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If you're like me, you're sick of Donald Trump complaining about the 2020 election. Well, sadly, he's not done yet. Actually, it's even worse than that. He's just getting started. A group of MAGA activists are trying to convince the president—not that he needs much convincing—that China interfered. The executive response to such a suggestion could change our future elections for the worse. Esquire political columnist Charles P. Pierce can fill you in on the details below. —Chris Hatler, deputy editor |
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It all stems from a paranoid fantasy that China stole the 2020 election from Donald Trump.
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In truth, these MAGA activists are simply trying to influence El Caudillo del Mar-a-Lago on an executive order he's already promised he'd issue. Their proposal suggests he outlaw mail-in voting, seize voting machines, enforce voter ID, and even station federal troops in certain areas. The effort is being led by a lawyer named Peter Ticktin, who also represents Tina Peters, the Colorado woman who, despite a presidential pardon, is still doing a nine-year bid in a state prison for breaking into voting machines. |
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When I woke up, I turned in bed to find Sarah breathing but unresponsive. The people at the hospice service had warned us this day was coming, and now it was here, earlier than anyone anticipated. I squeezed her hand and then walked out onto our porch—painted Hockney blue, flooded with sunlight, the main reason we bought the house—and called the hospice hotline. "This is the final stage," said the woman who answered the phone, empathy in her voice. "It may take as long as a few days." I began a rotation with Sarah's parents, who were already there with us, making sure that someone was always with her and that someone was always with our ten-month-old son. They would cover the first two shifts. |
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Netflix's bid to take over Warner Bros. is no more. Done. Finished. Kaput. The streamer threw in the towel late Thursday afternoon after Warner Bros. entertained Paramount's latest offer enough to ask Netflix to counter once again. Instead, CEO Ted Sarandos walked away. "This transaction was always a 'nice to have' at the right price, not a 'must have' at any price," Sarandos wrote in a statement. To be fair, he was willing to pay roughly $83 billion before Paramount raised its offer. Still, he sounds a little bummed. The complete about-face from Warner Bros. shocked everyone Thursday, especially after Warner Bros. once expressed doubt that Paramount Skydance even had the funds to cough up a "superior proposal." But according to Variety, Paramount's latest bid is a $111 billion package for all of Warner Bros. Discovery—including HBO, its streaming service, and its linear cable channels. Now the entire entertainment landscape shifts again, even if the new deal doesn't feel that much better for consumers.
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