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books Chuck Tingle's new queer Christian horror novel Camp Damascus is genuinely terrifying Thom Dunn
Republicans Marjorie Taylor Greene keeps playing her one-note song about the insurrection Jason Weisberger
politics Senate votes to remove the endangered lesser prairie-chicken from the endangered species list Jennifer Sandlin
donald trump Trump calls for defunding federal law enforcement after facing charges Mark Frauenfelder
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