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[ad_1] Who’s failing at frugality? Though it’s sort of lame to bring online discourse into newsletter format, this made the rounds earlier this week and is worth pushing back on: This is bc they do not have the time or capacity to create home cooked meals. It’s an issue countless ppl have tried to raise w leftists but big leftists online continue to shame/abuse poor ppl for being forced to rely on these services for meals, which act as a tax on the poor https://t.co/F3azUiucBJ — Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) May 20, 2026 It’s wrong on a few levels. Poor people are…

[ad_1] For the Global South, Xi’s calmness at the summit offered an example of how to engage an unstable imperialist power. The United States remains militarily dangerous, but it no longer possesses unquestioned political authority. China’s President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump in a welcoming ceremony on May 14 outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (White House /Daniel Torok) By Vijay PrashadZ Network The scenes that unfolded in Beijing were carefully choreographed, yet politics can never be reduced to mere spectacle. When U.S. President Donald Trump traveled to China for his summit meeting with President Xi…

[ad_1] May 22, 2026 Peter Hart Shell station, West Linn, Oregon. (This was the price on May 2. It’s 10 cents higher now.) In response to a question about the Iran War, President Trump (famously) said “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation.” Around the same time, though, the White House was floating a policy that seemed designed to offer relief from rising gas prices: Suspending the federal gas tax. The policy is emblematic of the Trump brand of populism – something that sounds good but would do very little. Before considering its political viability, it’s worth understanding why this…

[ad_1] Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that indirect talks between Washington and Tehran over a potential deal to resolve the Iran War had seen “a little bit of movement, and that’s good,” as a ceasefire to the conflict entered its 45th day on Friday. Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir departed for Tehran on Friday to discuss the status of peace negotiations. His visit comes as Pakistan’s interior minister Mohsin Naqvi held another meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Friday. Bloomberg reported Thursday that Iran felt the latest U.S. deal proposal has “narrowed the gaps,” citing the Iranian…

[ad_1] As Republicans and Democrats continue their mid-decade redistricting grudge match that could determine which party controls Congress after November, Americans may learn a truism about legislative elections. That is, voters don’t really select the politicians who represent them. Politicians choose their voters, resulting in “skewed, unrepresentative maps where electoral outcomes are virtually guaranteed,” as the Brennan Center explains. The process has long been known as gerrymandering, named in 1812 after Massachusetts Gov. Elbridge Gerry. Per Smithsonian magazine, Gerry signed a state Senate redistricting map drawn up by his fellow Democratic-Republicans that shifted from a county-based model to one filled with…

[ad_1] Yale Law School professor Natasha Sarin and the Cato Institute’s Adam Michel debate the resolution, “Billionaires should pay a higher share of federal taxes.” Taking the affirmative is Sarin, who is a professor at Yale Law School and the president and co-founder of the Budget Lab at Yale. She is also a former counselor to Secretary Janet Yellen at the U.S. Treasury Department. Arguing against the resolution is Michel, the director of tax policy studies at the Cato Institute. He was formerly deputy staff director at the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee. The debate is moderated by Soho Forum…

[ad_1] Photograph Source: Global Sumud Flotilla This has been yet another week of raw Israeli extremism, broadcast live to the world. On May 18th and 19th, 2026, Israeli commandos carried out an act of state piracy in international waters near Cyprus — more than 250 nautical miles from Gaza. They stormed vessels of the international flotillas, brutally detained unarmed humanitarian activists, destroyed equipment, and held dozens hostage. The Squid Game like images of civilians forced to kneel, zip-tied and humiliated, have shocked global conscience. Wanted International war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu emerged from a military command bunker to triumphantly praise the…

[ad_1] Gore Vidal remarked during the George W. Bush years that comedians such as Jon Stewart had become leading political figures because the Left lacked powerful alternative voices. The idea that late-night clowns could represent American liberalism struck the great author as an absurdity. What do they have to do with it?Read Full Article ⟶ [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Faced with the prospect of having to uphold one of Congress’ core responsibilities, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R–La.) took the coward’s way out. He cut and ran. House Republican leaders canceled a vote Thursday night on a bill that called for halting President Donald Trump’s war with Iran. With some Republicans poised to break ranks and others absent, Politico reports, the war powers resolution likely would have passed—and even without Rep. Thomas Massie (R–Ky.), an outspoken critic of the war who had not yet returned to Washington after suffering a defeat in Tuesday’s primary. With the vote…

[ad_1] If you are new to the Equibit story, please read The Assassination of Equibit, originally released in 2023. In the ongoing campaign of digital harassment and sabotage documented by Chris Horlacher, one of the most technical and intrusive episodes involves repeated compromises of his home routers in Mexico. These incidents directly affected Chris Horlacher’s ability to work, communicate securely, and access the internet—targeting only specific devices while sparing others on the same network. This pattern aligns with advanced persistent threats, often linked to state-level or ISP-enabled capabilities. Background: Part of a Broader Pattern After fleeing Canada due to chronic digital…