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Cartoon: Donald Trump assembles his defense team
Crazy/stupid Republican of the day: Ted Cruz
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Cartoon: Impeachment talk
Cartoon: Secular assault
The myth of “depressed Democratic turnout in the general election”
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Stop telling pregnant people they're fat
Ballad Health files bullshit criminal charges against disabled veteran protesting hospital monopoly
A growing epidemic of violence threatens black transgender women
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Illegal loggers murder indigenous forest guardian in Brazilian Amazon
Mom's apple pie, sunrises, health, a 'cancer of Republicans': reflections of hope after Tuesday
40% of Americans would rather clean up dog poop than shop for health insurance
Cartoon: The great Facebook rebrand
Cartoon: The ABCs of zero tolerance. Again.

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