Why is it so hard for so many of us to find meaningful connection with others? And why does it feel like making friends as an adult is akin to completing one of the 12 labors of Hercules? That’s what Raj Punjabi-Johnson and Noah Michelson, the hosts of HuffPost’s “Am I Doing It Wrong?” podcast — asked psychologist and University of Maryland professor Marisa Franco when she dropped by the studio. Listen to the full episode at our link above. #fyp #friendship #loneliness

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth why the American people should cough up “unlimited money for bombs” while they go hungry. “You’re asking for literally $1.5 trillion for a war President Trump said he already won,” Gillibrand told Hegseth during his request for a historically high defense budget.

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Matt Schlapp, the head of CPAC, stepped on a rake Thursday when he asked a Republican-friendly crowd if they'd like to see President Donald Trump get impeached. Immediately, members of the crowd began to cheer, clap and yell

HuffPost reporter Christopher Mathias joined a traveling far-right roadshow and neo-Charismatic Christian revival called the Great ReAwakening. It’s a festival of MAGA and QAnon conspiracy theories so outlandish that it’d be easy to dismiss as fringe if it weren’t regularly attracting thousands of people. It’s also routinely endorsed by some of the most powerful Republican figures in the country, including Doug Mastriano. #fyp

Replying to @HuffPost “Trying to explain this experience to someone who is skeptical can be a bit painful and is often met with phrases like ‘You must have been dreaming.’ Ultimately, there is no need to ever explain myself to anyone else. I know what that was,” says HuffPost guest writer Dolores Cruz (@Dolores). Cruz is the author of “Look Around; A Mother’s Journey from Grief and Despair to Healing and Hope.” You can connect with her at her website http://doloreslookaround.com. #GriefJourney #

A Minneapolis protester appeared near tears in the aftermath of another fatal shooting by federal agents. “I’m 70 years old and I’m f**king angry,” he told MSNOW. This video contains profanity.

“Health insurance was the thing that haunted me the most when I decided to move back to the United States from Germany. There, health insurance is both required by law and affordable,” writes HuffPost guest writer Amy Lynn Hardy. “When I began to dig into the ‘How will I afford health care in America?’ question, anxiety coursed through my body.” Link in bio for more 🔗 #HealthInsurance #HealthCare #MedicalTikTok #Health #UnitedStates #Germany #Storytime #HuffPostPersonal

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