'This is about what comes next': DC insider lays out Trump's new deflection on Epstein
The Guardian reports President Donald Trump’s politicized Justice Department is trying to obfuscate the president’s ties to notorious sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Critic looks forward to the coming 'detrumpification'
New Republic staff writer Matt Ford says he looks forward to the upcoming days of “detrumpification.”
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Critic looks forward to the coming 'detrumpification'
New Republic staff writer Matt Ford says he looks forward to the upcoming days of “detrumpification.”“I spent most of this year — indeed, most of this last decade — thinking about one man.Adam Lynch (Alternet.org)
'You’re the problem': Trump loyalist cornered on CNN for 'normalizing' new branding
Podcaster Cari Champion took Federalist reporter Brianna Lyman to task for ‘normalizing’ President Donald Trump’s recent changes to the Kennedy Center.
Epstein Victims Upset About Lack of Transparency in Newly Released Files (New York Times)
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Epstein Victims Upset About Lack of Transparency in Newly Released Files
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Government's historic role as trusted information source is under threat (Naftali Bendavid/Washington Post)
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Government's historic role as trusted information source is under threat
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DOODLE SACK. A bagpipe. Dutch.--Also the private parts of a woman.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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I assume that, by the time of the wedding, husband knew what he was getting. 😄
This Indiana Democrat wants a redistricting ceasefire (Nicholas Wu/Politico)
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This Indiana Democrat wants a redistricting ceasefire
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Candace Owens Is the Conservative Movement's Frankenstein Monster (Michelle Goldberg/New York Times)
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Candace Owens Is the Conservative Movement's Frankenstein Monster
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‘Friend slop’ made co-op gaming goofier than ever in 2025
Low-cost indie titles took over co-op gaming this year, and they’re embracing their ‘slop’ label.
‘Friend slop’ made co-op gaming goofier than ever in 2025
Indie games like REPO and Peak helped usher in a new style of co-op gaming dubbed “friend slop.”Stevie Bonifield (The Verge)
Why Middle-Class Americans Say Life Is Unaffordable (Sabrina Tavernise/New York Times)
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Why Middle-Class Americans Say Life Is Unaffordable
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The Trump administration's drip drip drip of the Epstein files continues (Politico)
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The Trump administration's drip drip drip of the Epstein files continues
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Jonas R. (er/ihm)
in reply to The Vulgar Tongue • • •Probably borrowed from the German "Dudelsack" (=bagpipe), documented from the 17th cent. onwards. Dudelsack might be derived from Czech/Slovakian/Polish "dudy", possibly going back to Turkish "duduk". Or it's onomatopoetic. 😁
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