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Because Kamala Knows That Immigrants Are America’s Strength

Kamala Harris is the proud daughter of immigrants. Like her mother, I moved to America from South Africa at nineteen with dreams of changing the world. This was a country of endless possibility. I vividly remember freezing in the National Mall with friends as Barack Obama, the son of an immigrant, was inaugurated.

I first met Dean after my wife and I had split up—dude, why is everyone freaking out, it was just a small earthquake. We get it. Move on. Look at everyone with their little Twitter jokes about the earthquake.

Okay, okay, book, book, book. Focus on the book.

So, that’s when I had first met Dean. I had also just gotten over a serious illness that I won’t bother talking about—why do I keep getting alerts about crime? I thought I turned off alerts for everything.

Jesus, look at this footage from their doorbell cam. People are just going around taking mail out of mailboxes?

If you take mail, like, let’s just say you came and took my mail, what could you possibly do with it? Oh, fuck, credit card statement, right?

Okay, book. So, basically, the theme of the book is going to be My Road Trip. I’ll travel across the country. Just write it as it comes.

Why are all these writers online saying they love to write? They’re copping bits like, “I’m passionate about telling my story.”

Austerity Is Mostly Stupid… Mostly.

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There is no doubt that the government should be congratulated for the improvement to workers’ rights set out in the Employment Rights Bill. Trade unions have welcomed the introduction of ‘day one’ rights, the (albeit complex) provisions to limit zero hours contracts, and the restrictions on fire and rehire in particular. However, these measures come […]

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