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Noah Berlatsky

@nberlat

Noah Berlatsky is a regular contributor to The Independent's Voices section and largely focuses on US politics.

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We need to talk about Trump’s antisemitism

<p>Tim Scott</p>
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Tim Scott brought a whole new level of drama to the election

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For Trump, power means criminal impunity – and boasting about it

<p>Former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he leaves the courtroom during a lunch break in his civil business fraud trial, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in New York</p>
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The latest Trump movement shows the GOP is over

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It’s not just Trump - the Menendez case shows the reality of the GOP

<p>A photo of Anne Frank and her diary </p>
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Censoring Anne Frank’s diary because of ‘sexuality’ is a smokescreen

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Drew Barrymore and Bill Maher will get away with going against strikes

<p>Elon Musk </p>
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Elon Musk’s fight with the ADL is as transparent as it is dangerous

<p>Ron DeSantis speaks at a prayer vigil after a white man armed with a rifle and a handgun killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in Florida</p>
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Ron DeSantis didn’t listen. No wonder Jacksonville booed him

<p>Donald Trump</p>
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Trump may well end up in prison. There is still time for 2024

<p>Former President Donald Trump went after the US women’s soccer team and specifically called out Megan Rapinoe</p>
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Trump’s attack on the World Cup team is as transparent as it is absurd

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Amid the chaos, Donald Trump’s judge gave a subtle message

<p>Trump Capitol Riot</p>
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Trump may face prison time. But that won’t stop him

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Trump may face prison time. But that won’t stop him

<p>Trump Capitol Riot</p>
<p>Trump Classified Documents</p>
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The document charges show how Trump has hijacked the GOP

<p>Ron DeSantis </p>
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The GOP are claiming slaves could have pulled themselves up

<p>Jason Aldean in the video for ‘Try That in a Small Town'</p>
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The Jason Aldean video is just the tip of the country music iceberg

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The truth behind the Hollywood strike hate

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The truth behind the Hollywood strike hate

Pictures of the Week-North America-Photo Gallery
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Let’s fact check Biden’s so-called mental decline

<p>Harvard was at the centre of the Supreme Court’s ruling </p>
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Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action is ugly – but no surprise

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No, Elon Musk, cis is not a slur

<p>Donald Trump with William Barr in the Cabinet Room of the White House in 2020</p>
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Why aren’t more Republicans attacking Trump like Bill Barr?

<p>Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) talks with reporters in between votes at the US Capitol</p>
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Lindsey Graham is lying for Donald Trump

<p>Donald Trump and Mark Meadows</p>
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The folly of trusting Trump claims more victims. Why do they do it?

<p>Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters as he stands with Congressional Republicans from both the US House and Senate during an event about debt ceiling negotiations</p>
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How Republicans’ cruelty threatens to destroy the world’s economy

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CNN is defending its Trump town hall. The consequences have just begun

<p>Donald Trump and Mark Meadows</p>
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The folly of trusting Trump claims more victims. Why do they do it?

<p>Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters as he stands with Congressional Republicans from both the US House and Senate during an event about debt ceiling negotiations</p>
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How Republicans’ cruelty threatens to destroy the world’s economy

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CNN is defending its Trump town hall. The consequences have just begun

<p>A girl runs as other shoppers leave with their hands up after a mass shooting at a mall in Allen, Texas</p>
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Gruesome video footage won’t make gun control happen

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Gruesome video footage won’t make gun control happen

<p>A girl runs as other shoppers leave with their hands up after a mass shooting at a mall in Allen, Texas</p>
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New York was not a safe city for Jordan Neely

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Don’t be disappointed by Fox vs Dominion – this is just the start

<p>Clarence Thomas </p>
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What Biden must do about Clarence Thomas

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If we don’t need handcuffs for Trump, do we need them for anyone?

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If we don’t need handcuffs for Trump, do we need them for anyone?

<p>Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Waco Regional Airport on March 25, 2023 in Waco, Texa</p>
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Donald Trump is in big trouble – but he’s not alone

<p>Protests against Netanyahu have gone on for days </p>
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Israel is reminding us protests can work – but they’re not a cure-all

<p>DeSantis and Trump are expected to face off for the 2024 Republican nomination </p>
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Trump is going to drag the entire Republican party down with him

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Tucker Carlson ‘passionately’ hates Donald Trump. But that’s not all

<p>Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, Saturday, March 4, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p>
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Donald Trump’s CPAC speech proves why he is a problem for the GOP

<p>Elisabeth Murdoch, Elon Musk, and Rupert Murdoch sitting together at the 2023 Super Bowl</p>
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Murdoch and Musk’s Super Bowl confab gives the game away

<p>Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez</p>
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AOC just proved Twitter has changed its rules

<p>Congress Public Safety</p>
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Rep Omar’s removal from committee has nothing to do with antisemitism

<p>Donald Trump </p>
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Convicting Donald Trump won’t bring justice

<p>Transgender Violence</p>
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Parents like me with trans children know this political move is scary

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The dangerous troll under the Republican House bridge

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The dangerous troll under the Republican House bridge

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Think gas stovepocalypse is absurd? Think again

<p>Biden North America Summit</p>
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Why Republicans really want to impeach Biden

<p>Players pray on the field after the injury to Damar Hamlin </p>
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We need to call out the despicable response to Damar Hamlin’s injury

<p>Donald Trump has announced that he’s selling digital trading cards featuring himself</p>
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There is a sinister side to Trump’s much mocked superhero narrative

<p>Donald Trump has announced that he’s selling digital trading cards featuring himself</p>
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There is a sinister side to Trump’s much mocked superhero narrative

<p>Joe Biden </p>
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Of course Joe Biden is going to be the Democratic nominee in 2024

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The terrifying undercurrent of Kanye West’s latest antisemitic rant

<p>Left: Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in support of Doug Mastriano for Governor of Pennsylvania and Mehmet Oz for US Senate at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on 3 September 2022 – Right: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during a tour campaign event at the Alico Arena ahead of the midterm elections on 6 November 2022 in Fort Myers, Florida</p>
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The Trump-DeSantis Republican primary will be an ugly mess

<p>Left: Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in support of Doug Mastriano for Governor of Pennsylvania and Mehmet Oz for US Senate at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on 3 September 2022 – Right: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during a tour campaign event at the Alico Arena ahead of the midterm elections on 6 November 2022 in Fort Myers, Florida</p>
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What Trump’s attack on Ron ‘DeSanctimonious’ actually means

<p>Donald Trump formed a close bond with former Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu </p>
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Trump shows the dangers of antisemitism directed at the diaspora

<p>Alex Jones has been ordered to pay $1bn to the families he spent years lying about </p>
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Republicans’ support for Alex Jones shows their true colours

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Zelensky had to put Elon Musk in his place. It’s funny until it isn’t

<p>A shofar, such as the one pictured, is often blown on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur </p>
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America has a serious problem with Christians pretending to be Jews

<p>EEUU-CORTE SUPREMA-ROBERTS</p>
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John Roberts apparently doesn’t understand what the Supreme Court is

<p>Three year-old Fletcher Pack watches as his mother, McKenzie Pack, fills out paperwork prior to receiving the Moderna Covid-19 vaccination in Lexington, South Carolina </p>
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Covid rates are falling. Democrats should be talking about that more

<p> Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin makes a joke about the size of the state of Texas compared to Alaska at the Conservative Political Action Conference </p>
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Sarah Palin was Trump before Trump — except she’s way more qualified

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Sarah Palin was Trump before Trump — except she’s way more qualified

<p> Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin makes a joke about the size of the state of Texas compared to Alaska at the Conservative Political Action Conference </p>
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Joe Rogan and Mark Zuckerberg are basically the same person

<p>Protesters took to the streets after news broke of the FBI raid </p>
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This FBI raid is the best thing that ever happened to Republicans

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Trump endorsed ‘Eric’ in a race with 3 Erics. It’s sinister, not funny

<p>Josh Hawley raised his fist in support of the rioters he would later be forced to flee as they lay siege to the US Capitol on January 6 2021</p>
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After damning footage, ‘coward Josh Hawley running away’ is now a meme

<p>Josh Hawley raised his fist in support of the rioters he would later be forced to flee as they lay siege to the US Capitol on January 6 2021</p>
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After damning footage, ‘coward Josh Hawley running away’ is now a meme

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Donald Trump and Elon Musk have fallen out of love — and I know why

<p>Six people were killed and at least 36 more injured after a gunman perched on a rooftop opened fire on families waving flags and children riding bikes at the Independence Day event in the Chicago suburb </p>
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The terrible Republican response to a shooting that tells us so much

<p>Ginni and Clarence Thomas </p>
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Ginni Thomas’ involvement in January 6th shows we have a big problem

<p>Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump at a campaign rally for Donald Trump on 22 September 2020 in Moon Township, Pennsylvania</p>
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Jared & Ivanka are turning on Trump — here’s the true face of the GOP

<p>Laura Ingraham is one of the Fox News hosts who will apparently discuss soundbites from the hearing on Thursday </p>
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The infuriating reason why Fox won’t broadcast Jan 6 hearings live

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Bradley Cooper’s fake Jewish nose is a problem

<p>A memorial for the 19 children and two adults killed on 24 May</p>
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Uvalde police made terrible errors. Republicans think they’re heroes

<p>Donald Trump </p>
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Why Democrats shouldn’t egg on Donald Trump’s ‘Civil War’ messaging

<p>Elise Stefanik took issue with baby formula being sent to the southern border </p>
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Why Republicans want to ban abortion and starve immigrant babies

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Hawley plan for copyright reform is a homophobic attack on free speech

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Alabama’s latest attack on transgender youth is brutally cruel

<p>Supreme Court Abortion</p>
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America doesn’t have real democracy. The Roe v Wade opinion proves it

<p>Parece que Elon Musk tendrá éxito en su oferta de adquisición de Twitter, pero ¿por qué lo hace?</p>
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Elon Musk will bring Trump back to Twitter — that’s just the beginning

<p>Marjorie Taylor Greene</p>
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Marjorie Taylor Greene is finally facing some consequences

<p>Megyn Kelly addresses her 2018 blackface comments in the first episode of her self-funded podcast</p>
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Why does Megyn Kelly really hate the idea of helping snot-nosed kids?

<p>Supreme Court Virginia Thomas</p>
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Clarence Thomas’s reaction to his wife’s text message says it all

<p>Marjorie Taylor Greene</p>
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Marjorie Taylor Greene is finally facing some consequences

<p>Megyn Kelly addresses her 2018 blackface comments in the first episode of her self-funded podcast</p>
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Why does Megyn Kelly really hate the idea of helping snot-nosed kids?

<p>Supreme Court Virginia Thomas</p>
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Clarence Thomas’s reaction to his wife’s text message says it all

<p>EEUU-CORTE SUPREMA-JUEZ</p>
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Dare to imagine a world where we aren’t obsessing over Clarence Thomas

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Elon Musk’s tweet to Putin shows he’s never actually been a tech hero

<p>Volodymyr Zelenskyy ha agradecido a Elon Musk su apoyo a Ucrania durante la invasión rusa</p>
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Republicans are putting Zelensky and Ukraine in danger for clout

<p>TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump looks on before signing a plaque as he participates in a ceremony commemorating the 200th mile of border wall at the international border with Mexico in San Luis, Arizona, June 23, 2020. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)</p>
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Trump praised Putin over Ukraine he implied we should invade Mexico

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Consider why Bob Saget’s family want to block access to his autopsy

<p>Fox News hot Jesse Watters interviews Doreen Ford, a moderator on the popular r/antiwork subreddit.</p>
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What everyone’s missing in the antiwork subreddit drama

<p>Comediante y podcaster Joe Rogan en 2020</p>
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Neil Young leaving Spotify could mean trouble for Joe Rogan

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Why Joe Rogan fans really believe in ‘mass formation psychosis’

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