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The NYPD Can’t Protect Shit


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FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - MARCH 25: Ukrainian refugees queue at Immigration and Border Control, after arriving from Moldova at Frankfurt Airport on March 25, 2022 in Frankfurt, Germany. Moldova, one of the poorest countries in Europe, has taken in over 100,000 refugees from Ukraine. Germany is providing assistance to ease the burden. (Photo by Ronald Wittek - Pool/Getty Images)

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David Roth

Brett Favre seated on a toilet next to Matt Hasselbeck as part of something called "All-Stars Drop By Poo-Pourri"

Brett Favre And The Thin Line Between “Making Plays” And “Massive Fraud”

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Drew Magary

Senator Joe Manchin, D-WV, departs after attending Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky's video joint address to Congress in the Congressional Auditorium at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on March 16, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Fuck Joe Manchin

Donald Trump walks very normally towards a helicopter at Trump National Golf Club in November of 2020.

Former President Of The United States: “It Went CLANK Into The Hole”


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Elouise McDaniel walking down a walkway in a New Jersey park. She is carrying a tote bag in one hand, a pile of documents in the other.

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Kyrie Irving Won

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Robin Ficker, seen here wearing a Washington Bullets hat and screaming.

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The International Community Worked Hard To Make Putin’s Illegal War Permissible

Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville, seen here deep in thought.

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On Bridges

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Media Meltdowns

Minneapolis Deserves More Than Jacob Frey’s Story

New York's own Eric Adams speaking at the National Conference Of Mayors.

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Cheer Up, Aaron Rodgers

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Back To Normal Isn’t Enough

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