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Top Challengers for California’s Gubernatorial Race
Senator Alex Padilla this week left open the possibility of a run for California governor during an interview at POLITICO’s “The California Agenda: Sacramento Summit.”
Celebrities With Normal Jobs
For Drew Barrymore, a day of work has never been missed. Though her current gig helming The Drew Barrymore Show fills her days now, when
Dead States, Living Borders: Three Historical Cases of ‘State Revival’: Armenia, Vietnam, and Poland
Yves here. A vignette provides confirmation of Vietnam’s fierce retention of its identity during the period of Chinese rule. In the documentary The Fog of
Black-Led Cities are the First Targets in Trump’s America
As President Donald Trump threatens to send armed military troops to American cities beyond Washington D.C. and Los Angeles, critics are raising questions about the
Which Couples Are Still Together
In the inaugural episode of 16 and Pregnant, viewers were introduced to Maci Bookout, a Tennessee-based softball player and cheerleader with a self-described “wild side.”
Forcing Zelensky to Hand Putin Ukraine’s ‘Fortress Belt’ in Donetsk Will Lose It the War
Yves here. Below is an article served up as a reader critical thinking exercise, both for its reliance on dubious information (such as propaganda about
ICE Activity in California Hospitals Leaves Health Care Workers on Edge
John Muir officials would not comment on the incident, citing privacy laws. But in an email, Ben Drew, a spokesperson for the hospital, said general
Conjoined Twins Abby Hensel, Brittany Hensel’s World
Thirteen years ago, Abby Hensel and Brittany Hensel set out to tell the next chapter in their story. While they had opened up about their lives as conjoined twins
Trumpian Tariffs Rerun the Failed Strategy of Import Substitution Industrialization
Yves here. This post unpacks another layer of why Trump’s tariffs are vastly more likely to accelerate America’s decline than spark a revival. While tariffs