The biggest of these controversies erupted in April after the president shared a post depicting himself as Jesus Christ, amid his feud with Pope Leo XIV.
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Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The masks are often vibrant and colorful but sometimes intimidating, depicting superheroes, animals or other symbolic figures.
And another person portraying General Washington was on hand to work the crowd.
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Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
27 June 2026
In portraying the fraught relationship between a young lesbian and her conservative mother, animation becomes both a barrier and a bridge, shielding lived trauma while reaching toward reconciliation and love.
The authors recommended that the US government and its commercial and international partners establish benchmarks for interpreting hostile behavior in space.
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Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
Those two truths are core to our mission of researching, collecting, preserving, and interpreting Black art, history, and culture.
This lack of competition has stunted the organizational capacity of both the Democratic and Republican Parties, rendering them hollow and unable to cultivate, train, or support a pipeline of young candidates.
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Peter Gosselin,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
Officers found a victim suffering from a gunshot wound and immediately began rendering aid.
It is stored in an inactive form in cells such as the liver, spleen, bone marrow, and immune system—acting as the body’s reserve bank, indicating how much iron is available for future use.
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Tatiana Dias,
Vogue,
30 June 2026
National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez, the brother of acting President Delcy Rodríguez, said on Sunday that more than 12,000 people have been displaced by the earthquakes and 774 buildings have been damaged or destroyed, including hospitals.
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