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It’s a Model of Government Efficiency, but DOGE Wants It Gone
Musk is going after an agency that exists to protect consumers.
Musk is going after an agency that exists to protect consumers.
Nitrous oxide is widely available as long as everyone pretends it’s being used for whipped cream. An industry has arisen to exploit that loophole.
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A perfect suit, made by an expert tailor out of superlative fabric, would do nothing less than transform me.
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The ivory tower has been breached.
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The Trump administration’s cuts to university research grants will make America sicker and poorer in the long run.
It’s not just a phase.