Former Obama adviser: Kushner engaged in ‘level of corruption that we’ve just never seen’ with foreign relations | The Hill

We May Finally Get to Write: “Convicted Felon Donald Trump” | The New Republic

'Every time I buy more, the price drops more': Truth Social backers baffled by stock woes - Raw Story

'NOT Smarter Than a 5th Grader': Donald Trump Mocked for 'Utterly Stupid' Rant About Battle of Gettysburg

Bondi Junction mall attack: 'Obvious' killer targeted women, Sydney police say

U.N. climate chief says two years to save the planet | Reuters

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The History Behind Arizona’s 160-Year-Old Abortion Ban - The New York Times

Arizona Republicans shut down discussion on proposed repeal of 1864 abortion law | AP News

Trump attorneys trolled after they subpoena wrong Jeremy Rosenberg for hush money trial: ‘I’m keeping the $15’ | The Independent

Right-wing operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman agree to pay up to $1.2 million for misleading 2020 robocalls

Trump posts bizarre solar eclipse ad – with his head blocking out the sun, plunging US into darkness | The Independent

"Screws up female brains": MAGA leaders are conditioning Republicans to back birth control bans | Salon.com

Texas Debunks 'Totally Inaccurate' Claims of Voting Fraud Being Spread by Elon Musk

The Vatican says surrogacy and gender theory are 'grave threats' to human dignity

Arizona State Senator Leads Prayer In Tongues On Floor Before Abortion Ruling | HuffPost Latest News

Why Men Struggle With Friendship | TIME

Why Is It So Hard for Men to Make Close Friends? - The New York Times

Trump said he spoke to murder victim's family. The victim's sister said it never happened.

Trump’s Truth Social Play Is Already Failing | The New Republic

Trump's social media company loses billions in value as stock price swings wildly - CBS News

US states had 65,000 rape-related pregnancies after banning abortion | New Scientist

Prominent Christians falsely claim Biden chose Easter to honor trans people

From Pizzagate to the 2020 Election: Forcing Liars to Pay or Apologize

How was her baby's air-ambulance ride not medically necessary? - CBS News

Christian Site: Eclipse May Bring "Massive" Earthquake - Joe.My.God.

Conspiracy Theorists Think The Eclipse Will Begin A "Massive Human Sacrifice Event" | IFLScience

More Americans are ditching religion, citing anti-LGBTQ bigotry and clergy sex abuse

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Trump is selling 'God Bless the USA' Bibles for $59.99 as he faces mounting legal bills

Donald Trump Can't Name His Favorite Verse in the Bible

Alabama Democrat Marilyn Lands, running on IVF ruling, flips Republican House seat - al.com

The Baltimore bridge collapse gave conspiracy theorists a chance to boost themselves

Kyle Rittenhouse Storms Off Stage After Being Confronted by Students

Kirk: Haiti Is "Infested With Demonic Voodoo," People Are Levitating And "Turning Into Cats At Night" [VIDEO] - Joe.My.God.

Tennessee Senate passes bill based on 'chemtrails' conspiracy theory: What to know

Lawsuit by Elon Musk's X was an attempt to punish free speech, judge rules

Trump has been unable to get bond for $464 million judgment, his lawyers say

Supreme Court says Trump White House official Peter Navarro must begin prison sentence

Trump's RNC officially kills the GOP's mail-in voter effort

Trump's 'Bloodbath' Comment - FactCheck.org

Conservatives blow up Trump world's 'misguided' defense of 'bloodbath' comment - Raw Story

In states with laws targeting LGBTQ issues, school hate crimes quadrupled

U.S. support for LGBTQ+ rights is declining after decades of support. Here’s why | PBS News Weekend

How Trump’s Allies Are Winning the War Over Disinformation - The New York Times

World’s first major act to regulate AI passed by European lawmakers

Biden Just Delivered a Top Career Performance. He Needed It. | TIME

Katie Britt’s false linkage of a sex-trafficking case to Joe Biden - The Washington Post

Mark Robinson's Bizarre Ramble: 'I Absolutely Want To Go Back To The America Where Women Couldn’t Vote'

Robert Hur Admits Telling Biden He Seemed To Have 'Photographic Recall'

AIDS Denialism Is Back. We Can’t Let It Take Root. | The Nation

6 Westboro extremists showed up to cheer the death of a teen. Hundreds chased them away. - LGBTQ Nation

Pope provokes outrage by saying Ukraine should ‘raise white flag’ and end war with Russia | Pope Francis | The Guardian

Billionaires Rage About Biden’s State of the Union Tax Proposals

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A unanimous Supreme Court restores Trump to the Colorado ballot : NPR

Jamie Raskin One-Ups Supreme Court With Plan to Kick Trump off Ballot | The New Republic

McConnell to Step Down as Senate Republican Leader at the End of the Year - The New York Times

Republicans Increasingly Reveal They Barely Know Where Babies Come From

The Moms for Liberty 60 Minutes interview was such a disaster that their allies are scrambling to do damage control | Media Matters for America

MTG Rages at U.K. Journo’s Jewish Space Laser Question: ‘F*ck Off’

AI-generated images of Trump with Black voters being spread by supporters

German Man Who Received 217 COVID Vaccines Has Functioning Immune System | Technology Networks

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Measles erupts in Florida school where 11% of kids are unvaccinated | Ars Technica

Parkland survivor trolls Trump’s sneaker venture by buying domain and directing it to gun safety site | The Independent

Alexander Smirnov: Former FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens’ role in Ukraine business | CNN Politics

Clergy warn of ‘doom spiral’ as church attendance drops off at record rate

Cheney warns of Republican Party ‘Putin wing’ after Navalny death | CNN Politics

Oklahoma banned trans students from bathrooms. Now a bullied student is dead after a fight | The Independent

Ron DeSantis Finally Admits War on Books Has Been a Total Disaster | The New Republic

Conservative group tells judge it has no evidence to back its claims of Georgia ballot stuffing | AP News

The majority of traffic from Elon Musk's X may have been fake during the Super Bowl, report suggests | Mashable

New wave of bills targeting libraries is ‘a threat to our democracy,’ American Library Association warns

Out of the rabbit hole: new research shows people can change their minds about conspiracy theories

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Mark Meckler Says The US Must Invade Mexico To Secure The Border

Scientology Leader Dodges Sexual Assault Summons - Joe.My.God.

Climatologist Michael Mann wins defamation case: what it means for scientists

Putin says he prefers Biden to Trump and mocks Tucker Carlson’s questions | Vladimir Putin | The Guardian

Florida deputy fires weapon after mistaking sound of acorn hitting patrol car for gunshot - ABC News

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Democrats flip Santos’s New York House seat in high-stakes special election | The Hill

Trump Says He Might 'Encourage' Russia To Attack NATO Allies | HuffPost Latest News

Donald Trump: Taylor Swift Is 'Disloyal' If She Endorses President Biden | HuffPost Latest News

The Supreme Court Wants No Part of Disqualifying Trump From the Ballot | The New Republic

Christian Super Bowl Commercial Outrages Conservatives

Super Bowl Jesus Ad funded by groups fostering "hateful Christian Nationalism"

One Million Moms Vs "Disturbing" Super Bowl Jesus Ad - Joe.My.God.

Mayorkas Impeached by House Republicans Over Border Policies - The New York Times

Review of Sensitive Issues Slows Potential Release of Biden Transcript - The New York Times

Mark Meckler Says The US Must Invade Mexico To Secure The Border

‘God is in control’: Joel Osteen blames ‘forces of evil’ after shooting at his church - Raw Story

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Jennifer Crumbley, Mother of Michigan School Gunman, Guilty of Manslaughter - The New York Times

Maryland bill would force gun owners to get $300K liability insurance to wear or carry | WBFF

In stunner, House GOP bid to impeach Mayorkas fails | The Hill

Democratic senators call on DEA to deschedule marijuana entirely | The Hill

In Huge Reversal, GOP Poised To Kill The Border-Ukraine Package It Demanded

Arizona bill would ban Satanic displays on public property

Satanic Temple of Iowa calls bill banning satanic displays on state property unconstitutional

GOP Rep: All Americans Will "Serve And Praise Jesus" - Joe.My.God.

Oregon lawmaker tries to walk back comment that atheists are unfit for public office

Fox News’ Jesse Watters cites debunked claim to argue that climate scientists fabricated US temperature data | Media Matters for America

Controversial podcast host Joe Rogan signs a new deal with Spotify for up to a reported $250 million

Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked for struggling to pronounce indictable or read a long number | The Independent

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Boebert finishes fifth in straw poll of new district | The Hill

Conservatives Go Next-Level Crazy With Taylor Swift Super Bowl Conspiracies | The New Republic

More Gen Z Americans identify as LGBTQ than as Republican

Opinion | Gen Z is MAGA movement’s worst nightmare - The Washington Post

Gen Z Gender Gap: Young Men and Women Don't Agree on Politics

New map captures explosive rise of the nonreligious

Mike Johnson Finally Admits Why He’s Killing the Border Deal | The New Republic

Oklahoma GOP votes to condemn Sen. Lankford for role in bipartisan border talks | CNN Politics

Kentucky GOP bill would require child support for fetuses | WKMS

Taylor Swift AI images prompt US bill to tackle nonconsensual, sexual deepfakes

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Donald Trump Slurring Words at Rally Raises Questions

Trump appears to mix up Pelosi, Haley while speaking about Jan. 6 | The Hill

A Creepy QAnon Chant Rises at Trump’s Rally—and He Nods and Smiles | The New Republic

WV Republicans refile bill to get "Intelligent Design" in classrooms... with a twist

The American dream is 'rapidly diminishing,' Walgreens boss says in plea to raise taxes for the wealthy

Science vs. social media: Why climate change denial still thrives online

Half of recent US inflation due to high corporate profits, report finds | Inflation | The Guardian

Fake Joe Biden robocall tells New Hampshire Democrats not to vote Tuesday

Trump lawyer Alina Habba blames mysterious 'demonic plan' for ex-president's court cases - Raw Story

‘The Lord told us to’: US pastor says he stole $1m from Christians to remodel home | Colorado | The Guardian

Bill O'Reilly Outraged After School District Pulls His Books Under Florida Law He Supported: 'It's Absurd'

Here's What I Learned as the U.S. Government's UFO Hunter | Scientific American

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Trump Received Millions From Foreign Governments as President, Report Finds - The New York Times

In 41 US States, Richest 1% Pay Lower Tax Rates Than Everyone Else

$8.5 Trillion in Untaxed Assets: Data Shows Why 'We Need a Billionaire Income Tax'

Trump Calls On Supporters To Put A Stop To 'Bags Of Crap' Arriving At Polling Places | HuffPost Latest News

Roger Stone Plotted Assassinating Democrats, Bombshell Report Says | The New Republic

The key to fighting pseudoscience isn’t mockery—it’s empathy | Ars Technica

Pizzagate, QAnon and the ‘Epstein List’: Why the Far Right Is Obsessed with Sex Trafficking - POLITICO

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Kim Davis handed new legal bill in gay marriage licence case

Bob Menendez: US senator accused of accepting gifts from Qatar

Nebraska governor stands firm on rejection of federal money to feed food-insecure children | AP News

Laws banning semi-automatic weapons and library censorship to take effect in Illinois

MAGA Prophet: Jesus Told Me A Revolution Is Coming - Joe.My.God.

Today's white Christian nationalists are looking more and more like Nazis - LGBTQ Nation

Nikki Haley was asked what caused the Civil War. She didn't mention slavery.

Joe Biden on X: "It was aNikki Haley was asked what caused the Civil War. She didn't mention slavery.bout slavery." / X

Boebert says she is switching congressional districts for the 2024 election. The move will put her in a safer Republican seat | Colorado Public Radio

Oklahoma GOP lawmaker files bill forcing Ten Commandments in every classroom

After Iowa city modifies Nativity, angry pastor claims critics want to "kill Christ"

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Scientists Explain Why ‘Doing Your Own Research’ Leads to Believing Conspiracies

Donald Trump's Reported Smell Becomes Target of Attack Ad

Trump recorded pressuring Wayne County canvassers not to certify 2020 vote

Wisconsin Supreme Court, now under liberal control, overturns Republican-favored legislative maps | CNN Politics

Donald Trump Wishes Electric-Car Supporters Rot in Hell for Christmas

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Speaker Mike Johnson and daughter were profiled attending 'purity ball' in 2015 German TV news segment

Joe Rogan Brutally Fact-Checked on His Own Show For Calling Biden Mentally 'Done' — Over Something Said By Trump

“Disturbing pattern”: The most unhinged right-wing conspiracy theories of 2023 | Salon.com