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So much panic over the idle poor. No panic over the idle rich.

Frum: The 20% who lived in the most pro-Trump places suffered 70,000 more COVID deaths than the 20% in the most pro-Biden places. Red America obeyed those who told them not to mask, not to vaccinate. They died for it. No, Fauci is not the villain here. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Anthony Fauci Is Not the Villain in This StoryThe doctor was thrust into his pandemic-leadership role because of Trump’s deadly dereliction of duty.www.theatlantic.com

The axolotl is a rare species of salamander found mostly in Mexico. Climate change is its biggest threat. Kids of the Editorial Board's chief illustrator's generation love the axolotl in ways that suggest their anxiety over climate change.

Trump blamed Minnesota for Iran's cyberattack on Minnesota. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...

U.S. Sees Iran as Likely Behind Cyberattack on Minnesota Water SystemsInvestigators cautioned that the assessment was preliminary. There were no indications that any water supply had been rendered unsafe to drink.www.nytimes.com

At the same time, people have gotten more extreme in their pro-abortion views. revealnews.org/podcast/medi...

The battle over abortion pills in post-Roe AmericaAbortion rates were expected to tank after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Instead, medication abortion became easy to get—and it changed everything.revealnews.org

I'm surprised and delighted by the lively debate happening in the comments to this story over at the Editorial Board Dot Com. Check it out. www.editorialboard.com/how-can-we-b...

How can we be a Christian nation when the Christians here don't mind Trump's blasphemy?Secular arguments against Christian nationalism are too credulous.www.editorialboard.com

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Yes, the new tariffs are as illegal as the old ones. We are all living under a criminal tax regime. The old tax revolts were really about white power racism. The new one ought to be about taxes. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Trump appears to order the government to lie on behalf of tariffsThe president moves to subvert the Supreme Court — and the truth.www.washingtonpost.com

"That we are not a Christian nation is also illustrated persuasively by the fact that Donald Trump claimed to be the equivalent of Jesus, or perhaps the second coming of Jesus (it's hard to say), and suffered none of the consequences that you would expect in a Christian nation."

Important conversation between @matthew.flux.community and @aselrod.bsky.social. The answer is yes. plus.flux.community/p/is-liberal...

Is liberal Christianity making a comeback?Alan Elrod on James Talarico and why the U.S. left needs to speak to all Americansplus.flux.community

I don't usually write this way, but I felt like something was missing from liberal counterarguments to the Christian nationalist claim that America is a Christian nation. Liberals usually take their word as Christians. They should stop doing that. Read my latest and lemme know what you think.

I have benefited from Matthew’s dedication to democracy and the common good. First, because he occasionally contributes to my newsletter. Our conversations are always enlightening. Second, because I read him. He shows me something new every time I do. He has run into hard times. Please lend a hand.