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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.”

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'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.

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Epstein Victims Upset About Lack of Transparency in Newly Released Files (New York Times)

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Government's historic role as trusted information source is under threat (Naftali Bendavid/Washington Post)

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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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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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Rusko se podle Zelenského snaží Ukrajinu odříznout od Černého moře. Situace v Oděské oblasti, na niž Rusko zesílilo útoky, je tvrdá, uvedl.


This Indiana Democrat wants a redistricting ceasefire (Nicholas Wu/Politico)

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Nejméně tři mrtvé a pět zraněných si vyžádal dnešní útok v tchajwanském hlavním městě Tchaj-peji. Muž, který později zemřel, zapálil ve stanici metra dýmovnici a napadl nožem kolemjdoucí. Motiv jeho činu zatím není znám, napsala agentura Reuters s odvoláním na oficiální zdroje.


Candace Owens Is the Conservative Movement's Frankenstein Monster (Michelle Goldberg/New York Times)

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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.



Why Middle-Class Americans Say Life Is Unaffordable (Sabrina Tavernise/New York Times)

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Democrats Just Won Seats in Mississippi. The Supreme Court Could Block a Repeat. (Josh Gerstein/Politico)

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