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6+ min ago (320+ words) Ten years after Donald Trump first ran for president, he stands at the helm of Titanic America. How did this happen? No factors were more pivotal than the outlooks and actions of the Democratic Party leadership. Scrutinizing them now is vital not only for clarity about the past. It also makes possible a clear focus on ways to prevent further catastrophe. Here's actual history that corporate Democrats pretend didn't happen: 2017:" Democratic Party leaders can hardly blame themselves or their nominee for the virtually unbelievable circumstance of the Trump presidency. A critical focus on Clinton's coziness with Wall Street won't do. Neither will critiquing her thinly veiled contempt for the progressive wing of the party. But blaming Trump's victory on Russia becomes an obsessive theme. 2018:" The Democratic leadership is mapping out a battle plan for the midterm elections in November. At…...

12+ min ago (628+ words) Egypt pressing for Israel to fully open Rafah crossing Yasser Abu Shabab's killing reveals fragile Israeli grip on Gaza Israel claims it has had 'certain communication' with Somalia Lebanon and Israel: Will direct talks change the status quo? Southern uprising: A power shift that could redraw Yemen's map "Frugal AI: This is how MENA can catch up to global tech race German rearmament's genocidal implications, this time via Israel Exploring love and memory in Sarah Francis Dead Dog Bengal Tiger at Baghdad Zoo: Inside Iraq War's chaos and trauma Why filmmakers won't let Hind Rajab's story be forgotten An eight-month-old infant has died from hypothermia in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian health ministry said on Thursday, as displaced families endure flooded tents and a severe absence of humanitarian relief. Munir al-Barsh, the ministry's director general, said Raha Abu Jazar died…...

13+ min ago (282+ words) I am pleased to introduce SCOTUSblog readers to the Interim Docket Blog, where Will Baude, Dan Epps, I, and surely others, will comment on Supreme Court interim orders and related matters. An interim order is a non-final judicial decision that determines which party's position controls in the interim between the filing of a lawsuit and its final resolution. That sounds boring and technical " and it is. But interim orders are where much of the action has been at the Supreme Court this year and for the last decade. In short, interim orders " especially but not exclusively for issues of executive power " have emerged as a track parallel to merits decisions for the practical resolution of important federal questions. Yet interim orders tend to be harder to understand than merits decisions due to the paucity of explanation, the technical rules that…...

15+ min ago (169+ words) Plus, the "Life of a Showgirl" singer is tasked with picking her Top 5 favorite Taylor Swift songs Taylor Swift stopped by "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" on Wednesday night to promote her upcoming "The End of an Era" docuseries, revealing three of her most trusted superstar peers in the process. When Stephen Colbert asked the "Life of a Showgirl" singer whom she turns to for advice, Swift offered three names: Stevie Nicks, Max Martin and Travis Kelce. Elsewhere in the interview, Swift was tasked with handpicking her Top 5 favorites songs from her discography " although, she couldn't fully decide. "I think I require a little time to appreciate my work, and it's constantly changing," she said at first, before giving a more concrete answer: "I will say I think No. 1 is "All Too Well,' the 10-minute version." Swift also revealed…...

16+ min ago (71+ words) Crowds celebrated in Latakia after the US House of Representatives approved a bill that will lift sanctions on Syria. Celebrations in Syria as US advances bill to lift sanctions Crowds celebrated in the Syrian city of Latakia after the US House of Representatives approved a bill that will lift sanctions imposed on Syria six years ago. The legislation will now go to the US Senate where it's expected to pass....

17+ min ago (257+ words) Far-right podcaster and influencer Tim Pool reported shots fired at his home in West Virginia over the weekend " but according to TMZ, while local police have taken the report, they cannot corroborate it or investigate further because he refuses to share the security footage of the incident. Pool spoke publicly about the incident in a post to X, saying that a vehicle drove past his home and someone in it opened fire, but that nobody was hurt, possibly because of his extensive security detail. "This is the price we pay for speaking out against evil," he wrote. Pool told TMZ that "we were advised not to release" the tape to law enforcement "as it will compromise security, exposing property, personnel, and our security measures" " but said that TMZ could send someone to his West Virginia home and watch the footage…...

22+ min ago (70+ words) Chris McIntosh at OXFAM on severe storms sweeping across Gaza making an already desperate situation even worse. Gaza storms mean Palestinians brace for "very tragic situation" Chris McIntosh at OXFAM on severe storms sweeping across Gaza making an already desperate situation even worse for Palestinians. Chris McIntosh, a humanitarian response adviser with OXFAM, explains how severe storms sweeping across Gaza are making an already desperate situation even worse for Palestinians....

28+ min ago (1284+ words) Dan Friedman3 minutes ago Six weeks ago, Jack Posobiec asked me to comment on whether I have a "creepy'fetish for Asian women." That was one of several false and wildly personal allegations that the far-right pundit and newly minted member of the Pentagon press corps said that he planned to include in "a story that I'm writing about you." Calling Geressy "my toughest critic and my best mentor," Hegseth in March presented him with the Distinguished Service Cross, the Army's second-highest award for valor, for Geressy's conduct following an ambush in Baghdad in 2007.' Posobiec's email arrived the day after my inquiries'This was either an incredible coincidence or a deliberate message: Publish your article and get smeared. I also asked about a 1997 domestic violence allegation against Geressy, about his dating habits, and past relationships with foreign women. I inquired if the Pentagon…...

32+ min ago (344+ words) South Park went out with a bang in its Wednesday finale, throwing out a Jeffrey Epstein-inspired twist ending to a storyline centered on Satan giving birth to President Donald Trump's lovechild. In South Park's "The Crap Out," Satan was finally ready to give birth to his and Trump's baby while the president was scheming, along with Vice President JD Vance " with whom he's also having an affair on the show " to get Peter Thiel out of jail so he can help kill the antichrist baby. The episode also featured the comedy's long-running version of Jesus Christ, who is now a guitar-picking guidance counselor down on life and luck. The story also featured the return of other recurring South Park characters, like Towelie " a stoner towel who talks " who joins Satan in confronting Trump after Satan discovers the Vance affair. The…...

38+ min ago (442+ words) Donald Trump speaks at a Kennedy Center Honors reception at the State Department on Saturday. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP It seemed that the rules of politics and public life did not apply to Trump. Yes, he lost the 2020 election, but he resurrected himself'yet again defying the conventional wisdom following the January 6 riot that he was finished politically. Trump still survives revelations and scandals that would destroy past presidencies'swiping classified documents, paying off a porn star. But the good news is that this does not mean that the political universe has been permanently upended. In recent weeks, there have been signs that political gravity does still exist and that we are not adrift in a cosmos free of all rules. There's no open rebellion'except for Marjorie Taylor Greene'but the 100 percent obeisance of the GOP has dropped a point or two. To…...