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Bannon’s Rage at Musk Suddenly Goes Nuclear as MAGA Meltdown Worsens: As the war between Steve Bannon and Elon Musk intensifies, a leading Never Trump writer explains what all this says about the horrors that Trump-MAGA have in store for us – and how Dems can fight back. https://newrepublic.com/article/190133/bannons-rage-musk-suddenly-goes-nuclear-maga-meltdown-worsens
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Elon Musk’s Critics Stripped of Verification Badge After Publicly Challenging Billionaire: ‘The Beginning Stages of Censorship’: Several conservative critics of billionaire Trump surrogate Elon Musk were stripped of their verification badges on X, Thursday after publicly challenging Musk’s stance on immigration. https://www.mediaite.com/tech/elon-musks-critics-stripped-of-verification-badge-after-publicly-challenging-billionaire-the-beginning-stages-of-censorship/
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The Walmart Effect: New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer – even taking into account its famous low prices. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/12/walmart-prices-poverty-economy/681122/
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‘Crazy worked just fine the first time’: Why some Republicans see Trump’s imperialist musings as an act of negotiation. ‘Crazy worked just fine the first time’: Why some Republicans see Trump’s imperialist musings as an act of negotiation.: Since his November victory, the president-elect has suggested the U.S. should own Greenland, annex Canada and reclaim the Panama Canal — an expansionist air he doubled down on in a spree of Truth Social posts on Christmas Day. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/26/republicans-trump-canada-greenland-negotiation-00196050
Vivek Ramaswamy Dragged After Wild Rant on How American Workers Suck: Vivek Ramaswamy thinks that tech companies are choosing foreign-born workers over American ones because our culture is too chill, too mediocre, and doesn’t uplift dorks like him enough. https://newrepublic.com/post/189681/vivek-ramaswamy-american-workers-suck-maga-reaction