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The Fake Kash Patel Self-Help Book and What It Says About The Internet

We set out to write a book report about the new self-help book from Kash Patel on Amazon. What we discovered was a bigger problem than any of us could…

23 hrs ago•V Spehar and Jed Bookout

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PARASOCIAL! TUESDAY SPECIAL: the Sam Bateman case, the legal efforts to INCREASE teen pregnancy & propaganda galore

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Delaney Hall Updates: Detainees Demands NOT Met, Father's Day Brutalization, & a Politician-Led Hearing

Detainees speak out ahead of Father's Day."Folks are being retaliated against for speaking to their members of Congress," Rep. LaMonica McIver told…

Jun 23•Lana Leonard and Under the Desk News

RIP Duckling, STFU Vance, WTF Crockett? & Other Things That Happened This Weekend

Your weekend roundup of news you may have missed, and internet drama you wish you understood but don't have the nerves or time to investigate.

Jun 22•V Spehar