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Make America Radioactive Again? Yes, if Trump has his way

The next time they have the opportunity, one of the right-wing influencers who now dominate the White House press corps should ask President Donald Trump if he happened to watch “House Full of Dynamite,” Academy Award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow’s latest…
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The New York Times said it, then Trump proved it

Just before the election last year, the New York Times Opinion section published a stark, all-caps warning, both online and in print: “DONALD TRUMP SAYS HE WILL PROSECUTE HIS ENEMIES, ORDER MASS DEPORTATIONS, USE SOLDIERS AGAINST CITIZENS, PLAY POLITICS WITH…
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Trump’s SNAP shutoff is vicious political theater

On most days, my Nextdoor feed plays the usual standbys: Neighborhood coyote sightings, reports of porch pirates and catalytic-converter thefts, conspiratorial screeds about city government, heated arguments about whether or not it’s a hanging offense to put dog-poop bags in…
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What’s on the table at Downton Abbey?

Formal dinners are constantly dying off and roaring back into fashion, and predicting their rise and fall is as simple as watching Wall Street’s stock tickers. When we’re feeling flush, a sensation most of us haven’t enjoyed in quite some…
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Courts opt to feed the people, GOP opts to feeds the drama

With millions of Americans uncertain if they’ll receive their November food benefits, Republican leaders appear more focused on theatrics than governance. Roughly 42 million people rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), but the ongoing government shutdown has frozen…
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