assassination attempts Grandpa Pudding Brains offends quite easily Jason Weisberger

politics Ryan Routh: former Trump-supporting Hawaii handyman with a criminal past Ellsworth Toohey

economics Europe builds its own payment network, ditches Visa Ellsworth Toohey

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politics Trump quotes Napoleon to excuse his and his supporters' crimes Grant St. Clair

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dangerous rhetoric As Trump blames assassination attempts on Kamala Harris, video shows Alex Jones saying, "Please, kill him!" (video) Carla Sinclair

politics Five conspiracy theories MAGAs love to cling to Jason Weisberger

politics New book makes clear how close we came on Jan. 6: Mike Pence was "nearly lost" and plans were made to secure continuity of government Yoy Luadha

maga Roger Stone challenged Mediaite to post "fake" audio where he said a Democrat "has to die" — so they posted it Carla Sinclair

politics The blowback of embargoes, cigars and capitalist wars A.E. Gómez

US Secret service Secret Service deleted texts from Jan. 5 and 6, 2021, says investigator Mark Frauenfelder

evangelicals Pat Robertson's election prophecy: Trump wins, civil unrest, world war, and an asteroid to end it all David Pescovitz

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protests Serbia erupts in nationwide protests after assassination attempts prompt fears of fascist resurgence Cory Doctorow

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eff Your cyberpunk games are dangerous Jon Peterson