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Lena Birkholz, Jacob Halabe, Maisie Thompson

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Andrea Zhou

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Griffin Bonnin Jones

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Justin Bilenker, Katherine Reynolds

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  • Politics

    White House Rushes to Explain Correlation Not Causation Following JD Vance Pope Visit

    Pauline Singer / June 10, 2025

    In response to the rumors, President Donald Trump tweeted: “Vance is FINE! We threw some Trump Holy Water™ on him. Trump Holy Water™ is on sale now! 10% off with a special code…

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  • Campus Life,  Politics

    Interview: Debate Over Politics Blossoms Into Lifelong Friendship

    Justin Bilenker / June 9, 2025

    "Our argument was full of gotchas and strawmen and random factoids that could plausibly be traced to some website or social media post we looked at. There were no contentions, structure, rebuttals, or…

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  • Politics

    Update: President Trump Places 35% Tariff on Water; Aquaman Responds

    Chase Teichholz / June 4, 2025

    Economists were befuddled, given that there is no known trade between Atlantis and the United States. In fact, the U.S. is still unsure exactly where Atlantis is.

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  • Politics

    Utah Replaces All Water Supply With Electrolytes, ‘Cause That’s What Plants Crave

    Vivian Psylos / May 29, 2025

    “I, brought to you by Carl’s Jr., am happy to announce that our great state’s water supply is no more!" Governor Cox announced.

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  • Politics

    Major League Baseball Removes Retired Number 42 After Trump Calls Out DEI Agenda

    Chase Teichholz / May 23, 2025

    “In keeping with the President’s wishes for us, we have also decided that Roberto Clemente Day will no longer be celebrated,” the statement continued.

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  • Politics

    JD Vance Chased By Pitchfork-Wielding Mob for Three Weeks Before White House Comments

    Pauline Singer / May 18, 2025

    The Dealer was witness to the tail end of the chase, which came to a stop when Vance finally managed to contact  the White House, who had previously placed his call on hold.

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  • Politics,  World Affairs

    Pete Hegseth Accidentally Challenges Houthis to Game of iMessage Cup Pong

    Jacob Halabe / May 13, 2025

    In what a spokesman for the Department of Defense is calling, “a completely understandable and tactically secure wrong-number mix-up,” Hegseth reportedly attempted to challenge Secretary of State Marco Rubio to a friendly game…

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  • Politics,  World Affairs

    Donald Trump Comes Out as Serbian Nationalist, Returns Kosovo to Serbia within 15 Days

    Vivian Psylos / May 9, 2025

    "It’s a beautiful city, the food is great, the women are great. My wife Melania once made me a pljeskavica, it was the greatest food I ever experienced. Since I was ten, my…

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  • Politics

    Elon Musk Announces New Ninja Branch of DOGE

    Jake Felsen / April 13, 2025

    Musk unveiled the ninjas during a ceremony on Thursday, during which he dramatically ripped back a curtain to showcase an empty stage, which he implied was actually filled completely with ninjas trained in…

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  • Politics

    America Withdraws Support for South Korea in Exchange for Golf Course in Pyongyang

    Vivian Psylos / April 12, 2025

    Following the announcement, Trump immediately lifted the travel ban on North Korea, and signed an executive order renaming it “Best Korea.” 

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Read It and Weep

  • UChicago Admin in Panic Mode After Mysterious Disappearance of the Vitality Crystals
  • White House Rushes to Explain Correlation Not Causation Following JD Vance Pope Visit
  • Interview: Debate Over Politics Blossoms Into Lifelong Friendship
  • Citizen App Provides Notice About Hyde Park Crimes: Dog Poop on Sidewalk, Premarital Handholding
  • Harper Releases New Specialty Drinks
  • New Printing Software Tells You Exactly How Many Trees You Killed, You Fascist
  • Update: President Trump Places 35% Tariff on Water; Aquaman Responds
  • Oops! Your Participation Grade Is Actually 99%, and You’ve Barely Gone to Class! 5 Tips to Gaslight Your Instructor
  • Utah Replaces All Water Supply With Electrolytes, ‘Cause That’s What Plants Crave
  • [Redacted] is the Best Fucking Frat at UChicago, in a Tolstoyan Sense

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