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Sep 24, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    Poetic Justice? The Press Got Kicked Out (opens the original)

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  2. Issue · Sep 18, 2026

    Artificial Intelligence Will Kill Us All! No, it won’t have to. (opens the original)

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  3. Issue · Sep 13, 2026

    A (Hypothetical) Constitutional Nightmare: Trump Could Be President Again After January, 2029 (opens the original)

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    At the GOP midterm convention, colloquially referred to “Trumpapalooza”, Trump, in the most blatant of all ways, promised voters $5000/each, if they voted for Republicans, so to secure the midterms. Besides the fact that “buying votes” is illegal, which appears inconsequential to MAGA, it would also add $1.3 Trillion to the already mind boggling $40 Trillion we’re in debt, and it would skyrocket inflation. But, since Elon got away with buying votes, why not step it up and promise all Americans s

  4. Issue · Sep 10, 2026

    USA 2027: The Hunt for the Elderly (opens the original)

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  5. Issue · Sep 3, 2026

    Industrialized Plagiarism, Enshittification & SEP (opens the original)

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    We’re dying in a rapid onset of industrialized plagiarism, sent you at dizzying speed.You’ll get highly polished content, written or filmed to captivate your attention. Information accepted at face value because we’re all too damn busy to fact check anything. In all this sameness, and the conversion of attention and rage, built on singular issues, our need for constant stimulation is also the intellectual death sentence we’ve self imposed and executed.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img"

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