The MAGA Representative Crusading Against Government Secrecy

New York Times Friday 05 June 2026, 09:04 UTC By Ross Douthat 1 min read

Key Points

Anna Paulina Luna on Epstein, J.F.K. and U.F.O.s.

MAGA (ORG) Crusading Against Government (ORG) Anna Paulina Luna (PERSON) Epstein (PERSON) J.F.K. (ORG)

Originally published by New York Times Read original →

LONDON — The British government hit out at X owner Elon Musk Wednesday, accusing him of whipping up tensions online ahead of disorder in Belfast. Houses, cars and a bus were set on fire Tuesday evening in response to a knife attack in the Northern Irish capital. A 30-year-old Sudanese man has been charged with attempted murder over the knife attack and will appear in court Wednesday.

Politico EU 10m ago

Taking a Week to Count Votes Is Doing It Wrong

It is time for California to catch up to its own past.

New York Times 16m ago

The vanishing of Nicolás Maduro: how the former dictator is being erased from Venezuela

Billboards are being painted over and former allies seem eager to forget the man they once glorifiedFor years, his bewhiskered face stared down from propaganda billboards glorifying the supposedly revolutionary rule of a dictator who styled himself as “the protector of the people”. The spin-doctored adoration was such that factories churned out plastic action figures exalting Nicolás Maduro as an “indestructible” and “iron-fisted” caped crusader nicknamed “Super Moustache”.

The Guardian UK 20m ago

Indonesian union boss defends joining Prabowo’s government

Prabowo Subianto has brought one of Indonesia’s most prominent labour leaders into his administration, giving organised labour a voice inside the presidential palace while also fuelling concerns that the country’s unions are being pulled away from street-level activism. Said Iqbal, former president of the Indonesian Trade Union Confederation (KSPI), defended his appointment as special adviser on labour affairs in an exclusive interview with This Week in Asia, arguing that workers needed...

South China Morning Post 20m ago

The MAGA Representative Crusading Against Government Secrecy

Related Stories

Labour slams ‘appalling’ Elon Musk after Belfast riots

Taking a Week to Count Votes Is Doing It Wrong

The vanishing of Nicolás Maduro: how the former dictator is being erased from Venezuela

Indonesian union boss defends joining Prabowo’s government