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Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Latest publication
Sep 30, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    Planes, Passports, Big Macs, Trump Accounts and a Fat Bear Update (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="390.375" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KDfp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2d7c0f98-3345-4e3f-9b71-fa7d6457d12b_1672x941.

  2. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    FOX HAS 700 DOCUMENTS, OPENAI GROUNDED ASTRA & THE BEARS FOUND THE CHIPS (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="457.49038461538464" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TkKh!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F82cca581-101d-4723-a9da-4b82b74fef

  3. Issue · Sep 28, 2026

    TikTok Gets Grounded, Fauci’s Ebola Diary & the Rat Patrol (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="484.5" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!26sU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0435e486-6f2e-4a1f-8dbb-316cb0af9a12_1448x1086.

  4. Issue · Sep 25, 2026

    FLAFO IS REAL, XI GOT AN EAGLE, AND GRANDMA FORTNITE WON FRIDAY (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="442.81868131868134" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n3Fz!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb015b798-e790-434a-965a-26419b2442

  5. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    DIESEL IS $9, THE ARMY HAS LASER GUNS, GIZMO IS BACK, AND WEINSTEIN GETS 15 YEARS (opens the original)

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