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Fatalism's fatalities

You are excused if you still have not dug yourself out of the blizzard of excuses put forth by Republicans yesterday after six more bodies lay dead in…

Mar 29 •

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Curiosity Kittens of Milford: Day 26

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On this and every Memorial Day, my family and I remember Grandpa

This is the way CNN commemorated Memorial Day in 2015, with a story they called, “The General Who Apologized to the Dead Soldiers on Memorial Day.” “At…

May 29 •

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Justice Texas style

Suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, impeached by the Texas House yesterday and currently awaiting trial in the Senate, has been awaiting trial…

May 29 •

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Paxton impeachment celebration dinner

Roasted sheet pan potato, asparagus, leek salad with sauteed chicken breasts

May 28 •

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As mass murders spread, Texas Republicans are squabbling about a party "leader" they've known is a crook for 15 years

There was a time when Texas was famous for the line Col. William Travis drew in the sand at the Alamo. The mission was surrounded by Mexican soldiers…

May 27 •

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What is the Espionage Act, and why is Trump likely to be indicted for violating it?

18 U.S. Code § 793 is a law that was passed in 1917 just after the United States entered World War I to prevent secrets essential to the operations of…

May 27 •

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Prigozhin praises Ukraine's army and predicts "revolution" if Russia doesn't win the war

Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian mercenary army the Wagner Group, turned himself into Vladimir Putin’s Ron DeSantis yesterday in an online…

May 25 •

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Lucian Truscott Newsletter

I've covered everything from three wars, a few presidential campaigns, the Stonewall riots and the Rolling Stones. This column reflects that history and is about politics, culture, personal stories, and the nation's descent into anti-democratic madness.

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