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“It went from an
intelligent decision
to gambling.”—ANUBHAV GUHA, A 24-YEAR-OLD
STUDENT WHOSE $
INVESTMENT IN GAMESTOP GREW
MORE TO THAN $200,000 “Trump was burningthe house down
and we attorneys
general were
putting out
the ɿre. It was an
administration
that can best be
described by chaos
and confusion and
outright hate.”
ŜǫǢdz ǵǬǮǨ ǞǤ ǩǢǰǦǰǦǞ ǧǞǪǢǯ
“I’M EMBARRASSED
AND SORRY. I USED AN
UNACCEPTABLE ANDINAPPROPRIATE RACIAL
SLUR THAT I WISH I
COULD TAKE BACK”
—country star morgan wallen“It’s embarrassing.”
—ashley shelton of summerville,
georgia, who voted for
marjorie taylor greene, on
greene’s controversial views“I’M JUST SO HAPPY
BECAUSE NOW I GET TO
SHARE WHAT MAKES
ME THE HAPPIEST WITH THE
WORLD, AND IT MAKES
MY HEART SO HAPPY.”
ŜDancer -ojo Siwa on coming out as a
member of the LGBT 4 community“Reporting that a politician
believes in/flirts with conspiracy
theories is legit, but the attention
they get should be proportional
to their ability to influence actual
public policy. Don’t make them
famous, help them raise money
or elevate conspiracy theories”
—senator marco rubioJojo SiwaMorgan WallenLetitia JamesNEWSMAKERS“I’VE ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT
FREE SPEECH AND EVERYONE
BEING WELCOME. I’VE NEVERBEEN ABOUT CONSERVATIVE
POLITICAL ACTIVISM.”—Former Parler CEO John Matze who
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