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Europäische Migrationspolitik: Die Toten werden nicht mal mehr erwähnt (zeit.de)
zeit.de/feuilleton/2026-08/migrationspolitik-europa-ceuta-spanien-migranten?freebie=053f3506
When Miss America Made Feminists Mad (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
‘Auden’ Review: A Nimble Mind to the Very Last (wsj.com)
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Cori Bush’s Comeback Bid Tests Limits of Progressives
“In her concession speech after losing the Democratic primary in 2024, then-Rep. Cori Bush delivered stern words to Aipac, a pro-Israel group that poured millions into defeating her: ‘I’m coming to tear your kingdom down,’” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Two years later, Bush is staging a comeback attempt to reclaim the deep-blue Missouri seat […]
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Marcy Kaptur Injured in Car Crash
“Rep. Marcy Kaptur is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries after a car crash in Toledo, Ohio, on Sunday,” Reuters reports. NBC News: Rep. Marcy Kaptur hospitalized after hit-and-run car crash.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Senate Leaders Reach Short-Term Deal to Avoid Shutdown
“Key senators unveiled a short-term spending bill on Sunday that would keep federal agencies funded past the midterm elections and into early December as they look to avoid a government shutdown during the middle of campaign season,” the Associated Press reports. “The Senate is likely to vote on the measure before leaving Washington at week’s […]
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Is Jon Ossoff the Next Thing or the ‘Great White Hype’?
“Jon Ossoff is having a moment. But some Democratic insiders are questioning whether he’s the real deal — or if a few slickly produced videos are making him look like more of a political juggernaut than he is,” Axios reports. “The Georgia senator, 39, has catapulted into the 2028 conversation by making liberals on social media […]
Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
• Heather
Greg Mitchell's Documentary Is Symbolic Of Why The Right Hates PBS

If you haven't watched Mitchell's documentary Woody Guthrie and The Ghost of Tom Joad Today, go stream it while it's still available. You won't be disappointed.
For anyone who's not quite sure why the right hates PBS, it's because they continue to air much needed documentaries that tie in our recent history and the history of the labor movement, the exploitation of desperate people, and the abuse of migrants in America -- that most Americans are unfortunately completely oblivious about -- to what's going on in modern times as Mitchell did here.
Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
• Heather
RFK Jr Loses His Mind When Pressed On His Autism Claims
Édouard Manet, The Philosopher, 1865 #museumarchive #Édouardmanet
Sacha Chua
• Sacha Chua
Semaine du 6 au 12 juillet
daveverse
• Dave Winer
Fascinating thread on Hacker News about RSS.
Max Miller Didn’t Deny Abusing His Wife. He Just Told You How Abusers Think. (medium.com)
Opinion | A Brief History of Wealth Creation (wsj.com)
wsj.com/opinion/a-brief-history-of-wealth-creation-32bd917a?st=R6qCBQ