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GOP insider warns DeSantis over gerrymander plan backfire: ‘We could wind up losing seats’
Gov. Ron DeSantis is employing a three-pronged legal strategy to evade Florida’s constitutional ban on partisan gerrymandering, quietly orchestrating a special legislative session to approve new congressional maps designed to create more GOP-friendly districts ahead of November midterm elections. DeSantis rejected open-process redistricting during the regular January legislative session, instead directing his office to secretly…
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The return of resistance crafting
“Back in 2017, I made a ton of pussyhats,” Catherine Paul told me. “I just knitted pink hats like there was no tomorrow.” At the time, Paul appreciated “the way that craft could be part of a demonstration of affiliation and belief,” the artist, writer, and longtime knitter told me. Soon the pussyhat became a…
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House considers bill to create ‘buffer zones’ outside houses of worship to ward off protest chaos
A new bill under consideration in Congress would create 100-foot “buffer zones” around houses of worship — making it a federal crime to interfere with congregants as they practice their religion. Long Island Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi and Republican Rep. Max Miller of Ohio officially proposed the bill Friday, which would punish rabble-rousers who come…
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Cuba Is Not a Prize. It Is a Warning.
Farmers sell charcoal in Havana on February 6, 2026 as Cubans scramble to cope with electricity blackouts and shortages worsening under economic pressure from President Donald Trump. —Adalbrerto Roque–AFP via Getty Images Even as the world is consumed by the war in the Middle East, there is a growing sense that something is about to…
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The Federal Agency Coming for Gender-Affirming Care
The Federal Trade Commission appears to be targeting transgender rights, going beyond its usual ways of operating to do so, according to experts and federal employees who spoke to WIRED. Since July 2025, the agency has been gearing up to frame gender-affirming care for minors as a consumer-protection issue, in a move that a former…
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Officers called out serious problems at firearms training facility; LAPD retaliated, jury finds
A Los Angeles Superior Court jury found that the L.A. Police Department retaliated against four officers who attempted to raise concerns about unsafe working conditions at a firearms training facility. As part of their verdict, the jury awarded the four nearly $15 million, according to Matthew McNicholas, the lead attorney for the officers. “These officers…
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Nobody is laughing at Donald Trump anymore
When I think of the difference between Donald Trump’s first term and Donald Trump’s second term, the image that stands out most is the president bombing. Not a country, in this case — a comedy routine. It was this January’s keynote speech at the Alfalfa Club dinner, a hokey Washington institution that exists solely for…
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The Men Behind Your Favorite AI Gay Thirst Traps
With his deep brown eyes, wide grin, and almost comically chiseled body, Jae Young Joon is the platonic ideal of a hunky male influencer. On Instagram, where he has more than 320,000 followers, he regularly posts himself trying on sheet masks at home, enjoying soju and karaoke with his friends, or posing in front of…
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This debauched insanity is what will bring Trump crashing down
News item: House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer tells Politico that members of his panel are open to a Trump pardon of Ghislaine Maxwell as a way to encourage her to provide testimony about Jeffrey Epstein. Reaction: Oh sure, by all means grant the most notorious sex trafficking accomplice and groomer of underage girls in…
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Hotel guest shocked after using ‘free’ bathroom items that came with hidden charges
Travelers are being warned to double-check their hotel room bills after a man on social media discovered items that he and his wife thought were complimentary actually carried a fee if they were used and gave specific examples of what happened to him. In a TikTok video that went viral, Jaden Warren said he was surprised…