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Mr. President, Here is My Pulitzer Prize. Take It.
You just have to do one little thing.
6 hrs ago • gene weingarten
News Gems that Trumpism Mess Made You Miss
Yesterday, I stumbled upon this urgent headline in the Baltimore Sun:
10 hrs ago • gene weingarten
The Invitational Week 159: Wouldn’t It Be Coverly?
Can you outdo the extremely clever ‘Speed Bump’ cartoonist? Plus winning obit poems about the lates of 2025.
Jan 15 • Pat Myers and Gene Weingarten
Hey. Wake Up.
A very short Gene Pool today.
Jan 14 • gene weingarten
The Reich Stuff, Part II
Hello.
Jan 14 • gene weingarten
Shh. Don't Read This.
The following headline appeared on the home page of The Washington Post at 6 a.m.
Jan 12 • gene weingarten
Try This At Home
Getty Images / the Atlantic
Jan 11 • gene weingarten
This Has Happened Before
Viola Liuzzo was 39 years old when she was murdered. It was March 25, 1965.
Jan 10 • gene weingarten
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