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The body horror of the Trump years
"Trump can’t live forever. But his physical decline tracks with America’s,” writes Nina Burleigh in this week’s American Freakshow [ [link removed] ] as she examines the Trump admin’s lack of transparency around Trump’s health.
One thing Gavin Newsom, Zohran Mamdani, and Kamala Harris have in common
How are Gavin Newsom, Zohran Mamdani, and Kamala Harris all connected? Harris campaign alums Parker Butler and Lauren Kapp take a look at the latest waves of social media hype in FWIW [ [link removed] ].
In Chicago, we do not submit
Chicago local and former Metro Editor of the Chicago Tribune, Mark Jacob, writes about Donald Trump’s threats to deploy the National Guard to his city — and how Chicagoans are fighting back — in this week’s Stop The Presses [ [link removed] ].
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Newsom had the perfect response after MAGA shared Melania’s fake Vanity Fair cover
Gavin Newsom’s mockery continued to get under MAGA’s skin last week as he trolled the far-right for circulating a fake Vanity Fair cover of First Lady Melania Trump. COURIER [ [link removed] ] has his response.
The internet thinks Donald Trump is dead (he’s not)
The internet couldn’t stop hypothesizing about Donald Trump’s health after the president wasn’t seen in public for several days. COURIER [ [link removed] ] rounded up some of the top reactions.
Trump covers up discolored hand with makeup as health rumors swirl online
Over the holiday weekend, rumors swarmed the internet that Donald Trump was dead (he’s not). During a press conference Monday, X users noticed he is continuing to cover his hand with makeup — COURIER [ [link removed] ] has the video.
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Federal cuts to SNAP are squeezing families and farmers in Pennsylvania
Republican-backed cuts to the SNAP program could hit nearly 144,000 Pennsylvanians and send a ripple effect through farms — Ashley Adams of COURIER’s The Keystone [ [link removed] ] talks to one concerned farmer.
What one woman found inside a North Carolina ‘crisis pregnancy center’
Taylor Shelton thought she was booking a medical appointment. Instead, she walked into a faith-based “crisis pregnancy center” designed to steer her away from abortion care. COURIER’s Cardinal and Pine [ [link removed] ] has the story.
Drey wins Sioux City special election, breaks GOP supermajority
“Catelin Drey, a first-time Democratic candidate, decisively won a special election in Sioux City that will have a significant impact on the Iowa Senate,” reports COURIER’s Iowa Starting Line [ [link removed] ].
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