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Can Someone Let Joe Biden Know He’s a Gay Icon Now?
The former president’s relationship with the gay community is at best transactional, so why are they giving him an award?
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I Might Be the Only American on X
There’s an ‘America First’ account that’s based in Bangladesh. There’s an Ivanka Trump stan account with a million followers that’s based in Nigeria.
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We Can’t Stop Conversion Therapy. But We Have to Try.
The Supreme Court is faced with a referendum on this horrific practice. I spoke to survivors to understand what’s at stake.
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Second Thought: If Jesus Had Wanted a Podcast. . .
Plus: Do not see ‘Wicked’ in 3D. Is ‘The Chair Company’ the most relatable show ever made? A Mormon merch drop. And more!
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Why Did Apple Remove China’s Gay Dating Apps?
Patrick McGee, author of ‘Apple in China,’ on how the company’s quiet removal of two major gay dating apps shows how deeply the company is entangled in…
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Second Thought: Nobody Wants to Date the Hulk
Plus: Please stop listening to this week’s hit country song. Hasan Piker takes Tiananmen Square. A great new show for history bros. The $1.7 million…
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Woke Capitalism Is Out. Based Capitalism Is In.
From beef tallow fries to Tucker Carlson’s nicotine pouches, politics and business are mixing in strange new ways.
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Blue State Blues
I’m a social democrat who campaigned for Bernie—and I miss living in a red state.
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Kratom vs. 7-OH: Should These Drugs Be Banned?
The kratom industry says that 7-OH is dangerous. The 7-OH industry says that its product helps wean addicts, and kratom is the problem. Who can you…
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Young Republicans Are Radicalizing Themselves Online
A leaked chat exposes how right-wing extremism has moved from the internet’s fringes to the party’s next generation.
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The Shutdown Is a Meme War
And the Democrats are losing.
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Why Evangelicalism Is Built for TikTok
Secular Americans seem to have finally realized that a huge number of their fellow citizens believe the Rapture is coming.
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