Catherine O’Hara, RIP

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Well this is horrible. Catherine O’Hara, the comedian best known for her roles in “Home Alone,” “Schitt’s Creek” and “Beetlejuice,” and as a member of the influential Canadian sketch comedy.

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The End Of Arms Control

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An employee at Los Alamos National Laboratory prepares to cast plutonium. DOE Photo Next week, on February 5, the last of the historic nuclear arms control agreement lapses. The New START Treaty preserved the regime for a few more years, but the thinking that drove the...
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No Death Penalty for Luigi

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Beyond a distaste for the death penalty I have no strong views on this, but I'm sure some of you do: Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty for allegedly fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a federal judge ruled Friday, delivering a blow to...
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Domestic imperialism

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Speaking of Trump just outright saying things that would generally remain subtextual: In a recent phone call with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, President Donald Trump compared the federal immigration operation in Minneapolis to the military mission to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Walz told MS NOW. Walz...
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