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Evening Roundup, December 10 • Featuring April Ryan with Rep. Maxine Waters, Maria Perez, Erwin Chemerinsky, Colette Delawalla with Jen Rubin, Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, Ben Sheehan, and The Contrarian Podcast
Evening Roundup, December 10
Featuring April Ryan with Rep. Maxine Waters, Maria Perez, Erwin Chemerinsky, Colette Delawalla with Jen Rubin, Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, Ben Sheehan, and The Contrarian Podcast
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December 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Evening Roundup, December 10 • Featuring April Ryan with Rep. Maxine Waters, Maria Perez, Erwin Chemerinsky, Colette Delawalla with Jen Rubin, Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, Ben Sheehan, and The Contrarian Podcast
What is Dummy-Mandering... and Why Should You Know About It? • Ben Sheehan explains the term and what it means for the 2026 midterm elections
What is Dummy-Mandering... and Why Should You Know About It?
Ben Sheehan explains the term and what it means for the 2026 midterm elections
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December 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
What is Dummy-Mandering... and Why Should You Know About It? • Ben Sheehan explains the term and what it means for the 2026 midterm elections
The Republican Coalition Is In Trouble Heading Into 2026 • "...16% of Trump voters now regret their vote"
The Republican Coalition Is In Trouble Heading Into 2026
"...16% of Trump voters now regret their vote"
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December 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The Republican Coalition Is In Trouble Heading Into 2026 • "...16% of Trump voters now regret their vote"
The Fog of War • A cartoon by RJ Matson
The Fog of War
A cartoon by RJ Matson
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December 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The Fog of War • A cartoon by RJ Matson
Trump’s Anti-Diversity Crusade Claims Two Campus Magazines • The University of Alabama waved a white flag well before a fight with the federal government had begun in earnest.
Trump’s Anti-Diversity Crusade Claims Two Campus Magazines
The University of Alabama waved a white flag well before a fight with the federal government had begun in earnest.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Trump’s Anti-Diversity Crusade Claims Two Campus Magazines • The University of Alabama waved a white flag well before a fight with the federal government had begun in earnest.
How RFK Jr. is Making America Sick • Colette Delawalla on the state of American health: "We are not in a place to be able to afford more illness."
How RFK Jr. is Making America Sick
Colette Delawalla on the state of American health: "We are not in a place to be able to afford more illness."
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December 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
How RFK Jr. is Making America Sick • Colette Delawalla on the state of American health: "We are not in a place to be able to afford more illness."
Hey, United States: Your Racism is Showing. • King said the arc of history bends toward justice. In the context of American politics, the arc of history bends towards racism.
Hey, United States: Your Racism is Showing.
King said the arc of history bends toward justice. In the context of American politics, the arc of history bends towards racism.
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December 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Hey, United States: Your Racism is Showing. • King said the arc of history bends toward justice. In the context of American politics, the arc of history bends towards racism.
Coffee with Contrarians ft. Maria Cardona 12/10 • A recording from Coffee with The Contrarians LIVE
Coffee with Contrarians ft. Maria Cardona 12/10
A recording from Coffee with The Contrarians LIVE
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December 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Coffee with Contrarians ft. Maria Cardona 12/10 • A recording from Coffee with The Contrarians LIVE
Maxine Waters: 'Don't Trust' Marjorie Taylor Greene's Makeover • "You are not grounded in any philosophy about life"
Maxine Waters: 'Don't Trust' Marjorie Taylor Greene's Makeover
"You are not grounded in any philosophy about life"
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December 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Maxine Waters: 'Don't Trust' Marjorie Taylor Greene's Makeover • "You are not grounded in any philosophy about life"
The Contrarian covers the Democracy Movement • Wednesday: Pajamas as protest, Chicagoans protest Kristi Noem, Israeli youth call for peace, and more.
The Contrarian covers the Democracy Movement
Wednesday: Pajamas as protest, Chicagoans protest Kristi Noem, Israeli youth call for peace, and more.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Contrarian covers the Democracy Movement • Wednesday: Pajamas as protest, Chicagoans protest Kristi Noem, Israeli youth call for peace, and more.
The Assault on the Rule of Law • It is not hyperbole to say that this Trump presidency is unprecedented in the repeated violations of the Constitution.
The Assault on the Rule of Law
It is not hyperbole to say that this Trump presidency is unprecedented in the repeated violations of the Constitution.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Assault on the Rule of Law • It is not hyperbole to say that this Trump presidency is unprecedented in the repeated violations of the Constitution.
Trump Invades New Orleans • Immigration is now a MAGA liability
Trump Invades New Orleans
Immigration is now a MAGA liability
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December 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Trump Invades New Orleans • Immigration is now a MAGA liability
Evening Roundup, December 9 • Featuring Laura Brill, Tim Mak & Jennifer Rubin, Meredith Blake, Jaclyn Corin, Simon Rosenberg, Roberto Valadéz, Dr. Roger Mitchell & April Ryan, Richard Cordray, and The Contrarian podcast
Evening Roundup, December 9
Featuring Laura Brill, Tim Mak & Jennifer Rubin, Meredith Blake, Jaclyn Corin, Simon Rosenberg, Roberto Valadéz, Dr. Roger Mitchell & April Ryan, Richard Cordray, and The Contrarian podcast
contrarian.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Evening Roundup, December 9 • Featuring Laura Brill, Tim Mak & Jennifer Rubin, Meredith Blake, Jaclyn Corin, Simon Rosenberg, Roberto Valadéz, Dr. Roger Mitchell & April Ryan, Richard Cordray, and The Contrarian podcast
Subject to Debate: Should Stars Like Sabrina Carpenter Respond to Presidential Trolling? • The White House tried to use her music to promote ICE. Unlike Taylor Swift, Carpenter fought back. Did she fall for rage bait, or do the right thing?
Subject to Debate: Should Stars Like Sabrina Carpenter Respond to Presidential Trolling?
The White House tried to use her music to promote ICE. Unlike Taylor Swift, Carpenter fought back. Did she fall for rage bait, or do the right thing?
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December 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Subject to Debate: Should Stars Like Sabrina Carpenter Respond to Presidential Trolling? • The White House tried to use her music to promote ICE. Unlike Taylor Swift, Carpenter fought back. Did she fall for rage bait, or do the right thing?
What Rep. Adam Smith heard during the 'boat strike' hearings • '...the clear legal framework was not given.'
What Rep. Adam Smith heard during the 'boat strike' hearings
'...the clear legal framework was not given.'
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December 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
What Rep. Adam Smith heard during the 'boat strike' hearings • '...the clear legal framework was not given.'
Deadly Disparities • A top doctor speaks to April about medical racism, the ACA stakes, and Trump’s anti-vax madness
Deadly Disparities
A top doctor speaks to April about medical racism, the ACA stakes, and Trump’s anti-vax madness
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December 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Deadly Disparities • A top doctor speaks to April about medical racism, the ACA stakes, and Trump’s anti-vax madness
He's Making a List • A cartoon by RJ Matson
He's Making a List
A cartoon by RJ Matson
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December 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
He's Making a List • A cartoon by RJ Matson
From Soft Power to Hard Profit on Global Health • The Trump Administration's Perilous Post-USAID Policy Shift
From Soft Power to Hard Profit on Global Health
The Trump Administration's Perilous Post-USAID Policy Shift
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December 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
From Soft Power to Hard Profit on Global Health • The Trump Administration's Perilous Post-USAID Policy Shift
New Year, New Party? Simon Rosenberg on Dems' Strategy • "The reason our approval rating has been low is because Democrats are disappointed in us—not Republicans and Independents."
New Year, New Party? Simon Rosenberg on Dems' Strategy
"The reason our approval rating has been low is because Democrats are disappointed in us—not Republicans and Independents."
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December 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
New Year, New Party? Simon Rosenberg on Dems' Strategy • "The reason our approval rating has been low is because Democrats are disappointed in us—not Republicans and Independents."
The Inevitable, Trumpian Betrayal of Ukraine • All Things Ukraine, Venezuela, and European Allies on Where in the World is Tim Mak?
The Inevitable, Trumpian Betrayal of Ukraine
All Things Ukraine, Venezuela, and European Allies on Where in the World is Tim Mak?
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December 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The Inevitable, Trumpian Betrayal of Ukraine • All Things Ukraine, Venezuela, and European Allies on Where in the World is Tim Mak?
A Five-Year Plan to Confront America’s Gun Violence Crisis • March For Our Lives is committed to disrupting complacency, applying pressure, and reshaping a culture that treats gun violence as normal.
A Five-Year Plan to Confront America’s Gun Violence Crisis
March For Our Lives is committed to disrupting complacency, applying pressure, and reshaping a culture that treats gun violence as normal.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A Five-Year Plan to Confront America’s Gun Violence Crisis • March For Our Lives is committed to disrupting complacency, applying pressure, and reshaping a culture that treats gun violence as normal.
MAGA Jesus • A cartoon by Nick Anderson
MAGA Jesus
A cartoon by Nick Anderson
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December 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
MAGA Jesus • A cartoon by Nick Anderson
We Say, “Only Voters” Will Save Us. Then We Forget About Them. • Bringing true civics, including voter registration, to high schools can help voting turnout.
We Say, “Only Voters” Will Save Us. Then We Forget About Them.
Bringing true civics, including voter registration, to high schools can help voting turnout.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
We Say, “Only Voters” Will Save Us. Then We Forget About Them. • Bringing true civics, including voter registration, to high schools can help voting turnout.
The Trump Administration Doesn’t Care About Affordability • That would require protecting consumers.
The Trump Administration Doesn’t Care About Affordability
That would require protecting consumers.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The Trump Administration Doesn’t Care About Affordability • That would require protecting consumers.
The Contrarian covers the Democracy Movement • Tuesday: Protests in Oregon, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, planning ahead, and more.
The Contrarian covers the Democracy Movement
Tuesday: Protests in Oregon, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, planning ahead, and more.
contrarian.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The Contrarian covers the Democracy Movement • Tuesday: Protests in Oregon, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, planning ahead, and more.