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Salon.com @salon.com · 11m

It’s time to give the pop juggernaut — and ourselves — some breathing room.

We need a break from Taylor Swift

It’s time to give the pop juggernaut — and ourselves — some breathing room.

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Salon.com @salon.com · 11h

Trump’s vengeance tour is escalating — from Portland to Chicago to New York’s AG. How far will he go to sell a lie?

How far will Donald Trump go to sell a lie?

POTUS goes after Portland, Chicago and New York's attorney general, taking vengeance to another level

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Salon.com @salon.com · 11h

Bari Weiss’ appointment as CBS News editor-in-chief is being hailed as progress for queer representation. But for many LGBTQ+ journalists, it feels like a setback.

Bari Weiss at CBS News isn’t a win for queer journalists

By platforming anti-trans content, Bari Weiss has betrayed her community

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Salon.com @salon.com · 12h

“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” understands how nightmarish it is to juggle love and living in the modern age, when simply surviving is a task that requires all of our energy.

Rose Byrne stares down the breaking point of motherhood

In “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” Mary Bronstein reveals the messy truth of modern motherhood.

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Salon.com @salon.com · 14h

The announcement came after months of pressure from Trump, who claims to have ended eight wars since returning to office, to receive the prize that former President Barack Obama was awarded in his first year in office.

"Technicalities": MAGA fumes after Trump fails to win Nobel Peace Prize

“Nobody has done more in decades to bring peace to the world than Donald Trump," argued GOP leader Steve Scalise.

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Salon.com @salon.com · 16h

"Take some solace, then, in that you are not crazy for thinking this is insulting, in all of its dystopian absurdity. Those who study and teach about America, abroad, also think the country has become a frightening shell of its past, imperfect glory."

"Too risky": Scholars who study America say they won't visit

At a recent panel in Vienna, academics who study America said the country has become similar to Russia and China.

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Salon.com @salon.com · 16h

"Way too many of us think we need to love Taylor Swift, hate Taylor Swift or at the bare minimum have a strong opinion about her."

We need a break from Taylor Swift

It’s time to give the pop juggernaut — and ourselves — some breathing room.

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Salon.com @salon.com · 18h

The Hatch Act bars federal employees from taking part in political campaigns, but critics say it's not enforced.

Federal agencies go MAGA amid shutdown - Salon.com

The Hatch Act bars federal employees from taking part in political campaigns, but critics say it's not enforced

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Salon.com @salon.com · 19h

"“Boots” espouses a determinist philosophy meant to inspire the types of people Hegseth wants to scrub from the U.S. military or bar from serving. In its portrayal, strength isn’t about posturing but an individual hallmark that can be shored up and channeled."

"Boots" shows us what training warriors looks like

The Netflix show follows a closeted Marine and questions the type of courage that Pete Hegseth’s 1990 test ignores.

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Salon.com @salon.com · 20h

“Nobody has done more in decades to bring peace to the world than Donald Trump," argued GOP leader Steve Scalise.

"Technicalities": MAGA fumes after Trump fails to win Nobel Peace Prize

“Nobody has done more in decades to bring peace to the world than Donald Trump," argued GOP leader Steve Scalise.

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Salon.com @salon.com · 21h

POTUS goes after Portland, Chicago and New York's attorney general, taking vengeance to another level.

How far will Donald Trump go to sell a lie?

POTUS goes after Portland, Chicago and New York's attorney general, taking vengeance to another level

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Nick Fulton @nickfulton.bsky.social · 23h

CBS naming Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief isn’t progress — it’s PR for prejudice. Weiss has spent years dressing up anti-trans and anti-“woke” rhetoric as free speech. Representation without accountability isn’t liberation.
Read my latest in @salon.com:
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Bari Weiss at CBS News isn’t a win for queer journalists

By platforming anti-trans content, Bari Weiss has betrayed her community

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Salon.com @salon.com · 1d

"To outsiders — and especially non-evangelicals — Trump’s religious appeals may sound like biblical jabberwocky, absurd and surreal. But for the MAGA faithful and much of White Christian America, such sermons and promises hold real power," writes Chauncey DeVega.

Trump turns to the prosperity gospel for fundraising efforts

Trump is telling his MAGA followers that giving him money is a divine act that will “save America”

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Salon.com @salon.com · 1d

"In motherhood, the margin for error is airtight. Mothers aren’t expected to be human, nor even superhuman. Often, women are expected to give up their humanity in service of their role as a mother, meaning that any mortal mistake can be twisted into a damning sin."

Rose Byrne stares down the breaking point of motherhood

In “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” Mary Bronstein reveals the messy truth of modern motherhood.

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Millions of children could lose Medicaid and SNAP benefits under GOP budget cuts. @joelegoza.bsky.social writes about what that means for families like his, with a daughter recovering from spinal surgery.

GOP health care cuts will hurt kids like mine

At Ronald McDonald House, sick kids aren't just a budget item

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Salon.com @salon.com · 1d

At a recent panel in Vienna, academics who study America said the country has become similar to Russia and China.

"Too risky": Scholars who study America say they won't visit

At a recent panel in Vienna, academics who study America said the country has become similar to Russia and China.

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Salon.com @salon.com · 1d

The president has advocated forcefully for a case against the New York attorney general.

New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted following Trump push - Salon.com

The president has advocated forcefully for a case against the New York attorney general.

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Salon.com @salon.com · 1d

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has built her brand as an anti-Republican Republican. But as she breaks from Trump and GOP leadership, her outsider strategy may finally hit a wall in Washington.

@amandamarcotte.bsky.social explains in the latest episode of #StandingRoomOnly — premiering now.

Why Marjorie Taylor Greene makes Republicans miserable

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has set herself apart from the GOP as an anti-Republican Republican, but her rebellion might finally be catching up to her. As she distances herself from Trump and GOP…

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Salon.com @salon.com · 1d

Rutgers Prof. Mark Bray, who studies anti-fascism, said his flight to Europe on Wednesday was mysteriously canceled.

Professor targeted by MAGA says "someone" canceled his flight - Salon.com

Rutgers Prof. Mark Bray, who studies anti-fascism, said his flight to Europe on Wednesday was mysteriously canceled

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Salon.com @salon.com · 1d

Adelita Grijalva and several House Democrats suspect Speaker Mike Johnson is stalling her swearing-in because she plans to be the 218th signer of a bipartisan discharge petition to force the Justice Department to release Epstein documents.

Adelita Grijalva wants to get to work. The GOP won’t let her - Salon.com

Rep.-elect Grijalva tells Salon she's exploring legal action over House Speaker Mike Johnson's refusal to seat her

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked House Speaker Mike Johnson's leadership while giving a pass to President Trump.

Marjorie Taylor Greene blames GOP for shutdown, excuses Trump - Salon.com

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked House Speaker Mike Johnson's leadership while giving a pass to President Trump

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Salon.com @salon.com · 1d

"With the government’s shambolic response during the first year of the pandemic and the damage being done every day by the administration to our scientific research community, I suspect a lot of people are feeling insecure about their actual health care these days," @digby56.bsky.social writes.

Democrats are winning the health care shutdown war

Allowing Obamacare premiums to soar appears to be one step too far

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Salon.com @salon.com · 1d

In recent fundraising emails, President Donald Trump has told his supporters that giving him money is a divine act that will “save America.”

Trump turns to the prosperity gospel for fundraising efforts

Trump is telling his MAGA followers that giving him money is a divine act that will “save America”

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Salon.com @salon.com · 2d

The president said that both sides of the war in Gaza have taken a step toward peace.

"Blessed are the peacemakers": Trump announces Israel, Hamas agreement on "peace plan" - Salon.com

The president said that both sides of the war in Gaza have taken a step toward peace.

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Salon.com @salon.com · 2d

"In the face of this disapproval, Trump’s foot soldiers have fanned out across the country to sell an increasingly wary nation on effectively federalizing policing in American cities."

Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem's shambolic ICE tour

Miller and Noem try to sell Trump’s troop takeover — but even Fox News is no safe space

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