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Egbert

Clare Briggs February 12, 2025
When a Feller Needs a Friend
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Deficits, Debt, and DOGE Musk and DOGE

Deficits, Debt, and DOGE

Russell Michaels February 12, 2025
Do I agree with everything Elon Musk is doing with DOGE? Absolutely not. Is something like what...
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Movie of a Business Man Dictating an Important Letter

Clare Briggs February 11, 2025
Bring back office spittoons.
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Somebody is Always Taking the Joy out of Life leslie

Somebody is Always Taking the Joy out of Life

Clare Briggs February 10, 2025
We didn't even get to the good part.
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The USAID Fight Is About Power, Not Spending USAID

The USAID Fight Is About Power, Not Spending

David Thornton February 10, 2025
If you’re a constitutionalist, you should be very nervous. If you’re a Trump supporter, maybe the alligator...
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Off With Their (Over)heads: Trump Administration at War with Public Health public health and medical research

Off With Their (Over)heads: Trump Administration at War with Public Health

Michael Siegel February 10, 2025
This is an Administration at war with public health and medical research.
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Kansas City wants to Score the first Threepeat against the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans pringles

Kansas City wants to Score the first Threepeat against the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans

Jaybird February 8, 2025
I hope you have enough queso.
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Why Some Men Have Taken to the Club galt2

Why Some Men Have Taken to the Club

Clare Briggs February 8, 2025
Who Is Mrs. Galt?
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Saturday Morning Gaming: Thunder Road Vendetta! thunder

Saturday Morning Gaming: Thunder Road Vendetta!

Jaybird February 8, 2025
It's a fun game that rewards ruthless aggression and everybody will have a hoot when the...
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Valentine

Clare Briggs February 7, 2025
The Days of Real Sport
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POETS Day! John Keats at Last, Apparently John Keats

POETS Day! John Keats at Last, Apparently

Ben Sears February 7, 2025
Young and tragic opens doors. Today he’s considered one of the greatest poets in the English language.
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US Presidents as Dogs Presidents as dogs

US Presidents as Dogs

SarahStook February 7, 2025
No, not as in some of the President of the United States's personal behaviors, but comparing the...
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Spaghetti on the Wall: Tariffs and Free Trade Frozen Creek

Spaghetti on the Wall: Tariffs and Free Trade

Ben Sears February 7, 2025
For those who want to take on Leviathan and raise hell about any and every thumb messing...
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Kelly Pool — The Lucky Stiff

Clare Briggs February 6, 2025
The dotted line shows course of ball
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Weekend Plans Post: The Longest Month napnap

Weekend Plans Post: The Longest Month

Jaybird February 6, 2025
Not a fan of February.
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The Narc narc

The Narc

Clare Briggs February 5, 2025
When a Feller Needs a Friend
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Keynesian Beauty Contests, Schelling Points, and the Omnicause the Omnicause

Keynesian Beauty Contests, Schelling Points, and the Omnicause

Jaybird February 5, 2025
Guys, It's Time For Some Game Theory
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Welcome to the Quagmire

David Thornton February 5, 2025
As is his habit, Trump is thinking like an autocrat rather than the leader of a democratic...
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Movie of a Man Breaking Bad News to Friend Wife

Clare Briggs February 4, 2025
In some ways, the telephone made life more convenient.
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The 97th Oscars’ Best Picture Race: As Wide Open As It Gets MMR Headline Graphics

The 97th Oscars’ Best Picture Race: As Wide Open As It Gets

Luis A. Mendez February 4, 2025
Breaking down all ten nominees; where I think their chances stand on Oscar night, along with some...
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