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p.sparrow (Patrick)

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  1. Yesterday, Trump defended the Saudi Crown Prince in the Oval Office.

    He said he had “nothing” to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

    But I reviewed a call while serving on Trump’s NSC that I believe would be of interest to the Khashoggi family and the American people.

    Release the transcript.

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  2. For me, Trump’s unhinged and savage use of the epithet “Piggy” triggered a middle school memory of reading Lord of the Flies in which a sane, rational, and sickly character named Piggy with whom I identified is murdered by a mob of angry brutalizing boys.

    I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.

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