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                  Politics

                  Frank Bruni, I’m Not Sorry

                  Decisive judgments are “interesting” and “provocative,” and that’s anathema to what I and the Paper of Record stand for. Whatever happened to being an ambivalent shithead?

                  Journalismism
                  Drew Magary

                  Look At The Weird-Ass Basketball Court In Mike Pence’s Ugly New McMansion

                  Politics
                  Patrick Redford
                  Mike Pence's new house as rendered by Google Maps' 3D imaging.

                  G7 Standers, Ranked

                  Underexplained Lists
                  Giri Nathan

                  Caitlyn Jenner: As Governor, I Will Cancel Cancel Culture And Wake Up The Woke

                  Politics
                  David Roth
                  Caitlyn Jenner at the Los Angeles Women's March in 2020.

                  What A Ceasefire Really Means

                  Politics
                  Samer Kalaf
                  A Palestinian girl stands amid the rubble of her destroyed house in Beit Hanun town northern Gaza Strip,on May 24, 2021 in Gaza City, Gaza

                  It Is Unconscionable That The Gay Community Has Ostracized Me Simply Because I Was Born A Cop

                  Politics
                  Lauren Theisen
                  NYPD officers patrol before the Queer Liberation March

                  In Defense Of What?

                  Politics
                  Tom Ley

                  Florida Blogger: Even The Horses Are Junkies Now That Trump Is Not President Anymore

                  Horse Racing
                  David Roth
                  Medina Spirit leads down the stretch at the 147th Kentucky Derby.

                  We Must Never Forget That Amy Klobuchar Is A Cowardly State Fair Centrist

                  Senators Week
                  Brandi Brown

                  Tommy Tuberville Is At Home In The Senate

                  Senators Week
                  David Roth
                  Sen. Tommy Tuberville questions Joe Biden's HHS Secretary nominee about, let's say, cancel culture.

                  That Time Two Senators Socked Each Other In The Face

                  Senators Week
                  Kelsey McKinney

                  The Senate Highlight Of The Day Is The Snowball Moron’s Speech

                  Senators Week
                  Tom Ley

                  Failed Senate Candidate Visits Sacramento With Bear

                  Senators Week
                  Patrick Redford
                  John Cox with a bear

                  Let Me FOIA The Senate (And The House)

                  Senators Week
                  Diana Moskovitz

                  Which U.S. Senator Would Most Thoroughly Be Obliterated By A Single Check From Brady Tkachuk?

                  Senators Week
                  David Roth
                  Brady Tkachuk of the Ottawa Senators checks Auston Matthews, much as he might check Ted Cruz

                  The Senate Highlight Of The Day Is Robert Byrd Getting So Mad About Dogfighting

                  Senators Week
                  Tom Ley

                  I Will Never Stop Thinking About The Time Rand Paul Got Jacked Up By His Neighbor

                  Senators Week
                  Tom Ley

                  A Somewhat Comprehensive History Of U.S. Senators Who Have Died In Duels

                  Senators Week
                  Patrick Redford
                  Antique dueling pistols, on view at The Grange, the home of American Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in New York, New York, 1933. These pistols were not used in Hamiltons's fatal duel.

                  Please Go Away, Cait

                  Politics
                  Lauren Theisen
                  Caitlyn Jenner

                  Finally, Trading Cards Commemorating The Dumbest Year In American History

                  Politics
                  Alan Pyke
                  A trading card commemorating Donald Trump's widely beloved nickname for Sen. Dianne Feinstein, which apparently was "Sneaky."
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