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[ad_1] A Review of This is Not Real Life by Lauren Southern Before the social media platforms Twitter and Facebook took the extraordinary step of banning a sitting U.S. president, before recommendation engines decided who deserved an audience, before the internet hardened into a set of gated timelines where each tribe watches its own curated reality, there was a brief, chaotic era of online media that felt radically open. A loose coalition of independent journalists, pundits, comedians, and provocateurs built a parallel public sphere alongside (and often against) the mainstream media. The barrier to entry was low: a camera, an opinion, and…

[ad_1] Israel is now saying it will sue The New York Times as Zionists continue their days-long freakout over the outlet’s reporting on the systemic rape of Palestinian captives in Israeli prisons. And Other Notes Reading by Tim Foley: ❖ Israel is now saying it will sue The New York Times as Zionists continue their days-long freakout over the outlet’s reporting on the systemic rape of Palestinian captives in Israeli prisons. Israel apologists aren’t shrieking about the New York Times report because they believe Israel was lied about, they’re shrieking because they’d assumed it’s the Times’ job to administer propaganda for Israel.…

[ad_1] Meet the new Leo, same as the old Leo: On Monday, Pope Leo XIV dropped his first encyclical, Magnificas Humanitas, about how humanity can marshal the tools of AI to serve good and Godly ends and about how we humans can safeguard against its worst effects. Real ones know that Pope Leo’s choice of name is most likely a reference to Pope Leo XIII, who navigated the church through the choppy waters of the end of the 19th century, during the industrial revolution (and composed one of my favorite prayers following a vision of Satan, in which Leo foresaw…

[ad_1] Photo by Dan Farrell When I was a graduate student in philosophy at Columbia University, I wrote my doctoral thesis in part about Ernst Gombrich. He very generously commented at some length on my description of his claims. Then, near the end of his life, I did for Artforum the last full interview of him. And so I now regret that I never asked him what always puzzled me, the significance of his astonishing early essay “Meditations on a Hobby Horse.” In that account, he describes in some detail the way that a child may treat a simple stick…

[ad_1] The US military says it has launched new strikes on southern Iran, targeting Iranian missile sites and boats attempting to place mines. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] The numbers that signal summer’s approach are here: The countdown to the last day of school. A 90-degree forecast. And, of course, SPF 30. Or 50? Or maybe it’s time to break out SPF 100? SPF stands for sun protection factor. That sounds simple enough, but what these ubiquitous figures mean in practice can be complicated. We asked two board-certified dermatologists to answer our burning SPF questions. What do different SPF numbers actually mean?  The numbers tell you how well a sunscreen protects your skin against ultraviolet B, or UVB, rays — the type of ultraviolet radiation most responsible for…

[ad_1] Bob Woodson died peacefully at his home on the evening of May 19, 2026, at the age of 89. He was a national treasure, beloved by the thousands he served through the Woodson Center for over four decade [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Without a deal between Washington and Tehran, the fallout from Hormuz closure could deepen global energy, food and cost-of-living crises. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Trump has been trying to kill bipartisanship, but this is one bipartisan bill that Trump desperately needs. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Photograph Source: Gage Skidmore – CC BY-Sa 2.0 At Marine Corps Base Quantico in September 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promised assembled generals “maximum lethality” and no “stupid rules of engagement.” Under his leadership, the newly rebranded Department of War would “untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill.” Troops would be held to the “highest male standard,” he said. “Weak men won’t qualify.” Hegseth also restricted anonymous whistleblower and discrimination complaints and limited how long past misconduct can be held against a service member, weakening internal rules and oversight processes the military had built…