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FAFO ... or not?

The Real Reason We Want to See MAGA as a Cult

Understanding Trump’s movement this way helps us believe it will come to some disastrous end.

A chicken roams outside Val Emick's ranch south of Lamar, Colorado.

Small Farmers Are Struggling With Trumpian Chaos—and Bracing for More

A chicken roams outside Val Emick's ranch south of Lamar, Colorado.

Small Farmers Are Struggling With Trumpian Chaos—and Bracing for More

Same-Old Same-Old

Trump’s Out-of-Control Debt Is Not a Bug. To the GOP, It’s a Feature.

Michael Tomasky

Same-Old Same-Old

Michael Tomasky

Trump’s Out-of-Control Debt Is Not a Bug. To the GOP, It’s a Feature.

Same-Old Same-Old

Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson speak to members of the media as they depart a House Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol.

Trump’s Out-of-Control Debt Is Not a Bug. To the GOP, It’s a Feature.

Michael Tomasky

Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson speak to members of the media as they depart a House Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol.

Same-Old Same-Old

Michael Tomasky

Trump’s Out-of-Control Debt Is Not a Bug. To the GOP, It’s a Feature.

Trump Arrest of Immigrant Triggers Shock and Regret in Small MAGA Town

The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent

The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent

Trump Arrest of Immigrant Triggers Shock and Regret in Small MAGA Town

Donald Trump during a swearing-in ceremony for Jeanine Pirro

Trump Arrest of Immigrant Triggers Shock and Regret in Small MAGA Town

The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent

Donald Trump during a swearing-in ceremony for Jeanine Pirro

The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent

Trump Arrest of Immigrant Triggers Shock and Regret in Small MAGA Town

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Two Palestinians in Gaza hold a box of food containing some flour and cooking supplies.

There Is Nothing “Humanitarian” About Israel’s New Gaza Aid Plan

Yes, Israel is letting some food into Gaza. But only so it can more efficiently brutalize its people.

A sign saying "You're hot. Stay cool" affixed to a street light on 86th Street in Manhattan during a heatwave in August 2024.

The Republican Plot to Let People Die of Heatstroke

As we approach a summer that may be among the hottest on record, Republicans are trying to cut programs that help the poor and the elderly stay cool—and stay alive.