Evening Roundup, June 11
Gulags in the sky, Trumpsonian in DC, Calls to Action, can't win war on metrics alone, how scientific institutions fail women, the White POTUS, and April Ryan with Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan
Contrarians, we have a special reading recommendation for today: The Southern Poverty Law Center’s 2026 Year in Hate and Extremism report. SPLC’s stunning and meticulous report reveals the extent of hard right consolidation of our government, the dangerous digital landscape, and more.
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The Epstein Files Reading Room
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
What’s In A War?
The Scoreboard President
There’s a scene in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan where Admiral Kirk, trapped and outgunned, pauses to observe his opponent. “I’ll say this for him,” Kirk says of the villain bearing down on him. “He’s consistent.” It’s not a compliment. Khan is brilliant, dangerous, and ultimately undone by the very patterns — and ego and vitriol — that make him reada…
Women Should Matter in Science
Our Nation’s Scientific and Medical Institutions Have Long Failed Women
By Jennifer Weiss-Wolf and Katy Brodsky Falco
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The White POTUS
Tune in to the new season of The White POTUS, starring Ivanka Trump and the cast of Epstein Island (“allegedly”).
So many great columns to read today. The one by Jennifer Weiss-Wolf and her co-author regarding the inclusion of women in clinical and scientific research studies as well as pharmaceutical research is timely and well written. Kudos to Jennifer.
The majic word is still EPSTEIN. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/magazine/trump-epstein-files-white-house-vance-doj.html?searchResultPosition=1