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Senior editor and contributor to The Economist; former , , Washington Independent (RIP). Proud resident.

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  1. Aug 20

    79% of Jews were dumb or disloyal in last year’s midterms

    After criticizing the Democrats at length over their stance on Israel, Trump concludes with this: "Any Jewish people that vote for a Democrat, I think it shows either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty." (Disloyalty?)
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  2. Aug 20

    Funny cause in the DC I know, 90% of the dudes have beards

    . on Moon Griffon radio show this morning describes DC this way: "It’s like living in Venezuela up there. About 90% of the people up there are like Castro without the beard. It’s something.”
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  3. Aug 20

    Why does Trump play Heart of Stone at his rallies?? I mean, the lyrics are pretty apt, but...

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  4. Aug 20

    Then again, he also plays Imagine Dragons

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  5. Aug 20

    Julián Casto is the musical feminist among the men running for president

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  6. Aug 19

    What has happened to my inbox?

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  7. Aug 19

    Man this photo + caption

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  8. Aug 16

    Warren is now leading the betting markets for the 2020 Democratic nomination, according to PredictIt

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  9. Aug 16

    Warren is *everyone*’s second choice. That would seem to put her in a good position as the field shrinks.

    Interesting nuggets on "second choice": 1. Warren and Harris have most room to grow. 2. Sanders supporters prefer Warren over the rest by a big margin, but the feeling isn't mutual. 3. Warren supporters like Harris; Harris supporters like Warren. 4. Biden supporters are torn.
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    Aug 16

    Due to its strategic location at the end of a Metro line, and the fact that (unlike us) they are represented in Congress, we have begun to investigate the possibility of purchasing Greenbelt

    Trump has asked advisers whether the U.S. can acquire Greenland, listened with interest when they discuss its resources and geopolitical importance, and, according to two people familiar with the deliberations, has asked his White House counsel to look into the idea
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  11. Aug 16

    Always a good sign when your name appears between “killed,” “suicide,” “crash,” and “crime”

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  12. Aug 16

    Endorse renaming Chevy Chase Circle to “Marion Barry Circle,” just for the shitstorm it would create

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  13. Aug 16

    One underappreciated consequence of the El Paso shooting is the newfound fear and vulnerability felt by Latinos across the country. captures it so well here:

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  14. Aug 15

    ICYMI: found Ken Cuccinelli’s Ancestry family tree—and it suggests his new public charge policy would have blocked his own ancestors

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  15. Aug 14

    A lot of families have someone like this. Relatives shake their heads and say “she went off the deep end.” It’s different when that person can spend hundreds of millions to promote these views.

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  16. Aug 14

    This month, the Trump administration awarded a $20 million contract to open a facility to house up to 200 migrant children in Northwest Washington DC. Lots of new details here from and

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  17. Aug 14

    Top-notch reporting from and . A must-read if you want to understand how we got to today’s immigration politics.

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  18. Aug 14

    Honestly this is the best argument I’ve seen for why no one should be allowed to have this much money. Inherit half a billion dollars and some insane views and you can change the course of American politics however you see fit.

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  19. Aug 14

    This is the person who’s arguably responsible for the ascendance of anti-immigration politics in America

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  20. Aug 14

    Good news and bad news from Germany in today’s

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