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Amanda Davis
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Lawyer, mother, and wife from West Virginia.
After listening to Republicans accuse school teachers of forcing their liberal views on students, my child’s teacher required all members of the band to participate in the investiture of our Republican governor & the folks who echoed the GOP indoctrination of students narrative said nothing.
January 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Commentary: Tariffs raise prices. After a bout with historic global inflation, consumers are exhausted with high prices. We can all agree with that part. But there is a word for thinking that raising prices will actually lower them. Anyone? Anyone?
Tariffs guarantee higher prices for Americans who believe they are too high already • Ohio Capital Journal
Commentary: Simply put, tariffs raise prices. After a bout with historic global inflation, consumers are exhausted with high prices. We can all agree with that part. But there is a word for thinking t...
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 4, 2024 at 3:38 PM
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Imagine being so fucking insecure that you:

1. Win the election
2. Win the popular vote
3. Have people literally chanting your name like you're Dear Leader

....and you go still want to go after a fucking pollster who came out with a bad poll?

Sure, it's fascist, but its also just fucking sad.
Investigating people for polls you don't like doesn't seem particularly free speechy.
November 17, 2024 at 10:27 PM
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Mahamat Djouma is one of the millions displaced by the civil war in Sudan. He is part of an especially vulnerable group — unaccompanied minors. Here is his story.
He's 14. He loves soccer. He's the sole caregiver for his little twin brothers
Mahamat Djouma is one of the millions displaced by the civil war in Sudan. He is part of an especially vulnerable group — unaccompanied minors. Here is his story.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2024 at 8:49 PM
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The data underlying this and similar graphs are publicly available at www.tycho.pitt.edu. Digitized data from health departments around the country. See also NEJM "Contagious Diseases in the United States from 1888
to the Present" 2013.
November 15, 2024 at 1:57 PM
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You better fucking subscribe to The Onion. This is the kind of thing we will do with your money.

It allowed us to buy InfoWars. Now help us staff it.

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November 14, 2024 at 2:13 PM
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Opinion - Enablers, profit-mongers and blind believers sent Trump back to the White House: Nobody wants to be on a dictator’s bad side, and given the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on presidental immunity, Mr. Trump will be nothing if not a strongman
Enablers, profit-mongers and blind believers sent Trump back to the White House
Nobody wants to be on a dictator’s bad side, and given the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on presidental immunity, Mr. Trump will be nothing if not a strongman
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 8, 2024 at 1:02 PM
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Donald Trump stands to reap major profits—again—off his presidency. Here are the assets to watch
Donald Trump’s Billion-Dollar Windfall After Election Is Just the Start
From his social-media network to real estate and crypto, the former president’s return to the White House will give him power to leverage his array of assets.
www.bloomberg.com
November 8, 2024 at 1:20 PM
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The United Kingdom today reported an additional case of the new variant of mpox, an infectious viral disease that can cause high fever, a painful rash and death, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to four.
UK cases of deadly new mpox variant rise to 4
The new infection was detected among the household contacts of the first reported U.K. case.
www.politico.eu
November 8, 2024 at 1:36 PM