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  1. 2 hours ago

    In what universe is "more methane leaks" even a tolerable political position ugh

    The apocalypse is the point.
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    2 hours ago

    In personal news: I wrote about teens shaping the news, and pioneering their own media outlets, like , for 's Politics section. They see what is going undiscussed. They're creating conversations. They're encouraging media literacy.

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    19 hours ago

    NEW: Boston teen accused of plotting a mass shooting at a university in North Carolina was an NRA enthusiast who once told classmates he "needed guns to protect myself from illegal aliens," according to a former Boston classmate.

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    3 hours ago

    Cable news contracts, or the desire for them, explain a lot of elite behavior

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    3 hours ago

    A woman gave birth alone in a jail cell after her cries for help were ignored, lawsuit says

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    19 hours ago

    Today, I am ending my campaign for president. I am so proud of this team and all we've accomplished. But I think it’s important to know how you can best serve. To our supporters: Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. Now, let's go beat Donald Trump and win back the Senate.

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    20 hours ago

    It is my honor and privilege to welcome to New York City and the United States!

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    19 hours ago

    A judge is letting “Voters Not Politicians,” the group that pushed for MI's independent redistricting commission, to intervene in a GOP lawsuit that is seeking to dismantle it. VNP can offer "helpful" insights, the judge says

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  9. 21 hours ago

    In which talks about what it's like to be a writer on the receiving end of real criticism and how the people who talk the most about free speech are generally full of it

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    23 hours ago

    Donald Trump has run to SCOTUS for emergency relief 21 times in 30 months. That’s compared to 8 requests during the 192 months of the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations. My story, w/ analysis from

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    23 hours ago

    The productivity required when your income comes from wages versus capital gains:

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    Under socialism, both of these dogs would be paid the same.
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    Aug 28

    organizing a strike on tiktok is 200 iq. I absolutely love gen z

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    Las Vegas students are organizing a strike in solidarity with their underpaid teachers on September 5. This generation of high school students is going to save us all.
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    Aug 27

    you stop worrying about tattoos looking stupid when you realise how embarrassing all bodies are. they’re horrid. all wet inside, got legs & arms dangling about the place. and do not get me started on teeth. so you might as well get that tattoo of betty white on a skateboard imo

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  14. Aug 28

    Every year when I feel the first hint of chill in the air I think of 's extremely correct blog about how fall is just a grim, brief harbinger of winter i.e. death

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    Aug 27

    I need this spread far so she can get adopted! 2 y/o healthy perfect fuzzy goofy cuddly 40 lb pocket pit needs a home. She’s been our foster several months and the only reason we can’t adopt is bc we aren't financially secure 😢Dog & kid friendly. Apply at

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    Aug 27

    this GW professor has just been running a dunkfest on Stephens in like nine different outlets for like 12 hours straight

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    Aug 27

    Based on what we know, CBP denied a 17-year-old Palestinian entry to the U.S. (where he was coming to study) because of posts critical of the United States that they found on the teen's social media *timeline*, not his own account.

    “I have no single post on my timeline discussing politics.”
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  18. Aug 27

    Bulgari reps sent an Italian dude with a cart bedecked with leaves to give out free gelato so I guess this is peak Conde Nast?

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    Aug 27

    This California constitutional amendment would lower the voting age in all elections to 17. If both chambers pass it, it would go to voters for their approval in a 2020 ballot referendum

    CA's Assembly passed a bill to make the voting age 17; it's headed to the Senate. Activists say it shld pass bc -200k+ under 18s pre-registered to vote in CA -Per research, when young ppl vote in their first few consecutive elections, the habit sets in
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  20. Aug 27

    CA's Assembly passed a bill to make the voting age 17; it's headed to the Senate. Activists say it shld pass bc -200k+ under 18s pre-registered to vote in CA -Per research, when young ppl vote in their first few consecutive elections, the habit sets in

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