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If the presidential election were held today, Trump — despite sacking the federal government and behaving as though he were elected to rescue Americans from their own Constitution — would still beat Kamala Harris, albeit by a narrower margin.
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Gregory Wallance, The Hill, 6 May 2025
Some of her paintings begin as digital collages sourced from vintage Black magazines; this calendar’s smiling, topless cover model had accessorized her lingerie with a bandolier of bullets, as though in preparation for the revolution.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
But diners, wine in hand, seemed just as at ease, as though dining in their own quiet living room.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 4 May 2025
In a press briefing early this morning, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked a question about the report, which the administration responded to as though Amazon had made a formal announcement about the policy.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
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Gregory Wallance, The Hill, 6 May 2025
Some of her paintings begin as digital collages sourced from vintage Black magazines; this calendar’s smiling, topless cover model had accessorized her lingerie with a bandolier of bullets, as though in preparation for the revolution.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
But diners, wine in hand, seemed just as at ease, as though dining in their own quiet living room.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 4 May 2025
In a press briefing early this morning, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked a question about the report, which the administration responded to as though Amazon had made a formal announcement about the policy.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
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