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Harry Styles lets the music — and the joy — take over "Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally" trades sleek sensuality for a daring, sonic feast of happiness.

"Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally" trades sleek sensuality for a daring, sonic feast of happiness.

06.03.2026 22:52 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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"Saturday Night Live"'s middle ground problem The Olympic hockey cameos offered a reminder that the show’s nonpartisan jokes often drift into false equivalence.

The Olympic hockey cameos offered a reminder that the show’s nonpartisan jokes often drift into false equivalence.

06.03.2026 20:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Why tearing down empty homes in Detroit won’t fix inequality - Salon.com Disinvestment and white flight have led to swathes of empty buildings, but demolition has fueled more problems

Disinvestment and white flight have led to swathes of empty buildings, but demolition has fueled more problems.

06.03.2026 18:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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With Iran, confusion is the point The Trump administration's jumbled reasoning for war with Iran is part of the strategy

The Trump administration's jumbled reasoning for war with Iran is part of the strategy.

06.03.2026 17:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Mar-a-Lago face couldn't save Kristi Noem The former DHS secretary's firing shows women are disposable to Trump — no matter how hard they try to please him

The former DHS secretary's firing shows women are disposable to Trump — no matter how hard they try to please him.

06.03.2026 16:39 👍 4 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0
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Film is — and always will be — political With studios merging and slashers becoming controversy catalysts, cinema needs to be considered a political tool.

With studios merging and slashers becoming controversy catalysts, cinema needs to be considered a political tool.

06.03.2026 15:42 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Watching "Bridgerton" in a "Heated Rivalry" world In refreshingly different ways, these lusty pleasures have freed TV's hero romances from straight expectations.

In refreshingly different ways, these lusty pleasures have freed TV's hero romances from straight expectations.

06.03.2026 00:34 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Brownies, made better Fudgy, bittersweet and finished with salt — with that thin, shiny crinkle top

“At a certain point, the brownie starts to feel like a personality test you’re failing. So let’s say this plainly: a brownie cannot be everything. It has to choose a lane. A great brownie isn’t maximalist. It’s decisive. It knows what it is and leans all the way in.”

05.03.2026 23:50 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Candace Owens vs. Erika Kirk: The real reason MAGA women can’t get along
Candace Owens vs. Erika Kirk: The real reason MAGA women can’t get along YouTube video by Salon

Candace Owens’ viral “Bride of Charlie” series targeting Erika Kirk isn’t just juicy online drama. It shows how MAGA media culture encourages prominent women in the movement to turn on each other.

@amandamarcotte.bsky.social breaks it down in the latest #StandingRoomOnly. Watch the episode now. 📺

05.03.2026 22:23 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 2
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Kristi Noem is out: Chaotic reign at DHS ends amid personal scandal - Salon.com Trump fires colorful symbol of his immigration crackdown after high-profile killings and alleged affair

Trump fires colorful symbol of his immigration crackdown after high-profile killings and alleged affair.

05.03.2026 21:35 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Teen mothers were silenced in 1960s maternity homes. Could it happen again? Kate Schatz’s novel "Where the Girls Were" revisits an era of secrecy, shame and girls pressured to give up their babies.

Kate Schatz’s "Where the Girls Were" revisits an era of secrecy, shame and girls pressured to give up their babies.

05.03.2026 19:46 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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"Did not help us at all": Hundreds of Americans stranded overseas following Iran strikes - Salon.com Over a thousand Americans have requested State Department assistance to leave the region.

Over a thousand Americans have requested State Department assistance to leave the region.

05.03.2026 18:13 👍 6 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
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Tulsi Gabbard's conflict of interest — and hypocrisy The director of national intelligence has mismanaged a whistleblower complaint involving Jared Kushner and Iran

Tulsi Gabbard once defended whistleblowers like Edward Snowden. As director of national intelligence, she is now accused of blocking one.

A new complaint raises questions about conflicts of interest — and a whistleblower system that may be fundamentally broken.

05.03.2026 17:19 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Trump's new plan for Iran doomed to backfire As the administration reportedly prepares to arm Kurds, history shows the risks of using militias for regime change

Trump’s strategy has often been simple: take risks and assume things will work out. It’s a formula that helped him survive each political crisis.

Now he’s applying it to war with Iran — and the stakes are far higher.

05.03.2026 16:33 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 2
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Both parties at odds with own voters over Middle East policy - Salon.com Republicans and Democrats have both carved out unpopular positions on America’s role in the Middle East

Republicans and Democrats have both carved out unpopular positions on America’s role in the Middle East.

05.03.2026 15:29 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Texas primary shows that MAGA loves a villain Ken Paxton’s scandals helped him undermine John Cornyn as the GOP Senate primary goes to a runoff

Scandal would normally sink a candidate. In today’s politics, it can help.

@amandamarcotte.bsky.social breaks down how Ken Paxton’s controversies helped push Sen. John Cornyn into a runoff in Texas.

05.03.2026 00:03 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Cabbages are everywhere — here’s why it’s more than a trend The leafy, cruciferous vegetable’s newfound popularity expands beyond just social media, culture and fashion

The leafy, cruciferous vegetable’s newfound popularity expands beyond just social media, culture and fashion.

04.03.2026 23:25 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Watching "Bridgerton" in a "Heated Rivalry" world In refreshingly different ways, these lusty pleasures have freed TV's hero romances from straight expectations.

“That we’re contemplating these shows’ import in relation to each other indicates how starved viewers are for realistically developed romance and honestly rendered desire,” @mctelevision.bsky.social writes.

04.03.2026 22:11 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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DOJ admits to removing nearly 48,000 Epstein files from database, including Trump allegations - Salon.com The files, including allegations against Trump, are expected to be returned to the database after review.

The files, including allegations against Trump, are expected to be returned to the database after review.

04.03.2026 20:56 👍 11 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 3
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Bruce Springsteen draws a line from "Peter Pan" to "Born to Run" Springsteen reveals how a childhood love of Peter and Wendy led to a time-honored hit.

Springsteen reveals how a childhood love of Peter and Wendy led to a time-honored hit.

04.03.2026 20:13 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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04.03.2026 17:10 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Why right-wing media can't stop Candace Owens Erika Kirk’s defense of herself gets drowned out by “Bride of Charlie” documentary

“But the real reason right-wing media cannot stop Candace Owens is that they built her. And, more importantly, they built the engine that fuels her: the machinery of conspiratorial media, which is immune to the tools that might once have contained it.”

04.03.2026 16:21 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
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ICE said their property was “lost.” Then it magically resurfaced - Salon.com Detainees were told their clothing, phones, documents and money were gone — and then their lawyers went to work

Detainees were told their clothing, phones, documents and money were gone — and then their lawyers went to work.

04.03.2026 15:40 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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Texas primary shows that MAGA loves a villain Ken Paxton’s scandals helped him undermine John Cornyn as the GOP Senate primary goes to a runoff

Ken Paxton’s scandals helped him undermine John Cornyn as the GOP Senate primary goes to a runoff.

04.03.2026 14:45 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 1
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MAHA feels betrayed by RFK Jr. reversal on glyphosate - Salon.com The herbicide has been called "a probable human carcinogen" associated with cancers, heart and liver disease

Last May, Kennedy issued a 69-page report titled “Making Our Children Healthy Again,” in which he specifically called out glyphosate as a chief concern.

04.03.2026 01:09 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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Mainstream media rallies for war, again Why Donald Trump isn't bothering to make the case for war against Iran

Why Donald Trump isn't bothering to make the case for war against Iran.

04.03.2026 00:13 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1
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Should I delete my food delivery apps? Are meals that are just a few clicks away actually beneficial for our health, finances and overall well-being?

Food delivery surged during the pandemic and remains popular, especially among younger consumers. But that convenience comes with tradeoffs.

Staff writer Joy Saha decided to delete her food delivery apps and discovered the change brought some benefits.

03.03.2026 23:12 👍 1 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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"We are not afraid": Minnesota state prosecutor opens investigations into Bovino, ICE officers - Salon.com The Department of Homeland Security called the investigations "unlawful."

The Department of Homeland Security called the investigations "unlawful."

03.03.2026 22:44 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 2
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How the Texas primary could rewrite the Democrat's campaign playbook - Salon.com Both Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico have a theory of politics to test

Both Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico have a theory of politics to test.

03.03.2026 21:33 👍 12 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 2
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"People we had in mind are dead": Trump admits US preferred successors to ayatollah were killed - Salon.com The president admitted that his administration's first choices to lead Iran had been killed in airstrikes.

The president admitted that his administration's first choices to lead Iran had been killed in airstrikes.

03.03.2026 20:05 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1