Friday, September 18, 2026

Bravely, barely criticizing Trump

Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar stared into a camera and said: 'Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far.' Wow! ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Fri Sep 18 2026

 
U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 20, 2026.

Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar stared into a camera and said: 'Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far.' Wow!

Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers of Michigan, running for the U.S. Senate in the Nov. 3 elections, addresses the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on Sept. 10, 2026.
 

Debate no-show could cost Mike Rogers the election

Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers skipped a Detroit debate against Abdul El-Sayed – and handed him a free platform in a race that's now a toss-up.

Ed Sheeran and Macklemore
 

The unintended effect of dropping Macklemore

I think it’s imperative that artists use their platform to further conversation about important political subjects.

Tarp remains around scaffolding at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on Sept. 2, 2026, after a federal judge ordered President Donald Trump's name removed from the institution.
 

The Kennedy Center is closing because Trump can't see past himself

The Kennedy Center received $257 million from Congress, but President Trump refuses to let that money go through if his name isn't on the building.

An election worker processes primary election mail-in ballots on June 5, 2026, in Industry, California.
 

Trump is crashing out over mail-in voting as the RNC pushes for it

We've reached the stage in 2026 midterm election cycle when Republicans dance the GOP two-step for mail ballots.

Demonstrators in "Handmaid's Tale" costumes lead the “No Kings” protest downtown in Nashville on March 28, 2026.
 

Patriarchy is fading. So what exactly are women complaining about?

A new poll shows Democratic women overwhelmingly blame men for society's problems. The real explanation has less to do with sexism than status.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei attends a summit on artificial intelligence in New Delhi on Feb. 19, 2026.
 

AI industry wants to regulate itself ... into more power

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI needs to slow down. But the leaders cheering him on have the most to gain from the regulation that would follow.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott arrives to speak during the second day of the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on Sept. 10, 2026.
 

Keep dreaming, Democrats. Texas won't turn blue in 2026.

The Democratic Party and mainstream media's desire to turn Texas blue is strange given the numbers. Have they seen Gov. Greg Abbott's latest polling?

For generations, the division of labor seemed clear. Doctors cared for patients. Scientists produced evidence. Policymakers made policy, and health professionals could advise, testify and occasionally criticize. In 2026, that separation has become difficult to defend.
 

Doctors heal patients policy creates. We deserve a vote in Congress.

Doctors, nurses and public health professionals are running for office at every level. We should welcome that – across the political spectrum.

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