Hunger Games, MAGA Style

The semiquincentennial events that President Trump has personally directed have been a celebration of his very particular version of America. The bloody UFC fight on the White House lawn was followed by the sparsely attended Great American State Fair and a world-record-breaking July 4 fireworks show held alongside a dangerous lightning storm. Next weekend will bring a high-speed car race through the museum-lined streets of Washington. But of all of these festivities, the Patriot Games in Ohio this week might have been the oddest. Organizers convened 120 teenagers from across…

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Flanagan Victory in Minnesota Shows Growing Momentum for Bold, Progressive Agenda

Voters continue to choose leaders who will fight Trump’s unpopular agenda on ICE, healthcare, and war. SAINT PAUL, Minn.—In response to Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan decisively winning her primary race to become the Democratic candidate for the open U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota, MoveOn Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne released the following statement: “Minnesota Democrats voted for Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan because they know she will fight like hell to get them the healthcare they need, to get ICE off their streets, and to get corrupt, corporate money…

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The Watchdogs Are Barking Themselves Hoarse

Last May, President Trump held an “intimate” dinner at his members-only golf club in Virginia for the top-220 investors in $ TRUMP, a meme coin he launched days before the start of his second term that, by the end of 2025, would generate $ 636 million for him. About 100 protesters gathered outside in rain jackets, baseball caps, and muddy sneakers to confront the dinner guests arriving in shiny dress shoes, tuxedos, and black Cadillac SUVs. They pointed to the dinner as the encapsulation of the troublesome grift of Trump’s…

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