The latest Room Temp episode starts with Andrew Tate's arrest and ends up asking a bigger question: why does the right-wing manosphere keep producing figures who demand strength while inviting ridicule? buff.ly/FNFAzUs

Another rough week for the manosphere

Episode 23: The Alpha Males are Having a Rough Week…

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Donald Trump spent years mocking Democrats for going after corporate price gouging. Now he's telling ExxonMobil and Chevron they're making TOO MUCH money and should give some back by cutting gas prices. That's quite a political pivot. buff.ly/08NeWFh

Trump Goes Full Democratic Socialist Condemning Greedy Oil Companies for Gouging Consumers

As the midterm elections in November draw nearer, the desperation of Donald Trump and the Republican Party is spreading faster than an outbreak of measles at RFK Jr’s kiddie pool party. Every…

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Fox News released a poll showing James Talarico with a narrow lead over Trump-backed Ken Paxton in Texas. Then Sean Hannity dismissed his own network's numbers on air. When polling only counts if you like the result, what does that say about the argument? buff.ly/Z7qyL0A

Hannity throws Fox News under the bus as shock poll busts his talking point

Fox News host Sean Hannity on Tuesday questioned his own networks polling after guest Bill de Blasio pointed out that Fox News itself shows Texas state Democratic Rep. James Talarico leading…

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The latest ProPublica reporting puts James Talarico under the same microscope he aimed at Ken Paxton. The story isn't only about voter registration rules. It's about what happens when politicians accuse each other of conduct that appears uncomfortably similar. buff.ly/NxcOKK3

James Talarico Accused Ken Paxton of Voter Fraud. His Own Voter Registration Is Raising Questions.

ProPublica and The Texas Tribune’s review of the Democratic Senate candidate’s residency records found that he may have voted in up to five elections using an address where he no longer lived.

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"They're all dirty. They're filthy dirty." Donald Trump used those words to describe blue cities during a White House event. The article argues the language matters because it turns political disagreement into contempt for millions of Americans. buff.ly/nfkDJJl

Trump Finds A New Group To Call Filthy And Dirty: Everyone Who Didn't Vote For Him

The man has lost it.

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Months before the latest Epstein banking revelations, 60 Minutes reportedly had the story in hand. It never aired after correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi was fired during CBS News' leadership shakeup. That's as much a media story as it is an Epstein story. buff.ly/3O8tgDH

60 Minutes had major Epstein scoop before Donald Trump's hand puppet fired the reporter - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Bari’s Weiss’s rolling catastrophe continues: Deutsche Bank AG failed to promptly notify authorities of more than $250 million in questionable transfers tied to Epstein, according to Wyden’s report.…

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Jeanine Pirro dropped the Reflecting Pool case, but her filing raises a bigger question: why were felony charges brought before prosecutors confirmed the evidence? The article argues the dismissal exposes how Trump's story became the government's case. buff.ly/Va4xy4t

Jeanine Pirro crashes into the limit of Trump's lies

It's one thing to bullshit on Fox. It's another to lie in court.

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A federal judge didn't simply block a Trump administration policy aimed at newly naturalized citizens. The court found evidence of INTENTIONAL discrimination. That's a stronger finding than many expected, and it raises bigger questions about how voting rights are being targeted. buff.ly/fwLclM5

Intentional Discrimination | A Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Attack on New Citizens' Voting Rights — August 4, 2026

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's ban on voter registration help for newly naturalized citizens, ruling it was motivated by intentional discrimination.

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For years, Republicans claimed the language of faith in politics. Now a growing number of Democratic pastors are running for Congress, and some GOP opponents are responding by questioning whether they're even "real" Christians. That says a lot about where this debate has gone. buff.ly/EGPkeBj

'They're not real pastors': As clergy run as Democrats, Republicans question their faith

(RNS) — 'It's a sign that they are really scared they're gonna lose this seat,' the Rev. Sarah Trone Garriott, a Lutheran pastor running for Congress in Iowa, said. She is part of a wave of religious…

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Jack Hibbs is warning that Democratic Socialist election wins are the start of a plot to destroy the Constitution. The article argues his claims rely on false history and blur the line between democratic elections and violent revolutions. buff.ly/IRvSSqn

Jack Hibbs Issues Panicked Warning About The Rise Of Democratic Socialist Candidates

Christian nationalist pastor Jack Hibbs issued a frantic (and historically incoherent) warning in response to the wave of Democratic Socialist candidates winning elections.

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Ohio wasn't supposed to be competitive this year. Now Republicans are scrambling over domestic abuse allegations, tight statewide races, and worries that even deep red territory isn't behaving like it used to. That's the story out of Ohio today. buff.ly/cY4wx50

Republicans Have 99 Problems In Ohio, And Only One Is That Dirty Accused Wife-Beater

Sherrod Brown is winning and did y'all realize Vivek Ramaswamy is Republicans' great hope in the governor's race? Hahahahahahahaha.

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A federal judge didn't hide his frustration after the Trump Justice Department dropped the final J6 case against Oath Keepers members. Judge Amit P. Mehta said he had little choice but warned the decision weakens accountability for the attack on the peaceful transfer of power. buff.ly/YzotvbD

Judge carves up DOJ for moving to dismiss Oath Keeper charges

Judge Mehta warned that this dismissal "excuses criminal acts" that threatened our democracy. Do you believe this decision permanently damages the peaceful transfer of power?

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Emmett Till's murder changed America. Sarah Elizabeth Lewis asks a different question: what if he had lived? Her new book and exhibition imagine the decades he never got, and what that missing life says about the country we're still trying to become. buff.ly/x0K6Yfu

“If Emmett Till Lived”: Cultural Historian Sarah Lewis on New Book/Exhibit, Visit to Mississippi

More than 70 years after the kidnapping, torture and lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till in Mississippi, a major new photography exhibit and companion book ask how the world would be different “If…

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Representative Max Miller is facing disturbing new allegations in court filings, including claims that a Dropbox folder he shared on X exposed a photo of his toddler daughter that attorneys say may constitute CSAM. Max Miller denies the allegations. buff.ly/43uZEVK

Max Miller Accused Of Sharing Extremely Inappropriate Photo Of His Toddler On X

"At least one of those images could be considered Child Sex Abuse Material (CSAM) because the daughter’s genitals appear to be visible."

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Congress may have avoided a shutdown, but another deadline is coming fast. The Senate's stopgap bill leaves $38.6 billion a year in transportation funding set to expire on Oct. 1. That means less money for bridges, transit, airports, ports, and road projects unless Congress acts. buff.ly/Z3N8PWQ

US Senate stopgap fails to renew more than $38B a year in state transportation funding • Nebraska Examiner

WASHINGTON — The stopgap spending bill supported by an overwhelming majority of U.S. senators does not address tens of billions in expiring transportation funding, leaving states facing a massive…

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Spokane's fires aren't an isolated tragedy. They're part of the Pacific Northwest's worst wildfire season in decades, where drought, low snowpack, climate change and growing development in fire-prone areas are colliding. The result is becoming harder to ignore. buff.ly/ZIjjAAw

As Spokane Burns, a Record Northwestern Fire Season Shows No Signs of Slowing - Inside Climate News

Firefighters in Washington state are bracing for dangerous fire weather to return to the Pacific Northwest this week and it could continue until the fall.

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Jordan says Israel's recent actions at al-Aqsa aren't isolated incidents anymore. It's warning that government-backed challenges to the site's long-standing religious status could ignite a much wider regional crisis, and it's calling an emergency meeting of Arab and Islamic nations. buff.ly/4eajfgK

Jerusalem’s most important Muslim religious site facing ‘imminent’ threat of Israeli takeover, says Jordan

Country convenes emergency meeting of ministers from Arab and Islamic world, fearing such a move could ‘trigger a religious conflict’

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Dean Obeidallah argues Jeanine Pirro didn't drop the Reflecting Pool case because it was the right thing to do. He says evidence showed the pool was already damaged, yet David Hearn still faced a felony charge. The bigger question is what that says about DOJ under Trump. buff.ly/3whBs0l

Here's why Jeanine Pirro should be disbarred over the Reflecting pool bad faith prosecutions!

There are clear violations of ethical rules!

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Trump's war may end with a deal negotiated by Iran and Oman while the U.S. watches from the sidelines. If the Strait of Hormuz reopens, markets get relief, but Iran also gains leverage it didn't have before the war. That's quite a legacy. buff.ly/d1ZHhJy

Trump Is the Wart of the Deal - The Mahablog

There are talks going on regarding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, but the United States is not part of those talks. Instead, they are going on between Iran and Oman. And what gets decided could be…

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"They are murder victims." That's Sen. Tim Kaine's conclusion after reviewing classified notifications on Trump's boat strike campaign. If that claim holds up, this isn't only a debate about strategy. It's about legal and moral accountability. buff.ly/OIoJd1h

Sen. Tim Kaine Says People Killed by Trump Boat Strikes Are Murder Victims

More than 220 people have been killed in Trump’s military campaign on boats in international waters since September.

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Trump's White House helipad project keeps getting stranger. After speeding up construction at extra cost, he's reportedly ordered contractors to tear out completed work because he doesn't like the lawn's slope. It raises familiar questions about waste, favoritism, and who's paying. buff.ly/x90kBZH

Trump’s helipad hullabaloo takes a new dumb turn

Trump just keeps wasting money and wrecking D.C.

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The fight inside the Democratic Party may be ending, but the bigger test is what comes next. Paul Waldman argues that if moderates keep attacking progressive nominees after the primaries, they're helping Republicans more than Democrats. buff.ly/K1R6Cin

Moderate Democrats have a choice to make

Do they want to help their party win, or do they want to whine about the left?

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"When the President launches an unconstitutional seizure of sensitive election powers during an election year, he may not avoid an injunction by insisting he is in a rush." Marc Elias wrote that in a filing defending the pause on Trump's order. That's now part of the SCOTUS fight. buff.ly/EsDPzuY

Democratic state officials urge US Supreme Court to affirm pause on Trump vote-by-mail order • Nebraska Examiner

WASHINGTON — States do not have time before November’s midterm elections to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order mandating overhauls of their mail-in-voting systems, two dozen…

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A right on paper isn't always a right in practice. California's Coastal Act opened the shoreline to everyone. Fifty years later, this study finds history, affordability, transportation, and feeling unwelcome still decide who gets the full experience. buff.ly/ttRrKbF

Who Gets to Enjoy California’s Coast? - Inside Climate News

A new study found key disparities in race, gender and class despite a legal right to access beaches and other coastal areas.

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Pete Buttigieg is giving the clearest sign yet that he's likely to run for president in 2028. He says he's leaning toward another campaign, while also acknowledging that family and the next two years will shape his decision. Early Democratic polling is already all over the map. buff.ly/Ot0ZcMR

Peter Buttigieg signals 2028 Democratic presidential bid

Pete Buttigieg says he's "more inclined than not" to run for president in 2028, offering his clearest signal yet of another potential White House bid.

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The House Ethics Committee says Rep. Chuck Edwards crossed the line for years with two young staffers. The report describes unwanted gifts, relentless personal attention, ignored boundaries, favoritism, and efforts to hide it from the rest of his office. buff.ly/txmz7oh

Bizarre Texts, Gifted Guns, 30 Types of Ice Cream: Rep. Faces Censure Following Sexual Harassment Allegations

The bipartisan House Ethics Committee on Monday recommended that Rep. Chuck Edwards...

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