Iran says peace talks would be “unreasonable” following Israeli strikes in Lebanon
Israel pounded Lebanon with its heaviest strikes yet on Wednesday, killing hundreds of people and drawing a threat of retaliation from Iran, which suggested it would be “unreasonable” to proceed with talks to forge a permanent peace deal with the United States.
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‘Masquerading as a university’: inside the brazen rightwing plan to conquer American schools
As teachers eagerly adopt its free lesson plans and the White House boosts its videos, PragerU is intent on one goal: attracting young people to conservatism
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This Is An Astonishing Threat — Even By Trump Standards
Trump’s declaration that “a whole civilization will die tonight” went a step further than even he has ever gone before.
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Army soldier tries to halt wife’s deportation after she was detained on military base
A U.S. Army staff sergeant is trying to halt his Honduras-born wife’s deportation after she was detained inside a military base just days after their wedding.
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How the Olympic Ban on Transgender Women Could Affect All Women Athletes
A new Olympic policy on genetic testing could reshape women’s sports and raise questions for intersex and cisgender athletes alike.
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While most of the justices seemed skeptical of Solicitor General D. John Saucer’s argument, Alito and Thomas performed as expected for Trump.
(No shaming from me, except for the people living in glass houses while throwing stones thing… -A.)
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As usual, busybody Republicans should probably be more concerned with what’s going on under their own roofs before peeping in on others. The same people who worried about drag queen story hour have discovered that one of their own likes to play dress-up.
Kristi Noem, the disgraced former head of the Department of Homeland Security, said she was “blindsided” when photos emerged of her husband, Bryon Noem, participating in an online “bimbofication” fetish community. (snip-MORE)
Guess which critic of mail-in voting recently cast a mail-in ballot? I will give you a hint. He’s overweight and lies about it, orange, kind of stupid, smells, likes to name everything after himself, is probably a pedophile, is a known grifter, oggles his own daughter, and recently started a war for reasons we still haven’t determined. Yeah, I think you know who it is.
Donald Trump has a history of attacking absentee voting while also having a history of using absentee voting. (snip-MORE)
Supreme Court hears arguments in Trump birthright citizenship case
The Supreme Court heard arguments over President Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship, a case that tests one of the cornerstones of his immigration agenda.
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Justice Department official posts social media photo revealing investigation into Ohio State
The head of the department’s Civil Rights Division, Harmeet Dhillon, appears to have inadvertently revealed the probe into admissions policies at Ohio State’s medical school.
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Venezuelans deported by US detail fresh claims of torture and abuse at El Salvador mega-prison
Petition seeks accountability from Salvadorian authorities over human rights violations at notorious Cecot facility
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