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Eat, Don’t Talk: Why You Did Not Win That Thanksgiving Argument - WhoWhatWhy If you argued politics at Thanksgiving dinner, hear why decades of research proves you were wasting your breath — and what might actually change minds.

This week, we’re revisiting our conversation with
@sarahsteinlubrano.bsky.social about her provocative book 'Don’t Talk About Politics: How to Change 21st-Century Minds' — because her research offers a radically different way to think about holiday confrontations.

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‘Tone It Down’ Trump Agrees Democrats Should Be Hanged - WhoWhatWhy Donald Trump on Thursday amplified a call for Democrats to be executed for the crime of telling soldiers that they do not have to follow illegal orders.

More than anything, Trump’s unhinged behavior shows that things aren’t going his way right now.

Read more here, from @unravelingpolitics.bsky.social:

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Trump Folds on Epstein Files - WhoWhatWhy Now that he has come to the realization that he will not be able to bully enough Republicans into opposing a measure forcing the disclosure of the Epstein files, Donald Trump pretends that he does not...

Now that he has come to the realization that he will not be able to bully enough Republicans into opposing a measure forcing the disclosure of the Epstein files, Donald Trump pretends that he does not care if it passes tomorrow.

From @unravelingpolitics.bsky.social

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Stumper: Why Was Jeffrey Epstein Obsessed With Donald Trump Back in 2011? - WhoWhatWhy A new trove of cryptic but damning emails provides hints on a war between the two former friends.

From @realrussbaker.bsky.social: A new trove of cryptic but damning emails provides hints on a war between Trump and Epstein.

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House Republicans Preserve Provision Gifting Millions of Dollars to GOP Senators - WhoWhatWhy In order to speed along the bill that would reopen the government, House Republicans blocked an attempt to strip a controversial provision from the legislation that allows a few GOP senators to enrich...

After working through most of the night, the House Rules Committee on Wednesday morning voted along party lines to advance the legislation that will end the longest government shutdown in US history as early as today.

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Club Fed: Dems Inquire Why Epstein Confidante Maxwell Gets VIP Prison Treatment - WhoWhatWhy Now that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has to bring back the House of Representatives, we can focus once again on Donald Trump's bizarre behavior when it comes to his former pal Jeffrey Epstein.

Now that the government shutdown is (almost) in the books, we can turn our attention back to other matters, e.g., why Trump, and by extension the US government and (almost) the entire GOP, is trying to hush up the crimes of sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.

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Epstein: Dirty Secrets Emerge From a Painful Book — and the Powerful Squirm - WhoWhatWhy But selections in the Epstein files continue to be protected behind one magic expression: “not credible.”

Selections in the Epstein files continue to be protected behind one magic expression: “Not credible.”

Read more here from @realrussbaker.bsky.social:

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After Another Brutal Week for America, ‘No Kings’ Reinvigorates the Resistance - WhoWhatWhy For true patriots, watching the Trump administration and Republicans everywhere turn America into an authoritarian regime is exhausting. But Saturday’s massive “No Kings” protest shows that they are n...

For true patriots, watching the Trump administration turn America into an authoritarian regime is exhausting. But Saturday’s massive “No Kings” protest shows that they are not alone & won’t go down quietly. #NoKingsOct18
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Why The ‘No Kings’ March Won’t Change Anything — Until It Does - WhoWhatWhy Millions may march this weekend. Some will go home thinking it didn’t matter. Here’s why they’re wrong — and right.

Our podcast guest @davidsmeyer.bsky.social
isn’t interested in the romance of resistance; he examines its machinery. And what he’s found might surprise cynics: Protests work, but not the way we think they do, and almost never on the timeline we expect. #NoKingsOct18

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Dissecting JD Vance’s Curious Defense of Appalling Young Republican Group Chat - WhoWhatWhy In failing to condemn a group of young Republicans for their racist and antisemitic comments, Vice President JD Vance demonstrates once more that he is a world-class hypocrite.

"It shouldn’t be difficult to condemn the kind of language the Young Republicans used. The fact that the VP of the United States can’t get himself to do that shows that he is a lot more intent on scoring points and further dividing the country than anything else."

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Ahead of the next No Kings rallies, Daniel Malmer reflects on the history and value of protest: When millions gather and demonstrate, it becomes part of the narrative, helps build a movement, and is a great antidote for feelings of futility.

Republicans Are Terrified of the ‘No Kings’ Mass Protest - WhoWhatWhy Republicans are desperate to characterize Saturday's

Republicans are desperate to characterize Saturday's "No Kings" rallies as anything other than what they really are: The actions of millions of patriots to defend democracy.

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The Church of Silicon: Peter Thiel’s Gospel of Unfettered Power - WhoWhatWhy If we’re not careful, says Thiel, Greta Thunberg the Antichrist will have us all riding bicycles!

If we’re not careful, says Peter Thiel, Greta Thunberg the Antichrist will have us all riding bicycles! From @realrussbaker.bsky.social

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If Only Masked ICE Goons Were the (Main) Problem - WhoWhatWhy Yes, the masked ICE thugs and what they are doing is deeply un-American. But they are just the symptom of a problem that goes much deeper.

Yes, the masked ICE thugs and what they are doing is deeply un-American. But they are just the symptom of a problem that goes much deeper. From @unravelingpolitics.bsky.social

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The Trump Administration Misuses Christianity to Promote an Agenda of Hate - WhoWhatWhy Stephen Miller screams lies at Americans about the Antifa terrorists as he tries to justify the attack on blue cities.

Stephen Miller screams lies at Americans about the Antifa terrorists as he tries to justify the attack on blue cities.

From @donkeyhotey.com

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Our Nominee for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize: The Anti-Trump Resistance - WhoWhatWhy It is high time that the Nobel Committee recognizes Donald Trump… as the threat to democracy, global warming, a free press, science, and the fight against hunger that he is. That is why next year’s No...

It is high time for the Nobel Committee to recognize Donald Trump… as the threat to democracy, global warming, a free press, science, and the fight against hunger that he is. From @unravelingpolitics.bsky.social

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The economy may be democracy’s last hope. Beneath calm headlines, inflation persists and wealth accumulates. The numbers reveal what matters most.

Listen to our podcast with Matthew C. Klein here:

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The Shutdown Narrative Is Slipping Away From the GOP - WhoWhatWhy While Republicans had hoped that Americans would blame Democrats for the government shutdown, the funding impasse has instead turned the nation's attention to two things the GOP would rather not talk ...

While Republicans had hoped that Americans would blame Democrats for the government shutdown, the funding impasse has instead turned the nation's attention to two things the GOP would rather not talk about: health care and high costs. @unravelingpolitics.bsky.social

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Is the Peace Deal Between Israel and Hamas a Noble or Nobel Pursuit for Trump? - WhoWhatWhy There is perhaps nothing Donald Trump wants more than a Nobel Peace Prize. Does the deal between Israel and Hamas that could end the conflict in the Gaza Strip put him at the top of the list for the a...

There is perhaps nothing Donald Trump wants more than a Nobel Peace Prize. Does the deal between Israel and Hamas that could end the conflict in the Gaza Strip put him at the top of the list for the award?

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Open Letter to the Generals and Admirals Assembled at Quantico - WhoWhatWhy Trump and Hegseth put the question. You will soon have to choose your answer.

An Open Letter to the Generals and Admirals Assembled at Quantico:

Trump and Hegseth put the question. You will soon have to choose your answer.

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Crafty Bondi (Probably) Avoids Perjury by Simply Refusing to Answer Questions - WhoWhatWhy Pam Bondi did the equivalent of

Pam Bondi did the equivalent of "pleading the Fifth" on Tuesday when she refused to answer the question of Democratic senators on various topics ranging from Jeffrey Epstein to the indictment of James Comey.

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Two Years After Hamas Terrorist Attack, Israel Has Sidelined Itself - WhoWhatWhy Within two years, Israel managed to squander most of the goodwill it received after Hamas killed more than 1,200 people in one of the worst terrorist attacks in history. It's time to ask some question...

Within two years, Israel managed to squander most of the goodwill it received after Hamas killed more than 1,200 people in one of the worst terrorist attacks in history. It's time to ask some questions.

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Trump Is Out for Blood - WhoWhatWhy Donald Trump wants a confrontation and bloodshed in the US to justify his accelerated power grab.

"The playbook is simple: Take advantage of crises (or manufacture “emergencies”) and use them to grant yourself more power to address them. And then you use that power to quash your opposition like an insect."

Read more here, from @unravelingpolitics.bsky.social

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What Would Happen if the Generals Refused to Follow Orders? - WhoWhatWhy Trump and Hegseth are pushing the military too far — and now is the time to say so.

Trump and Hegseth are pushing the military too far — and now is the time to say so.

From @realrussbaker.bsky.social

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Are We Witnessing a ‘Soft Coup’? - WhoWhatWhy How much does Donald Trump know about what is going on in his administration? Is he really the one making all of the decisions, and, if not, then who is? Inquiring minds would like to know.

How much does Donald Trump know about what is going on in his administration? Is he really the one making all of the decisions, and, if not, then who is? From @unravelingpolitics.bsky.social

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Hegseth & Trump Tell Top Brass to Resign If They Can’t Get With MAGA Program - WhoWhatWhy What were the generals thinking and why haven’t there been more resignations?

What were the generals thinking and why haven’t there been more resignations?

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Globalization and Its Discontents: How the World’s Greatest Bet Went Wrong - WhoWhatWhy The bipartisan bet that created unprecedented prosperity for the world also delivered Donald Trump to America.

Tune in for a conversation with journalist
@davidjlynch.bsky.social
.
Lynch reveals what he saw on the ground in the 1990s, why the bipartisan consensus seemed unchallengeable at the time, and how the promises made to American workers were repeatedly sacrificed.

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How America Lost Control of Its Own Future - WhoWhatWhy Today’s America can’t handle what’s coming — not just from Trump but from mass automation, currency wars, China, resource battles. We need radically new politics.

On this week’s WhoWhatWhy podcast, British novelist and essayist Rana Dasgupta argues we’re missing the seismic shifts beneath the surface.

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Poem: ‘Prescription’ — My Pre-Dawn Vision of a Darkening World - WhoWhatWhy Silencing artists, attacking scientists, and whitewashing history are sure signs that Donald Trump is a despot bent on absolute power.

Silencing artists, attacking scientists, and whitewashing history are sure signs that Donald Trump is a despot bent on absolute power. Jonathan Simon shares his commentary, poetry, and visions of this darkening world.

House Democrats on Friday turned a resolution on Charlie Kirk and his assassination into a GOP talking point. By @unravelingpolitics.bsky.social
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