Europe Alone and in Shock on V-E Day

It is disquieting to recall the moving ceremony on the beaches of Normandy that marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day 11 months ago, a celebration of the ironclad alliance between the United States and Europe, and their shared resolve to meet “the test of ages” and defend Ukraine. That phrase from former President Joseph R….

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bitchy | “Prime Minister Mark Carney said that Canada will never be for sale” links

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told Donald Trump that Canada will never be “for sale.” Carney visited the White House yesterday and everything Trump said in the meeting is deeply shameful and embarrassing for all Americans. [OMG Blog]We didn’t cover Chappell Roan’s Met Gala look. I’m glad we skipped it. [Go Fug Yourself]People are still…

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Building a Strong U.S. Middle Class Requires High-Productivity, High-Dignity Service Jobs

Reviving manufacturing is a cornerstone of President Donald Trump’s economic platform. A strong manufacturing sector is indeed critical to national security, innovation, and economic resilience—including its potential to create more working-class jobs. But manufacturing alone cannot restore broad-based U.S. prosperity. If the country is serious about rebuilding the middle class, it must turn equal attention…

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Before altering the air, microbes oxygenated large swaths of the sea

Ancient oxygen-making microbes may have oxygenated large swaths of Earth’s seafloor hundreds of millions of years before the element filled the atmosphere. Geochemical analysis of sediments deposited roughly 2.6 billion years ago reveals that pulses of oxygen may have swept through large regions of the ocean, researchers report April 26 in Nature Geoscience. The findings…

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Why Sugar Dating Exists: A Sociological Look at Power, Money, and Intimacy

Sugar dating isn’t new, but it’s never been more visible. Glossy platforms match wealthy benefactors (“sugar daddies” or “mommies”) with younger partners (“sugar babies”) in arrangements that blur the lines between romance, mentorship, and financial support. Critics call it transactional. Supporters call it honest. But beneath the clickbait headlines lies something deeper: a reflection of…

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