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The Epstein Files and Russiagate

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Great essay by Seva Gunitsky (h/t Philip Koop) about what the Epstein scandal is really about: It should not be surprising that Russian names are all over the files. In many ways Russia pioneered the modern transnational kleptocratic class when Soviet state assets were liquidated and...
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LGM Book Club: Furious Minds

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This thread is for a discussion of Laura K. Field's recent book Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right. I'll kick things off with some general observations. What Field is describing is a classic pattern of cumulative radicalization, in which the various ideological strands...
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Cartel drone attack or party balloon?

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Chief War Fighter Pete Hegseth Views differ! The FAA briefly closed the airspace over El Paso, Texas, after the military used a high-powered laser to shoot down what appeared to be a drone but was actually just a party balloon.  CBS reports that the Pentagon wanted to use...
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