@TheAtlantic@flipboard.com

· 5mo ago

The Joy of Children’s Books—For Adults
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/05/adults-should-read-childrens-books/687118/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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What Adults Lose When They Put Down Children’s Books

The Atlantic

What Adults Lose When They Put Down Children’s Books

Grown-ups who dismiss literature for kids aren’t just snobbish—they’re missing out.

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· 5mo ago

Asking the Wrong Questions About Hasan Piker
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/hasan-piker-einstein-democrats/686855/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Problem With Hasan Piker’s Einstein Story

The Atlantic

The Problem With Hasan Piker’s Einstein Story

People scrutinizing influencers for their views should also hold them to account for their facts.

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· 5mo ago

What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/05/billionaire-consequence-free-reality/686588/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Atlantic

What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat

For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.

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· 6mo ago

The First Big Administration Defection Over Iran
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/03/joe-kent-tulsi-gabbard-iran/686433/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Atlantic

The First Big Administration Defection Over Iran

Joe Kent has quit. Will Tulsi Gabbard be next?

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· 5mo ago

The DNA Fix for Aging
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/04/beyond-inheritance-excerpt-roxanne-khamsi/686831/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Atlantic

The DNA Fix for Aging

Everyone’s DNA keeps mutating. Could correcting those errors lead to longevity?

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· 5mo ago

Why Americans Hate a Cheater
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/04/monogamy-cheating-morality/686862/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Family @family-TheAtlantic

The Most Tortured Relationship in America

The Atlantic

The Most Tortured Relationship in America

Monogamy is one of the last bipartisan ideals—even if people struggle to live up to it.

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· 2mo ago

The MAGA Movement’s New British Crush https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/rupert-lowe-restore-britain-rogan/688033/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Ideas @ideas-TheAtlantic

The Atlantic

Joe Rogan’s New British Crush

Rupert Lowe understands what the American right wants to hear.

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· 6mo ago

How Much Pain Is Trump Really Willing to Endure?
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/03/trump-iran-war-endure/686425/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Atlantic

How Much Pain Is Trump Really Willing to Endure?

The outcome of the war in Iran may come down to just how much risk he can take.

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· 1w ago

The AI Infestation Begins https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/09/ai-hacks-infestation/688806/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into All Stories @all-stories-TheAtlantic

The Atlantic

OpenAI Has Gone Rogue

It’s impossible to know the extent of the AI-hacking crisis.

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· 6mo ago

America’s Insane Tax-Filing Process
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/tax-day-irs-filing/686805/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Atlantic

We Shouldn’t Need Accountants

America’s insane tax-filing process

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· 5mo ago

Catch
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/04/poem-john-waters-catch/686825/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Atlantic

Catch

A poem

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· 6mo ago

Why Doesn’t Anybody Realize We’re Going Back to the Moon?
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/04/artemis-moon-launch-trump/686661/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Atlantic

Why Doesn’t Anybody Realize We’re Going Back to the Moon?

On the ground at the Trump era’s most important space launch

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· 6mo ago

The Cautionary Tale of Joe Kent
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/03/joe-kent-resignation-iran-trump/686434/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Atlantic

The Dangerous Logic of the Joe Kent Letter

The conspiracist anti-war activist completely misunderstood the movement and the president he served.

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· 2mo ago

The Unmaking of Anthony Fauci https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/07/anthony-fauci-politics-hearing/688081/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Health @health-TheAtlantic

The Atlantic

The Unmaking of Anthony Fauci

He built an empire. It did not last.

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· 6mo ago

Who Will Apologize for D.C.’s Tornado Bust?
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/03/dc-tornado-bust/686431/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Atlantic

Who Will Apologize for D.C.’s Tornado Bust?

Some meteorologists made a lot of noise as the storm loomed—and when it failed to materialize.

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· 5mo ago

Where Did ‘Let Them’ Come From?
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/04/let-them-mel-robbins-cassie-phillips/686840/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Atlantic

Where Did ‘Let Them’ Come From?

Years before Mel Robbins published her best-selling self-help book, a struggling writer posted a poem with a similar message.

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· 6mo ago

Who Will Apologize for D.C.’s Tornado Bust?
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/03/dc-tornado-bust/686431/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Planet @planet-TheAtlantic

The Atlantic

Who Will Apologize for D.C.’s Tornado Bust?

Some meteorologists made a lot of noise as the storm loomed—and when it failed to materialize.

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· 5mo ago

The ‘Weaponization Working Group’ Makes Its First Move
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/doj-weaponization-working-group/686863/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into All Stories @all-stories-TheAtlantic

DOJ’s First ‘Weaponization’ Report Is a Bust

The Atlantic

DOJ’s First ‘Weaponization’ Report Is a Bust

The document purports to show bias under the Biden administration—and fails spectacularly.

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· 6mo ago

A New Geopolitical Reality Is Here
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/04/iran-war-russia-china/686714/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Atlantic

A New Geopolitical Reality Is Here

America’s adversaries are uniting as its own coalition falls apart.

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· 5mo ago

The President and the Pope
https://www.theatlantic.com/national/2026/04/president-and-pope/686860/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Atlantic

The President and the Pope

Panelists joined to discuss Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo XIV for his comments about the war in Iran.

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· 2mo ago

The Shooter in Maine Was a New ICE Recruit https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/07/ice-vehicle-shooting-maine-dhs/687912/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Politics @politics-TheAtlantic

The Atlantic

The Shooter in Maine Was a New ICE Recruit

The agency’s second killing this month prompted an abrupt policy change on vehicle stops.

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· 6mo ago

The Justices Don’t Buy Trump’s Citizenship Arguments
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/birthright-citizenship-barbara-trump-supreme-court/686644/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Trump’s Absurd Citizenship Arguments Went Nowhere

The Atlantic

Trump’s Absurd Citizenship Arguments Went Nowhere

The scandal is that the case got this far.

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· 2mo ago

Trump Just Did More Damage to Elections Than China https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/trump-address/687939/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Ideas @ideas-TheAtlantic

Trump Just Did More Damage to American Elections Than China

The Atlantic

Trump Just Did More Damage to American Elections Than China

His speech was a mash-up of charges that aren’t supported by the documents he released.

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· 6mo ago

The Logic of Joe Kent’s Resignation Letter
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/joe-kent-resignation-trump/686428/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into All Stories @all-stories-TheAtlantic

The Atlantic

Joe Kent’s Secret

If Trump can never be wrong, then he can only be wronged.

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· 3mo ago

New York Is Not an Exception to the American Story https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/07/new-york-american-story-mike-wallace/687861/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into All Stories @all-stories-TheAtlantic

The Atlantic

A City That Explains America

The late historian Mike Wallace showed how the country’s story unfolds in New York.

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· 5mo ago

Catch
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/04/poem-john-waters-catch/686825/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Atlantic

Catch

A poem

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· 5mo ago

Scars
https://www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/04/sigrid-nunez-scars/686845/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Atlantic

Scars

A short story

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· 6mo ago

Everyone but Trump Understands What He’s Done
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/trump-iran-war-allies/686423/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Atlantic

Everyone but Trump Understands What He’s Done

Allied leaders know that any positive gesture they make will count for nothing.

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· 5mo ago

A 13,000-Mile Mission for One Beautiful Loaf
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/04/best-bread-america-mission/686856/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Atlantic

A 13,000-Mile Mission for One Beautiful Loaf

A conversation with Caity Weaver about a completely scientific, totally exhaustive search for America’s best free bread.

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· 2mo ago

Canada’s Forests Will Burn and Burn https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/07/canadian-forests-are-big/687936/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into All Stories @all-stories-TheAtlantic

The Atlantic

Canada’s Forests Will Burn and Burn

Once a wildfire starts, it can spread to an area too massive to control.

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· 3mo ago

The ‘Have It Both Ways’ Theory of Great Books https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/07/the-books-briefing-david-thomson-book-classics-literature/687783/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Books @books-TheAtlantic

The Atlantic

The ‘Have It Both Ways’ Theory of Great Books

Many literary classics have a way of appealing to our lizard brains while making us question why we're so compelled by them.

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· 5mo ago

The California Governor’s Race Is a Debacle
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/california-governor-campaign-swalwell/686844/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Politics @politics-TheAtlantic

The Atlantic

California’s Blue Armageddon

One of the most liberal states in the country can’t find a Democrat to lead it.

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· 5mo ago

Asking the Wrong Questions About Hasan Piker
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/hasan-piker-einstein-democrats/686855/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Politics @politics-TheAtlantic

The Atlantic

The Problem With Hasan Piker’s Einstein Story

People scrutinizing influencers for their views should also hold them to account for their facts.

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· 5mo ago

Who Owns ‘Let Them’?
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/04/let-them-mel-robbins-cassie-phillips/686840/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into All Stories @all-stories-TheAtlantic

The Atlantic

Where Did ‘Let Them’ Come From?

Years before Mel Robbins published her best-selling self-help book, a struggling writer posted a poem with a similar message.

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· 6mo ago

Trump Made a Deal That Gives Him Nothing He Wanted
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/04/iran-strait-hormuz-us-trump-nuclear-weapons/686726/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into All Stories @all-stories-TheAtlantic

The Atlantic

Trump Made a Deal That Gives Him Nothing He Wanted

U.S. declarations of victory ring hollow.

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· 6mo ago

Who Will Apologize for D.C.’s Tornado Bust?
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/03/dc-tornado-bust/686431/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Science @science-TheAtlantic

The Atlantic

Who Will Apologize for D.C.’s Tornado Bust?

Some meteorologists made a lot of noise as the storm loomed—and when it failed to materialize.

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· 6mo ago

All the President’s Men in the President’s Shoes
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/03/trump-administration-shoes/686427/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into All Stories @all-stories-TheAtlantic

Why Is Trump Giving Everyone the Wrong Shoes?

The Atlantic

Why Is Trump Giving Everyone the Wrong Shoes?

The new outfit staple in the White House is ill-fitting footwear.

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· 2w ago

David Ellison Will Get Control of CNN After All https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/david-ellison-cnn-control/688740/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into All Stories @all-stories-TheAtlantic

The Atlantic

David Ellison Will Get Control of CNN After All

And don’t pretend an “independent editorial board” will mean otherwise

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· 5mo ago

This Is Why We Need a Ballroom
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/04/why-we-need-ballroom/686979/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into All Stories @all-stories-TheAtlantic

The Atlantic

A Ballroom Would Have Solved This

Many historical disasters would have been prevented if we had one of these in the White House.

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· 5mo ago

Photos: Out Among the Cherry Blossoms
https://www.theatlantic.com/photography/2026/04/photos-out-among-cherry-blossoms/686861/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Atlantic

Photos: Out Among the Cherry Blossoms

Recent images of people enjoying themselves on warm spring days, among groves of flowering cherry-blossom trees in cities and parks across the Northern Hemisphere

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· 6mo ago

The Artemis Astronauts Are Studs
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/04/artemis-ii-moon-astronauts-extreme-athletes/686728/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Atlantic

The Artemis Astronauts Are Studs

Strength, courage, expertise, wonder: NASA’s moon-mission crew has reset the bar for greatness.

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· 5mo ago

What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/05/billionaire-consequence-free-reality/686588/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Ideas @ideas-TheAtlantic

The Atlantic

What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat

For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.

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· 6mo ago

The Logic of Joe Kent’s Resignation Letter
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/joe-kent-resignation-trump/686428/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Ideas @ideas-TheAtlantic

The Atlantic

Joe Kent’s Secret

If Trump can never be wrong, then he can only be wronged.

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· 5mo ago

What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/05/billionaire-consequence-free-reality/686588/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Politics @politics-TheAtlantic

The Atlantic

What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat

For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.

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· 2mo ago

The Heaviest Credit Card Money Can Buy https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/07/metal-credit-cards-heavy-popular-chase-bank/687947/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into All Stories @all-stories-TheAtlantic

The Atlantic

Does Your Credit Card Even Plunk?

Metal credit cards are getting out of hand.

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· 5mo ago

Why Americans Hate a Cheater
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/04/monogamy-cheating-morality/686862/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into All Stories @all-stories-TheAtlantic

The Atlantic

The Most Tortured Relationship in America

Monogamy is one of the last bipartisan ideals—even if people struggle to live up to it.

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· 6mo ago

Ghostwriting Is Good, Actually
https://www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/04/ghostwriting-good-ai-cant-replace/686729/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into All Stories @all-stories-TheAtlantic

The Atlantic

The Literary Job AI Can’t Replace

Ghostwriting is good, actually—when it’s done by humans.

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· 5mo ago

Scars
https://www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/04/sigrid-nunez-scars/686845/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into All Stories @all-stories-TheAtlantic

The Atlantic

Scars

A short story

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· 5mo ago

The ‘Weaponization Working Group’ Makes Its First Move
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/doj-weaponization-working-group/686863/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Ideas @ideas-TheAtlantic

The Atlantic

DOJ’s First ‘Weaponization’ Report Is a Bust

The document purports to show bias under the Biden administration—and fails spectacularly.

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· 5mo ago

The California Governor’s Race Is a Debacle
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/california-governor-campaign-swalwell/686844/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into All Stories @all-stories-TheAtlantic

The Atlantic

California’s Blue Armageddon

One of the most liberal states in the country can’t find a Democrat to lead it.

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