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2 days ago
US politics

Trump Swats Away Question About His Mental Health' After Profane Truth Social Post: I Don't Care About Critics'

US Elections
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1 week ago

Is Donald Trump Well?' MS NOW's Katy Tur Does Deep Dive on President's Mental Acuity

Growing concerns about President Trump's mental fitness are reflected in recent polls showing increasing doubt among Americans.
US politics
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1 week ago

Yeah, Sure': Trump Gives Lukewarm Reply When Asked If He Has Confidence In Tulsi Gabbard

Trump expressed mixed confidence in Tulsi Gabbard's views on Iran, acknowledging her differing stance while emphasizing his strong opposition to Iran obtaining nuclear weapons.
US politics
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2 days ago

Trump Swats Away Question About His Mental Health' After Profane Truth Social Post: I Don't Care About Critics'

Trump dismissed concerns about his mental health after a controversial post threatening Iran's infrastructure.
US Elections
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1 week ago

Trump Says I Love' People Who Are Nice To Me' Even if They're Bad People'

Trump expresses unconditional loyalty to those who are nice to him, regardless of their character or actions.
Healthcare
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1 week ago

Trump Suggests He's Pulling Casey Means Surgeon General Nom

Trump is considering withdrawing Casey Means's nomination for Surgeon General amid criticism of her qualifications.
US politics
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1 week ago

Ex-Trump Lawyer Ty Cobb Calls President 'Clearly Insane'

Ty Cobb describes Trump as clearly insane, citing his late-night social media posts as evidence of his mental decline.
US Elections
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1 week ago

Is Donald Trump Well?' MS NOW's Katy Tur Does Deep Dive on President's Mental Acuity

Growing concerns about President Trump's mental fitness are reflected in recent polls showing increasing doubt among Americans.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Yeah, Sure': Trump Gives Lukewarm Reply When Asked If He Has Confidence In Tulsi Gabbard

Trump expressed mixed confidence in Tulsi Gabbard's views on Iran, acknowledging her differing stance while emphasizing his strong opposition to Iran obtaining nuclear weapons.
World news
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1 week ago

Congressman at a Loss After Trump Addresses the Nation: I'm Not a Child Psychologist'

Trump's address on the Iran war lacked clarity and repeated previous statements without addressing troop deployment or a clear strategy.
fromBuzzFeed
2 weeks ago

This Is The 1 Phrase Trump Won't Stop Using, And Psychologists Are Ringing Alarm Bells

Robertson explained that language can have certain cues, often termed 'micro-cultures,' where meanings differ in specific locations. For example, a community might refer to a restaurant as 'the corner spot' instead of its actual name.
Humor
US Elections
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1 week ago

Senator Torpedoes Key Trump Talking Point With Simple Question

Sen. Chris Van Hollen challenges President Trump's claims about negotiations with Iran, asserting they are misleading and not indicative of real progress.
#donald-trump
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago
US politics

"Parts of his brain aren't working": Commentator sounds alarm about Trump's mental decline - LGBTQ Nation

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2 months ago
US politics

Trump Forgets the Word for Alzheimer's Disease While Insisting That He Doesn't Have It

Right-wing politics
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2 weeks ago

The debate over Trump's mental health: Malignant narcissist ' or superhuman president'?

Trump's comments during a meeting with Japan's Prime Minister broke diplomatic decorum and highlighted his unpredictable political style.
US Elections
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1 week ago

Trump Gets Hammered With Punishing Community Note After New Cognitive' Rant

Trump falsely claims to have aced a cognitive test, misrepresenting its difficulty and content, particularly regarding mathematical equations.
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago
US politics

"Parts of his brain aren't working": Commentator sounds alarm about Trump's mental decline - LGBTQ Nation

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2 months ago
US politics

Trump Forgets the Word for Alzheimer's Disease While Insisting That He Doesn't Have It

Left-wing politics
fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago

They've Been Measuring the Health of Democracies for Years. Guess What Their New Report Says About America.

The Trump administration's dismantling of democratic institutions has caused the United States' democracy rating to fall to 1965 levels, representing unprecedented autocratization in modern times.
Psychology
fromFuturism
3 weeks ago

Damning Political Research Finds That the People With the Least Understanding Have the Most Confidence

People with the least political knowledge and right-wing views demonstrate the greatest overconfidence in their political understanding, exemplifying the Dunning-Kruger effect.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
4 weeks ago

Americans are split on wanting the National Guard to monitor voting, a new poll finds

46% of Americans support National Guard presence at polling places during midterm elections, with Republicans showing stronger support, though federal deployment would be illegal.
US politics
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2 weeks ago

Trump Ally Warns Begala Be Careful' When He Brings Up Trump Sexual Abuse Case

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna warned Paul Begala to be cautious discussing sexual assault claims against Trump, highlighting potential risks of similar accusations against him.
Public health
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1 month ago

Trump's former Surgeon General: voters widely support vaccine access and want Washington to focus elsewhere | Fortune

Federal vaccine policy changes lack scientific transparency, causing measles outbreaks and contradictory health guidance that undermines public confidence and vaccination rates.
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Trump's surgeon general nominee is running the wellness grifter playbook perfectly

Means is President Trump's controversial nominee for surgeon general, a role often described as the "nation's doctor." It entails being America's foremost spokesperson on public health, as well as educating the public using the best scientific information available. You're probably most familiar with the surgeon general's warning on cigarette packs and alcohol labels.
Gadgets
US politics
fromAbove the Law
3 weeks ago

Donald Trump Has Totally Not Dementia-Addled Thousand-Word Meltdown About Supreme Court - Above the Law

During major global crises and government shutdown, the president spent late Sunday night posting a lengthy Truth Social rant criticizing the Supreme Court's tariff decision while praising justices who sided with him.
US news
fromThe Washington Post
1 month ago

Most Americans think their fellow citizens are bad people, survey says

53% of American adults view their fellow citizens as morally or ethically bad, making the U.S. unique among 25 surveyed countries where majorities hold positive views of their countrymen.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Attitudes Toward War Can Be Predicted by Psychologists

Psychological factors, including childhood maltreatment and social dominance orientation, significantly predict support for military conflict more than political ideology alone.
US politics
fromTruthout
4 weeks ago

Plurality of Americans Back Firing Multiple Trump Cabinet Members

A majority of voters support President Trump's firing of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, with 55% approving and 15% disapproving, amid scandals including FEMA gutting, court order violations, and misuse of taxpayer funds for personal advertising.
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World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The Guardian view on Trump's Board of Peace: serving private interests more than public good | Editorial

US-funded Board of Peace receives large capital while Gaza faces dire humanitarian shortfalls, UN mechanisms remain underfunded, and the board's legal mandate is unclear.
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Badenoch apologises for Braverman mental health claim

the Conservatives did all we could to look after Suella's mental health, but she was clearly very unhappy
UK politics
Mental health
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2 months ago

Trump's Bizarre Behavior Has a Clinical Name: Disinhibition

Disinhibition, not memory loss, can be an early sign of dementia and mirrors increasingly reckless, consequence-indifferent behavior by President Donald Trump.
World news
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Opinion: Disqualified but not forgotten

An athlete was disqualified for displaying portraits of Ukrainians killed in the war, as the IOC ruled the helmet violated rules against political expression.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Donald Trump's So-Called "Alcoholic Personality"

Alcoholism and other addictions are highly stigmatized, attributed to bad character, and stigma has risen over decades despite anti-stigma efforts.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

The Crisis in Polling Is a Problem for Democracy

Gallup ended presidential-approval polling amid falling trust, rising costs, competition, and concerns about retaliation tied to President Trump's low approval ratings.
US politics
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2 months ago

Former Trump White House Lawyer Says There's Been a Significant Decline' in the President's Mental Faculties

Former White House attorney Ty Cobb said President Trump shows palpable cognitive decline following a chaotic, erratic 90‑minute press conference and troubling international remarks.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

The Big Story: Signalgate, One Year Later

Jeffrey Goldberg and Adrienne LaFrance will examine Pentagon secrecy, press restrictions, and Trump administration foreign-policy implications in a subscribers-only virtual session on March 10.
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

Former Biglaw Partner Calls Out Trump's 'Palpable' 'Dementia' And 'Cognitive Decline' - Above the Law

Former Hogan & Lovells partner turned White House special counsel (in the Trump I regime) Ty Cobb is back on the cable news circuit to make some biting comments about his former boss. Cobb left the hallowed halls of Biglaw to join the first Trump administration, but he quickly left. Since then, he's taken to the airwave with his signature facial hair with a folksy way of cutting through the right-wing BS.
US politics
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US politics
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1 month ago

I WILL NOT BE BLACKMAILED': Republican Accused of Having Affair With Aide Who Killed Herself Speaks Out

Rep. Tony Gonzales rejects an NDA, denies allegations, and demands release of the Uvalde police report after an aide's reported suicide linked to an affair.
fromIntelligencer
2 months ago

The Unsettling Experience of Reporting on Trump's Health

From the large bruise on his hand to his catnaps during Cabinet meetings to his (even more) desultory speaking style of late, the 79-year-old president appears increasingly, well, old. So this week, New York published Ben Terris's investigation into a question that has captivated anyone who cares about the future of American democracy: What's going on with PresidentDonald Trump's health? In the article, Terris speaks with Trump himself in the Oval Office, flanked by doctors who attest to his supposedly incredible condition.
US politics
US politics
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2 months ago

NEW POLL: Americans Trust Republicans Over Democrats On Most Major Issues in Congress

Americans view Congressional Republicans as better equipped to handle most major issues—especially border security, immigration, and the economy—while Democrats lead on the generic congressional ballot.
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2 months ago

Trump Struggles To Come Up With Alzheimer's' To Describe Father's Illness: I Don't Have It'

He had one problem, Trump said. At a certain age, about 86, 87, he started getting, what do they call it? He pointed to his forehead and looked to his press secretary for the word that escaped him. Alzheimer's, Leavitt said. Like an Alzheimer's thing, Trump said. Well, I don't have it. Is it something you think about at all? I asked. No, I don't think about it at all. You know why? he said. Because whatever it is, my attitude is whatever.
US politics
US politics
fromemptywheel
1 month ago

Moral Injury in Trump's America - emptywheel

American democracy is eroding toward autocracy, producing moral injury, societal division, and lasting changes that force painful compromises.
US politics
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2 months ago

Veteran GOP Lawyer Rips Trump Over Certainly Not Constitutional' and Unconservative Election Takeover Push

The president lacks constitutional authority to nationalize elections; such a move would violate state powers and federalism under the Tenth Amendment.
US politics
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

Watching Politicians On Television - Above the Law

Televised politicians and party leaders speak predictably, repeating partisan talking points and avoiding direct answers, making their appearances worthless and uninformative.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

What Fabulous Timing for Gallup to Stop Tracking Presidential Approval!

Two headquarters agents inform a pollster amid personified approval-rating horses while denying any link between presidential bullying and fluctuating poll numbers.
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2 months ago

Rand Paul Eviscerates Trump Admin Lies' On Alex Pretti Shooting: Terrible Judgement'

I saw no evidence. I saw a man that was retreating. I mean, he went to the middle of the street. He didn't even obstruct traffic. He let a car go through. As the agents advanced on him, he retreated to the side of the street. A woman is violently pushed to the ground, and he turns to help her, and that's when he is grabbed from behind. I saw no evidence of him assaulting the police,
US politics
US politics
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2 months ago

CNN Guest Accuses Scott Jennings of Getting Increasingly Demented Every Single Week'

Cameron Kasky accused Scott Jennings of becoming increasingly demented and criticized his use of the term "illegals" amid debate over ICE actions in Minnesota.
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

Donald Trump wants to nationalize elections. Americans overwhelmingly do not. - LGBTQ Nation

Donald Trump has called on the GOP to nationalize elections, which are currently run by states, as mandated in the Constitution. Many are alarmed by the president's words, considering his continued quest to consolidate power and his inability to accept the results of free and fair elections. In short, his desire to nationalize seems like a blatant effort to control their outcomes.
US politics
US politics
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2 months ago

NEW POLL: 49% Trump Was Involved In Jeffrey Epstein Crimes

A majority of Americans say Donald Trump knew about Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes, and a large plurality say he was involved.
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