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NO RECESS
Matt Gaetz’s coup against Kevin McCarthy exemplifies Republicans’ childish backbiting and thirst for nihilistic dysfunction.
Erin Ryan is a Daily Beast columnist, the host of Crooked Media’s Hysteria podcast, and a writer for It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. She is based in Los Angeles.
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BURN, MAN, BURN
From Burning Man schadenfreude to an angry populist hit song, there’s a palpable animosity for the uber-wealthy we haven’t seen since the 2008 financial crisis.
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STEPPING ON ALL THE RAKES
Republicans know abortion is popular, so they tried to make it harder for voters to legalize it. Now they’re losing on reproductive rights—in state after state.
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PINK HURT HIS FEELINGS
The right-wing motormouth was triggered by a movie where female characters actually have inner lives not focused on pleasing men.
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‘LET IT BLEED OUT’
A self-proclaimed ‘cruel’ negotiating strategy means the studio execs are well on the way to losing the PR battle against Hollywood’s actors and writers.
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THANK YOU
No matter what happens with Donald Trump, she’s ensured his legacy will include the fact that he was found liable in court for sexual assault.
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EXIT RIGHT
He’ll land somewhere else. Because that’s what he’s always done.
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IT’S CALLING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE!
Who needs facts, accurate sourcing or a basic understanding of the modern world when you’re trying to scare the shit out of parents?
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IT’S SO BEAUTIFUL
It is purely morally satisfying that the ex-president—a vile, lifelong misogynist—is facing criminal charges for essentially stepping on his own dick.
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BABY BUST
GOP plans to give massive tax breaks to families with a lot of kids are the wrong answer to America’s depopulation crisis.