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California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks during a campaign event with US President Joe Biden at Long Beach City Collage in Long Beach, California on September 13, 2021. - US President Joe Biden kicked off a visit to scorched western states Monday to hammer home his case on climate change and big public investments, as well as to campaign in California's recall election. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Well That Was A Big Waste Of Time

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Protesters hold up signs as they march down Congress Ave at a protest outside the Texas state capitol on May 29, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Thousands of protesters came out in response to a new bill outlawing abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected signed on Wednesday by Texas Governor Greg Abbot.

Protestors Rally Against Restrictive New Texas Abortion Law In Austin

A Minor Ordeal

DULUTH, MN - SEPTEMBER 30: Michael Lindell, CEO of MyPillow Inc., speaks during a campaign rally for President Donald Trump at the Duluth International Airport on September 30, 2020 in Duluth, Minnesota. The rally is Trump's first after last night's Presidential Debate. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Donald Trump Holds Campaign Event In Duluth, MN

Pillow Guy Mike Lindell Had A Very Strange Week In South Dakota

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A photograph of Michael Irvin with the hideous image of Jerry Jones reflected in his sunglass lenses.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers v Dallas Cowboys

Michael Irvin Is The Future Of The COVID Vaccine Push

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An eviction notice is posted and the lock is changed on a residence in the unincorporated community of Galloway on March 3, 2021 west of Columbus, Ohio.

Eviction

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The U.S. Is Failing Tenants, And It’s About To Get Even Worse

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A protest sign is seen in front of the Montgomery County Courthouse ahead of the start of jury deliberations in the retrial of actor and comedian Bill Cosby's sexual assault case in Norristown, Pennsylvania on April 25, 2018.

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Bill Cosby Didn’t Win

Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, seen here in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

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Tom Cotton Demands That U.S. Olympians Safeguard Their Sacred Purity Of Essence Against Communist Perfidy

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Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

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Frank Bruni, I’m Not Sorry

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

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Buildup To June’s G7 Summit In Carbis Bay

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G7 Standers, Ranked

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

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

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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

Gaza Residents Clean Up As Ceasefire Holds

What A Ceasefire Really Means

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NYPD officers patrol before the Queer Liberation March

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

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Israel Continues Gaza Attacks Amid Rumors Of Ground Offensive

In Defense Of What?

Medina Spirit leads down the stretch at the 147th Kentucky Derby.

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

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Presidential Candidates Hit The Soapbox At The Iowa State Fair

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

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

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Tommy Tuberville Is At Home In The Senate

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That Time Two Senators Socked Each Other In The Face

Senate In Session To Work On Stimulus Package As Coronavirus Takes Toll On Economy

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

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Failed Senate Candidate Visits Sacramento With Bear

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Let Me FOIA The Senate (And The House)

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

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

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

Senators Hold Press Availability After First Policy Luncheon Of The New Year

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