The hypocrisy of Republicans trying to shame James Talarico for his faith ^78.8%

MS NOW - By Jacques Berlinerblau - 6/8/2026, 10:00 AM

Biased Writer Voice 65.8% - Negativity Bias 35.4% - Hasty Generalization 30.9%

As Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ramps up his Senate campaign against James Talarico, he and his party have dug in to “othering” the fresh-faced Democrat. Paxton’s reference to his opponent as “Talafreako” pretty much sums up the GOP’s Manosphere-coded attack strategy. Adhering to the script, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen... more

The fall of John Cornyn mirrors the fall of the Republican party ^64.6%

The Guardian - By Sidney Blumenthal - 5/31/2026, 1:00 PM

Negativity Bias 71.9% - Biased Writer Voice 71.3% - Appeal to Emotion 20.2%

The defeat of John Cornyn is a milestone in the downfall of the Republican party. His virtue for decades as a “steady conservative institutionalist”, as the New York Times described him, became his terminal liability. His expenditure of $92m, the greatest amount ever dropped by a candidate in a Senate primary, could not forestall his... more

How will Kansas enforce its anti-transgender bathroom law? Texas' version has caused confusion ^67%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Morgan Chilson - 2/24/2026, 10:00 AM

TOPEKA — Two months after a Texas bathroom law went into effect for government buildings, public officials there are still working through how to comply with the law’s vague language. Just this week, the law will receive its first test after the parent of a student in Austin’s Independent School District complained that a male is using... more