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The Company Betting You'll Bet on Anything
The prediction market's CEO says the goal is to "financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion." What could go…
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Inside "horseglue": How a Punk Song Became an Indictment of Beltway Journalism
"Like a fidget spinner in my head": Jael Holzman on "horseglue" and leaving the Hill
Nov 25
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Elon Musk's Reality Distortion Machine Just Glitched
Musk's "maximally truth-seeking" AI briefly revealed what it really is: a tool for manufacturing reality that serves the world's richest man.
Nov 21
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Trump Honors the Man Who Had Jamal Khashoggi Killed
The president called the murdered journalist "controversial," said MBS "knew nothing about it" despite U.S. intelligence findings, and attacked the…
Nov 18
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A New Reuters Report Illustrates the Right-Wing's Media Takeover
Embedded with cabinet secretaries, coordinating with government agencies, showing unwavering loyalty to Trump—these aren't journalists. They're…
Nov 13
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Teen Vogue's Award-Winning Journalism Was Too Much Trouble for Condé Nast
The outlet just won recognition for speaking truth to power. Condé Nast responded by eliminating its entire politics staff and folding it into Vogue.
Nov 5
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Fox News Ran AI-Generated Racist Videos as News, Then Tried to Cover It Up
The fake videos featured Black women with "seven baby daddies" complaining about SNAP cuts. Even if they'd been real, this would still be journalistic…
Nov 3
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October 2025
The Liar's Dividend: Trump, AI, and the Death of Shared Reality
When everything could plausibly be fake, liars benefit — even when they're lying about footage from the National Archives.
Oct 28
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The Media's "Liberal Bias" Was Always a Lie. Now It's a Weapon.
Gerard Baker celebrates Bari Weiss at CBS and Jeff Bezos's rightward shift at the Washington Post.
Oct 24
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Trump Keeps Attacking Millions of Americans. Why Does He Get Away With It?
Republicans can insult half the country without consequence. Democrats say "deplorables" once and never hear the end of it.
Oct 20
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A Politician Actually Defended Trans People. It Shouldn't Be This Rare.
Many Democrats are treating trans people as politically toxic. NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani released a two-minute video proving there's another…
Oct 13
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What Happens When Bad Journalism Gets Institutional Credibility?
Bari Weiss's Free Press published a story full of holes that led to Missouri banning trans healthcare. Now she's editor-in-chief of CBS News.
Oct 10
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