Well, it’s been a good run. The people of Earth developed agriculture, composed symphonies, traveled into space, and invented a high-tech porn-distribution device that could also be used to watch cat videos, but now it’s all over. The zombie apocalypse — the one we’ve all feared for the past couple of years or so, whenever Walking Dead premiered — has finally begun.
It’s subtle. If you look out your window right now, you won’t see a herd of decomposed, blood-soaked zombies lumbering down the middle of the street. Not yet. But the evidence is there, if you’re willing to piece it all together.
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THE FEED
what we know
What Elon Musk and DOGE Are Doing to the Federal Government
tremendous content
Trump Keeps Giving Mahomes Weird and Desperate Compliments
early and often
Trump Blesses His Kind of Christians at Prayer Breakfast
miss americana
The Donald Trump–Taylor Swift Drama: A Super Bowl Refresher
early and often
The Week ‘Democrats Must Work With Trump’ Died
tremendous content
Nepotism Pioneer Lara Trump to Host Fox News Show
just asking questions
Brian Schatz on How Democrats Can ‘Start Kicking Ass Again’
early and often
Trump Cabinet Confirmation Hearings: Schedule & How to Watch
magalopolis
Who Is Lara Trump? Donald’s Daughter-in-Law, Explained
stop the presses
Resistance Media Lives!
screen time
The DOGE Rampage Is Also a Bailout for Elon Musk
early and often
GOP Governors Cheer As Trump Prepares to Cut Their Budgets
politics
The World Reacts to Trump’s Proposed Gaza Takeover
foreign affairs
Trump’s Gaza Plan Is Ethnic Cleansing for Israel
the money game
A Very Crypto Mystery
social studies
Do Yondr Pouches Really Work?
early and often
Why Trump’s Plan to Kill the Education Department May Fail
the trump administration
Trump Is DEI for ‘Competent White Men’
early and often
RFK Jr.’s Extremely Improbable Rise to HHS Secretary
politics
Republicans Fall Behind Nominating Tulsi Gabbard
conspiracy
When Will the Declassified JFK Files Be Released Publicly?
tremendous content
Trump to Attend Super Bowl Because We Can’t Have a Moment’s Peace
politics
Key Republican Falls in Line Behind RFK Jr.
raids
ICE Has Restaurant Workers Terrified
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screen time
The Trade War Comes For Temu