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Head shorn, lips pressed somewhere between a smirk and a sneer, James Blair thrums with the quiet intensity of a drill instructor, and is the Man of the Moment right now—not necessarily a good thing, as the bottom has fallen out for Republicans. theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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"If this election were a Magic 8 Ball, the result would be Reply hazy, try again. (In the exasperating event that no government forms, Israel will hold another election in a few months, and Netanyahu will remain in power in the interim.)" theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1…
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"Yet Blair has argued that the new district lines will prove a major vulnerability to Democrats during the next election, with a presidential race on the ballot, when Republican turnout will likely rebound" theatlantic.com/politics/202…
Why does it feel like every politician in the country has your phone number? @sophiehaigney reports: theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
There’s a “fun category of films that play with suspense, mystery, and creepiness without sowing constant fear; these stories unsettle but aren’t primarily made to distress and disturb viewers,” @davidlsims wrote in 2022. He recommended 10 fascinating, not-too-scary films for people who don’t like horror. theatln.tc/VKSWsbz4
Holding an assault rifle across his chest, Edgar Maddison Welch walked through the front door of Comet Ping Pong in search of something that didn’t exist, @cwarzel writes. Ten years after Pizzagate, Warzel examines the perpetrator’s life: theatlantic.com/technology/2…
Republicans keep falsely accusing James Talarico of being a vegan, @OlgaKhazan writes. She examines what this reveals about meat and masculinity: theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
Election Night: Join @HannaRosin, @AdamHSays, and multiple Atlantic staff writers as they analyze the ideas animating this election, and discuss what’s next for American democracy. Stream on X or TheAtlantic.com starting at 9 p.m. ET. Subscribers can also watch on our app.
If the AI bubble bursts, Donald Trump could control a bailout apparatus with essentially limitless authority, @SBloomRaskin argues: theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1…
Election Night: Join Tom Nichols, David Frum, Anne Applebaum, and more as they discuss the midterm results—and what comes next for American democracy. Stream on Twitter or TheAtlantic.com starting at 9 p.m. ET. Subscribers can also watch on our app.
An estimated 67,000 Israelis traveled thousands of miles to cast their votes in what many feel is a pivotal election—and the photographer Dana Golan accompanied a group of these expats on their journey home: theatlantic.com/internationa…
ALT Flying Across the World to Vote
“Pizzagate” has found its way back into the conspiracy-theory pipeline, 10 years after a man who believed it entered a D.C. restaurant with a gun, @kait_tiffany reports. theatlantic.com/technology/2…
American Girl dolls telegraphed a spirit of optimism about girlhood, Hillary Kelly argues. She examines what the brand means today, 40 years later: theatlantic.com/magazine/202…
President Trump’s closing message to voters ahead of the midterm elections is out of touch, seemingly self-defeating, and downright bizarre, @JonLemire argues. “We may have lost the plot here,” one Republican candidate told him:
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One of the oldest tricks in politics is making its way into the Michigan U.S. Senate contest, @davidfrum argues. theatln.tc/0HZurifG
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“I have had cats since I was a boy, and all of them were wonderful, but one of them left a mark on my life forever,” @RadioFreeTom wrote in 2024 to honor the memory of Carla, his beloved pet: theatln.tc/LObVsiz1
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Trump’s top political strategist planned for a difficult but conquerable midterm campaign cycle—then the president went to war with Iran, @AshleyRParker and @michaelscherer report. theatlantic.com/politics/202…
Whatever happened to the D.C. restaurant that became ground zero for the Pizzagate conspiracy theory? @andersen spoke with James Alefantis, the owner of Comet Ping Pong, and others 10 years after the violent events: theatlantic.com/technology/2…
What would a Christian political agenda look like if it were measured by the lives that could be saved, sheltered, and healed? Peter Wehner asks: theatln.tc/seT8C1Uv
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Donald Trump won big in Texas’s Rio Grande Valley in 2024—but now the votes of many Latinos are in flux, @NickMiroff reports. He spoke with men in the electorally crucial area about their frustrations and the region’s likely political realignment: theatlantic.com/politics/202…
