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Tate brother douchebags finally run out of places to hide

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Cognitive assessment test

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Elections

Trump’s pick for Minnesota governor is registered to vote in Texas

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World

US gets rave reviews as World Cup host despite Trump’s buffoonery

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Russian stuff blowing up: Ukraine strikes FSB operations center

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Trump FREAKS OUT Over a Democratic Proposal: ‘They Do This, and the Republican Party is DEAD!’

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Olympian Moves To Dismiss Felony Reflecting Pool Charge On Grounds The Government Destroyed Evidence

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New York Times published their Obituary for Denise Oliver-Velez

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10 Gems of Bluesky Today – Day 408

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Morning Open Thread, Tuesday, July 21st. Boston Harbor & Tall Ships. Theme: Sisters.

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Ukraine Invasion Day 1,608: Long-range strike campaigns continue

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ABOUT HELEN OF TROY

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Seven Signs the Felon Is Weaker Than Before

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Can’t believe I didn’t see a story all day. #Apollo11 July 20, 1969

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Trump and The Odyssey: The Ancient Curse He Just Unleashed on America

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trump Tries to Hog the World Cup Scene, Gets Scolded Around the World [Update w/ NYT]

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Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: The Hate Election

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Krugman goes there – “Against Oligarchy, Part 1: Progressive Taxation”

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El Fotobombardero?

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Trump’s Attempted Coup Went Askew. Here’s what happened

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Illapa Sairitupac, Democratic New York State assembly candidate, from left, Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York, and Brad Lander, former New York City comptroller and US Democratic House candidate for New York, campaign during a primary election in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.

Democratic Socialists More Popular than Trump or MAGA?

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Assumption Intelligence Epiphany

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Overnight News Digest: 50% tariff on most Canadian goods coming soon

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White House

How a notorious billionaire is behind Trump’s Rose Garden statue spree

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Trump caught hiding true carnage of Iran war

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Health

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White House

Trump is running out of space for his garish gold garbage

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State & Local

In Michigan, the price of energy is on the ballot and both parties know it

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Wealth gap lesson #1

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Solutions to problems that don’t exist

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Why the right’s attack on ‘socialism’ is a failure

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The emotional toll of Trump 2.0

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E. Jean Carroll prevails, and Trump keeps losing in court

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PWB Peeps Open Thread: Moon Day!

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Kitchen Table Kibitzing 7/20/2026: A Complicated Goodbye (Grieving a Lost Friend)

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Evening Shade–Resistance Rising–Monday, July 20th, 2026

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My Friend Hasn’t Learned His Lesson. A Colorado State Open Thread, 7/20/2026

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Canadian tar sands pollution up to 64 times higher than official estimates

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July 20, 2026 at 4:12 PM

Iran will pay “many times over” (it won’t)

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The Tar Heel State of Play: Key North Carolina Races

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Democratic Socialists of America marching forward.

DSA & the American Left Aren’t Antisemitic

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Now that the Iran War Is Back On, Houthis Declare Naval Blockade Against Saudi Arabia.

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Podcast: Resist digital hegemony! IV

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Commentary || The Race(ist) to the Bottom

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Look who’s talking …

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Rape Culture: The Libertines investigation, the final report 4/4 Le Monde

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Kagro in the Morning podcast (AUDIO): Monday, July 20, 2026

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July 20, 2026 at 1:17 PM

The latest corruption in Trump-world

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Free online Empathy Circle Facilitator Training course starts July 25th, 2026

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David Corn has a new book coming out: “How Russia Won – Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the fight for America”

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July 20, 2026 at 12:03 PM

Trump’s crazy tariff threat

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July 20, 2026 at 11:33 AM

PWB Peeps: Moonday Furbutts

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Quick Hit – Reflecting on the Pool

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July 20, 2026 at 9:57 AM

Trump Omitted from Official Spain World Cup Photo

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Canvassing Virginia: Clear Skies above, muddy future for Trump

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July 20, 2026 at 9:04 AM

Reclaiming Our Time and Treasure

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July 20, 2026 at 8:30 AM

Cartoon Cut-ups: The Republican Party Lies Here

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July 20, 2026 at 8:21 AM

Australia’s conservative opposition leader causes dismay with speech riddled with blatant falsehoods

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July 20, 2026 at 8:16 AM

Morning Open Thread: The Eye Extending Its Shadow

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📚 The Inoculation Project 7/19/2026: From Texas to the South Bronx

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PWB Peeps Open Thread: Poetry of Graves

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Another Day, Another Lesson

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July 20, 2026 at 2:13 AM

Climate Brief: Attribution Science & Extreme Weather

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Environment

Will Trump’s handoff of grizzly management to states lead to more dead bears?

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Renewable Friday: Batteries! And Robots! In Georgia!

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More details on violent history of ICE agent who killed a man in Maine

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The Nature Bucket – Damselfly in Mississippi

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We're sorry, your government has been captured by the Heritage Foundation.

Heritage of Harm

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Bookchat: Historical mystery series pertinent, delightful to read today

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Elections

The socialist left’s curious problems with women

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The daily pain of Trump’s vanity

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World

So much for Art of the Iran Deal, huh?

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Business & Economy

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