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If 'Woke 1' was ‘crazy,’ what does AOC call the DSA?

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Musk Joins Push to Repeal Alaska’s Terrible Ranked-Choice Voting System

Elon Musk is donating big to help repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting system. Considering how big an abomination ranked choice voting is, it may be the best thing Musk has done since he left his role at the White House.

The aircraft involved in Trump's plan to thwart Iranian assassination plot

The Secret Service’s elaborate plan to safeguard President Donald Trump due to an increased threat landscape following U.S. strikes on Iran last month meant flying him out of Turkey on the type of plane that the vice president, first lady, and Cabinet officials generally use.

Australian prime minister refuses to apologize for melon comment to Takaichi

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected repeated calls to apologize to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi over comments he made on a comedy podcast that have been criticized as offensive and disrespectful.

Samuel Alito gained up to $2.9m from oil and gas assets since joining supreme court, analysis shows

Critics argue US high court justice should recuse himself from upcoming fossil fuel firms’ climate accountability case

Trump put a wrecking-ball through the East Wing – and through democratic norms

Our children should be able to visit our nation’s capital without having to think about Donald Trump and about how much he did to deface it

Subsidies for fossil fuels ... are pouring fuel on the fire: your questions on fossil fuel profits and the climate crisis answered

Thank you for all your excellent and thought-provoking questions. It can sometimes feel bleak as the climate unravels around us in the face of powerful opposition to action.

Fearing anti-war election embarrassment, Russia bans only opposition party

The Russian Supreme Court has banned the country’s only true opposition party from standing in the Duma parliamentary elections. The ruling against Yabloko ensures that President Vladimir Putin’s governing United Russia party faces no risk of serious embarrassment come the Sept. 18 elections.

Russia frees ex-US marine four years after sentence disputed by his family

Robert Gilman had been deteriorating rapidly in prison and was said to be in a catatonic state

Russia frees imprisoned US Marine over health concerns

Russia freed former U.S. Marine Robert Gilman upon the urging of U.S. officials so he could receive medical care in the United States.

Communism didn't die. It just hired a PR firm

Discredited ideologies rarely disappear all at once. They usually shed their language before they surrender their instincts.

Conservative principles demand moral clarity on the suffering of Palestinians

Conservatism rests on enduring principles: the sanctity of human life, religious freedom, accountability, and skepticism toward unchecked government power. That is why Ian Kingsbury’s recent Washington Examiner article criticizing my lecture on Gaza at the American Psychiatric Association deserves a response.