The problematic discourse is happening all over social media.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/prep-belly-queer-men-body-image_n_6a05d88de4b01f67631252e0
8 days ago
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A Perfect Gilded Age Confection
How America celebrated its 100th birthday
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/06/america-centennial-exhibition-1876/686928/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfTKSpRhXzoEiAWEPTUKRNMI
8 days ago
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Barney Frank’s Second Coming Out
In his final act, the liberal stalwart wants to save his party from ideologues.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/barney-frank-book-left-trans-rights/687192/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfTFRYBqHbmU3wNY_OYxb2HA
9 days ago
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Something Big Is Happening on Campus
There’s a lot going right at universities, if you're only willing to see it.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/david-brooks-something-is-going-right-at-universities/687200/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfZBqm8Ha9wPAsswo-vAFPOo
9 days ago
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Christopher Webb
11 days ago
Tesla’s robotaxi sounds treacherous at best. A 20-minute drive took him two hours. Based on my own experience with Tesla support (as a previous owner), I’m surprised he was able to reach a human.
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He Monitors ICE. At 3 A.M., Federal Agents Kicked Down His Door.
VC Defensa volunteers plan to file a civil lawsuit in federal court, accusing federal officials of harassing people who patrol immigration enforcement operations.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/federal-agents-raids-vc-defensa_n_6a07738fe4b0a33000e1ca34
11 days ago
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25 Sensational Books to Read This Summer
The Atlantic’s writers and editors have chosen fiction and nonfiction to match all sorts of moods.
https://www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/05/summer-reading-2026/686880/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfaEDosqf3s9lpcRcqy7ZOYs
12 days ago
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As part of a weird online tantrum, Trump calls for Obama’s arrest (again)
If Trump’s rage-tweeting offers “a window into the president’s mind,” Obama clearly dominates the incumbent’s psyche in unhealthy ways.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/as-part-of-a-weird-online-tantrum-trump-calls-for-obamas-arrest-again
13 days ago
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He’s So Random
A software engineer wanted to resist the usual algorithms. So he created his own—and transformed his whole existence.
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/05/algorithm-decision-making-randomization/687098/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfQiEwASTI7QNZ_mGz8JRG2o
13 days ago
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How AI Killed a 133-Year-Old Princeton Tradition
The school’s famous Honor Code was no match for chatbot-enabled cheating.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/princeton-ai-honor-code/687144/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfc6bZVT63k5m4hJi8Xiys1w
13 days ago
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The Final Hours
An Afghan family’s flight to safety
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/afghan-family-flight-safety/687079/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfeWRs8sU1rSDriMnx9gDS6Q
13 days ago
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Admit It, That Protein Shake Is Basically Soylent
The post-food future is here.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/05/soylent-protein-shake/687120/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfTNj5iF49rB--rU6EbfphtA
15 days ago
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The FBI Is Reportedly Investigating a Leak to an Atlantic Writer
Sarah Fitzpatrick reported on concerns about Kash Patel’s drinking and behavior.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/05/kash-patel-investigation-atlantic/687072/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSffBe0zS-jYCnrnSeHpTynZM
18 days ago
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The Truth Is Still Out There
Why Americans remain convinced that the government is hiding an alien conspiracy
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/06/government-ufo-conspiracy/686935/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfVUZLVhX7ixA2H5anugGHKA
18 days ago
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The Obama Foundation
22 days ago
May the Fourth be with YOU, from the Obama Presidential Center. Opening June 19.
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Admirable Women
22 days ago
Congrats to Julie K. Brown! She was awarded a
#Pulitzer
Prize special citation today for her groundbreaking reporting in 2017 & 2018 for the Miami Herald exposing Jeffrey Epstein's systematic abuse of young women and the justice system & powerful network of associates that protected him for years.
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Mark T. Sneed
24 days ago
Do the laws not apply to the rich and wealthy? Kleptocracy? Quid pro quo. Bribery. You name it. All of this is wrong and illegal. Shameful.
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Democracy Docket
24 days ago
NEW: New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is considering redistricting in light of the Louisiana v. Callais SCOTUS ruling vanquishing minority voter protections. “If Trump is going to attack fair voting, then New Jersey is going to stand up so that we can create a counterbalance,” says Sherrill.
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New Jersey governor is down to join redistricting wars, following Supreme Court gutting of Voting Rights Act
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is the latest Democratic state leader to enter the redistricting fray after SCOTUS struck down minority voter protections.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/new-jersey-governor-is-down-to-join-redistricting-wars-following-supreme-court-gutting-of-voting-rights-act/
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For a Time, the U.S. Protected Democracy
A requiem for the Voting Rights Act
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/requiem-voting-rights-act/687037/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfb3c0MsjYMguWNk_FCqZRKk
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The Four-Letter Code to Selling Just About Anything
What makes things cool?
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/01/what-makes-things-cool/508772/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfW7RxW4p4vK-HmlziDcZZqM
25 days ago
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The Era of Normie Extremism Is Here
What the alleged Washington hotel attacker has in common with Luigi Mangione
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/04/cole-allen-whcd-trump-extremism/686993/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfZ5lufOScKEWvkr2JJ8UIdM
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This ABC Showdown Is Different
The network is now in a stronger position to defend itself against the FCC.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/04/trump-fcc-attack-abc-kimmel/687002/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfW673aAJcjbbHOlAJP1bDo4
27 days ago
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Robert Reich
27 days ago
From the courts to the state legislatures, Republicans are deploying every dirty trick in the book to avert a looming midterm wipeout. If Democrats want to decisively take America back from Trump and his cronies, here's what they must do.
https://youtu.be/Uzc57eD3cWI?si=cW8IIKY9ZKcgw5c7
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What Democrats SHOULD Be Doing
If Democrats ever want to take America back from Trump and his cronies, here are eight things they must do.
https://youtu.be/Uzc57eD3cWI?si=cW8IIKY9ZKcgw5c7
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This Decades-Old Scam Is Still Tricking People Every Day. Here’s Why It's So Effective — And How To Avoid It.
Beware of this insidious online scam that's making the rounds.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/domain-spoofing-prevent-email-scam_n_69ea1a06e4b0bb584bc964d6
27 days ago
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Rectal Cancer Is Rising In Millennials. Doctors Have A Theory Why.
Rates of rectal cancer deaths are rising in adults under 50.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rectal-cancer-signs-rising-cases-younger-adults_l_69ef9151e4b08330e41e5348
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The American Pope vs. the American President
The pontiff has proved unwilling to subordinate his faith to politics, or to adjust his commitment to the Gospel in exchange for access to power.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/pope-leo-trump-iran/686964/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfSJ5iR5igiOZz1M6tBt5mrk
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Mrs. Betty Bowers
28 days ago
Oh, look what I saw on the beach!
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Americans Once Understood Birthright Citizenship
Newspaper columnists instructed generations of citizens about the Fourteenth Amendment. Today, the country seems to have forgotten how clear the law is.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/newspapers-history-birthright-citizenship/686946/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfd20YdBZ8-kaoy57ZsBXHYE
27 days ago
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A Ballroom Would Have Solved This
Many historical disasters would have been prevented if we had one of these in the White House.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/04/why-we-need-ballroom/686979/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfcQxWVXvSxDi1hYuccSY-gM
27 days ago
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The Avant-Garde Path to God
A new book explores how contemporary art can offer glimpses of the divine.
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/04/modern-art-christian-contemplation-god/686976/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfSY_-V13EawXwYPhQSHBYTo
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Sam Altman and Elon Musk Sure Dislike Each Other
The trial between the CEOs makes the AI boom seem sordid and small.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/04/openai-trial-elon-musk-sam-altman/686984/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfYNtlqDaPo5Ya6OKaVLaces
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The Ballroom Truthers Have a Theory
The fake-assassination-attempt conspiracy keeps growing.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/04/trump-assassination-staged-conspiracy/686980/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfVdfJCoHD5n89blB2LOhkPQ
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The Pope Goes on an ICE Ride-Along
The Holy Father accepts Tom Homan’s gracious invitation.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/04/pope-tom-homan-ice-ride-along/686982/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSffIbMrkUbUCpj6stbP5Er5c
27 days ago
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The King’s Admirer in Chief
Trump’s fondness for Charles at times appeared to tip over into envy.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/king-charles-royal-visit-trump/686991/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfaUxGXC83k3u5wTeW7ZsdSA
27 days ago
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MAGA’s Strange Quiet After the Shooting
Instead of a crackdown on his enemies, Trump wants his ballroom.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/whcd-shooter-trump-ballroom-maga-reaction/686956/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfafxDlRZKRHxEBFnPUJ7E7c
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The Most Frightening Shooters Are the Smart Ones
A manifesto-like email allegedly sent by the dinner shooter suggests a murderous obsession with Trump’s politics.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/most-frightening-shooters-are-smart-ones/686963/?gift=XD8q3k5qMrw3hNexnjXSfdA5Jo9yRN0mNYrom1QxUD0
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