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Bill Belichick Isn’t That Stupid
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Tom Ley
January 12, 2021
Politics
I’m A Paramedic. Nothing Prepared Me For What I’ve Seen During The Pandemic
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January 11, 2021
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Donald Trump Has Been The Same Man For 30-Plus Years, Honorary Diploma Or Not
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Dan McQuade
January 11, 2021
Politics
After The Sacred Landslide
306
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David Roth
January 9, 2021
Politics
I Don’t Know What The Answer Is, But It’s Definitely Not More Cops
375
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Lauren Theisen
January 8, 2021
Politics
You Can Only Start So Many Fires Before Your House Burns Down
238
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Giri Nathan
January 7, 2021
Politics
If There Are No Consequences, It’ll Only Get Worse
298
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Samer Kalaf
January 7, 2021
Politics
Whose Anger Gets Rewarded?
307
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Kelsey McKinney
January 7, 2021
Politics
It Took Tommy Tuberville Four Days To Prove Himself One Of America’s Worst Senators
226
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Ray Ratto
January 7, 2021
Politics
The Most Cynical Campaign Ever Couldn’t Win Kelly Loeffler An Election
456
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
January 6, 2021
Politics
Did Donald Trump Fart While Attempting To Commit Election Fraud?
293
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David Roth
January 4, 2021
The Fights
Tito Ortiz’s Term As City Council Member Is Off To A Comical Start
96
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Patrick Redford
December 23, 2020
Politics
Only Donald Trump Gets To Lie Like This
266
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David Roth
December 23, 2020
Politics
What I Learned From Reading Over A Thousand Letters To Santa
229
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Leland Nally
December 18, 2020
Politics
The Only Noteworthy Thing About The Latest Anti-Trans Sports Bill Is How Shameless It Is
173
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Diana Moskovitz
December 11, 2020
Interviews
A Student-Debt Researcher Fucks Me Up With America’s Broken Promises
336
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Chris Thompson
December 8, 2020
Politics
Embattled President Rallies Supporters With Awful Noises From Inside Hermetically Sealed Car
275
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David Roth
November 23, 2020
Politics
There’s Big Money In False Universes
337
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Drew Magary
November 16, 2020
Politics
Billionaire Who Broke The World: LOL Oops
248
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David Roth
November 15, 2020
This Is So Stupid
The Trump Voter Fraud Hotline Was Very Rude And Did Not Appreciate My Helpful Information
192
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Samer Kalaf
November 13, 2020
Interviews
A Medieval Historian Explains Why The Magna Carta Has Nothing To Do With COVID-19
170
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Chris Thompson
November 10, 2020
Politics
These People Are Morons
425
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Albert Burneko
November 9, 2020
Media Meltdowns
What Will Clay Travis, The Wrongest Man In The World, Pivot To Now?
202
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Samer Kalaf
November 9, 2020
Politics
The Trump Presidency Ended Next To A Porno Shop
213
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Dan McQuade
November 8, 2020
Politics
Oh My God, What A Chump
351
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Tom Ley
November 7, 2020
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