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Charles Pierce | They Can't Repeal Obamacare, So They'll Just Make Sure It Doesn't Work 
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Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "Donald Trump is determined to undermine Barack Obama's legacy."
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Pence Flies to NFL Game to Stage Walkout Over Anthem Protests
Chas Danner, New York Magazine
Danner writes: "In what appeared to be a cynical attempt to bolster his credibility with President Trump's base, Vice-President Mike Pence attended an NFL game on Sunday in order to stage a dramatic walkout over players' continued protests during the national anthem."
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Who's Really in Charge of the Voting Fraud Commission?
Jessica Huseman, ProPublica
Huseman writes: "So far, nearly 20 states have submitted at least some data sought by the commission. It remains unclear how many of the remaining states will ultimately comply with the request."
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Las Vegas Massacre Dispels the Myth of Who's Most Violent in This Country
Mike Males, Yes! Magazine
Males writes: "Even before a 64-year-old real estate investor shot and killed 58 people in Las Vegas on Sunday, resulting in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, researchers had been slow to acknowledge a disturbing pattern among a once-taboo demographic: middle-aged Whites."
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The Notorious Kremlin-Linked 'Troll Farm' and the Russians Trying to Take It Down
David Filipov, The Washington Post
Filipov writes: "Lyudmila Savchuk, a 36-year-old single mother of two and a former employee of the Internet Research Agency, won a lawsuit against the troll farm in 2016. Since then, she has detailed the operations of her former employer in numerous publications and videos, served as a witness in another ex-troll's lawsuit, and sought to get other trolls to tell their stories. She calls it 'bringing them into the light.'"
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After Hospital Loses Power, San Juan Mayor Says Trump Administration Is Ignoring Pleas for Help
Emily Q. Hazzard, ThinkProgress
Hazzard writes: "Mayor Cruz said the federal government's response has been slow, inadequate, or downright nonexistent. She said FEMA had offered 'no response' after a hospital requested aid."
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Wildlife Rehabilitators: The Hidden Heroes of Hurricane Season
Meredith Brown, EcoWatch
Brown writes: "Wildlife centers are often sparsely staffed and underfunded. In the aftermath of a natural disaster, they depend on networks of wildlife rehabbers to help respond to the barrage of calls, emails, and texts that come in about animals in danger."
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Here's How to Support Puerto Rico as It Recovers From Devastating Hurricane Maria
Remezcla
Excerpt: "With the island expected to go without power for months, Puerto Rico now needs our help. The US territory is in the midst of a financial crisis and already struggling in many ways."
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