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The Art of the Shakedown
How Trump turned garbage lawsuits into a billion-dollar protection racket — and why corporate America keeps paying up
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You Can't Win a Debate You Refuse to Have: Why Democrats Shouldn't Stay Silent on Trans Rights
Playing defense without offense is how you lose both the messaging war and elections
Jul 1
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You Can't Win a Debate You Refuse to Have: Why Democrats Shouldn't Stay Silent on Trans Rights
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June 2025
The State of Journalism, According to Some of the People Actually Doing It
What I've learned from interviewing journalists for Depth Perception.
Jun 26
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Parker Molloy
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The State of Journalism, According to Some of the People Actually Doing It
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Want to Know How Democrats Should Handle Trans Rights? Ask Zohran Mamdani
The 33-year-old socialist just crushed Andrew Cuomo by doing what many national Democrats won't: having convictions.
Jun 25
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Want to Know How Democrats Should Handle Trans Rights? Ask Zohran Mamdani
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Politicians Are Supposed to Lead, Not Just Follow Polls
Rep. Sarah McBride's advice to Democrats on trans rights would have killed the Civil Rights Act.
Jun 18
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Politicians Are Supposed to Lead, Not Just Follow Polls
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The Right's Conspiracy Theory Machine Goes Into Overdrive After Minnesota Shooting
How conservatives immediately spun a tragic assassination into anti-left propaganda, despite all evidence pointing in the opposite direction.
Jun 16
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The Right's Conspiracy Theory Machine Goes Into Overdrive After Minnesota Shooting
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ABC Fires Terry Moran on White House Command
The company’s lightning-fast response to White House pressure over the veteran correspondent reveals how quickly news organizations will capitulate.
Jun 13
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ABC Fires Terry Moran on White House Command
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The Quote That Reveals What's Really Behind Anti-Trans "Concerns"
"I think this whole debate ... is hard to solve when people aren't on the fundamental same page about the existence of a trans identity and the fact…
Jun 10
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The Quote That Reveals What's Really Behind Anti-Trans "Concerns"
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The New York Times Is About to Do More Damage to Trans People
The paper's six-part podcast "The Protocol" looks to continue a pattern of coverage so problematic that over 1,200 of its own contributors have…
Jun 4
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The New York Times Is About to Do More Damage to Trans People
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Celebrating Four Years of TPA with 25% Off Annual Subscriptions
A thank you to readers who've made this newsletter possible, plus a discount for anyone ready to join the fun.
Jun 3
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Celebrating Four Years of TPA with 25% Off Annual Subscriptions
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May 2025
The Study Republicans Demanded About Trans Kids Just Backfired. Guess What the Media Isn't Covering?
Utah commissioned actual experts to review the science on gender-affirming care. The results? Inconvenient truths that don't fit the narrative.
May 30
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The Study Republicans Demanded About Trans Kids Just Backfired. Guess What the Media Isn't Covering?
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Watch CBS News' Scott Pelley Warn Graduates About the Threats Facing American Democracy
The 60 Minutes correspondent never mentioned Trump by name, but his call to defend democratic institutions was apparently too much for the MAGA crowd to…
May 27
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Watch CBS News' Scott Pelley Warn Graduates About the Threats Facing American Democracy
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