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Short Take Politics
Smithsonian under attack
Making an effort to rewrite history required scapegoating professional museum leadership as politically biased. MAGA is good at finding grievances and bad at identifying facts. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/anthea-hartig-hearing-smithsonian-2789825
Dr. Fauci pleads the 5th
Rand Paul worked hard for a gotcha moment during a Congressional hearing. It did not work because the retired physician refused to take the bait. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/29/fauci-set-face-rand-paul-senate-gop-after-release-his-covid-diary/
Trumpflation at 4.2%
With gas prices through the roof as well as the cost of everything, the fed may consider cutting interest rates. https://www.npr.org/2026/07/29/nx-s1-5910558/federal-reserve-interest-r…
