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[ad_1] Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, was already facing a tough reelection bid. But with serious allegations that he abused his wife and young daughter, Miller now threatens to politically harm other Republicans. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Media Manipulation, Institutional Decay, and the Strategy Behind Trump’s Grip on Power Nolan Higdon Substack “I don’t think there was an Iranian cyberattack. I think Minnesota ought to get its act together” exclaimed President Donald Trump at a July 31, 2026, Cabinet meeting. Trump was responding to reports that numerous United States (U.S.) water systems, including one in Minnesota, were hacked by Iran. Although evidence was not provided that Iran was behind the attacks, Trump broke with official reports to claim that Minnesota, and one of his favorite targets, its Governor and the Democratic Party vice-presidential candidate in 2024 Tim Walz, were…
[ad_1] Over on our Patreon RPJ and I go deep on some of our favourite topics – be sure to sign up and join the discussion! The secret gardens of the Maya: How ancient homes fed a civilisation. How grief tech is reimagining Victorian spiritualism. Earth’s magnetic field could be controlling your mind, scientists say – and ultimately, your decision-making. Chilean mummies prove Europeans brought smallpox to the Americas – but that’s not all. Psilocybin increases brain flexibility and shifts information flow weeks after use. From the mythic to the mental: A different way of knowing. Pluto’s atmosphere may finally…
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[ad_1] Photograph Source: U.S. Army photo by Timothy Hale – Public Domain Over 70 delegates from 43 organizations across 17 countries gathered in Colombo from 16-18 July for the ‘Hands Off Asia’ conference, organized by the International Peoples’ Assembly and Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. The choice of venue was no accident. Four years ago, Colombo was the world’s cautionary tale; sovereign default, fuel queues, a presidential palace occupied by its citizens. But Sri Lanka’s crisis was never uniquely Sri Lankan, it was the compressed experience of what much of Asia lives in slow motion: production structures designed under colonialism to serve the…
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[ad_1] An excerpt from the long majority opinion (by Judge Andrew Brasher, signed by eight judges) yesterday in HM Florida-ORL, LLC v. Governor: This appeal is about the constitutionality of Florida’s Protection of Children Act. The Act makes it a misdemeanor to “knowingly admit a child to an adult live performance.” The Act defines an “adult live performance” as a live performance that depicts “nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or specific sexual activities [as defined], lewd conduct, or the lewd exposure of prosthetic or imitation genitals or breasts” and meets three additional criteria. The three additional criteria are that the…
[ad_1] Countries With the Most Government Debt in 2026 See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways The U.S. is projected to hold $40.7 trillion in government debt in 2026, the highest total worldwide. Japan has the world’s highest government debt relative to the size of its economy, at 204% of GDP. Several European economies rank among the world’s most indebted by GDP despite carrying much smaller total debt than the U.S. or China. The countries with the largest…