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Frigid Britannia

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On June 10, 2026
Good piece about how Brexit compounded what was already a running economic disaster in the UK: In 2007, before the global financial crisis, Britain was at its postimperial zenith. Median household income had just surpassed that of Germany. A pound was worth more than $2,...
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Gimme five

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On June 10, 2026
As recently as 2023, Nancy Mace was getting credulous profiles portraying her as a Trump-skeptical Reasonable Moderate. She quickly figured out that there is no market for this within the Republican Party and also seems less than fully well, so she quickly turned hard-MAGA whose...
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Having collaborated with James Dolan to end the Knicks winning streak while being raucously booed (despite Dolan trying to insulate him by putting him on screen during the national anthem), the president retreated into alternate reality: Trump on being booed at the NBA Finals: I...
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Trump and Elon take beef

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On June 7, 2026
Another hearty round of congratulations to the Burger Too Exponsive voters who put Trump over the top: A devastating parasite is threatening to upend President Donald Trump’s efforts to lower beef prices ahead of November’s midterms. The New World screwworm, which often kills untreated livestock,...
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