“He’s not a war-ender. He’s not a humanitarian. He’s not some magnanimous, merciful, olive-branch-wielding statesman. He’s a sadistic, self-sucking, spectacularly spiteful son of a bitch who doesn’t give a solitary shit about peace unless there’s a piece of something in it for him.”

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The Scottish Government estimates the higher taxes in Scotland raise about £1.5b a year, but the extra services cost about £15b a year.

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A court loss for Trump doesn’t end the fight. He appeals, seeks a stay, runs out the clock and keeps pushing. This is why political disengagement is dangerous. Democracy isn’t self-executing. Courts can defend it, but citizens have to pay attention—and keep paying attention.

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An entire country of tools.

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Tennessee Republicans did it. The final vote is in. They just gutted the only Black-majority district to lock in more Republican power. Black voters shut out, representation erased. Call it what it is, a white supremacy power grab. And a shameful day for Tennessee, the birth place of the KKK.

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