'Long Live the King': Trump Likens Himself to Royalty on Truth Social A fondness for regal themes was apparent as the president applauded his administrations move to kill congestion pricing in New York.
A fondness for regal themes
Trump: I AM A KING!
NYT: Trump displays a "fondness for regal themes"
The New York Times @nytimes.com • 2h President Trump has opened the throttle on blowing through apparent legal limits, often with no clear public explanation for how their actions could be consistent with the rule of law. Here are some examples of the administration's defiance of statutes.
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Elon Musk Ignites Online Speculation Over the Meaning of a Hand Gesture
The role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons replaced "race" with "species" and divorced several character traits from biological identity. Some longtime players are upset (as is Elon Musk).
What's that? The paper should cover things that actually matter and not bullshit right-wing grievance shit?
OPINION Brian Thompson, Not Luigi Mangione, Is the Real Working-Class Hero Dec. 12, 2024 By Bret Stephens Opinion Columnist
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By Jeremy W. Peters Jeremy Peters has written about the evolution of the L.G.B.T.Q. movement for more than a decade. Nov. 26, 2024, 5:04 a.m. ET To get on the wrong side of transgender activists is often to endure their unsparing criticism.
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Hung on to this one until after the election! 🙃 h/t @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social
OPINION ROSS DOUTHAT Donald Trump, Man of Destiny July 15, 2024
Before: Trump’s Next Supreme Court Picks Would Be So Much Worse After: Trump’s Next Supreme Court Picks Will Break the Mold
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(The article itself is good. Go read it www.nytimes.com/2024/07/06/o... )
Whoever the Democratic Candidate Is, Americans Have Already Lost July 6, 2024, 5:05 a.m. ET
NEWS ANALYSIS A Mark of Shame for 900 Years. Until Now? "Felon" carries an ancient stigma — one that falls on millions of Americans today. Trump might well redefine it.
Making "felon" cool 😎 again www.nytimes.com/2024/07/06/u...
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In case you're curious where the Heritage Foundation's warning that we were in the midst of a "second American revolution" that would only remain "bloodless" if the left allowed it to be ran... page 20
"Why I Don't Vote"
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the poll this coverage refers to finds a higher percentage have a very unfavorable view of Trump than of Biden Times/Siena Poll > Biden Is Unpopular
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Four Ways of Looking at Christian Nationalism March 1, 2024 By Ross Douthat Opinion Columnist
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Your Inhalers and EpiPens Aren’t Very Healthy for the Environment For eco-conscious consumers of personal medical devices, recycling options are limited. Some companies are trying to change that. By Ted Alcorn Feb. 26, 2024 Updated 12:10 p.m. ET Single-use insulin pens changed Brian Brandell’s life. Growing up with Type 1 diabetes in the 1970s, he had to carry glass syringes and vials of insulin wherever he went. So in 1985, when Novo Nordisk debuted a disposable prefilled pen that combined several doses of medication with a syringe, Dr. Brandell readily adopted the new device. “They were a godsend,” he recalled
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At CPAC, Trump Invokes Clashing Visions of America's Future He used his speech to focus on a general-election contest between him and President Biden, not once mentioning his main Republican rival, Nikki Haley.
Bit of an understatement
Well, well, well
OPINION Which Is Worse: Bidens Age or Trump Handing NATO to Putin? Many voters are losing interest in Ukraine and Europe, and losing faith in Biden. Feb. 12, 2024 By Patrick Healy. Deputy Opinion Editor
Toby Keith “was a throwback to a time when a man could play a guitar with an American flag on it, wearing an American flag on his shirt, in front of the American flag, and nobody would assume he voted one way or the other,” writes the musician and author Michael Patrick F. Smith. http://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/08/opinion/toby-keith-country-music-patriotism.html?smid=threads-nytopinion
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Opinion THE EDITORIAL BOARD The Challenges of an Aging President 3 MIN READ MAUREEN DOWD Mr. President, Ditch the Stealth About Health 4 MIN READ ROSS DOUTHAT The Question Is Not If Biden Should Step Aside. It's How. 4 MIN READ BRET STEPHENS Democrats Can No Longer Stay Silent About Biden
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The New Work Times The U.S. Seems to Be Dodging a Recession. What Could Still Go Wrong? Economists have become increasingly optimistic about the odds of a soft landing. But as 2024 begins to unfold, risks remain. 6 MIN READ
[standing atop a mountain like the Grinch, upset that Whoville isn't wallowing in sorrow]
"The Inscrutable Glamour of Melania Trump's Mother"
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Why Jan. 6 Wasn’t an Insurrection
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NEWS ANALYSIS Trump's Boldest Argument Yet: Immunity From Prosecution for Assassinations A lawyer for the former president said he would be immune from prosecution for the murder of a political rival while in office unless he was first impeached and convicted in Congress.
I have no words.
The articles will continue until morale improves
