Journal of the Plague Years

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Epstein Files: What the Pedophile Obsession Means
First, you put the women in their place. Then you seize power.
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Susan Zakin
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The Trump Casino
America's most vulgar second act gets another turn of the roulette wheel
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Susan Zakin
I Dreamed About the Breakup of the United States
For as long as I can remember, I’ve had dreams that were prescient.
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Deanne Stillman
The Age of Depravity
We're No. 1! Trump beats Hitler's ethno-based incarceration numbers, and that's just the beginning. Thanks, Lisa Murkowski!
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The Coop Scoop
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June 2025

Kill (the) Bill
Here's what the budget bill vote tells us about the state of the union
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Susan Zakin
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The Other Half Votes
While Democratic leaders shudder in fear of MAGA, NYC voters know which side their bread is buttered on
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Susan Zakin
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Wag the Dog
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Susan Zakin
It's Immigration, Stupid
Wag the Dog show is over, folks. Let's get back to Trump's vicious cruelty toward immigrants.
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JP Sottile
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Trump's Undeclared War
Following Bibi Netanyahu straight to hell
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The Coop Scoop
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Trump Bomb Bomb Bombs Iran
His big bullshit bill facing roadblocks and his polls sinking like the Titanic, Trump bombs Iran. Really. He did it.
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Susan Zakin
The 10-Percent Solution
One third. That's how many Americans are deep in the Trump cult. We're asking for far fewer - 10 percent - to sign up for a paid subscription.
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Susan Zakin
The Day I Killed My Father
It was September 18, 2006.
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Gene Weingarten
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