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A MAGA Conspiracist Is Trying to Launch a Lurid Lie About Tim Walz—and It’s Working
In recent days, a number of news sites that rely heavily on aggregation have posted stories about Minnesota governor and vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, reporting “allegations” that he sexually assaulted a minor while working as a teacher and football coach. The clearly false claims stem from the prolific work of one man, a Twitter
Half of Pennsylvania Voters Support Fracking, But Almost All Want More Regulation
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Since Vice President Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee for president this summer, national attention on the issue of fracking in Pennsylvania—and what it means for the outcome of the election in this key swing state—has reached new
Israel Fires at UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon—to Broad Condemnation
Dozens of countries are condemning Israel’s attacks on United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon. Israeli forces reportedly struck the UN mission in Lebanon—known as UNIFIL—in recent days, injuring multiple peacekeepers, according to the mission. As UNIFIL points out, deliberate attacks on peacekeepers violate international law. A joint statement by 34 UNIFIL-contributing countries, initiated by 🇵🇱, urges
Trump Wants to Make the Military Like “Full Metal Jacket”
On Sunday, former President Donald Trump posted on X a video he had debuted a few days earlier at a rally: A montage decrying the “woke” military, showing clips of Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket—a film, famously, about the dark cost to the human soul of creating a war machine—as an example of the halcyon