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Sasquatch Israel

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One thing that fascinates me is the belief that aliens have visited the Earth recently, and that "the government" knows this and is hiding the evidence. The former belief at least seems to be extremely common: Nearly half (47%) of Americans believe aliens have definitely or...

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I can't believe the Biden administration did this: Late-night host Stephen Colbert said his interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico was pulled from Monday night’s broadcast over network fears it would violate.

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The Quackistocracy

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The Sultan of Shrill observes that one reason that the Trump administration is Making Infectious Diseases Great Again is that actual scientific cures might interfere with the "wellness" business, of which wingnut audiences are among the most lucrative marks: The motivations behind the crusade against clean...
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America’s zombie politics

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FILE - In this Nov. 4, 1948, file photo, President Harry S. Truman at St. Louis' Union Station holds up an election day edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune, which - based on early results - mistakenly announced "Dewey Defeats Truman." (AP Photo/Byron Rollins) The passing...
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Jesse Jackson, RIP

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Jesse Jackson has died. One of the most important civil rights leaders in the post-King era, Jackson was a complicated man with a complex legacy. He had quite an ability to both promote himself endlessly and shapeshift into the Black politics of the moment, which kept...

Jackson RIP

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Jesse Jackson has passed. The Rev. Jesse Jackson, America’s most influential Black figure in the years between the civil rights crusades of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and.

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