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Arwa Mahdawi

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Maga wants more babies. But they don’t seem too worried about miscarriages in ICE detention

Maga wants more babies. But they don’t seem too worried about miscarriages in ICE detention

Maga men have babies on the brain. They may not all be interested in changing diapers or hands-on parenting, but they’re very keen on population...

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Robert Kraft’s attempts to silence Macklemore have backfired spectacularly

Robert Kraft’s attempts to silence Macklemore have backfired spectacularly

A few weeks ago, the worst thing you could say about Ed Sheeran was that his music was a bit bland. A Guardian music writer once compared it to...

18.09.2026 10

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Why is the White House being so weird about Natalie Harp again?

Why is the White House being so weird about Natalie Harp again?

Passport, money, emotional support human: Donald Trump had all the travel essentials on his recent trip to Ireland. The president flew into Dublin on...

16.09.2026 20

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Bonnie Blue’s baby outrage – and the dangers of our extreme attention economy

Bonnie Blue’s baby outrage – and the dangers of our extreme attention economy

Bonnie Blue has made millions of pounds by having sex with thousands of men. I suppose that last part isn’t particularly unusual for a sex worker;...

16.09.2026 20

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The situation in Iran is dangerously escalating – but whatever you do, don’t call it a war

The situation in Iran is dangerously escalating – but whatever you do, don’t call it a war

“I will not send you to fight and die in stupid foreign wars that never end,” Donald Trump promised a crowd in Pennsylvania in 2024. While the...

14.09.2026 20

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Why is Trump’s $5,000 offer to voters ‘like a woman’? Ask Fox News

Why is Trump’s $5,000 offer to voters ‘like a woman’? Ask Fox News

I think I finally understand why Fox News pays Jesse Watters the big bucks. The network star, famous for hot takes like men shouldn’t “eat soup in...

12.09.2026 20

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Want to start lazymaxxing? Here are some low-effort ways to improve your life

This evening I’m going to tuck my five-year-old into bed and read her a chapter from one of her princess books, followed by a summary of research...

09.09.2026 30

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Trump’s approval rating is plummeting – as his fortune grows and grows

If I had a dollar for every time Donald Trump said something inane, I would be a very rich woman. But even with an income that steady, I could never...

08.09.2026 30

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The US attorney general is fretting about a ‘pandemic’ of gender transitions in schools

Being a public school teacher in the US these days is tough. You’ve got to pay for a lot of your own supplies, deal with smartphone-addicted...

05.09.2026 20

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Ben-Gvir posts Palestinians on conveyor belts to detention camps. The world is silent

Let me introduce you to Itamar Ben-Gvir, the leader of Israel’s far-right Jewish Power (Otzma Yehudit) party, the minister of national security, and...

03.09.2026 90

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The Cornish pasty was maligned by a US critic in 1999. My fury is unabated

I think maybe an OBE is in order. Or some sort of message of thanks from the king. While I have not definitively established causation, I am fairly...

02.09.2026 20

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Olivia Rodrigo is standing up for the vulnerable. I wish Taylor Swift would do the same

Donald Trump, the 80-year-old president of the United States, spent his weekend whining about a lake and posting memes of Donald’s Ducks. While he...

02.09.2026 20

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The rebranding of ‘Lake America’ is Trump’s desperate attempt to distract us

Don’t mention the war! Or the economy, for that matter. Or the Epstein files. Or Natalie Harp. Or “affordability”, which, as Donald Trump...

29.08.2026 30

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Americans say they lose weight in Europe – and I think I know why

It’s not just the mass shootings you have to watch out for in the US, it’s also the lettuce – a dodgy bit of iceberg could leave you sick with...

26.08.2026 30

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Sex sells and wins votes – and the Democrats know it

Despite being a card-carrying member of the International Order of Confirmed Homosexuals, I have spent quite a lot of time lately thinking about Abdul...

26.08.2026 30

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It’s a miracle: Natalie Harp has turned Republicans into feminists

Jon Ossoff is quite the miracle worker. Perhaps the Democratic senator can’t turn water into wine, but he has managed to turn whining conservatives...

22.08.2026 20

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At 43, I was fit and happy. Then I developed a nasty – and very expensive – case of shingles

If you’re in your 40s, I have a great trick for getting people to spontaneously tell you how young you are: develop shingles. Friends, acquaintances...

19.08.2026 30

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Where on earth is Melania Trump?

Anyone seen a 56-year-old woman around lately? Tall, cinnamon blond hair, fond of a fancy hat and, to quote Vogue, occasionally dresses like a...

19.08.2026 30

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Sure, ‘Woke 1’ had its issues – but we have far bigger problems on our hands

There is probably no word that has been more used and abused in the last decade than “woke”. It has been rendered completely meaningless, but it...

15.08.2026 40

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Karoline Leavitt leaves behind a legacy of lies. What’s next for the Trump aide?

Karoline Leavitt, 28, is leaving her demanding job as Donald Trump’s press secretary to spend more time with her two young children and her...

14.08.2026 30

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Millions of US tax dollars sent to rightwing European thinktanks. Did any Trump supporters vote for that?

“THE CORRUPTION IS AT LEVELS RARELY SEEN BEFORE,” Donald Trump posted on Truth Social in February 2025. He was not referring to his own...

12.08.2026 40

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Rest assured, the new CDC director thinks ‘abortion surveillance’ is essential

Robert F Kennedy Jr’s new cooking show isn’t the only big news out of the public health world this week. On Wednesday, Dr Erica Schwartz was...

08.08.2026 30

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RFK Jr has a new cooking show. Are any Trump officials doing their actual jobs?

The US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has got his work cut out for him. A cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce has the entire...

05.08.2026 30

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Asking Anthony Fauci for medical advice then calling for him to be jailed? Katie Miller is the latest Maga hypocrite

You should keep your friends close, your enemies closer, and Stephen and Katie Miller as far away from your general vicinity as humanly possible. Many...

04.08.2026 30

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Biohacker Bryan Johnson is keeping his girlfriend’s menstrual blood in his freezer

The tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson has devoted his life to dodging death. The 48-year-old is obsessed with becoming the healthiest person in the...

01.08.2026 40

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Welcome to America, where you’re never quite sure if your senator is dead or not

Is it normal for a sitting senator to have to routinely submit proofs of life to a public who suspect he might be braindead? Just asking for 340...

29.07.2026 30

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Even Maga is falling out of love with JD Vance. If only his rivals weren’t even worse …

There’s something a bit off about JD Vance. And I mean that literally: the vice-president has been snacking on sauerkraut and other fermented foods...

29.07.2026 30

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How close is the Trump administration to the toxic Tate brothers? Let’s ask the president’s son Barron …

Unlike his garrulous father, Barron Trump seems to be a man of few words. The president’s youngest son has been busy flogging energy drinks and...

28.07.2026 30

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Staff turnover is rampant under Trump 2.0 – with insidious results

Donald Trump loves a construction project. He’s building a ballroom, revamping a reflecting pool, and overseeing the construction of a...

25.07.2026 50

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The world is on fire, and who does Trump blame? The Canadians

Right, that’s it: we’ve got to do something about Canada. The country’s wildfires, which resulted in air quality alerts across more than 20 US...

22.07.2026 40

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Hunter Biden for president? Stranger things have happened

What sort of longshot candidate do we reckon is going to run for US president in 2028? The Rock? Kim Kardashian? Kermit the Frog? US politics has...

22.07.2026 40

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When Trump accuses others of wrongdoing, you can bet he’s up to something himself

America’s mad king is spiraling. Donald Trump’s approval ratings are mired in the 30s as the Iran war rages on with no end in sight. As prices...

18.07.2026 40

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Pete Hegseth wants testosterone for his soldiers. Finally, some gender-affirming care

One day perhaps Pete Hegseth will make the news for doing something worthwhile, something that makes his mother proud. One day perhaps we’ll see a...

16.07.2026 40

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Ali G is back. I really wish he wasn’t

Have we not suffered enough? The US is currently in the throes of a parasite-induced watery diarrhoea outbreak while being governed by a mad king...

15.07.2026 40

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The truth about Pete Hegseth’s strange campaign against beards

The year is 2018 and Pete Hegseth has just come back from his summer holidays. Hegseth, who is still just a Fox News host, not a defense secretary...

15.07.2026 30

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Is Mitch McConnell secretly deceased?

Is Mitch McConnell dead? This shouldn’t be a difficult question to answer. The response is either “yes”, “no”, or something along the lines...

11.07.2026 50

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Tom Kean got months of paid sick leave – after voting against it for others

The mystery of the missing congressman has finally been solved. Almost four months ago Tom Kean Jr, a Republican, vanished from public view. He missed...

04.07.2026 50

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I’m putting creatine in my breakfast - but will it make me stronger, healthier and happier?

I like to think that I’m not an easily influenced person who chases every trend. But what can I say? It can be hard to resist the power of the...

03.07.2026 40

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Is heterosexuality hopeless?

As we wrap up pride month, I think the International Committee for Homosexual Advancement should give itself a pat on the back. Despite a challenging...

30.06.2026 90

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Doubt that Elon Musk ‘earned’ his trillion? Rightwing media says you’re in an ‘impotent envy cult’

For 12 glorious days in June, Elon Musk experienced something nobody else in the history of humankind has ever experienced: trillionaire status. Did...

30.06.2026 50

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The UFC fighter who mocked Michelle Obama claims it was all a compliment

Michelle Obama should feel honoured, apparently. Do you know what the greatest compliment you can give a woman is? It’s not telling her she’s...

27.06.2026 60

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Is the world about to be overrun by trans mice? Not if congresswoman Nancy Mace has anything to do with it

First they came for your children. As Donald Trump has claimed without evidence (because facts are woke), US schoolkids have been getting...

24.06.2026 50

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JD Vance has written another book? Couldn’t he just concentrate on his day job?

Has JD Vance been injecting Barron Trump’s new energy drink straight into his veins? It would explain a few things, including how the man manages to...

24.06.2026 50

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DC’s ‘renovated’ pool reflects the Trump administration’s dangerous hubris

Trump has spent millions creating a giant swamp in DC It’s been a busy week for the US’s birthday boy. First, there was the cage fight on the...

20.06.2026 80

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The curious case of Elias Thorne – and what he tells us about AI inbreeding

Ever heard of a shadowy figure called Elias Thorne? If you haven’t, try asking an AI chatbot to tell you a story. In recent months, tech types and...

17.06.2026 100

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What Jared and Ivanka want, Jared and Ivanka get? Not if Albania’s ‘flamingo revolution’ has any say in it

Have the Albanians even said thank you once? It’s been moan, moan, moan for weeks now on the streets of Tirana just because Ivanka Trump and Jared...

17.06.2026 50

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Momfluencers are co-parenting with AI. Is it better than a man?

In honour of Pride I’d like to share some important news: Being Straight is Great, Actually! This public service announcement is brought to you by...

13.06.2026 50

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From Goop to ‘Gwynocide’: why is Gwyneth Paltrow starring in a luxury Israeli real estate ad?

Gwyneth Paltrow has built a wellness empire by encouraging people to put questionable things in their mouths and up their orifices. Over the years the...

12.06.2026 70

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Think Musk the billionaire was bad? Brace yourself for Musk the trillionaire

“Whoever said ‘money can’t buy happiness’ really knew what they were talking about,” Elon Musk wrote in February on Twitter/X, the social...

09.06.2026 70

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Jill Biden’s book is the last thing we need right now

Forget the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fight being held on the White House lawn, if you want to tune in to a far more amusing brawl, may I...

06.06.2026 70

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