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Trump’s SNAP shutoff is vicious political theater

On most days, my Nextdoor feed plays the usual standbys: Neighborhood coyote sightings, reports of porch pirates and catalytic-converter thefts, conspiratorial screeds about city government, heated arguments about whether or not it’s a hanging offense to put dog-poop bags in…
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I smell dead people – Salon.com

I’ve never referred to my mom’s dad as grandpa. Not grampa. And certainly not grandfather. To me, and everyone else in my family, he’s always been papa. A lifelong Illinois farmer and lover of maintaining a stretch of land, big…
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“Bugonia” finds radical power in listening

Being a CEO these days is tough. On one hand, the economy isn’t great, and every choice you make is an opportunity to be scrutinized by those darn online activists, not to mention the board of investors! On the other…
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The true cost of “convenience culture”

Amanda Lee McCarty is telling me about the first time she used Instacart. It was in 2020, at the start of the pandemic lockdown, when it seemed like everyone was using Instacart, so she and her family gave it a…
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