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I don’t know why you’re all so upset. I’m sorry if there’s some “other event” that you were all more excited about that’s apparently also happening at the exact same time as this party, on the second Sunday in February at 6:30 p.m. But if you were confused by my invitation, that’s on you. I said that I was throwing a party to watch “the big game,” and I think any reasonable person would have understood that I was talking about watching a game of human chess.

That’s right, human chess: thirty-two actors in elaborate, historically authentic costumes as the chess pieces, and two chess grandmasters controlling the action, all of which plays out on the giant chessboard I built in my backyard. Yes, if there’s something other than human chess that people call “the big game,” I’m simply not familiar with it.

Fine, I’ll address your questions and complaints one by one:

“My goal isn’t to be the best, because I’m not and never will be. It’s just to be better than I was yesterday—which is a very sports-brain thing.”

“President Trump called in a new interview for the Republican Party to ‘nationalize’ voting in the United States, an aggressive rhetorical step that was likely to raise new worries about his administration’s efforts to involve itself in election matters.” — New York Times

Well, it’s happening: the radical Democrats, who hate your rights and freedom, are planning to rig the midterm elections again. It’s the latest move in their ceaseless quest to end democracy. That’s why we, the Republican Party, must rig the elections instead.

We all know how this works. Democrats, knowing that their leftist agenda of “equality,” “tolerance,” and “affordable health care” is unpopular, are importing violent illegals into communities across the country to do their bidding. Muslims, Mexicans, effete men, and brawny women—awful people who represent the antithesis of America.

The Dems have to do this because they know they’d never win a fair election, which is why we’re suspending fair elections.

We trust our therapists with our deepest thoughts, yet we know almost nothing about them – Josephine needs to know more

- Directed by Josephine Sittenfeld

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Seeing the ‘mind’ as extending beyond the head can help us better understand the nature of transcendent experiences

- by Mohammadamin Saraei

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An age-old debate about human nature is being energised with new findings on the tightrope of cooperation and competition

- by Jonathan R Goodman

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Spencer Ackerman on how the politics of counterterrorism led to ICE and CBP completing their transformation into a death squad — and why the agencies are unreformable.

The post “Terrorist”: How ICE Weaponized 9/11’s Scarlet Letter appeared first on The Intercept.

The no-bid deal for arms internationally banned for high civilian death tolls is the biggest purchase from Israel in available government records.

The post Pentagon Makes Largest Known Arms Purchase From Israel — For Banned Cluster Weapons appeared first on The Intercept.

On 29 January, Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring Cuba an ‘unusual and extraordinary threat’ to US national security and authorising sweeping new sanctions against any country that sells or provides oil to the island. The move threatens to plunge Cuba into a deep humanitarian crisis and marks a grave escalation of almost seven […]

“Right now, we’ve got to get some constraints in place,” said Elizabeth Warren, who had supported stronger measures.

The post Senate Dems Who Pushed Meatier ICE Reform Shy Away From Criticizing Schumer’s Softer Package appeared first on The Intercept.

What time is kickoff?
The Bad Bunny concert kicks off around 8:00 or 8:30 p.m., but there will be pre-concert entertainment starting at 6:30 p.m. from one group called the “New England Patriots” and another called the “Seattle Seahawks.”

Will I still be able to enjoy the Bad Bunny concert featuring football if I don’t know the rules?
Yes. Besides, the rules are simple. When Bad Bunny says “¡Canta!” you sing. When Bad Bunny says “¡Baila!” you dance.

Is there any terminology I should brush up on in order to better appreciate the Bad Bunny concert featuring football?
While not strictly necessary, it doesn’t hurt to know a few basic terms, like “fumble” (what most white people in the audience will do to the Spanish words they’re trying to sing), or “stiff arm” (what you will likely wake up with tomorrow morning after dancing too hard during the concert).

Asked about an ICE ad featuring the song “We’ll Have Our Home Again,” DHS said: “Not everything you dislike is ‘Nazi propaganda.’”

The post Lawmakers Call on Meta to Stop Running ICE Ad Featuring Neo-Nazi Anthem appeared first on The Intercept.