Anyone who has worked in a big newsroom knows this phenomenon, in which some reporters get a decent scoop — and then they and their editors flog it mercilessly on the home page, day after day after day. (These are the NYT’s #2 and #3 stories this morning.)

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It’s pretty wild that Susan Collins’ entire campaign is centered on how much government money she brings into Maine in various programs and earmarks. Her campaign is essentially that she’s a very effective socialist.

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To close his campaign, Roger Marshall is running a 60-second ad about a central theme of this campaign — how he treated patients. “We had to keep the lights on, so we occasionally handed accounts over to collection agencies”, he explains.

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This G. Will opinion piece from Feb 2009, in the first month of the Obama presidency got me thinking about the reputation of the New Deal over time. "Recycling FDR" might not be an effective diss in our current political moment, as problems of tyrannical rule by the rich are once again paramount.

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🧊🪖 MILITARY DEPORTATION 😲⛓️ 🛫 An Air Force C-130J (tail: 14-5796) departs Sunday morning from the ICE hub in Harlingen TX, trafficking humans in chains to Honduras 🇭🇳

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