Attention to the Unseen

Jamelle Bouie writes: Virtually every person of note in American politics has, rightfully, condemned the horrific killing of Charlie Kirk and expressed their deep concerns about the growing incidence of political violence in the United States. Wherever we stand politically, we all agree that he should still be alive. There has been less agreement about Kirk’s life and work. Death tends to soften our tendency to judge. And sudden, violent death — especially one as gruesome and shocking as this…

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The New York Times reports: Senator Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland, endorsed Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City on Saturday and called on his party’s leadership to do the same, criticizing them for a delay that he said had allowed President Trump to exploit Democratic divisions. Mr. Van Hollen said Mr. Mamdani, the party’s nominee, was focused on “ensuring that people can afford to live in the place where they work,” a goal that “Donald Trump and…

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The Guardian reports: Elon Musk has called for a “dissolution of parliament” and a “change of government” in the UK while addressing a crowd attending a “unite the kingdom” rally in London, organised by the far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson. Musk, the owner of X, who dialled in via a video link and spoke to Robinson while thousands watched and listened, also railed against the “woke mind virus” and told the crowd that “violence is coming” and…

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Raw Story reports: Jeffrey Epstein asked convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell to “remove Trump” from a list of high-profile figures in an email exchange in 2006, according to a bombshell report from Bloomberg published Thursday. Trump has been under renewed scrutiny in recent months for his past ties with Epstein, who died in 2019 awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, following the publication of a bawdy letter Trump had allegedly sent the disgraced financier in 2003. Trump has denied any wrongdoing,…

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Jessica Winter writes: The Powerful Man publishing event of the season—what “Steve Jobs” or “The Lives of John Lennon” or “Iacocca” were to their respective moments—is “The First Fifty Years,” a set of three leather-bound tomes commissioned by Ghislaine Maxwell to celebrate the milestone birthday, in 2003, of her onetime boyfriend and, eventually, fellow convicted child-sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “The idea behind this book was simply to gather stories and old photographs to jog your memory about places people and…

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The Hill reports: Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) said he includes President Trump among those who should tone down their rhetoric in the wake of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. ”I mean, there is a lot of rhetoric. And the president himself engages in it — he called it a hostile act to co-sponsor the Epstein resolution,” said Massie, who was a leading voice in pushing a motion to force the release of files related to convicted sex offender…

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