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Trump was the GOP debate winner, even though he wasn't there.

时间：2024-09-22 01:45:51 来源：American news

It was a strange spectacle on the GOP debate stage in Miami last night. With Trump once again a no-show, the five remaining candidates who qualified desperately vied to stand out.

• The theme of the evening was ostensibly foreign policy, “which meant that we viewers were treated to a list of exotic locales that make these candidates mad,” Alexander Sammon writes. If you were wise enough not to watch live, he’s rounded up the highlights for you here—and he concludes the underwhelming display effectively made Trump’s case for him.

• There was also … a lengthy, very specific discussion of ships, for some reason? Ben Mathis-Lilley muses on what may have been the best part of the entire debate.

• One candidate, at least, seemed to have learned something from Tuesday night’s election results. Molly Olmstead takes a closer look at Nikki Haley’s surprising break from GOP candidate orthodoxy when it comes to abortion.

• In his grasping attempts to out-Trump Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy called for the building of twoborder walls. Shirin Ali recaps the moment.

• Speaking of Vivek, Scaachi Koul heaved a weary sigh when he came onto the national scene, because she’s metexactlythis kind of person thousands of times. She reflects on what he can show us about the scourge of the model minority myth.

• Let’s face it, these GOP debates are always pretty pathetic. What’s that, you say? You want Slate’s Justin Peters to moderate the next one? Fine! He’ll do it! (All he needs is $300 and some trapdoors).

“Leave or die” 💬

When an Israeli settler with a bulldozer arrived at his village, Nasser Nawaj’ah knew what was coming. “In the end, their message is always the same: ‘You have 24 hours to flee, or we will shoot you,’ ” he said.

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Nawaj’ah, a West Bank resident and field researcher for a human rights organization in Israel, spoke to Aymann Ismail about the escalating attacks by Israeli settlers unfolding in the shadow of the war in Gaza.

Plus: Fred Kaplan wrote about what’s at stake for Israel if it fails to condemn and stop settler violence.

The other Bankman-Fried 👀

Sam Bankman-Fried in a suit, looking nervous, with a brother-shaped shadow behind him. — Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images and Getty Images Plus.

Does Sam Bankman-Fried’s brother Gabe have to return the money his pandemic charity got? (Probably.) Is he in trouble too? (Maybe.) And did he really want to buy an entire island nation? (Funny you should ask …) Heather Tal Murphy looks into all of these questions and more.

A golden perspective 💕

Following the coverage of The Golden Bacheloras a golden-aged viewer, Michelle Herman has noticed some things are a little … off. She explains what younger people are missing (about the series, and about life in your 60s and 70s in general), and what’s so particularly refreshing about the show.

Put down the popcorn 🍿

What are “forever chemicals,” exactly, and just how worried should you be about them? Hannah Docter-Loeb breaks it down for you, and explains how you can avoid them (one potentially surprising thing you can do: cut out microwaved popcorn).

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Plus: David Zipper homes in on a big problem with your car’s tires.

**Edith Wharton x Bridgerton✨**

Circle of five young women wearing fancy gowns, raising their glasses in a toast. — Apple TV+

Transatlantic cultural conflicts, love triangles, and marriage plots—oh my! Rebecca Onion tells you all about the frothy new Apple TV+ show she couldn’t stop watching.