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A large, orderly weekend protest march moving through a city street in winter, marchers in heavy coats carrying handmade signs.
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The Crowds Marched Saturday. The Permits Were in Order.

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A gray federal office building entrance at dawn on a cold January morning, with dark-coated figures arriving for work under bare trees.
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Trump Reclassified the Civil Service. The Dinner Was Lamb.

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Overhead night view of an empty highway interchange split between warm amber and cold blue light.
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Twenty States Raised the Minimum. Fifteen Lowered Something Else.

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A small black hardware wallet on a marble counter beside the base of a red wine glass and a sprig of rosemary.
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The Year Bitcoin Stopped Being Vulgar

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A damaged electrical substation in Ukraine at winter dusk with twisted transmission equipment and small figures of repair crews in the distance.
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Russia Bombed the Grid Sunday. The Year-End Lists Held.

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A vintage cathode-ray television set on shag carpet in a wood-paneled rec room, glowing faintly in late afternoon light, with an empty armchair angled toward it.
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On PBS, NPR, and the Civic Cowardice of Pretending This Is Sudden

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Stacked shipping containers at a commercial port at dawn, with gantry cranes silhouetted against a pale sky.
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The Tariffs Landed Thursday. The Olive Oil Did Not.

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The interior rotunda of the Indiana State Capitol in Indianapolis, with marble floors and the dome visible above.
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Indiana Declined to Redraw the Map. The Room Called It Brave.

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Overhead winter view of the U.S. Capitol building under flat gray December sky.
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The Boats Sank First. Congress Got Around to Questions Tuesday.

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A gloved hand lifts the corner of an unlabeled manila folder atop a stack on a gray government desk under fluorescent light.
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Temporary Protected Status Ended Monday. The Adjective Held Up.

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