Thin is in, but is it the fascists' fault? Online discourse has been swirling about Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, and Michelle Yeoh making the red carpet rounds for Wicked while looking particularly gaunt. Is this the product of fascism, or is fascism merely capitalizing on a long history of fatphobia that was already within us? Today we're talking about the politics of bodies.
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Why Are The Rich Obsessed With Saudi Arabia?
Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman visited Washington DC and the worlds billionaires flocked to kiss the ring at a lavish state dinner on Tuesday. What to MBS, Saudi oil, AI, and Trump all have in common? Turns out, a lot, and none of it involves giving a single hoot about the rest of us. And even if we're not SURPRISED we still must remain VIGILANT against the 1%!!!
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Epstein's Emails Are An Indictment Of The 1%
The House Oversight Committee released 20,000 pages of documents from Jeffrey Epstein's emails, and it's just the tip of the iceberg. What the emails reveal is a sadistic system wherein the rich and powerful have decided that certain peoples' lives are worth less than others, a stark example of Hannah Arendt's "banality of evil."
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50 Year Mortgages & Shady Shutdown Deals EXPLAINED
The Senate shutdown ending bill gives Senators the right to sue Jack Smith. Trump floats the idea of 50-year mortgages. All that and more answering your frequently asked questions of the week.
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Is The Shutdown Over? EXPLAINER
So... what just happened? Let's discuss the 8 Democrat defectors *cough* traitors *cough* who decided to capitulate to Republicans and move forward with ending the government shutdown despite no movement on the ACA subsidies that this entire shutdown was about. What happens next??
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