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    Politics

    Russia Ukraine Trump: Zelensky has a real chance to end the war, if he can accept these harsh realities.

    slate.com • Politics • World

    The article analyzes the current state of the Russo-Ukrainian war and suggests that Ukrainian President Zelensky should prioritize negotiations for a sustainable peace, acknowledging harsh realities and adapting his approach to work with President Trump.

    Trump tariffs: The thought process behind these numbers is really something!

    slate.com • Politics • World

    The article analyzes the flawed reasoning and arbitrary calculations behind Donald Trump's new tariff system, highlighting its potential negative economic consequences and bizarre details.

    Trump news: How the president was given his most effective political boogeyman.

    slate.com • Politics • World

    This article analyzes the historical marginalization of transgender issues within the LGBTQ+ movement, arguing that this omission has contributed to the vulnerability of transgender people to political attacks.

    Donald Trump protests: I went to see the biggest action yet against the president. I saw what’s coming.

    slate.com • Politics • USA

    Bernie Sanders' 'Fighting Oligarchy' tour draws unexpectedly large crowds, uniting disparate Democrats and even some Republicans against the perceived threat of Donald Trump and the rise of oligarchy.

    Supreme Court analysis: Trump's legal blueprint for disappearing anyone in U.S.

    slate.com • Politics • World

    The Trump administration argues it can deport individuals without due process and hold them indefinitely in a foreign nation, prompting a Supreme Court case challenging this power.

    The Trump administration is sticking to its gulag plan in defiance of the Supreme Court.

    slate.com • Politics • World

    The Trump administration defiantly refuses to comply with court orders to return a wrongly deported Salvadoran man, escalating concerns about a potential constitutional crisis.

    Supreme Court analysis: Trump tariffs could give him a surprise problem.

    slate.com • Politics • USA

    The Supreme Court's upcoming decision on Trump's firing of executive branch members and the potential impact of his chaotic tariff policies on the independence of the Federal Reserve are analyzed.

    Josh Shapiro arson: The reaction to the attack on the governor of Pennsylvania underlines a dark reality.

    slate.com • Politics • United States

    An attempted arson attack on Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's home highlights the increasing normalization of political violence and the varying responses to such acts depending on the political affiliation of the victim.

    Judge cites Rubio retweet, suggests criminal contempt for Trump officials.

    slate.com • Politics • World

    A US District Judge found probable cause to hold Trump administration officials in criminal contempt for defying court orders regarding the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador.

    The truly dystopian deportation step Trump is eyeing next.

    slate.com • Politics • World

    This article details the Trump administration's escalating immigration policies, including potential denaturalization of US citizens and the controversial deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

    The most damning aspect of the Supreme Court’s latest Trump dodge.

    slate.com • Politics • World

    The Supreme Court's inconsistent approach to executive power in foreign affairs, favoring Trump over Biden, highlights a concerning double standard that disproportionately harms immigrants.

    Sam Alito dissent misrepresents key fact in Supreme Court emergency case.

    slate.com • Politics • World

    Justice Alito's dissent in a Supreme Court case concerning the deportation of Venezuelan migrants misrepresented key facts, particularly regarding the Justice Department's claims about planned deportations.

    The real Supreme Court endgame for abortion foes.

    slate.com • Politics • USA

    The article analyzes the history and implications of the fetal personhood movement in the US, arguing that the overturning of Roe v. Wade is not the end goal for anti-abortion activists, but rather a stepping stone towards a broader redefinition of personhood and equality.

    Kristi Noem: Trump's Homeland Security Secretary was robbed at a D.C. restaurant. The stolen bag is far from the most interesting part.

    slate.com • Politics • USA

    Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's purse, containing $3,000 in cash, was stolen in Washington D.C., raising questions about her security detail and the unusual amount of cash she carried.

    Pete Buttigieg’s beard: His career may be over, but his beard is just getting started.

    slate.com • Politics • World

    Pete Buttigieg's newly grown beard has sparked online interest, prompting discussion about its impact on his political image and appeal.

    Why do Christian men favor Donald Trump so much? A retreat in rural Virginia opened my eyes.

    slate.com • Politics • United States

    A journalist's experience at a Christian men's retreat reveals the complex reasons behind the strong support for Donald Trump among some Christian men.

    Relationships

    Family advice: My brother-in-law just nuked my relationship with my sister with a single text.

    slate.com • Relationships • World

    A woman's relationship with her sister is fractured after her brother-in-law reveals a long-hidden betrayal, forcing her to confront past hurts and reconcile with her family.

    Family advice: I received a call from a woman I didn't know insisting we meet up. Then she told me something that will destroy my wife.

    slate.com • Relationships • World

    A husband grapples with whether to reveal his wife's lover's infidelity and potential involvement in sex parties, questioning whether it will improve or ruin their already unconventional marriage.

    Dear Prudence: I mentored a friend's kid for years and now he's paying me back in the rudest way

    slate.com • Relationships • World

    A couple seeks advice on how to navigate a strained relationship with their friends' adult children, who inconsistently communicate and utilize their help.

    Parenting advice: My ex's son's creepy antics led to our demise. Maybe I should warn the new girlfriend.

    slate.com • Relationships • World

    A man recounts his unsettling experiences with his ex-girlfriend's son, prompting him to question whether he should warn her new partner.

    Sex advice: My super hot boyfriend is used to his girlfriends liking something specific in bed. Well, I don't!

    slate.com • Relationships • World

    A woman seeks advice on how to address her boyfriend's habit of using degrading language during sex, despite her repeated requests to stop.

    Relationship advice: I just abandoned my boyfriend at Walmart over the ultimate betrayal.

    slate.com • Relationships • World

    A woman recounts abandoning her boyfriend at Walmart after he failed to defend her against an insulting stranger, prompting a discussion about relationship expectations and conflict resolution.

    My boyfriend demands we left his father come over anytime he wants, and more advice from dear prudence

    slate.com • Relationships • World

    A woman seeks advice on how to navigate her boyfriend's inconsiderate behavior regarding his father's frequent house visits, which disrupts her personal time and violates her introverted nature.

    Sex advice: My wife said she didn’t want a sex toy. Then I found her secret.

    slate.com • Relationships • World

    A husband discovers his wife's hidden vibrator and seeks advice on how to navigate this unexpected revelation and improve their communication about sex.

    Relationship advice: My boyfriend went on a boys' trip. He did exactly what I was afraid he would do.

    slate.com • Relationships • World

    A woman seeks advice after discovering suggestive text messages between her boyfriend and another woman following his boys' trip to Costa Rica, grappling with whether to forgive him and stay in the relationship.

    Divorce: After my marriage ended, I knew this day would come. I don’t know how to handle it.

    slate.com • Relationships • World

    A woman seeks advice on whether to reconnect with her ex-husband nearly two years after a difficult divorce, prompting reflection on the complexities of post-relationship interactions and the allure of revisiting the past.

    Sex advice: My wife turns me down for sex. Then I can hear her humiliating me from the other room.

    slate.com • Relationships • World

    A husband seeks advice after his wife's purchase of a high-end vibrator leads to a decline in intimacy and feelings of competition.

    Parenting

    Missing mouse: Slate’s parenting podcast.

    slate.com • Parenting • World

    This Slate parenting podcast episode discusses a listener's question about a mouse and other parenting dilemmas, along with personal check-ins from the hosts.

    IVF advice: I secretly funded my friend’s IVF. Now I’m watching them make a horrible mistake.

    slate.com • Parenting • World

    A woman anonymously funded her friend's IVF treatment and now worries about the baby's chosen name, prompting a dilemma about intervening.

    Babysitting advice: I love playing with my friends' kids. But one thing they do truly disturbs me.

    slate.com • Parenting • World

    A babysitter seeks advice on how to address children's pretend gun play, expressing discomfort due to the prevalence of school shootings.

    Parental privacy: parenting advice from Care and Feeding.

    slate.com • Parenting • World

    This article from Slate's parenting advice column, Care and Feeding, addresses various parental concerns, including bathroom breaks with young children, dealing with racist parents, healthy playtime boundaries, and managing a troublesome neighbor's child.

    Parenting advice: My kids think I've been celibate since their dad died. How do I break it to them?

    slate.com • Parenting • World

    A mother seeks advice on how to address her college-age children's concerns about her dating life after her husband's death.

    Family: The controversial parenting trick some think is totally fine—and others think is criminal.

    slate.com • Parenting • World

    This article explores the controversy surrounding parents using baby monitors to supervise children at a short distance, examining societal shifts in risk perception and legal implications.

    Parenting advice: Our kid repeated something he learned from us to the neighbor's kid. His parents are furious.

    slate.com • Parenting • World

    A parenting disagreement arises when one child corrects another's misconception about where babies come from, leading to conflict between the families.

    Marriage advice: My son played with my husband’s Lego set. The way he punished him horrified me so much that I’m now living at my sister’s.

    slate.com • Parenting • World

    A mother seeks advice after her husband cruelly punishes their son, prompting her to leave, and grapples with whether to include a disruptive cousin at her daughter's birthday party.

    Daughter privacy advice: My 10-year-old has a good reason to lock her door. Her dad won't let her.

    slate.com • Parenting • World

    A parent seeks advice on whether to allow their 10-year-old daughter to lock her bedroom door to protect her privacy from her younger sibling, while the father expresses safety concerns.

    Animal cruelty: My wife is overreacting about our son killing small animals.

    slate.com • Parenting • World

    A husband and wife disagree over their son's cruelty towards animals, sparking a conflict that threatens their son's friendship and their marriage.

    Son and bully advice: We don't care that my son "bullied" another boy.

    slate.com • Parenting • World

    A mother seeks advice on how to handle her son's altercation with a classmate, grappling with her own biases and the conflicting accounts of the incident.

    Advice

    Family advice: I just wanted to learn more about my birth family. I wasn't prepared for what I'd find.

    slate.com • Advice • World

    An adoptee's unexpected DNA match with a family acquaintance creates a dilemma about how to approach the situation, prompting advice on navigating delicate family revelations and communication.

    Family advice: My sister and her little girl are in a shelter. They could easily live with me, but only under one condition.

    slate.com • Advice • World

    A woman seeks advice on whether to take in her sister and niece, who are in a shelter, while grappling with concerns about the sister's older daughters' problematic behavior.

    My brother was enraged to see my period products in the trash, and more advice from dear prudence

    slate.com • Advice • World

    A woman seeks advice on how to handle her family's inappropriate reactions to her period products, sparking a broader discussion on family dynamics and misogyny.

    My sister holds a grudge because I didn't help her catch her cheating husband, and more advice from dear prudence

    slate.com • Advice • World

    This Dear Prudence column addresses various relationship dilemmas, including sibling conflict over a loan, marital issues stemming from lack of attraction and parenting concerns, navigating difficult friendships, and managing strained social dynamics due to a wife's behavior towards other women.

    Neighborhood advice: Our new neighbors have a bizarre "request." It has to do with our cooking.

    slate.com • Advice • World

    A letter writer seeks advice on how to handle conflict with new neighbors who complain about the smells from their cooking, which may stem from underlying prejudice.

    Family advice: I found the handkerchief my mother-in-law was using for a really offensive test.

    slate.com • Advice • World

    This advice column addresses multiple reader inquiries regarding strained family relationships, difficult parenting situations, and navigating complex romantic entanglements.

    Law

    Trump’s tariffs sure look illegal. Will the Supreme Court stop them?

    slate.com • Law • World

    The legality of President Trump's tariffs is challenged, raising questions about executive authority and the potential for Supreme Court intervention.

    The Supreme Court could force Oklahoma to establish and fund a Catholic charter school.

    slate.com • Law • United States

    The Supreme Court is considering whether Oklahoma must fund a Catholic charter school, potentially overturning established precedents on state funding of religious institutions.

    Supreme Court analysis: The most complex, straightforward case of the term.

    slate.com • Law • World

    The Supreme Court case, Mahmoud v. Taylor, debates whether parents have a constitutional right to shield their children from LGBTQ+-inclusive books in schools, raising questions about religious freedom, parental rights, and the nature of public education.

    The clever court ploy that could force Trump’s El Salvador scheme to a head.

    slate.com • Law • World

    The ACLU's strategic legal maneuver aims to force a decision on Trump's controversial plan to deport Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador.

    Finance

    Monday’s stock market flip: This volatile market sure is creating a lot of opportunity for financial crime!

    slate.com • Finance • World

    A false tweet caused trillions of dollars in stock market fluctuations, highlighting the ease of committing large-scale financial crimes in the current volatile market.

    Family advice: My in-laws have the most infuriating habit with the bill at restaurants. So I put a stop to it.

    slate.com • Finance • World

    A husband secretly intervenes when his in-laws' restaurant bill-splitting habits strain his family's finances, leading to conflict with his wife and a discussion on handling such situations.

    Money advice: My deadbeat brother thought it was trash. It’s worth seven figures. I might never tell him the truth.

    slate.com • Finance • World

    A couple discovers a valuable comic book in a desk left behind by a deadbeat brother, raising ethical questions about sharing the proceeds.

    Marriage

    Marriage advice: I just ask that my husband do one basic thing for me. His excuse for why he won't drives me mad.

    slate.com • Marriage • World

    A wife seeks advice on her husband's seemingly callous disregard for her expressed pain, prompting reflection on deeper marital issues.

    Marriage advice: My husband is always using our telescope. I thought he was getting into the stars. Not quite!

    slate.com • Marriage • World

    A wife discovers her husband is using their telescope to spy on neighbors having sex, leading to a conflict about voyeurism and the boundaries of their marriage.

    Wife fight: My husband has a terrifying, impressive ability. I won’t let him use it.

    slate.com • Marriage • World

    A husband's ability to verbally dismantle those he deems deserving clashes with his wife's preference for measured responses, creating a recurring marital conflict.

    Television

    The White Lotus Season 3 finale: Did it really have to end like that? An explanation.

    slate.com • Television • World

    The White Lotus Season 3 finale shockingly kills off Rick and Chelsea, a couple whose love story tragically ends due to Rick's quest for revenge.

    1923 finale: Yellowstone’s prequel ends with a divisive mess. It’s classic Taylor Sheridan.

    slate.com • Television • World

    The finale of the Yellowstone prequel, 1923, concludes with a divisive ending focusing on the tragic romance of Spencer and Alexandra Dutton, sparking debate among viewers.

    The Rehearsal Season 2 Episode 2: Nathan Fielder’s Paramount joke gets darker with Summit Ice.

    slate.com • Television • World

    Nathan Fielder's darkly comedic exploration of corporate hypocrisy and the erasure of Holocaust memory in "The Rehearsal" season 2, episode 2, satirizes Paramount+'s removal of a Nathan For You episode and the subsequent evolution of his Summit Ice brand.

    Family

    Family advice: We generously offered to take over custody of our grandson. His parents did not respond well.

    slate.com • Family • World

    Grandparents struggle with their son and daughter-in-law's decisions regarding their grandson's education and well-being, leading to family conflict and seeking advice on how to proceed.

    Friendship

    Friendship advice: Every time I see my friend, it feels like I'm visiting an elderly relative.

    slate.com • Friendship • World

    A long-time friend's withdrawal and negativity strains their friendship, leading to the question of whether to maintain the relationship or let it fade.

    Friendship advice: My best friend is constantly mistaken for my mother. She … does not take it well.

    slate.com • Friendship • World

    Two best friends grapple with the recurring issue of being mistaken for mother and daughter, prompting advice on handling the situation.