2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (277+ words) Rather than rewriting the program, however, NSC appears to have taken down the AI tool altogether. At the time of this writing, attempts to submit a survey response prompted a message saying: “This survey is now closed. Thank you for…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (692+ words) The Contrarian MAGA Republicans’ Reign of Chaos Continues Lonnie Bunch retires, Missouri map mayhem, and the GOP convention clown show A national loss. After unceasing, specious attacks on the Smithsonian, Lonnie G. Bunch III announced he would step down as…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (189+ words) Welcome to The Contrarian’s newest feature, the Daily Jolt, a midday hit to give you updates on polling, court cases, campaigns, Donald Trump temper tantrums, MAGA debacles, and more. Enjoy your Daily Jolt! Democrats need to learn how to respond…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (451+ words) Indivisible is one of the leading organizations behind the No Kings events, which have opposed the Trump Administration’s abuses of power through mass peaceful protest and mobilization efforts. A new kind of No Kings event is planned for October 17th, but…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (242+ words) The Trump regime suffered two major legal defeats on Friday. In response to the unprecedented assault on workers, organized labor (as Shuler recounted) did more than talk. Union membership climbed to a 16-year high. “Nearly half a million workers joined…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (416+ words) Weeks before the November midterm elections, Democrats are reminding anyone who will listen this Labor Day of the economic pain under the current leadership of this country. People from all walks of life and political parties are deciding who best…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (957+ words) When I served as U.S. ambassador in Prague, I had the privilege of getting to know the great Czech dissident-turned-president Václav Havel. Reflecting the Central European lachrymose view of history and the world (something I also know well from my Central…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1045+ words) The Republican nominee for Governor of Colorado claims he’s mastered the “rules of engagement” for casting off “demonic oppression.” Oddly, that supernatural claim might be one of the least interesting — and most believable — parts of his biography. Victor Marx runs…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (173+ words) Last year, our organization took on Karen Attiah’s case after The Washington Post fired her over social media posts responding to the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. In her posts, she wrote she refused to “perform” mourning for a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (397+ words) Donald Trump’s pathological narcissism has soared (or sunk?) to new levels of almost comedic depravity. Like a ping-pong ball in a wind tunnel, he bounces haphazardly from one embarrassment to another, slamming into walls of public derision. Except for the…...