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How Spain Avoided the Global Populist Backlash
As recently as five years ago, Spain was no one’s idea of an economic success story. Southern European countries have long been notorious for lagging behind their neighbors to the north. Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Spain were referred to by the intentionally unflattering nickname “PIGS” after they had to be bailed out following the 2008…
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Steyer and Hilton scrap for second top spot in tight Tuesday governor’s race primary
As Californians dawdle about casting ballots before Tuesday’s primary, the leading candidates hoping to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom crisscrossed the state making their closing arguments to voters. With former Biden Cabinet secretary Xavier Becerra surging in recent polls, the two candidates battling to win the second spot in this week’s primary and advance to the…
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Trump adviser’s cryptic five-word post triggers overnight QAnon spiral
Dan Scavino, one of Donald Trump’s most senior social media aides, sent QAnon followers into a frenzy late Sunday night with a five-word social media post that ignited hours of conspiratorial speculation, Dark Knight Rises references, and ideas about numerology before sunrise. At 2:03 a.m. Eastern Time, Scavino posted simply: “Every journey has an end,”…
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The Plight of the Radical’s Children
The Russian Revolution aimed to dissolve the family. Neither true equality nor true freedom could be achieved, the Bolsheviks argued, until class bonds trumped all other loyalties—that is, until people no longer felt greater responsibility toward their family than they did toward strangers. “The worker-mother must learn not to differentiate between yours and mine,” Alexandra…
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TikTok? Crazy neighbor? A new poll sheds light on where voters get their information
One more day and it’ll all be over. I’m referring to the primary election, of course, and the unremitting campaign ads that have infiltrated every aspect of our being as Californians. Authentic or paid influencers promoting candidates on TikTok and Instagram. Facebook ads vilifying or praising various measures. Incessant, repetitive TV campaigns that get nastier…
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Epstein’s dark dream of spreading his DNA may outlive him: new files
Newly released files reveal that Jeffrey Epstein quietly banked his sperm for years before his 2019 death and explicitly arranged for it to remain preserved rather than be destroyed if he died — raising urgent legal and ethical questions that remain unanswered. Documents in the Department of Justice files show the late sex offender deposited…
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Colombia Presidential Election Heads to Run-Off: What to Know
Supporters of Colombia’s presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, of the Defensores de la Patria movement, gather holding Colombian flags and a U.S. flag to listen to the candidate after a quick count of votes in the presidential election at the Ventana al Mundo monument in Barranquilla, Colombia, on May 31, 2026 —Rodrigo Buendia—AFP/Getty Images…
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Use It or Lose It
Even in an age of unintended metaphors, few can compare to the scene that unfolded one winter morning five years ago on a street corner in downtown Washington, D.C. A group of men gathered in front of the seven-story building at Pennsylvania Avenue and Sixth Street Northwest, just a short walk from the Capitol, and…
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Shielded by love, transgender athlete AB Hernandez defeated vitriol stoked by Trump
CLOVIS, Calif. — Jurupa Valley senior AB Hernandez stood on a hillside overlooking Veterans Memorial Stadium, a booklet of encouraging letters tucked under one arm and two gold medals hanging from her neck. She rolled the medals between her fingers. “I still feel like I’m gonna be here next year,” she said. “I guess I’ll process it…
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MAGA influencer blanks on Trump accomplishments in ’embarrassing’ debate
Conservative commentator and influencer Dave Rubin, who was recently branded as the “dumbest man on the internet” after a video compilation of his failed predictions went viral, was hounded by critics again Sunday night after failing to name a single metric that has improved under the Trump administration. “What is one main metric that Donald…