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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

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Left: Daughter of New Mexico Senator Jay Block, Maddie Block, in gold hoops and her hair braided. Caption overlay reads, "My Republican state senator dad met with Netanyahu in Israel?" Right: New Mexico Senator Jay Block

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Theo Von speaking out against U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict

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Theo Von criticizes U.S. support for Israel: “We have suffering here at home”

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Why the internet thinks pizza orders warned us about Israel’s attack on Iran

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‘Absurd’: Ms. Rachel fans enraged pro-Israel group accused children’s YouTuber of Hamas ties

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Gab responds to new report of rampant antisemitism by sending users on hunt for secret Jewish influence

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Mahmoud Khalil’s attorney attacked by conspiracy theorists—who think she was pretending to be his wife

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‘Bernie would vote for Mussolini’: Sanders supporters furious over confirmation vote for Marco Rubio

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Hackers taunt Internet Archive in new breach as it reels from DDoS attack, data leak

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New UNWRA smear claims relief agency is publicly mourning the death of Hamas leader

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