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Killing the Kraken: Federal Judge Sanctions Trump’s Big Lie Lawyers

Kimberly Wehle on the Court of appalls.

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Aug 27, 2021
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Killing the Kraken: Federal Judge Sanctions Trump’s Big Lie Lawyers

KIMBERLY WEHLE on the Court of appalls.

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As you can imagine, the pro-Trump propagandists are handling the bombing in Afghanistan with the respect our troops deserve…

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Franimal is no animal. A happy story to finish off your week.

“Powerful stuff” indeed.

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How the pandemic is burning through medical staff…

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Read this thread:
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the nursing subreddit is full of dire stories. the stress of the pandemic is just burning up medical staff https://t.co/UIwn1gu2zK
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Then again, there are folks like this woman, who should not be working in healthcare.

But don’t worry…. If you don’t want the vaccine, there’s always Ivermectin!

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Friends. I have joined ivermectin groups on Facebook. They are literally shitting their pants in grocery stores.
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