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FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday found himself defending a new policy at the bureau that does not immediately disqualify potential hires who have engaged in bestiality.

Raquel Coronell Uribe

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And You Thought He Was Lying

 

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The president says that, if Republicans win the House and Senate in this fall’s midterm elections, all Americans will receive $5,000.

Jill Colvin reporting on Donald Trump offering bribes to voters

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The Great Discombobulation

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Donald Trump's recent sulky move to change Lake Ontario to Lake America reminded me of something I learned in sixth grade that has stayed with me all these years.

The way to remember the names of all five Great Lakes is to use an acronym. HOMES stands for Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior.

Thanks to our leader's peevishness, that no longer works. HAMES? Please. I'd have forgotten that before the start of seventh grade.

Now that I look at the letter change forced by President Petulant, however, I do see one variation that is painfully apt:  SHAME.

That Fits

 

Goodbye, Gloria

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Well, I'm in pain. I just learned one of my personal heroes has died.

I first heard Gloria Steinem speak when I was in high school, approximately 6,000 years ago. Her guts, her humor, her ability to voice what hadn't been voiced before—all of it made a deep impression on me.

In tribute, I give her the last word:  "The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off."

This Week's Quote

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I served on Senate Armed Services for 8 years and as chair or ranking member of the Personnel and Readiness subcommittee. I have never witnessed more inept management of the brave men and women who serve our country. He is intimidated by competence and retreats to ginning up culture wars instead of soberly attending to the vital work of our national defense and the health and well-being of our fighting force.

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis on Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth

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