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Thursday
October 26, 2023
North Carolina Republicans Are About to Win Their War Against Democracy
Conservatives are locking in an outrageous partisan gerrymander—and locking out nearly half of the state’s voters.
by Matt Ford

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The Absurd Lawsuit That Could Bankrupt Planned Parenthood
An anti-abortion activist and Texas’s attorney general have teamed up to try to force the organization out of the state—and now an anti-abortion judge has advanced their cause.
by Melissa Gira Grant
Establishment Republicans Are Reviving the Myth of Mitt Romney’s Martyrdom
The chaos of the past few weeks has revived the notion that Donald Trump’s rise was precipitated by the Democrats’ rough treatment of the Utah senator.
by Alex Shephard
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Fossil Fuel Demand Is Predicted to Peak by 2030. Oil Giants Are Betting Against It.
Why Chevron and Exxon are doubling down on fossil fuels, despite what the International Energy Agency says about our renewable future.
by Kate Aronoff
Yascha Mounk’s Woke Straw Man
His polemic “The Identity Trap” presents very little evidence of identity politics run amok.
by Samuel Clowes Huneke
Don’t Know Who Mike Johnson Is? Neither Do Senate Republicans
The upper chamber’s GOP members greeted the new speaker in the House with bemusement—and the need to google him.
by Grace Segers
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New House Speaker Kicks Things Off With Crass Remark About His Wife
Representative Mike Johnson made a gross gaffe about his wife in his acceptance speech.
by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump and His Big Mouth Violate Gag Order—And It’ll Cost Him
Donald Trump will be fined for breaking a court gag order.
by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Guess Which Group Ron DeSantis Just Banned from Florida Campuses
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is launching an attack on students who care about Palestine.
by Ella Sherman
New House Speaker Thinks It’s Christian to Call Gay Love Sinful
Speaker Mike Johnson has a long history of homophobia. Here is a small sampling.
by Pablo Manríquez
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