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Smoke, Mirrors, and the Hug Heard Around the Right

So yeah — J.D. Vance hugged Erika Kirk on stage, and the internet lost its collective mind. A hug. A public hug. Suddenly everyone’s got a hot take — whether it was “too close,” “too emotional,” “too much.” People are freeze-framing screenshots, debating hand placement like it’s the Zapruder film. You’d think this was Watergate,Continue reading “Smoke, Mirrors, and the Hug Heard Around the Right”

When Compassion Gets Dismissed

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about something that happened in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death. Two people I knew online, one a good friend of mine and the other just an acquaintance through that friend, had a falling out over the whole thing. And honestly, I wasn’t surprised. Not because I wanted itContinue reading “When Compassion Gets Dismissed”

Trump’s Submarine Threat Isn’t Just Reckless — It’s the Next Chapter in a War That’s Already Global

So now we’re moving nuclear submarines around because of a social media post? That’s what Donald Trump did this week. On August 1st, the man who claims he’ll “keep us out of war” ordered two U.S. nuclear submarines to new positions after former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev criticized Trump’s Ukraine policy on Twitter. This isContinue reading “Trump’s Submarine Threat Isn’t Just Reckless — It’s the Next Chapter in a War That’s Already Global”