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  1. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    The Bonfire from Trump’s Vanities (opens the original)

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    In Tom Wolfe’s 1987 novel, The Bonfire of the Vanities, the main character, Sherman McCoy, is a hugely influential bond trader whose bond trades can move world markets. In his eyes, that makes him a “Master of the Universe.” Unfortunately, he is involved in a car accident - with his mistress driving the car - that results in the death of a young black man. Despite his effort to cover up the accident - and the affair - investigators track him down and he is prosecuted for manslaughter and obstruc

  2. Issue · Sep 21, 2026

    Leave it to Beaver[dale]! (opens the original)

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    The Beav: “Gee, Wally. This year’s Beaverdale Fall Festival was the BEST EVER! They had eight different bands playing on Friday and and 12 on Saturday. So much fun!”Wally: “For once, I agree with you, Beav. Eddie Haskel and I saw a lot of good bands there. Eddie said he thought the Ducharme-Jones Band might be the “Best Band in the Universe” because they have super musicians and play mostly original songs. We both love their original ones, especially “Beautiful on You.” Their lead guitarist, Dav

  3. Issue · Sep 16, 2026

    Trump Attacks and Manipulates Our Elections … and Our Democracy (opens the original)

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    Trump and Republicans have grave anxiety about the upcoming midterm elections. Trump’s popularity is at an all-time low (mid-30% range) in almost every public opinion poll. According to the recent NY Times analysis, a “blue wave” is building. Those polls indicate that Democrats will take back control of the House, and probably the Senate. Trump and his MAGA base fear Democrats, if they take control of Congress, will impeach Trump for a third time (for a long list of offenses), launch investigati

  4. Issue · Aug 18, 2026

    A.I. is on the loose! And it’s learned how to cheat! (opens the original)

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    You have probably read or heard the story in late July that an OpenAI test model (OpenAI is the creator of the very popular AI tool ChatGPT) escaped via the internet during a test and hacked into the servers of another company. The other company was Hugging Face, a well-known company that hosts thousands of open-source AI models and datasets. Hugging Face likely had the answer to OpenAI’s test.According to CNN, the breach happened while OpenAI was interna

  5. Issue · Aug 12, 2026

    Senators Grassley and Ernst: Confirming Todd Blanche as U.S. Attorney General is Appalling! (opens the original)

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    This week, 50 GOP Senators - including Iowa’s Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst - egregiously failed to do their duty to serve the best interests of our nation by voting to confirm Todd Blanche to be U.S. Attorney General (AG). Serve the interests of our nation? Nah. Whatever Trump wants, Trump gets — the best interest of our nation be damned.Blanche was Trump’s private attorney before Trump was re-elected in November 2024. He initially served as Deputy AG, and was named “acting” AG after Pam Bondi

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