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Andy Borowitiz struck again on on October 12, 2020 with his wondrous humour aimed in a timely, deadly fashion. “Claiming that she has been unfairly branded as anti-health care, Amy Coney Barrett testified that she…

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Yesterday I became a human pincushion. It began at Quest Laboratory where I was poked twice – the first poke did not result in finding a vein so the technician had to try again. That…

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This from Al Jazeera, my very favourite free and impartial network. “Observers of US elections often talk of an “October Surprise” – the unexpected event or revelation that reshapes the campaign in its final days.But…

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I am forced to retract a statement made previously. Retract is to take back, withdraw, unsay, recant, disown, disavow, disclaim, abjure, repudiate, renounce, reverse, revoke, rescind, annul, cancel, go back on, backtrack on, do a…