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The Rock

American Shopper2 years ago2 years ago01 mins

In this picture, there is a rock…just a plain old rock. We can say a lot of things about the rock. Perhaps it has magical powers? Maybe it’s from another planet, or even a pet rock. Maybe it can talk when no one is looking. And suppose it even has political views; some may say…

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U.S. Reviews Biden Asylum Cases After Shooting

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Trump Orders 500 More National Guard Troops to D.C. After Shooting

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U.S. to Press Europe and Other Allies on Immigration, Document Says

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What Trump’s Mamdani praise — and MTG’s ouster — says about MAGA’s future

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House Democratic super PAC drops $1 million on Tennessee special election

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Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and CNN Anchor Abby Phillip | The Conversation

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Cash-strapped DNC takes on $15 million in loans

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Trump orders review of all green card holders from countries "of concern" after D.C. attack

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Mayor: D.C. shooting suspect drove cross-country to "attack America"

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National Guard members shot in D.C. identified but motive still unknown

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Republicans seek severe immigration crackdown over D.C. shooting: "Deport them all. Now."

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Suspect in National Guard shooting near White House had helped CIA

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Scoop: Inside the White House meeting that launched the new Ukraine peace talks

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AI shopping wars: Walmart, Amazon, Target, Google, Meta, OpenAI unveil new tools

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The right will now be introduced after six months, in a breach of Labour's election manifesto. [...]

Chris Mason: Starmer could have scrapped child benefit cap last year - why did he wait?

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OBR calls in cyber expert over botched release of Budget analysis

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Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped from next year

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