Annie Asks You … - the Epstein shutdown;

Dispatches from a Collapsing State - a crisis of meaning and purpose;

Pharyngula - our educational future looks bleak;

The Editorial Board - MAGA thinks the coming ACA spike is fake;

The Mahablog - Trump’s unlawful use of the National Guard explained.

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