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Announcing the finalists for the 2026 Kukula Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Book Reviewing—the only journalism prize dedicated to serious, public-affairs book criticism. https://t.co/DK9y8OX3mg

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After the Trump administration threatened medical journals, research on abortion, LGBTQ health, and racial health disparities dropped by roughly a quarter. Trump's chilling effect on science, by the numbers. https://t.co/hZyi1JArsA

[David Atkins @DavidOAtkins]

Don't discount the possibility that Trump's craziest policies are the result of actually believing their most batshit conspiracy theories, especially the ludicrous notion that Democrats only win elections because undocumented people vote (they don't).

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In 1875, a jury took 10 minutes to declare Mary Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's widow, insane. A new book from @loisromano revisits a stunning American injustice. https://t.co/IKfNvLYGWE

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In 1998, Democrats decided Bill Clinton was too indispensable to lose. Today, some progressives say the same about Graham Platner. The argument was wrong then—and it's wrong now.
https://t.co/wSl5WRCK2W

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“Democrats Need to Decide Whether Character Matters”

My @monthly latest, on the parallels between Graham Platner, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump

https://t.co/LYWxLkcWQO

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A threat to pull customs officers from sanctuary cities could snarl World Cup travel. Why would they do it? Maybe because MAGA actually believes undocumented immigrants are stealing elections, writes @DavidOAtkins. https://t.co/0cP6ev57bd

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He spent the '80s and '90s covering 60 Minutes for Newsweek and sat with founder Don Hewitt as he screened pieces. Now, @jonathanalter fears the precious institution is dead. https://t.co/CHNiUeZudB

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"If it was easy, someone else would do it. This is something that I’ve been working on, and will be working on, for the rest of my life." -@curtiseveryday

Real systemic change takes commitment. MEN President Curtis Valentine sat down with @Anne_S_Kim at The Washington Monthly to discuss the core inspiration behind our work.

Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Link in thread:

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Only 23% of teachers are men. @curtiseveryday on why that's bad for boys—and for women too. https://t.co/vlXlzDS3uO

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"Any good prosecutor can get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich." So why does Trump's DOJ keep failing to indict anyone? @jimzirin, a former federal prosecutor, explains. https://t.co/TfA5MTYXFP

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Criticism of Israel and its conduct is fair game. Conspiratorial delusions about Zionism are not, writes David Masciotra.
https://t.co/x247j6qpXt

[Ronald Brownstein @RonBrownstein]

Quite a list on Platner: “spewed racist and misogynist rhetoric online, blamed women for getting raped, mocked a Purple Heart recipient for getting shot on the battlefield, has a profile on a notorious messaging app and was using it to sext behind his wife’s back last year”

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JUST POSTED: “Maine Voters, It’s Not Too Late to Save Democrats from Graham Platner”

https://t.co/m3IZlLIsdT

[Matthew Cooper @mattizcoop]

David Masciotra is a true heterodox thinker, a vehement critic of antisemitism and anti-Zionism, a defender of trans rights, and a confidante and champion of Jesse Jackson. His latest in the Washington @Monthly

Antisemitism—Left, Right, and Growing https://t.co/R0LyfeooiY

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Ukrainian long-range strikes have cut 30% of Russia's gasoline output. Many in Kyiv now feel they have "the initiative." @tamarjacoby on the deep-strike campaign reshaping the war. https://t.co/usp3FSOf6s

[William Liang @williamliang]

Tom Steyer wants Californians to know he is the only billionaire on the ballot for governor—but not, he is quick to add, the only billionaire spending on the race.

My profile of the eccentric climate activist for the @monthly

https://t.co/UIJQTDwwuk

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The only billionaire on California's gubernatorial ballot is running against billionaires. Voters decide tomorrow if @TomSteyer's contradictions add up, writes @williamliang. https://t.co/IK3nW7p6ui

[Bill Scher @billscher]

Re-upping for no particular reason

https://t.co/hIgHdIdDiT