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The Poet Laureate of the New York Times Newsroom

Saturday, July 20, 2019

Democratic presidential hopefuls call for Puerto Rico’s governor to resign

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I was recently called on to resign, so I held a press conference. "I am holding this press conference" I told the assembled j...

Only 38% of Utahns ready to vote for a second term for President Trump, poll finds. (Deseret News)

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[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ nobody's ever asked me what I think about anything. 65 years old and there's never be...

Willa Cather: The Perfect Antidote to Trump. (NYT)

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00000000000000000000000 1111111111111111111111111 22222222222222222222222 I borrowed some prairie from my daughter and went to ...

Someday, a turtle may end up with a Trump-branded straw in its nose. Here’s why.

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))))))))))))))))0000000000000% animals will put anything up their noses. when I was with the circus we had an elephant that snorted...

School district to parents: Pay your lunch debt or your children might wind up in foster care

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& & & the letter said I was in arrears down at the bowling ball store. it said I better pay up or they'd take away ...
Friday, July 19, 2019

After Dan Le Batard ripped Trump, ESPN again faces a political mess

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((((((((((((((((((())))))))))))))))))))))))))))) it's wonderful, what's happening to newscasters around the world. it began w...

'Potentially deadly’ heat wave grips two-thirds of U.S., with dozens of records likely to fall

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+++++++++++++++++++++++ ************************** ########################## it got so hot that most of the clouds melted into w...

Embattled GOP congressman ordered to stop using Marine Corps emblem after Islamophobic campaign ad

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (dedicated to @emrosenberg) a school for winners was founded in Detroit in 1949. it taught people to win wh...

City plays ‘Baby Shark’ on loop to keep homeless from sleeping in waterfront park. (WaPo)

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88888888888888888888888888888888888888 "the tuba brigade is ready, sir" the soldier told the corporal. "bring up the...

The chaplain of the U.S. House ‘cast out all spirits of darkness’ in his chamber prayer amid racism fight (WaPo)

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(dedicated to Michelle Boorstein) the goldfinches were fighting over the sack of black thistles I hung out for them under the eaves. at...
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