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The Ugly Reality on the Ground in Syria
Ali Rizk
The latest episode of violence in Syria has its roots in the immediate aftermath of the fall of the Assad dynasty, according to sources on the ground who spoke to The American Conservative. Their com ...[Continue Reading]
The American Conservative
over 1 year ago
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Its Time for Maine to Ditch Platner But Not the Politics That Won Over Voters
Eoin Higgins
Graham Platner during a primary election night event at the YMCA in Blue Hill, Maine, on June 9, 2026.Photo: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images Eoin Higgins is the author of Owned: How Tech B ...[Continue Reading]
The Intercept
1 day ago
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A Trump-Appointed Judge Quashes a Subpoena Aimed at Validating the President's Stolen-Election Fantasy
Jacob Sullum
On Tuesday, a federal judge in Georgia quashed a grand jury subpoena aimed at validating President Donald Trump's counterfactual claim that massive fraud deprived him of his rightful victory in the 2 ...[Continue Reading]
Yahoo Entertainment
1 day ago
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UK's Virgin Media fined $28m for hanging up on people calling to cancel
Rob Beschizza
Virgin Media was fined $28m by regulators in the U.K. for preventing customers from canceling contracts. The method was not especially sophisticated: its agents would simply hang up on customers who ...[Continue Reading]
Boing Boing
1 day ago
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Hobbled Out of the Gate: Platner Allegations Set Off Scramble to Find a New Maine Senate Nominee
Akela Lacy, Noah Hurowitz
In group chats of progressive activists and political operatives concerned with the state of the Senate race in Maine Wednesday morning, a link to an anonymous Google Doc was making the rounds. It di ...[Continue Reading]
The Intercept
1 day ago
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The Spiritual Meaning of Dragonflies
Eden Gordon
Dragonflies have a delicate mystique all their own. On transparent wings, they whiz through summer gardens, and their wiry little bodies shine in various glossy shades of the rainbow. Upon a closer g ...[Continue Reading]
Mental Floss
1 day ago