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Day: December 18, 2018

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In Which I Step in Some QAnon, and Can’t Get it Off Me

Em Carpenter December 18, 2018
While I ponder how to extricate myself from the gooey mire of QAnon Twitterland, please learn a...
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Tech Tuesday – 12/18/18

Oscar Gordon December 18, 2018
On a personal note, we spent the weekend in Flagstaff, and Bug got to see Mars through...
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Paul Ryan and the Beast That Didn’t Starve Paul_Ryan_by_Gage_Skidmore_3

Paul Ryan and the Beast That Didn’t Starve

Michael Siegel December 18, 2018
The numbers do not lie: Paul Ryan's tenure as Speaker corresponds to the most fiscally irresponsible period...
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When A Feller Needs A Friend: His Mother’s Voice! CABriggs WaFNaF 1062 His Mother's Voice (Xmas)

When A Feller Needs A Friend: His Mother’s Voice!

Clare Briggs December 18, 2018
Awww, man.
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