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The Dispatch @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social · Apr 10

The underlying assumption, held by leaders across the political spectrum, is that appealing to America’s loftiest ideals for reasons unrelated to partisan advantage is for suckers.

We reject that premise.

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Slouching Towards Tyranny

On a dark hour for the American right.

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The Dispatch @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social · 8h

"The GOP’s political culture has become so heavily influenced by Very Online culture, that it’s hard to imagine someone who isn’t already a seasoned edgelord going to work for a group like the Young Republicans." --Nick Catoggio

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Our Guys

On the Young Republicans.

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The Dispatch @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social · 9h

"Congress has rendered itself into a studio audience for the Trump show." -- @jonah.g.bskysocial | G-File

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Faber College on Capitol Hill

Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to uphold the Constitution, son.

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The Dispatch @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social · 11h

“Hegseth’s ideal army is one quite a bit more like those of Russia or Belarus: focused on the pageantry of physical fitness, prone to atrocity, and ultimately the tool of one man’s power rather than the shield of a free country.” --Bret Devereaux

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Of Warriors and Wannabes

Hegseth’s ‘Department of War’ is a dangerous break with American military tradition.

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The Dispatch @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social · 13h

"Becoming a specialist in individuals, not diseases, is a crucial part of working in primary care." --Matthew Loftus

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When Your Doctor Gets to Know You

Health gets better when you and your doctor have a relationship.

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The Dispatch @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social · 14h

"From its founding, Israel and its enemies have had irreconcilable positions. Israel insists that it has a right to exist. Its enemies take the opposite position." -- @jonah.g.bskysocial

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Lasting Peace Requires Accepting Israel’s Right to Exist

Its enemies have historically taken the opposite position.

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The Dispatch @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social · 15h

"Unlike those show ponies angling for future Fox News gigs at Charlie Kirk’s memorial service, John Brown meant it. He was that most dangerous and terrible sort of American: a believer." --Kevin Williamson

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Abraham and Isaac

John Brown and the question of righteous violence.

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The Dispatch @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social · 17h

The 2021 junta takeover triggered an economic crash and transformed Burma into a hub for scams and drugs | Morning Dispatch

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Inside Burma’s Collapse

The 2021 junta takeover triggered an economic crash and transformed Burma into a hub for scams and drugs.

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The Dispatch @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social · 1d

As vaccine fears grow, some practices see value in working with shot skeptics rather than refusing to treat them.

Grayson Logue examines how some doctors are keeping unvaccinated families in their care to rebuild trust:

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The Dispatch @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social · 1d

"There are few people left in American politics who deserve our respect, strange or otherwise, and [Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene] sure ain’t one of them." --Nick Catoggio

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‘What’s Going On With Marjorie?’

A populist kook turns MAGA maverick.

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The Dispatch @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social · 1d

Do Foreign Countries Have Military Bases in the United States?

Not exactly, though the U.S. does host detachments of foreign militaries.

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The Dispatch @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social · 1d

What did Pete Hegseth mean when he said the Qataris were building an Air Force base in Idaho?

Alex Demas breaks down why it’s not actually a foreign base, but a joint training facility under U.S. control.

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The Dispatch @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social · 1d

How much humiliation will Pam Bondi endure? The DOJ has turned into Donald Trump’s boutique law firm | Michael Warren

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The Dispatch @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social · 1d

For Dr. Miller, building trust with patients is incompatible with the pressure of a dismissal policy.

Read the full piece by Grayson Logue to learn more: thedispatch.com/article/pedi... (7/7)

The Dispatch @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social · 1d

"The pressure on pediatricians will continue to increase as misinformation and confusion around immunizations spread and red and blue states pursue diverging vaccine policies." (6/7)

The Dispatch @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social · 1d

"[Dr. Miller] thinks ousting patients for vaccine refusal could, in practice, do more harm than good, citing the unknowns of where such patients will turn to for care next and how dismissal affects families’ trust in the medical system." (5/7)

The Dispatch @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social · 1d

Dr. Anna Ruderman, one of Miller’s colleagues who shared her personal views with The Dispatch, agrees that patients should not be dismissed for vaccine refusals. (4/7)

The Dispatch @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social · 1d

Dr. Andrew Miller, a board-certified pediatrician, fears that patient dismissal policies—when practices refuse or drop families who won’t vaccinate—will drive more families toward bad information and medical advice. (3/7)

The Dispatch @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social · 1d

"Distrust of vaccines and immunization guidance had been on the rise since before the COVID pandemic, and childhood vaccination rates had been slipping for years. But the pandemic worsened these trends." (2/7)

The Dispatch @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social · 1d

As vaccine fears grow, some practices see value in working with shot skeptics rather than refusing to treat them.

Grayson Logue reports how a pediatrician earns trust in a time of vaccine doubt: A THREAD (1/7)

The Dispatch @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social · 1d

"The concept of comparative advantage explains why expanding the freedom to buy from people all over the world makes people better off." --Norbert J. Michel

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Letting People Do What They Do Best

The concept of comparative advantage illustrates why free trade matters.

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The Dispatch @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social · 1d

Is the Trump administration attacking green energy, or letting the market work?

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Everyone’s Embracing Renewable Energy—Except America

Is the Trump administration attacking green energy, or letting the market work?

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The Dispatch @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social · 2d

Do Foreign Countries Have Military Bases in the United States?

Not exactly, though the U.S. does host detachments of foreign militaries. --Alex Demas

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Do Foreign Countries Have Military Bases in the United States?

Not exactly, though the U.S. does host detachments of foreign militaries.

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The Dispatch @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social · 2d

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Conservatives Turning Against Israel | Roundtable

Plus: Israel’s PR problem.

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