Today on TAP: The Democrats are an easier target than Trump.
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Michael Waltz’s Venmo Is Public, and It’s Full of Journalists
The figure who tagged a journalist into a Signal chat about the attack on Yemen also failed to set his Venmo to private, revealing his willingness to engage with reporters of all political stripes.
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Fascism’s Feeble Firebreaks
Today on TAP: How will Trump’s madness be contained? Three sources of pushback are traditional conservatives, courts, and Republicans in Congress. So far, none are all that reassuring.
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Here’s Your Government-Slasher on Drugs
Today on TAP: Elon Musk’s drug use has been widely reported—but not since he’s become deputy president.
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Bezos’s New Editorial Team: All the President’s Men
Today on TAP: The primary goal of the Post’s new editorial policy is to protect the owner’s wealth.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Producer of Luigi Mangione Documentary Had Previous Show Canceled After Police Killing
Dan Abrams’s documentary on the UnitedHealthcare CEO slaying takes the police perspective. That’s common for the longtime journalist and legal analyst.
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The Man Madison Warned Us Against
He authored the Constitution to forestall the rise of a despotic president. We’ll soon see if those safeguards suffice.
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The Exemplary Radical Skeptic
Christopher Jencks, one of the Prospect’s founding group, has died.
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Trump’s Coming War on the Press
Today on TAP: The big media outlets do themselves no favor by trying appeasement.