Chase Oliver is not everybody’s cup of tea. The 39-year-old presidential nominee for the Libertarian Party has ideas that are by turns attractive, and grotesque, to nearly anyone on the traditional, left-right political spectrum. Libertarians want to radically downsize the federal government and entrust individuals (and corporations) with self-regulation, believing …
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With 57 days to the election and two days before the first presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, actors who portrayed fictional superheroes including Mark Ruffalo (who has portrayed Bruce Banner/Hulk in the MCU franchise since 2012), Mandy Patinkin (who played Inigo Montoya from Princess Bride), and more …
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D onald Trump was slamming his fist on the Resolute Desk and, once again, calling for blood. It was the second year of his presidency, and Trump was seething about gang members and drug lords. He wanted to see their bodies piled up in the streets. Specifically, he sought a …
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Days after a school shooter killed four people and wounded nine others at Apalachee High School near Atlanta, Georgia, the youth-focused gun control advocacy group March for Our Lives has unveiled its first-ever congressional endorsements. In July, the group endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 presidential campaign — the first …
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Donald Trump gave an incoherent response last week to a question about how he would address the rising costs of child care to the point of incoherence. It turns out his allies at The Heritage Foundation already have a plan in mind. Page 486 of Project 2025 — the conservative …
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Conservatives have leveled plenty of ridiculous accusations against migrant communities. Donald Trump accused them of “poisoning the blood” of the nation. Tucker Carlson said they make the country “poorer, and dirtier, and more divided.” The Republican Party has largely adopted the racist great replacement conspiracy theory, and made a mythical …
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L ATE ON AUG. 19 — far later than anyone over the age of 80 had any business being awake — Nancy Pelosi stood on the floor of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, in full view of the stage and TV cameras, gripping a “We ❤ Joe” sign, eyes …
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A s Vice President Kamala Harris rakes in record-breaking donation hauls, Donald Trump’s campaign is falling behind — and increasingly relying on billionaires to bankroll Super PACs to remain competitive. It’s happening as the former president promises favors to donors: lucrative new policies, regulatory rollbacks, administration roles. You name it, …
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Edmundo González, the Venezuelan opposition candidate who has been recognized by multiple nations as the rightful winner of the country’s contested July election, hasn’t been seen in weeks. Amid a wave of arrests and violent repression against members and supporters of the opposition, González has gone into hiding. In his …
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Donald Trump held a rally on Saturday in Wisconsin, one of the key battleground states that may help determine the outcome of the upcoming presidential election. He visited the town of Mosinee as he worked to shore up his base, which includes working-class and rural dwellers. With 59 days to …
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