National Elections

The GQP Has Shown Itself To Be An Increasingly Violent Anti-Democracy Insurgency Harboring Fantasies About Secession And Civil War

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Update to The GQP Has Become An Increasingly Violent Anti-Democracy Insurgency Harboring Fantasies About Secession And Civil War. Since the FBI executed a duly authorized search warrant pursuant to an Espionage Act investigation at the former guy’s home in exile in Mar-a-Lago last Monday, armed MAGA/QAnon cult members have been showing up outside of local … Read more

We Hit Peak Inflation In Early June, And We Are Now In Disinflation

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Update to Paul Krugman On The Inflation Reduction Act (Updated) (excerpt): This is a subscriber content piece, but Taegan Goddard summarizes, Inflation Is Coming Down Fast: Paul Krugman: “Gas prices, defying predictions of a nightmare summer for motorists, are leading the parade… The majority of gas stations in the United States are already charging less … Read more

January 6 Committee Now Has Alex Jones’ Text Messages

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CNN reports, First on CNN: Alex Jones’ texts have been turned over to the January 6 committee, source says: Approximately two years’ worth of text messages sent and received by right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones have been turned over to the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, a person familiar with the matter … Read more