Midwestern Voters Reject Republican Power Plays Missouri voters thoroughly rejected the attempt of state Republicans to make it more difficult to pass citizen-sponsored constitutional amendments.  https://whowhatwhy.org/politics/elections/midwestern-voters-reject-republican-power-plays/

Indigenous-led Conservation Helps Save Endangered Cockatoo PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are important, surprising, troubl… https://whowhatwhy.org/editors-picks/indigenous-led-conservation-helps-save-endangered-cockatoo/

Trump’s Inside Man — Confirming Blanche Would Be a Perversion of Justice By confirming Todd Blanche, Senate Republicans would ensure that justice turns a blind eye to Donald Trump. https://whowhatwhy.org/cartoon/trumps-inside-man-confirming-blanche-would-be-a-perversion-of-justice/

Judge Blocks Trump Administration from Discriminating Against New Citizens A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from making it more difficult for newly n… https://whowhatwhy.org/politics/elections/judge-blocks-trump-administration-from-discriminating-against-new-citizens/

Distant Oceans May Help Predict Malaria Risk in Malawi A new study finds that ocean temperatures thousands of miles away shape soil moisture in Malawi, offering a potential tool for forecasting … https://whowhatwhy.org/science/environment/distant-oceans-may-help-predict-malaria-risk-in-malawi/

Heads Up: Where To Watch Two Eclipses In August PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are important, surprising, troubling, enlightening, insp… https://whowhatwhy.org/editors-picks/heads-up-where-to-watch-two-eclipses-in-august/

GOP Senators Giving Trump His Carte Blanche Are Responsible for What Comes Next No senator who cares even an iota about their constitutional duties should vote to confirm someone as… https://whowhatwhy.org/justice/gop-senators-giving-trump-his-carte-blanche-are-responsible-for-what-comes-next/

Trump Leads the Real Band of Vandals Responsible for the Reflecting Pool Debacle Prosecutors acknowledged on Friday that the shoddy work of a contractor Donald Trump said he hand-picked for the job was responsible for … https://whowhatwhy.org/politics/government-integrity/real_band_of_vandals/

When Claude is Wrong: Why AI Must Be Challenged You can easily get the wrong answer — and others can easily get the wrong answer about you https://whowhatwhy.org/politics/us-politics/when-claude-is-wrong-why-ai-must-be-challenged/

New Mexico Wrote Clean Energy Success Story in Just 5 Years PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are important, surprising, trou… https://whowhatwhy.org/editors-picks/new-mexico-wrote-clean-energy-success-story-in-just-5-years/

Let’s Make It a Felony to Purge an Eligible American From a Voter Roll Adding a simple provision to the SAVE America Act would ensure that no eligible American gets disenfranchised, which is … https://whowhatwhy.org/opinion/lets-make-it-a-felony-to-purge-an-eligible-american-from-a-voter-roll/

Whenever things aren’t going well for Donald Trump, the president posts a lot of weird stuff on his Truth Social account to make himself feel better (by https://whowhatwhy.org/politics/us-politics/aliens-ai-slop-a-golden-jesus-and-one-crazy-plan/

Aliens, AI Slop, a Golden Jesus, and One Crazy Plan - WhoWhatWhy

Nobody can accuse Donald Trump of being tethered to reality. But his latest plan is insane even by his standards.

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This week, we’re revisiting our conversation with @sarahsteinlubrano.bsky.social about her provocative book 'Don’t Talk About Politics: How to Change 21st-Century Minds' — because her research offers a radically different way to think about holiday confrontations. whowhatwhy.org/podcast/eat-...

Eat, Don’t Talk: Why You Did Not Win That Thanksgiving Argument - WhoWhatWhy

If you argued politics at Thanksgiving dinner, hear why decades of research proves you were wasting your breath — and what might actually change minds.

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More than anything, Trump’s unhinged behavior shows that things aren’t going his way right now. Read more here, from @unravelingpolitics.bsky.social: whowhatwhy.org/justice/righ...

‘Tone It Down’ Trump Agrees Democrats Should Be Hanged - WhoWhatWhy

Donald Trump on Thursday amplified a call for Democrats to be executed for the crime of telling soldiers that they do not have to follow illegal orders.

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Now that he has come to the realization that he will not be able to bully enough Republicans into opposing a measure forcing the disclosure of the Epstein files, Donald Trump pretends that he does not care if it passes tomorrow. From @unravelingpolitics.bsky.social whowhatwhy.org/justice/epst...

Trump Folds on Epstein Files - WhoWhatWhy

Now that he has come to the realization that he will not be able to bully enough Republicans into opposing a measure forcing the disclosure of the Epstein files, Donald Trump pretends that he does not...

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From @realrussbaker.bsky.social: A new trove of cryptic but damning emails provides hints on a war between Trump and Epstein. whowhatwhy.org/politics/us-...

Stumper: Why Was Jeffrey Epstein Obsessed With Donald Trump Back in 2011? - WhoWhatWhy

A new trove of cryptic but damning emails provides hints on a war between the two former friends.

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After working through most of the night, the House Rules Committee on Wednesday morning voted along party lines to advance the legislation that will end the longest government shutdown in US history as early as today. whowhatwhy.org/politics/us-...

House Republicans Preserve Provision Gifting Millions of Dollars to GOP Senators - WhoWhatWhy

In order to speed along the bill that would reopen the government, House Republicans blocked an attempt to strip a controversial provision from the legislation that allows a few GOP senators to enrich...

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Now that the government shutdown is (almost) in the books, we can turn our attention back to other matters, e.g., why Trump, and by extension the US government and (almost) the entire GOP, is trying to hush up the crimes of sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein. whowhatwhy.org/justice/crim...

Club Fed: Dems Inquire Why Epstein Confidante Maxwell Gets VIP Prison Treatment - WhoWhatWhy

Now that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has to bring back the House of Representatives, we can focus once again on Donald Trump's bizarre behavior when it comes to his former pal Jeffrey Epstein.

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Selections in the Epstein files continue to be protected behind one magic expression: “Not credible.” Read more here from @realrussbaker.bsky.social: whowhatwhy.org/politics/us-...

Epstein: Dirty Secrets Emerge From a Painful Book — and the Powerful Squirm - WhoWhatWhy

But selections in the Epstein files continue to be protected behind one magic expression: “not credible.”

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For true patriots, watching the Trump administration turn America into an authoritarian regime is exhausting. But Saturday’s massive “No Kings” protest shows that they are not alone & won’t go down quietly. #NoKingsOct18 Read more from @unravelingpolitics.bsky.social: whowhatwhy.org/politics/us-...

After Another Brutal Week for America, ‘No Kings’ Reinvigorates the Resistance - WhoWhatWhy

For true patriots, watching the Trump administration and Republicans everywhere turn America into an authoritarian regime is exhausting. But Saturday’s massive “No Kings” protest shows that they are n...

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Our podcast guest @davidsmeyer.bsky.social isn’t interested in the romance of resistance; he examines its machinery. And what he’s found might surprise cynics: Protests work, but not the way we think they do, and almost never on the timeline we expect. #NoKingsOct18 whowhatwhy.org/podcast/why-...

Why The ‘No Kings’ March Won’t Change Anything — Until It Does - WhoWhatWhy

Millions may march this weekend. Some will go home thinking it didn’t matter. Here’s why they’re wrong — and right.

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"It shouldn’t be difficult to condemn the kind of language the Young Republicans used. The fact that the VP of the United States can’t get himself to do that shows that he is a lot more intent on scoring points and further dividing the country than anything else." whowhatwhy.org/politics/us-...

Dissecting JD Vance’s Curious Defense of Appalling Young Republican Group Chat - WhoWhatWhy

In failing to condemn a group of young Republicans for their racist and antisemitic comments, Vice President JD Vance demonstrates once more that he is a world-class hypocrite.

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Ahead of the next No Kings rallies, Daniel Malmer reflects on the history and value of protest: When millions gather and demonstrate, it becomes part of the narrative, helps build a movement, and is a great antidote for feelings of futility.

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I wrote a thing! I'll be at the No Kings protest on Saturday and hope you will be, as well. "The important point here is that one protest isn’t enough: Protests must be sustained long enough to shift the conversation from dates and crowd sizes to the underlying issues."

Republicans are desperate to characterize Saturday's "No Kings" rallies as anything other than what they really are: The actions of millions of patriots to defend democracy. whowhatwhy.org/politics/us-...

Republicans Are Terrified of the ‘No Kings’ Mass Protest - WhoWhatWhy

Republicans are desperate to characterize Saturday's

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If we’re not careful, says Peter Thiel, Greta Thunberg the Antichrist will have us all riding bicycles! From @realrussbaker.bsky.social whowhatwhy.org/politics/us-...

The Church of Silicon: Peter Thiel’s Gospel of Unfettered Power - WhoWhatWhy

If we’re not careful, says Thiel, Greta Thunberg the Antichrist will have us all riding bicycles!

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Yes, the masked ICE thugs and what they are doing is deeply un-American. But they are just the symptom of a problem that goes much deeper. From @unravelingpolitics.bsky.social whowhatwhy.org/politics/imm...

If Only Masked ICE Goons Were the (Main) Problem - WhoWhatWhy

Yes, the masked ICE thugs and what they are doing is deeply un-American. But they are just the symptom of a problem that goes much deeper.

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Stephen Miller screams lies at Americans about the Antifa terrorists as he tries to justify the attack on blue cities. From @donkeyhotey.com whowhatwhy.org/cartoon/the-...

The Trump Administration Misuses Christianity to Promote an Agenda of Hate - WhoWhatWhy

Stephen Miller screams lies at Americans about the Antifa terrorists as he tries to justify the attack on blue cities.

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It is high time for the Nobel Committee to recognize Donald Trump… as the threat to democracy, global warming, a free press, science, and the fight against hunger that he is. From @unravelingpolitics.bsky.social whowhatwhy.org/politics/us-...

Our Nominee for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize: The Anti-Trump Resistance - WhoWhatWhy

It is high time that the Nobel Committee recognizes Donald Trump… as the threat to democracy, global warming, a free press, science, and the fight against hunger that he is. That is why next year’s No...

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The economy may be democracy’s last hope. Beneath calm headlines, inflation persists and wealth accumulates. The numbers reveal what matters most. Listen to our podcast with Matthew C. Klein here: whowhatwhy.org/podcast/the-...

While Republicans had hoped that Americans would blame Democrats for the government shutdown, the funding impasse has instead turned the nation's attention to two things the GOP would rather not talk about: health care and high costs. @unravelingpolitics.bsky.social whowhatwhy.org/politics/us-...

The Shutdown Narrative Is Slipping Away From the GOP - WhoWhatWhy

While Republicans had hoped that Americans would blame Democrats for the government shutdown, the funding impasse has instead turned the nation's attention to two things the GOP would rather not talk ...

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