Zeeshan Aleem
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New York, NY, United States
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Mike Pence’s latest fighting words are not in fact fighting words
Mike Pence let loose on Donald Trump at the Gridiron Dinner, calling Trump "wrong" and Jan. 6 a "disgrace." But don't be fooled: Pence's criticism is shallow. → Read More
Trump claims to be the ‘peace president’ — as his MAGA fans pitch a war with Mexico
Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans have presented their position on Russia-Ukraine as antiwar. But their eagerness to bomb cartels in Mexico shows they aren't. → Read More
Tucker Carlson said he hated Trump. So why does he defend him?
Tucker Carlson said he hates Trump "passionately," and yet he's his biggest champion on Fox. There are a couple key explanations for this seeming contradiction. → Read More
A new poll shows how abortion could be a potent issue for Dems in 2024
A surge in support for abortion rights could spell trouble for the GOP. → Read More
Twitter, Facebook and Instagram once had a decent tool to fight misinformation. It’s gone.
Meta is rolling out new verified badges for Instagram and Facebook on the heels of Twitter Blue. The new verification rules will undermine their greatest value. → Read More
Kevin McCarthy's Jan. 6 leak to Tucker Carlson will make him stronger
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy shared over 40,000 hours of Capitol surveillance footage from Jan. 6 with Fox News host Tucker Carlson. That's alarming news. → Read More
Elon Musk says he wants Twitter to support democracy. So why is he acting like a tyrant?
Elon Musk is exactly why billionaires can’t be trusted to run civic spaces. → Read More
Nikki Haley might be competing with Trump, but she isn’t rejecting Trumpism
The former Trump official is embracing right-wing nationalism with a sprinkling of identity politics. → Read More
The Trump-Kushner-Saudi Arabia connections go deeper than we thought
Trump, Kushner and MBS have stronger financial connections than we previously thought, a report from the Washington Post shows. Corruption is in the air. → Read More
ChatGPT's racial slur response doesn't mean what the right thinks it does
Right-wingers like Elon Musk are concerned that ChatGPT has gone woke, and would rather let people die from a bomb than say a racial slur. They're wrong. → Read More
The Columbus police's Black History Month-themed car is tone-deaf
Police in Columbus, Ohio, are rolling out a new cruiser adorned with Martin Luther King quotes. It's pretty insulting given the state of police reform. → Read More
The Elizabeth Warren-Kamala Harris vice president feud is made up
The right is looking to manufacture a fake crisis over a diplomatic interview. → Read More
The Tyre Nichols video exposes how police can abuse their power
Video footage shows that Memphis police gave Tyre Nichols a series of impossible-to-follow commands. Maybe it's because they never really wanted him to comply. → Read More
Trump wants to turn schools into an ultra right-wing indoctrination pipeline
The former president's policy rollout shows how he wants schools to be MAGA madrasas. → Read More
The EPA is struggling to hit critical climate deadlines. Thanks, Trump.
A new report shows how understaffing could hurt Biden's ability to fulfill his ambitious climate goals. → Read More
Florida's DeSantis banning AP African American studies is indefensible
Florida is blocking an AP African American studies course. It’s worse than you think. → Read More
Russia wanted to help Trump in 2016. Its Twitter operation was a failure.
A study deals a big blow to the narrative that Russia may have thrown the election for Trump. → Read More
Biden's classified documents scandal isn't as bad as Trump's. But it's still bad.
The discovery of Joe Biden's classified documents in his Delaware home and a Washington office echo Trump's Mar-a-Lago misconduct. But it's different. → Read More
George Santos could last longer in Congress with gutted ethics watchdog
Rep. George Santos' lies have resulted in calls for resignation. But Republicans' gutting of the Office of Congressional Ethics could complicate that. → Read More
The GOP's first bill exposes the false promise of right-wing populism
House Republicans' IRS bill promises to defund an alleged shadow army of IRS agents. In reality speaker Kevin McCarthy and co. are shielding rich tax cheats. → Read More