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A weekly newsletter from veteran journalist Nina Burleigh keeping an eye on MAGA extremism and its absurdity.

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Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 23, 2026
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Aug 11, 2026

Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 23, 2026

    The Oslo Accords (opens the original)

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  2. Issue · Sep 19, 2026

    American as Apple Pie: Guggenheim FBI Show (opens the original)

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  3. Issue · Sep 15, 2026

    Don Jr.’s new father-in-law was an Epstein banker (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Sep 11, 2026

    THAT DAY (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1276" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1JTj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81324462-dd98-4c8a-892b-960190d4b8a6_127

  5. Issue · Sep 8, 2026

    The Three Musketeers (opens the original)

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