1. WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
2. Why are you 3 hours late?
3. Wait, you were just a goat farmer yesterday?
4. Jesus Christ, what do you mean you need to get back to your goats?
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Vol. 15 · No. 135 · Wednesday, 11 November 2026
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Homeless veterans receive 10% off cardboard boxes this Veterans Day
Home Depot and Lowe's announce new discount on temporary shelter for America's heroes
Hegseth asks staff to make next execution more like ‘The Running Man’
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1. WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
2. Why are you 3 hours late?
3. Wait, you were just a goat farmer yesterday?
4. Jesus Christ, what do you mean you need to get back to your goats?
Veterans
Home Depot and Lowe's announce new discount on temporary shelter for America's heroes
Pentagon
Pentagon says condemned prisoners could compete for freedom in televised death matches
Pentagon staffing delays leave secretary sober for worst 48 hours of his career
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