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The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.

The Republican spending bill is a disaster for reproductive rights

Three years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Republicans in Congress are poised to further erode access to abortion and reproductive care. President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” would not only directly threaten reproductive care by defunding Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers, it would also incentivize insurers for Affordable Care Act plans […]

The most surprising victim of Trump’s terrible tax agenda

The Republican Party’s saving grace is supposed to be its commitment to economic growth and consumer abundance.  Sure, the GOP may see unemployed cancer patients as shiftless mooches — and the Lorax as literature’s greatest villain — but for precisely those reasons, Republicans are allegedly able stewards of industrial development: Unconstrained by concerns about inequality, […]

Why is everyone crashing out?

It was abundantly clear to everyone that Huda wasn’t doing well. Huda Mustafa, the breakout villain on Love Island USA‘s seventh season, spiraled after viewers voted to separate her from Jeremiah Brown, with whom she’d developed an intense connection early in the current season. Over several episodes, she eavesdropped on Jeremiah’s conversations, interrogated the woman […]

Can we ever understand our dogs?

Dog people tend to be pretty confident they know what’s going on with their animals.  When we put out a call on the Explain It to Me podcast for dog owners to tell us about their connection to their furry friends, the responses ranged from “soul dog” to “love of my life” to “I believe […]

Is this fitness metric just making us feel worse?

According to my phone, I’ve been averaging about 6,600 steps a day so far this year. My meager effort pales in comparison to the 15,000, 20,000, or even 30,000 steps I see influencers on my feed bragging about regularly. The algorithm likes to remind me of my shortcomings. Although the long-held standard benchmark of 10,000 […]