In the 1950s, conspiracy theorists opposed to the introduction of fluoride to public water supplies claimed that the mineral was actually a communist chemical weapon created by the Soviets to make American children stupid. Seven decades later, a large body of evidence exists supporting the introduction of low levels of …
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On Thursday, the Supreme Court delivered a decision that could be a death knell for Planned Parenthood health centers across the nation. In a 6-3 decision authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the court’s conservative supermajority decided that the federal Medicaid Act does not give an individual the right to bring …
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Donald Trump is not happy over the leaked Pentagon intelligence that found the strikes against Iran over the weekend were not as damaging as the president and his administration have been claiming. CNN and The New York Times both reported on the government’s preliminary information about the efficacy of the …
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The early results of the Democratic primary are mostly in, and disgraced former Governor Andrew Cuomo is trailing dreamboat Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani by seven points. And while it doesn’t look like either candidate will clinch a majority of the vote before the Ranked Choice Voting elimination rounds begin, it’s …
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A land grab in President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” — which would put 250 million acres of public lands at risk of being auctioned to the highest bidder — has been judged out of bounds by the Senate’s in-house rulekeeper. Trump’s lard-the-rich legislation is being pushed through Congress as …
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That great popping sound you may have heard ripple across New York City and beyond Tuesday night around 10:30 p.m. wasn’t champagne. It was the sound of a thousand Republican heads exploding at the news that 67-year-old accused sex pest and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo had conceded the …
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The fallout from President Donald Trump’s decision to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities continued to dog the president at this week’s NATO summit in the Netherlands. The current ceasefire between Israel and Iran doesn’t seem totally stable, and a leaked Department of Defense intelligence report indicates the strikes may have been …
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The White House is claiming that they will prevent nuclear war by bombing a Middle Eastern nation, and Republicans are posting some of the most Islamophobic shit you’ve ever seen in your life. No, it’s not 2003. Following Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani’s decisive victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral …
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New York City mayoral candidates Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander stopped by The Late Show to reflect on their campaigns so far and to explain why they are endorsing each other. Host Stephen Colbert kicked off the lengthy interview by asking why exactly they decided to collaborate to ensure they …
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After bombing three of Iran’s nuclear facilities over the weekend, President Donald Trump is now demanding that everyone just simmer down. It’s hard to keep the peace when missiles are flying across borders, and Trump is learning firsthand that it takes more than simply posting online that a ceasefire is …
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