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Arwa Mahdawi

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Who in Hillary Clinton’s team thought it would be a good idea to capitalise on the Jeffrey Epstein case?

Who in Hillary Clinton’s team thought it would be a good idea to capitalise on the Jeffrey Epstein case?

We live in a golden age of tasteless political merchandise. This is largely thanks to Donald Trump: over the years the president’s official store...

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We get it, RFK Jr: you have abs. Now enough with the slopaganda

We get it, RFK Jr: you have abs. Now enough with the slopaganda

Vladimir Putin loves bombing Ukraine and taking his shirt off – not necessarily in that order. The Russian leader is well known for his macho...

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Trump’s Iran war has cost Americans at least $11bn already. And that’s just the start

Trump’s Iran war has cost Americans at least $11bn already. And that’s just the start

Generally speaking, when you bomb another country, and that country retaliates, you call it a “war”. Very simple word. Three letters. Even Donald...

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This CEO warns that Democratic voters are most at risk from automation

This CEO warns that Democratic voters are most at risk from automation

Don’t you just love AI? It has inundated the internet with slop, destabilized the concept of truth, and made it much easier to bomb people. And...

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Kristi Noem is out. Could Pam Bondi follow?

After spending $220m of taxpayer money on an advertising campaign in which she demanded migrants self-deport, Kristi Noem is now being forced to make...

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Kamala Harris might run for president again in 2028. Please, no

I’ve got some good news and some bad news for you today. The bad news is, well, everything. As you may have noticed, the world is on fire. The good...

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Why in the world is Melania Trump leading a UN security council meeting?

“We ended DEI in America,” Donald Trump boasted during his State of the Union (SOTU) address on Tuesday. Unlike many things the president said in...

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Prominent Brits are facing a reckoning over Epstein. In the US, not so much

The transatlantic Epstein divide Schadenfreude isn’t a particularly noble sentiment. But who cares, eh? These days bad things never seem to happen...

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Trump posted something blatantly racist? What a surprise

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This one weird trick could stop US women from voting

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The Republicans’ latest Clinton stunt will not work

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The Trump dynasty could run and run – but will Ivanka, Barron or Kai take the crown?

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Stephen Miller wants us to fear him

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Kathy Hochul and Zohran Mamdani are showing what ‘pro-family’ means

10.01.2026 10

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Nicki Minaj’s Maga conversion is doing nothing for her career – or is it?

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Elon Musk is moving back into politics. Can’t he take up a new hobby instead?

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Greta Thunberg came to stay – and my kid may have inadvertently helped her get arrested

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Jason White on plastic pollution in the food chain – cartoon

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Tennessee actually just did something amazing for women

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The year in patriarchy: Taylor Swift’s engagement, Trump 2.0 and the Epstein files

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Has feminism failed women? CBS wants to know

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AI toys are suddenly everywhere - but I suggest you don’t give them to your children

17.12.2025 30

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I spent a month trying to smile like Zohran Mamdani – it’s no easy feat

16.12.2025 10

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Can you imagine raising a kid without ChatGPT? Sam Altman can’t

13.12.2025 20

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Sean Duffy wants to bring ‘civility’ to air travel … so why is he doing pull-ups at the airport?

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Eurovision used to be a campy joy – but it has become a cynical way to whitewash war

10.12.2025 20

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Donald Trump has finally won a peace prize – from Fifa, no less. Here are five other awards he should win

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Want to be hotter? Try this one weird Republican trick

06.12.2025 20

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Can you be on a six-figure income and still be considered poor?

03.12.2025 10

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Ellen DeGeneres left Trump’s America. Will the British weather force her to return?

03.12.2025 10

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Trump keeps insulting female journalists

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Why on earth would Meghan still want to be called the Duchess of Sussex?

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JD Vance might want to run in 2028 – but does he have a Palantir-shaped problem?

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Why is Ghislaine Maxwell getting the Club Fed treatment?

22.11.2025 20

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‘May I meet you?’ is just the latest in horrible dating advice from billionaires

19.11.2025 10

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Welcome to Trump’s America! A place where people can’t afford to call an ambulance

19.11.2025 20

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Will Marjorie Taylor Greene turn the Maga movement against Trump?

18.11.2025 10

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Chuck Schumer should quit – but would his imaginary friends agree?

15.11.2025 10

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How can we make the housing crisis even worse? Donald Trump has a plan

13.11.2025 10

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Everybody panic – the workplace has become too ‘feminized’!

08.11.2025 20

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Mamdani’s mayoral race was marred by unhinged Islamophobia. It’s not going away soon

06.11.2025 20

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Usha Vance hasn’t fully Maga-fied herself yet. Is she having moments of doubt?

05.11.2025 10

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Trump and his media buddies are taking the muddling of reality to a whole new level

04.11.2025 10

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Katie Miller had a podcast meltdown and threatened the citizenship of a critic

01.11.2025 10

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Am I a type A personality - and should I care?

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Trump’s third term? Don’t laugh. He’s never let the rules stop him before

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Why is Trump demolishing the White House’s East Wing? Because he wants to

25.10.2025 10

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A congressman’s ex got a protective order against him. His boss has little to say about it

18.10.2025 20

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We are told the ‘war’ against Gaza is finally ‘over’. Is it?

16.10.2025 10

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Where do babies come from? Robert F Kennedy Jr doesn’t seem to know

15.10.2025 10

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