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Alexa Lisitza

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Sep 15, 2026
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Jul 13, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Alexa Lisitza

    These Tweets Have A LOT To Say About Mitch McConnell's First Public Appearance After Months Of Health Speculation (opens the original)

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    As BuzzFeed's politics lead, my job is to do the doomscrolling for you. "My recovery has been a long and often frustrating process, and the lingering effects of childhood polio haven't made it any easier. I'm still not quite back to 100%, but I've assured Leader Thune that, as I continue with physical therapy on the advice of my doctors, I will do my best to be present for tough votes when our Conference needs me."

  2. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Alexa Lisitza

    "They Don't Even Treat Jesus Like This": 13 Bizarre Things Republicans Did After Charlie Kirk Died That Will Be Forever Burned Into My Brain (opens the original)

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    As BuzzFeed's politics lead, my job is to do the doomscrolling for you. "We're going into Memphis and we'll get that one straightened out fast," he continued. "We're going to go do Chicago, and we're going to have Charlie very much in mind when we go into Chicago. And we'll get that one straightened out." Ah, that classic memorial moment where the eulogizer threatens to invade American cities with the U.S. military. So heartwarming. https://t.co/I14qoQNhdE "Tariffs are making us rich again. Rich

  3. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Alexa Lisitza

    College Admissions Officers Are Sharing The Absolute Worst Applications They've Read, And Needless To Say, These Students Were Not Accepted (opens the original)

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    As BuzzFeed's politics lead, my job is to do the doomscrolling for you. Note: Some responses have been lightly edited for clarity. "I called her to make sure we weren't getting trolled. Ten seconds into the call she began panicking and said she doesn't do well with stressful phone calls and hung up. I called later to check up, and she seemed to have recovered. No interview for her, though." "The idea was to feed them but also do a study in human behavior. This was for Johns Hopkins and...they we

  4. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · Alexa Lisitza

    This 21-Year-Old Black Woman Shared A Bunch Of F*cked-Up Things She Was Taught While Growing Up Mormon In Utah, And My Jaw Is On The Floor (opens the original)

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    As BuzzFeed's politics lead, my job is to do the doomscrolling for you. This likely stems from the teachings of Mormon founder Joseph Smith and his successor Brigham Young, who "described black people as cursed with dark skin as punishment for Cain’s murder of his brother," the New York Times reports. According to Haylee, teachers at her own school mirrored these views. One told her that Black people are cursed and that, "When I go to heaven, I will be white." "A lot of people also told me they

  5. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · Alexa Lisitza

    7 Real Things Republicans Did This Week That I Never Imagined Would Fit Into A Real Sentence (opens the original)

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    As BuzzFeed's politics lead, my job is to do the doomscrolling for you. It all started when one debater pushed back on Pool's talk about an upcoming Civil War in the US. Pool argued that he didn't have a “strong prediction” on the subject matter. But the debater pushed again: “First of all, you do have a strong prediction. You’ve been saying this since 2019... There’s 42 of your titles that have the word ‘civil war’ in it. Like big fonts on the front.” “I’m saying that you say bullshit in order

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