<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Contrarian: Evening Roundup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catch up on the big stories of the day, with analysis from the brightest political and legal minds, all in one place. 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So what?<br />&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Most Anachronistic Part of &#8216;The Odyssey&#8217; Makes Total Sense, Actually&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:322862571,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Meredith Blake&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Culture writer&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5daaf188-73cf-436a-a929-e3cb1b2e8b2b_1170x1170.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-07-17T21:18:07.664Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4UOg!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1ddcd707-b830-4b37-a069-0ff99a794c49_1400x854.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/the-odyssey-american-accents-christopher-nolan&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;Culture Row&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:207439424,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:1,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><h1 style="text-align: center;">Media Center</h1><div><hr></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;4baca8ba-e403-436d-82b8-239840e0e5b0&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;On Coffee with Contrarians earlier this week, our publisher Norm Eisen chatted with Brian Tyler Cohen. 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Michigan&#8217;s 7th congressional district may just be the &#8220;swingiest district&#8221; in the &#8220;swingiest state&#8221;&#8212; both the three-way Democratic primary and the general election in November promise to be a close contest.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Morality, Military, Michigan: The Race for the 7th District&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:550683,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Tim Dickinson&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Senior Writer &amp; Editor, The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c1f9bfde-bf3c-4676-aaa2-fe259723d498_1174x1174.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-07-16T18:00:56.378Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/207200542/1ec743a8-6b7b-4c75-82a0-4027399dd6b1/transcoded-93756.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/morality-military-michigan-race-swing-state-district-tom-barrett-congress-midterm-election-ice-trump-corruption-pac-money-corporate-stock-trading-corruption-constitution&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:&quot;1ec743a8-6b7b-4c75-82a0-4027399dd6b1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:207200542,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:21,&quot;comment_count&quot;:3,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><h1 style="text-align: center;">Hot Mic</h1><div><hr></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;f54408eb-eb37-4c54-ab0c-42d7c51f534f&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Summertime &#8212; and the fight for democracy &#8212; is sizzling, especially in the states. Here&#8217;s what is happening across the country.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Even in Summertime, We Can't Lose Focus&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:144176009,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Jennifer Weiss-Wolf&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Proud Contrarian Contributor! Jennifer Weiss-Wolf is executive director of the Birnbaum Women&#8217;s Leadership Center at NYU School of Law. She also leads strategy and partnerships at Ms. Magazine.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/19706de0-92d7-42ef-bf69-07de0be9b1ff_640x760.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://jenniferweisswolf.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://jenniferweisswolf.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Jennifer Weiss-Wolf&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:4516282}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-07-16T15:02:27.082Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1651789823336-e36ae707350b?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwzfHx3b21lbiUyN3MlMjByaWdodHN8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzg0MDY5Mzk5fDA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/even-in-summertime-we-cant-lose-focus&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:207087952,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:2,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;47099341-c451-4415-8a32-42b4037accb3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Democracy is not a spectator sport. Whether you want to exercise your right to vote, join a protest, call your elected officials, run for office, or keep tabs on the week&#8217;s hottest issues and protests, The Contrarian has you covered.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Create &#8216;Good Trouble&#8217; and Fight Street-Camera Surveillance&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-07-16T20:00:37.100Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XP0x!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F18221a8b-3e39-4836-a84f-fa70d013246b_1080x1350.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/create-good-trouble-and-fight-street&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;The Movement&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:207330584,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:150,&quot;comment_count&quot;:1,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><h1 style="text-align: center;">Election Epicenter</h1><div><hr></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;d56c3d55-cc04-493f-9b07-aa681d3aa007&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;After Texas redrew its congressional map to help win more seats for Republicans, California followed suit with Proposition 50 to favor Democrats. 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Today, April was joined by Congressman Greg Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Tea ft. Representative Gregory Meeks&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:4683288,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;April Ryan&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Longest Serving Black White House Correspondent in History. Author, Speaker, Mother and Wife. 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They&#8217;re the latest moves from an administration that has been especially hostile toward the media.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Trump DOJ&#8217;s NYT Subpoenas Are the Latest Encroachment on Press Freedom&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:4682893,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Josh Levs-They Stand Corrected&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Host of They Stand Corrected, the podcast and newsletter fact checking the news. 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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.&#8221; &#8212; Donald Trump&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A Collection of Blanche Checks&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:1323976,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Norman Eisen&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Independent journalist with the Contrarian, litigator with Democracy Defenders Action and friend of Jim!&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!L3z0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ed6edf9-b2de-45ec-a4e9-fed63faaee50_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:3500271,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Jennifer Rubin&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Editor-in-Chief&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0326edbf-92e2-47e9-9676-a018f7379f2e_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:46372640,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Peter Carr&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;I served as a government spokesman for nearly 25 years, with more than 15 at the Justice Department.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OtMm!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb4896914-d0b6-4e90-a0da-e09284886c3f_3043x3043.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://petercarr10.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://petercarr10.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Peter's Substack&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:6954058},{&quot;id&quot;:137859179,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Tom Joscelyn&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Former Senior Professional Staffer on J6 Committee. 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I have to stop because I'm at 250 characters.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_J1B!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed619f43-5068-4e70-bbda-92a4b1bf3777_492x492.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:100,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://bensheehan.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://bensheehan.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Politics Made Easy&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:3248558},{&quot;id&quot;:21818709,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Katie Phang&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Truth-Teller | Independent Journalist and Legal Analyst | Trial Lawyer | Fighting for OUR Democracy | \&quot;Law and Disorder\&quot; Substack | \&quot;Though She Be But Little, She Is Fierce\&quot;&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Nm2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4c01374a-9cc2-45e3-b7c9-32ef431ff65e_1176x1176.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:17002555,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Eliza Orlins&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Career public defender in Manhattan for 15 years | Candidate for Manhattan DA in &#8216;21 | CBS Survivor | Amazing Race | Fueled by rage at injustice &quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RyzQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F561bc013-513b-4322-8fc6-dbcfc87a1293_1176x1179.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:100,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://elizaorlins.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://elizaorlins.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Eliza Orlins&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:2951187},{&quot;id&quot;:4683288,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;April Ryan&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Longest Serving Black White House Correspondent in History. 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I have to stop because I'm at 250 characters.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_J1B!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed619f43-5068-4e70-bbda-92a4b1bf3777_492x492.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:100,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://bensheehan.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://bensheehan.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Politics Made Easy&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:3248558}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-07-15T22:09:19.788Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/207209065/248af5d2-a98b-4b4d-b3ee-fa03777cfebe/transcoded-00208.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/we-dont-need-ice-heres-why&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:&quot;248af5d2-a98b-4b4d-b3ee-fa03777cfebe&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:207209065,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:0,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><h1 style="text-align: center;">Foreign Affairs</h1><div><hr></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;2be17ac1-2053-4fdc-b893-f09a3adcf055&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Just three weeks ago, the memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran appeared to offer a fragile path out of the U.S.-Iran war. 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Writes The Safehouse Briefing on Substack and contributes to Just Security and The Contrarian.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/38a8fe42-fbeb-4bb0-9295-810d0e84e05c_747x749.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://brianoneill613993.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://brianoneill613993.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Brian O&#8217;Neill&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:4061637}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-07-15T14:00:48.205Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mr8y!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23fd48c3-5f74-4d00-96b2-e97b8ff04783_3063x2816.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/the-iran-memorandum-has-entered-its&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:206843623,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:17,&quot;comment_count&quot;:2,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><h1 style="text-align: center;">Election Epicenter</h1><div><hr></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;a5c565ec-38d8-44a2-9e25-e99ced7d0875&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;[VIDEO] As Republican Congressman Chip Roy wraps up his tenure in the House of Representatives, Texas&#8217;s 21st district is up for grabs in November. Two vastly different candidates are vying for the seat: Democrat Kristin Hook, a former federal scientist, faces off against Republican Mark Teixeira, a former Major League Baseball player.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;'Hook the Crooks': The Fight to Turn Texas Blue&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:550683,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Tim Dickinson&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Senior Writer &amp; Editor, The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c1f9bfde-bf3c-4676-aaa2-fe259723d498_1174x1174.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-07-15T15:30:11.676Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/207014703/60480a12-efe5-4f74-8572-2ea575bf55db/transcoded-40560.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/hook-the-crooks-the-fight-to-turn&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:&quot;60480a12-efe5-4f74-8572-2ea575bf55db&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:207014703,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:13,&quot;comment_count&quot;:2,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><h1 style="text-align: center;">Media Center</h1><div><hr></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;26eaf612-81ce-46ff-9cde-362efd75aede&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;On this week&#8217;s Let&#8217;s Do Lunch, Jared Bernstein chatted with Aya Ibrahim, Senior Fellow for Economic and National Security at the AI Now Institute and Visiting Senior Fellow at the Century Foundation.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Renewed Strikes on Iran, June Jobs Report, &amp; 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Peter Doocy&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Trump&#8217;s Cronyism Signals a Chilling &#8212; and Familiar &#8212; Story &quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:110233861,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Brian Tyler Cohen&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Political commentary. 10 million subscribers across platforms. 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Get help organizing from&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian Covers the Democracy Movement&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-07-14T12:29:00.920Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/77a87d87-5771-473e-b98b-650f205d6688_1967x1745.webp&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/the-contrarian-covers-the-citizens&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;The Movement&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:157834176,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:3693,&quot;comment_count&quot;:172,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evening Roundup, July 13]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reflecting on a vision of war, abuse of the legal system, The Maine Issue, is youth vote at risk?, The Movement, and more]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-july-13</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-july-13</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:55:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d8c26e8b-6bb0-47a2-8391-dbf3895dbeed_1200x857.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span data-color="#0000e6" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 230);">Spotlight Stories</span></h1><div><hr></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;f1124a96-6084-4f89-a9d7-c1b83366bf2c&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Lindsey Graham, the Republican senator from South Carolina, belonged to a generation of American politicians who believed the United States had both the capacity and the obligation to shape events beyond its shores. 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Get help organizing from&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian Covers the Democracy Movement&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-07-10T13:41:00.753Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1d696938-7414-4292-97be-e6b2fce39a2d_813x540.webp&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/the-contrarian-covers-the-citizens&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;The Movement&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:157834176,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:3670,&quot;comment_count&quot;:172,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evening Roundup, July 9]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump's demolition of presidential history, NATO inches toward progress, AI for espionage, making good trouble, and Rep. Al Green talks accountability for ICE]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-july-9-al-green-texas-ice-houston-nato-ukraine-trump-east-wing-white-house</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-july-9-al-green-texas-ice-houston-nato-ukraine-trump-east-wing-white-house</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:54:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d0a8ad2e-8900-46b0-9819-a90ff96555ec_1200x857.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span data-color="#0000ff" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Spotlight Story</span></h1><div><hr></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;4ff51a22-7d5f-46ef-9dbf-857ed81bb04b&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;In his second term, President Trump has demolished not just democratic norms, global alliances, and 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center;">Foreign Affairs</h1><div><hr></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;44e733ce-cb5b-4556-a89c-0861d8c5b124&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Any summit Donald Trump hosts or attends carries the same expectation. If he is meeting with an authoritarian leader, the tone is often indulgent. If he is dealing with allies, it is usually grievance first, qualified solidarity later.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Trump Owned the Cameras. NATO Bought Time.&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:142946228,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Brian O&#8217;Neill&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Retired senior U.S. intelligence official and professor of strategic intelligence. 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0, 255);">America</span> <span data-color="#ff0000" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">250</span></h1><div><hr></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;134f48fd-d000-43da-8885-52ea7d8caf23&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;We&#8217;ve made it to July 1, 2026, Contrarians &#8212; another eighth of the Trump administration&#8217;s days behind us, halfway through a hell of a long year, and the eve of a long weekend to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. 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Here, reactions to the court&#8217;s decision.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Birthright Citizenship: A Landmark Ruling&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of 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data-color="#ff0000" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">America</span> <span data-color="#0000ff" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">250</span> <em>Contrarian</em> style. Over the next week and a half, we are releasing special written <em>and</em> video pieces to commemorate the holiday. From voting rights and the American worker to extremism and culture, you&#8217;ll enjoy a wide variety of unique <span data-color="#ff0000" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">America</span> <span data-color="#0000ff" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">250</span> content. Thank you for joining our Contrarian community and making these stories &#8212; and our pro-democracy litigation &#8212; possible.</p></div><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p style="text-align: center;">Additionally, a special shoutout and bon voyage to our extraordinary Associate Producer and dear friend <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Lily Conway&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:334703863,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a664e9f7-e3e6-472a-ae8a-6e3b29b115f9_1000x1000.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;d267f630-ae91-44dc-84d9-19c37d7965d3&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>. Lily is an indispensable and founding member of the Contrarian family, who will continue to fight for democracy as she pursues her doctorate! Thank you for bringing so much Moon Joy and untouchable brilliance to The Contrarian. We will miss you!</p></div><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span data-color="#0000e6" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 230);">Spotlight Story</span></h1><div><hr></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;3903499f-53a1-45a8-bb61-435562d99da1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;I was born a couple of years shy of the nation&#8217;s bicentennial, which is to admit I&#8217;ve lived through a fifth of the American experiment. And, as the nation teeters towards its 250th birthday, I am struck both by how much hard progress has been won in the last fifty years &#8212; and also why the reactionary MAGA movement remains so eager to stage a&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;America 250: Our Progress. Our Peril. Our Path Forward.&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:550683,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Tim Dickinson&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Senior Writer &amp; Editor, The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c1f9bfde-bf3c-4676-aaa2-fe259723d498_1174x1174.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-26T18:00:30.613Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!j6Iw!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb8eac13c-58d2-4fca-b24c-aa30a5d7ef7e_1250x833.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/america-250-our-progress-our-peril&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:203487725,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:99,&quot;comment_count&quot;:2,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span data-color="#ff0000" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">America</span></h1><div><hr></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;789709d2-c8b0-4493-aa89-779380c49201&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;As the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of its independence, we are called not only to commemorate our founding but also to ask what we are willing to do to preserve the democracy it created.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;An Annotated Declaration for Our Time&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:256310280,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Susan Corke&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;I am a proud Contrarian and Democracy Defender who keeps sane in this insane time by taking time out to walk, play and snuggle with Coco and my fam. Wine also helps. &quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bRu2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa37fc22b-9406-4d02-bc16-f8916abc42b0_144x144.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://susancorke.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://susancorke.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Susan Corke&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:5149101}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-26T16:30:40.598Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cMTw!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ea1bdff-586e-4d93-a32e-8064c29af49f_598x336.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/an-annotated-declaration-for-our&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:203635573,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:2,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><h1 style="text-align: center;">SCOTUS</h1><div><hr></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;feb316b3-76f9-4e32-947f-3431cffc8470&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The Supreme Court just gave Stephen Miller and other white wingers in the Trump administration what they wanted: the power to ignore federal immigration law and remake the country to be less diverse and less inclusive.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;SCOTUS Just Gave Trump a Hall Pass on Immigration Law&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:5856366,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Leah Litman&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;NYT Best-Selling Author, LAWLESS: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, &amp; Bad Vibes; Professor, Michigan Law; Co-host, Strict Scrutiny&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QPGd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F66d30987-3b3c-49e4-b0db-d9ed8b52f7db_1170x1170.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:1000,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://leahlitman.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://leahlitman.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Displease The Court&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:4808358}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-26T14:03:42.280Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IA5W!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4b756373-6055-4705-8f32-0b0bca0e465f_4032x3024.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/scotus-just-gave-trump-a-hall-pass&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:203697737,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:2,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><h1 style="text-align: center;">Culture Corner</h1><div><hr></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;052a9190-53dd-4c67-9355-a9e09f9232ee&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The last time the United States celebrated a major birthday, back in 1976, there were only three national TV networks, and cable was just beginning to be a thing. But it was the first major anniversary of that nascent TV era, and bicentennial fever was ubiquitous on the &#8230;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Feeling Cranky this July 4th? So is Larry David&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:322862571,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Meredith Blake&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Culture writer&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5daaf188-73cf-436a-a929-e3cb1b2e8b2b_1170x1170.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-26T21:18:38.097Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oHq3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcd3c2637-9f31-4ddb-8d81-8c8ae772b998_1920x1281.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/larry-david-history-show-america-250-tv-film&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;Culture Row&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:203641887,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:1,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;88bb9e17-a38a-4aad-b5b1-26b2b02122ff&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;By Frederic J. Frommer<br />He had a unique perch at the pinnacle of sports and politics, two of America&#8217;s favorite pastimes.<br />&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Larry O&#8217;Brien, Whose Name Adorns NBA Trophy, Ascended to Height of Sports and Politics&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-26T15:02:05.533Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0NA5!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F35a9413b-3fa8-44ae-9c59-0bd102c36667_5061x3921.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/larry-obrien-whose-name-adorns-nba&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:203542775,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:3,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><h1 style="text-align: center;">Media Center</h1><div><hr></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;4b7ed770-8f2f-4e09-8299-3ad3abf3738a&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;On the Tea with April Ryan, April sat down with Esosa Osa, the Founder and CEO of Onyx Impact.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;SCOTUS' Anti-Immigrant Rulings, Why Trump Derailed Affordable Housing, and Unbiased AI&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:4683288,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;April Ryan&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Longest Serving Black White House Correspondent in History. 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Keep checking to see how Americans all across the country are protecting and defending democracy. Get help organizing from&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian Covers the Democracy Movement&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-23T13:41:42.625Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/37cd747e-630e-4910-a56a-0fa6164b5d7f_1000x750.webp&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/the-contrarian-covers-the-citizens&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;The Movement&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:157834176,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:3596,&quot;comment_count&quot;:170,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evening Roundup, June 22]]></title><description><![CDATA[Making America sick again, AI wants in on due process, what did Trump just signal to our allies?, The Movement, cartoons, and Coffee with Contrarians ft. Joyce Vance]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-june-22</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-june-22</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:16:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e847521d-4a2e-4a3e-b3ae-6b6e10a229b6_1200x857.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span data-color="#0000e6" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 230);">Spotlight Story</span></h1><div><hr></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;0e0c9297-a6bf-4b35-9763-3c9affd6570c&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;By Dr. Mariam Rashid and Dr. Perry N. 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I specialize in turning promising ideas into global movements.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ed684605-267e-4461-aef6-08431f54e846_1024x1024.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://reubensteiger.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://reubensteiger.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Fellow Travelers&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:928242}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-22T18:01:55.489Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Ns6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F90062c0e-bfc6-4374-b86f-5f4557896125_2121x1414.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/the-algorithm-said-no&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:203090971,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:5,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><h1 style="text-align: center;">Foreign Affairs</h1><div><hr></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;e803c047-df65-4909-baae-5a0c4d5f038f&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The G7 summit in &#201;vian-les-Bains gave Trump what he likes most: a room of leaders applauding as he signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran. 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Get help organizing from&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian Covers the Democracy Movement&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-22T13:51:00.000Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4906071b-556d-4e8f-8669-6f75408a0b4f_1000x750.webp&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/the-contrarian-covers-the-citizens&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;The Movement&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:157834176,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:3588,&quot;comment_count&quot;:170,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;e9136044-ea3c-4a2c-a744-f1cd2ffce6b8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Thank you for tuning into another episode of Coffee with Contrarians with special guest Joyce Vance! We&#8217;re live every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 9:15 AM ET. Join us!&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Coffee with Contrarians ft. Joyce Vance&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:1323976,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Norman Eisen&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Independent journalist with the Contrarian, litigator with Democracy Defenders Fund and friend of Jim!&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!L3z0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ed6edf9-b2de-45ec-a4e9-fed63faaee50_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:263210,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Joyce Vance&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Former federal prosecutor. MSNBC legal contributor. 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You can find him on Substack here.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Color Guard&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:7249021,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Michael de Adder&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Award winning political cartoonist. Once fired for drawing Donald Trump cartoons. &quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6322d700-035a-43b1-a700-17b1ca308644_1459x1459.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:1000,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://deadder.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://deadder.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;THE deEP STATE : The political artwork of Michael de Adder&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:503417}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-22T20:13:19.291Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!g9S8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F613dc2c3-d2b9-44c7-afe2-2f13e46c6e37_2400x2407.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/color-guard&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:203145331,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:0,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evening Roundup, June 18]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is this real life?, take action for Juneteenth, Obama Presidential Center is here!, Knicks win is healing, 250 but for women, Iran is happy to wait, and April Ryan w/ Iyanla Vanzant]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-june-18-b85</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-june-18-b85</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:39:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6b44bdd7-773a-4230-8e6c-29441ba311f3_920x482.webp" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><h1 style="text-align: center;">Spotlight Story</h1></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;2667a087-6be9-47cd-9f6c-3a3a070b0133&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;In 1939, President Franklin D. 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Is This Just Idiocracy?&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-17T23:43:52.158Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/94191233-aa0a-44ed-b144-017506c132ba_3000x2000.webp&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/is-this-the-real-life-is-this-just&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:&quot;ef784a23-e571-4491-a365-7bd90c8841f6&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:202506984,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:38,&quot;comment_count&quot;:1,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1 style="text-align: center;">Friendly Toss-Ups</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;6b20d013-f71c-4389-abd3-176a0018e1e9&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;By Megan Armstrong<br />This won&#8217;t last forever. 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