Daum: Invasion of the idiocrats
Is "Idiocracy," the 2006 sci-fi comedy set in an utterly dysfunctional nation 500 years in the future, really a vision of 21st century America?
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Is "Idiocracy," the 2006 sci-fi comedy set in an utterly dysfunctional nation 500 years in the future, really a vision of 21st century America?
www.latimes.comTrump’s latest press conference was pure chaos: he joked about renaming the Kennedy Center after himself, called the Epstein files a “Democrat hoax,” gushed over a signed photo from Putin, and bragged about sending masked federal police into Chicago and New York.
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www.imdb.comTrump settles $10bn lawsuit with IRS, receiving an 'anti-weaponization' fund instead. The fund, valued at $1.8bn, aims to compensate individuals alleging unfair government investigations. Critics label the fund as 'corruption on steroids', due to potential for political favoritism. Legal analyst Kristy Greenberg discusses the implications of this controversial move.
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