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A group of sociologists found that few Russians were steadfast supporters of the war. Most had something more complicated to say.

President-elect Donald Trump said he is planning a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying he wants to end the “bloody mess” of the Ukraine war.

The fate of a law that would likely ban social media platform TikTok in the United States goes before the Supreme Court as the justices consider whether to block it.

Trump and Maga allies are using the fires to attack leaders like Newsom – possibly foretelling power struggles ahead If ever a situation cried out for elevating national unity over political divisions, the dystopian scenes emanating from the Los Angeles fires surely qualified. The catastrophe that has left at least five people dead, more than … Read more

The company’s plan to end its factchecking program is about appeasing Trump. That signals the making of a mafia state This week Meta announced the elimination of its factchecking program in the US and rollbacks to content moderation policies on “hateful conduct”. These measures undoubtedly open the floodgates to more hateful, harassing, and inciting content … Read more

Washington Post reporter said ‘everyone in DC’ knew Biden ‘allowed his family to sell access to him’, James Comer says In a new book, James Comer of Kentucky, the Republican chair of the powerful US House oversight committee, claims that in a private conversation the Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward told him “everyone in DC … Read more

A similar campaign of rumors and lies was seen after the North Caroline hurricane, with DEI being a primary target As Los Angeles firefighters battle ongoing blazes, prominent rightwing figures are spreading bigoted criticism of the response and lies about who’s to blame, including that the fire is raging because of diversity within the fire … Read more

Sadly, the Amazon-Melania deal has much the same flavor as the rest of Trump appeasement moves – not just by Bezos but by others of his ilk The language in a New York Times article was extremely restrained as it described Jeff Bezos’s evolving stance regarding Donald Trump. The Amazon founder and the president-elect had … Read more

Premier of most populous province says rhetoric clouds trade relationship worth hundreds of billions of dollars The United States will “feel pain” if Donald Trump doesn’t back down from his threat to impose steep tariffs on its northern neighbour, the leader of Canada’s most populous province has warned. After a tumultuous week that left Canadian … Read more

Populist trolling thrives on the oxygen of publicity. It’s on all of us – media and voters – to start looking away Even more than other forms of politics, populism needs an audience. Populist politicians want to be famous personalities, to make attention-getting claims and promises, to create new national myths. Like other ambitious but … Read more