When Your Son Goes MAGA

The reality TV roots of the MAGA coalition

The cast of characters in the second Trump administration is straight out of reality TV — literally, in some cases. So is the MAGA mindset.

Los Angeles Times - 5h

When Your Son Goes MAGA

Some liberal parents face a new, unexpected challenge: how to talk to their children who voted for Donald J. Trump.

The New York Times - 6h

When the Retirement Community Goes Bankrupt

It doesn’t happen often. But when it does, some residents risk losing everything.

The New York Times - 1d

In Turning to Trump, More CEOs Adopt MAGA Swagger in Business Decisions

In addition to donating millions to Trump’s inauguration, many company heads are adopting the President-elect’s hard-edged, even vindictive vibe in announcing changes in their business.

Inc. - 1d

TikTok goes dark across US

Short-form video app says it is ‘fortunate’ that Donald Trump has ‘indicated he will work with us on a solution’

Financial Times - 11h

How Long Can the Alliance Between Tech Titans and the MAGA Faithful Last?

Trump’s unruly coalition is threatening to tear itself apart.

The New York Times - 19h

The MAGA fight over skilled immigrants could cost us all

Do we really want to live in a country without Nvidia, Tesla or Viggo Mortensen?

MarketWatch - 1d

‘A small act of patriotism’: Canada’s anti-Maga hats go viral

Ontario premier’s ‘Canada is not for sale’ cap emerges as an unlikely expression of unity amid Trumpian threats. Few items of clothing have come to exemplify American far-right nationalism in the ...

The Guardian - 1d

Louisiana governor says he'll raise MAGA flag for Trump inauguration

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) said he will fully raise the Make American Great Again (MAGA) flag at the governor’s mansion for President-elect Trump's inauguration next week and invited ...

The Hill - 1d

How Trump’s Border Czar Thomas Homan Found MAGA

Thomas Homan once defended Obama-era policies and health care for transgender immigrants. Now he’s eyeing hotlines to report undocumented neighbors and arrests of local officials who get in the way.

The New York Times - 1d

What Happens When You Turn Your Life Over to an AI Assistant?

The hosts of Uncanny Valley spent the week following the advice of AI chatbots when it came to shopping, fitness, and parenting. Here’s how it went.

Wired - 3d

How to download your TikTok data in case the app goes dark

Some TikTok users are preparing for the likely ban by downloading their data. Here's how to do it.

CBS News - 4d

Senate GOP incumbents brace for MAGA primary challengers

Several GOP Senate incumbents are already staring down the threat of primary challenges next year as friction builds between the MAGA and establishment wings. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who plans ...

The Hill - 5d

Trump's inauguration weekend features fireworks, MAGA rally, inaugural balls

President-elect Trump's inauguration weekend will start with a fireworks display outside his northern Virginia golf club and end with a trio of inaugural balls where he will speak, the committee ...

The Hill - 6d

In utterly unsurprising news, Maga blames diversity for the Los Angeles wildfires

Elon Musk, one of the brightest minds of his generation, is saying it, so it must be true. Women, eh? They’re simply not to be trusted. Eve ate that apple; Pandora opened that horrible little box; ...

The Guardian - Jan. 11

Here’s when you can file your 2024 taxes — and what’s new this year with refunds, tax laws and free tax prep

Income-tax refunds averaged more than $3,100 last year. How much will they be this year?

MarketWatch - Jan. 11

Caroline Darian, daughter of Gisèle Pelicot, speaks: ‘How can you rebuild when your father is the worst sexual predator in decades?’

Last month, her father was sentenced to 20 years for drugging her mother then inviting dozens of strangers to rape her. Now their daughter tells of the ‘crushing double burden’ of being the child ...

The Guardian - Jan. 11

Here's when you can start filing your 2024 tax returns

The new tax season is here. Read on to learn when you can file your 2024 tax return and get your refund.

CBS News - Jan. 10

Trump’s conviction is the latest twist in the Maga story | Lloyd Green

The supreme court order may also be a harbinger of what awaits the US over the next four years: litigation that again divides the judiciary and the nation. Donald Trump will take the office on 20 ...

The Guardian - Jan. 10

How Democrats should take on MAGA for the next four years

Democrats must not underestimate Trump, create a truth squad to counter his lies, and hit hard against his corporate overlords in order to win the battle against MAGA.

The Hill - Jan. 10

Meta Goes MAGA Mode + a Big Month in A.I. + HatGPT

“I think this set of changes that the company announced this week are the most important series of policy changes that they have made in the past five years.”

The New York Times - Jan. 10

Can Your Car Be Your Friend?

Automakers are showing off whizz-bang tech for vehicle interiors meant to reshape drivers’ relationships with their cars.

Wired - Jan. 10

When there's no hiding your desperation

BBC News - Jan. 10

MAGA Is Blaming DEI for the California Wildfires

Rather than months without rain or the effects of climate change, figures like Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr. are pointing to a familiar scapegoat as entire neighborhoods burn.

Wired - Jan. 9

Mother 'not surprised' son killed on London bus

Kelyan Bokassa was groomed by gangs from the age of six years old, his mother Mary Bokassa said.

BBC News - Jan. 8

Bodies of Israeli father and son hostages found in Gaza

The bodies of father and son hostages Youssef and Hamza Ziyadne have been found in Gaza, Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz said Tuesday.

NBC News - Jan. 8

No Fact-Checking and More Hate Speech: Meta Goes MAGA

Mark Zuckerberg has fully adopted the language of his former right-wing critics about what constitutes censorship.

Wired - Jan. 8

Mark Zuckerberg has gone full Maga | Siva Vaidhyanathan

It’s a mistake to describe the Meta CEO’s move as a retreat from ‘fact-checking’: it’s a retreat from limiting harm to users. Mark Zuckerberg seems to have gone full Maga. Just two weeks before ...

The Guardian - Jan. 8

Meta goes ‘MAGA’: Facebook adjusts fact-checking approach as Zuckerberg touts ‘free expression’ and cites ‘cultural tipping point’

“We’re going to work with President[-elect] Trump to push back on governments around the world that are going after American companies and pushing to censor more,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said.

MarketWatch - Jan. 7

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