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Nate Bargatze Just Made Himself the Punchline

Nate Bargatze Just Made Himself the Punchline

Everybody loves Nate Bargatze. Hell, I love Nate Bargatze. The clean-cut comic has built an empire on his dumb, everyman persona. He’s currently the...

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Michael Ian Black

Strongman Trump’s ‘Forever Wars’ All Come Back to Epstein

Strongman Trump’s ‘Forever Wars’ All Come Back to Epstein

Once, we had wars of choice. Today, we have wars of distraction. Call the catastrophically misguided war in Iran and the blink-and-you-missed-it war...

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David Rothkopf

Donald Trump Is Doing Everything Possible to Destroy Himself

Donald Trump Is Doing Everything Possible to Destroy Himself

Donald Trump Is Doing Everything Possible to Destroy Himself Donald Trump’s end is going to happen. We’re seeing it now. Below the surface of his...

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Michael Wolff

Why Trump’s 80th Birthday Gift to Himself is Truly Shameful

Why Trump’s 80th Birthday Gift to Himself is Truly Shameful

Donald Trump deserves exactly as much credit for the “deal” with Iran that he has announced as a spouse abuser does for announcing he will stop...

14.06.2026 5

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David Rothkopf

Trump’s Blood Lust Takes Center Stage at the White House

Trump’s Blood Lust Takes Center Stage at the White House

Only a man like Donald Trump would respond to the widespread criticism of his demolition of the East Wing by thinking to himself (inasmuch as Trump...

13.06.2026 6

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John Casey

Trump Hosts Group Grift for His 80th Birthday

Trump Hosts Group Grift for His 80th Birthday

The day President Donald Trump becomes an octogenarian, mixed martial arts fighters are slated to stride from the Oval Office to punch, kick, and...

12.06.2026 10

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Michael Daly

How MMA Don Trump Rules America With ‘Monster Energy’

How MMA Don Trump Rules America With ‘Monster Energy’

In case you haven’t been paying attention, there’s now a big sign over the White House proclaiming its “Monster Energy.” In the images, the...

11.06.2026 10

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David Rothkopf

The 'Epstein Files' Prove Everyone In Trumpworld Is Guilty

The 'Epstein Files' Prove Everyone In Trumpworld Is Guilty

I can’t believe I’m writing these words, but it now appears that the only Trump administration figure who acted with anything resembling a...

11.06.2026 6

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Michael Ian Black

Politicians Have an Honesty Problem. We Can't Accept That.

Politicians Have an Honesty Problem. We Can't Accept That.

This column is being republished with permission from its original home on Substack. For more from Michael Ian Black, subscribe here. This is how dumb...

10.06.2026 8

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Michael Ian Black

The Greed and Intolerance of Trump’s World Cup Shame Us All

The Greed and Intolerance of Trump’s World Cup Shame Us All

I spent my birthday in Italy for the 1990 World Cup, and I was unable to buy an alcoholic drink. It wasn’t that I was too young to order one, but...

10.06.2026 5

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David Gardner

How Jeffrey Epstein Conned His Way Into America’s Elite

Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady has a new calling—and it’s completely nuts. The 48-year-old debuted his latest business venture on...

08.06.2026 9

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Michael Wolff

The One War Trump Is Winning Is the One Against Us

Why did four million Albanians take to the streets to protest a corrupt land deal engineered by President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her...

07.06.2026 7

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David Rothkopf

What Everyone Gets Wrong About the Turmoil at ‘60 Minutes’

This column is being republished with permission from its original home on Substack. For more from Chris Cillizza, subscribe here. News that CBS...

05.06.2026 10

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Chris Cillizza

The Doomsday Clock Ticking at Bari Weiss’s ‘60 Minutes’

CBS Broadcast Center squats atop an entire city block of midtown Manhattan. It is an aircraft carrier of a building, a labyrinth of weird hallways,...

04.06.2026 10

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Michael Ian Black

The Reason Donald Trump Should Be America’s Last President

Donald Trump has trampled over the U.S. Constitution and left it so battered that it can never be repaired. He has shown no respect for the separation...

03.06.2026 10

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David Gardner

How a Humble Musician Showed Trump How to Celebrate America

The world-famous orchestra, the Boston Pops, marked the Bicentennial in 1976 as America’s birthday should be celebrated, with music sure to rouse...

02.06.2026 10

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Michael Daly

What You Need to Know About Jeffrey Epstein’s Entourage

"Actor and comedian Bill Cosby leaves the Montgomery County Courthouse after his first day of sentencing hearings in his sexual assault trial in...

01.06.2026 10

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Michael Wolff

Trump Reveals His Cringetastic Birthday Present for America

It is now clear. It can now be revealed. Donald Trump has prepared a special 250th birthday gift for the United States of America. Trump has boldly...

01.06.2026 10

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David Rothkopf

This Is the Birthday Trump Stole From Us

The singular star of the 1976 bicentennial celebration in the nation’s capital was our founding document which formally declared America’s...

28.05.2026 10

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Michael Daly

How Bettina Anderson Became the Joker in the Trump Pack

Statuesque, bronzed, and wrinkle-free, Bettina Anderson Trump fits right in with Ivanka, Lara, and Tiffany as the latest member of the Cat Pack™....

27.05.2026 10

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Nell Scovell

What the Ruling in My Melania Lawsuit Really Means: Wolff

Doug McCain, the eldest son of the late Sen. John McCain, has died suddenly at age 66. His cause of death has not been disclosed. “I am deeply...

24.05.2026 10

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Michael Wolff

This Is What Makes Trump’s Slush Fund Worse Than Nixon’s

It seemed inconceivable when Richard Nixon won a historic presidential election victory in 1972 that his own Republican Party would turn on him two...

22.05.2026 10

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David Gardner

The Power-Drunk President Leading His Party Off a Cliff

This week’s election results affirmed that the most corrupt, unpopular, and sleepiest president of the modern age somehow retains an unbreakable...

21.05.2026 10

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Michael Ian Black

How Trump’s $1.8B Slush Fund Is a New Violent Attack on Cops

President Donald Trump’s $1.776 billion “weaponization” slush fund has presented a choice between expiation and damnation to a convicted felon...

21.05.2026 10

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Michael Daly

Why Trump’s $1.8B Scam Is Even More Insane Than It Seems

President Donald Trump’s latest scam against the American taxpayer is brazen even by his usual, shameless standards. The president’s Department of...

21.05.2026 10

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Janna Brancolini

The First Step to Unrigging the System Starts With Trump

This column is being republished with permission from its original home on Substack. For more from David Rothkopf, subscribe here. Let us start with...

20.05.2026 10

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David Rothkopf

Trump’s 'MAGA Slush Fund' Is His Most Shameless Grift Yet

Grift and Graft, the twin pillars of Trump’s presidency, are the basis of his latest and most daring ploy—awarding himself a $1.776 billion slush...

19.05.2026 10

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Eleanor Clift

Why MAGA’s Newest Star Proves Dems Haven't Learned From 2016

He admitted earlier this year to selling private photos of a teenage Mary-Kate Olsen to the tabloids. His sister has publicly described him as abusive...

19.05.2026 10

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Kaivan Shroff

The One Word Pentagon Pete Can't Bring Himself to Say

Two words went unspoken by either Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth or Republican congressman Ed Gallrein at the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Hebron,...

18.05.2026 10

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Michael Daly

How Trump Turned the Law Upside Down in $1.7 Billion Heist

It is a sick joke on America’s history that Donald Trump chose the amount of $1.776 billion to bilk from taxpayers to pay his MAGA friends. He has...

18.05.2026 10

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David Gardner

Trump’s Golden Age Has Arrived—It’s a Golden Age of Grift

The golden age our president promised us has arrived. Never in the long history of our country have we seen a period of such innovation, boldness, and...

18.05.2026 10

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David Rothkopf

After Alligator Alcatraz Sinks, Is Trump’s Ballroom Next?

How many times do we have to be reminded that Donald Trump is a failure? From the doomed businesses to unfulfilled campaign promises, next to nothing...

17.05.2026 10

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John Casey

In the Fight for Voting Rights, Where Are White Democrats?

In the wake of Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court’s opinion over gerrymandering and redistricting of Congressional maps, a bevy of voices,...

17.05.2026 10

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Charles Coleman Jr

How Trump’s Trip to China Proves He’s Truly Broken America

Flying back to the U.S. from Beijing, Donald Trump made it clear that he knew his state visit to China was a flop. He was in a lousy mood. In his...

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David Rothkopf

RFK Jr’s Mad ‘MAHA’ Agenda Sees Mumps Mount a Comeback

On a recent visit to my doctor’s office, I was asked the routine questions about whether I had any flu symptoms or had traveled out of the country....

14.05.2026 10

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Eleanor Clift

Exclusive: Trump’s Top Secret ‘Death Note’ to Vance Revealed

According to White House official and understudy for Bond henchman #3, Sebastian Gorka, President Donald Trump has left “secret instructions” to...

14.05.2026 10

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Michael Ian Black

Trump’s Head Is Exploding and We Are All Paying the Price

The most dangerous thing about Donald Trump is that we have become so used to his abhorrent behavior that we treat it as normal. He routinely insults...

13.05.2026 20

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David Gardner

Trump is No Longer the Most Powerful Man in the World

This week, from the 13th to the 15th of May, the two men who have arguably done the most during this century to make China the world’s most powerful...

11.05.2026 20

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David Rothkopf

Trump Busted Lying to Grieving Moms in the Rose Garden

Bad enough, President Trump lied during the State of the Union address to both houses of Congress. On Friday, Trump repeated the very same falsehood...

08.05.2026 20

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Michael Daly

Here's All the Other White House Jobs Marco Rubio Is Doing

It’s 2026, and no one has just one job anymore. We’re all micro-influencers, personal assistants, self-caregivers, and rideshare drivers who...

08.05.2026 20

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Jill Twiss

GOP Sen’s Health Reveal Proves Trump Can’t Hide Much Longer

Maine Senator Susan Collins’ re-election chances appear to be on shaky ground—the 73-year-old is trailing her Democratic opponent Graham Platner...

07.05.2026 20

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John Casey

The Scandal That Should Be the End for Fratboy Pete Hegseth

Not since Vietnam have we seen a more systematic effort by an administration to lie about the nature, costs, consequences, and results of a war than...

06.05.2026 20

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David Rothkopf

Our Highest Court Hits New Low With Voting Rights Rollbacks

It started with a simple request, inasmuch as a simple request can upend constitutional principles and electoral freedoms across the country:...

06.05.2026 20

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Eleanor Clift

Trump’s Dogs Are Back On the Leash

On Monday, President Donald Trump threatened to blow Iran “off the face of the Earth” if it attacks a U.S. ship. And since Secretary of Defense...

05.05.2026 20

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Michael Daly

Maybe America Deserves a Little Monarchy Again, As a Treat

Maybe we were a little premature on the whole “No Kings” thing. An actual monarch showed up in the US this week, and it went great? He gave a...

30.04.2026 20

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Michael Ian Black

Trump Wants to Build a Ballroom When We Have a Better One

The national capital already has a bigger, more beautiful ballroom than the $400 million one that President Donald Trump is seeking to build at the...

29.04.2026 10

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Michael Daly

Reagan’s Shooting United America. Trump’s Will Tear It Apart

Outside of the Washington Hilton in D.C. on March 30, 1981, Ronald Reagan was shot. It was a seminal moment in his presidency and in U.S. history....

28.04.2026 30

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John Casey

Trump's Mad Plan to Make Us Fall in Love With His Ballroom

America is in crisis. Indeed, the entire world is in a grave state. But stunningly, despite the constant flow of news that immerses us all daily, we...

28.04.2026 20

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David Rothkopf

Why Trump Can’t Be Invited Back to the WHCA Dinner

It’s not quite on par with re-opening the Strait of Hormuz, but it’s what people in Washington are talking about: Will the White House...

28.04.2026 20

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Eleanor Clift

How ‘Friendly Assassin’ Exposed Trump’s Bottomless Thirst

Cole Tomas Allen’s failed attempt to storm the White House Correspondents’ Dinner did so much to boost President Trump’s political fortunes that...

27.04.2026 20

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Michael Daly