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Extra, Extra: White Guy Just Trying To Live His Life Without Learning Election Results
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Ben Yakas
Published Nov 21, 2016
Modified Nov 21, 2016
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Published Nov 21, 2016
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- A Queens street was renamed in honor of Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest.
- Bloomberg goes inside rehab for the young, rich and addicted.
- Why didn't all these people in Milwaukee vote—and why don't they regret it?
- Three new Dave Chappelle specials are coming to Netflix.
- The North Carolina governor refuses to concede election, claims it’s all rigged.
- The NY Times lists what Trump maybe probably possibly wants to do in his first 100 days.
- Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen went around the city telling people Rogen was dead.
- This is by far the most unexpected film of 2016.
- Trump's grandfather was expelled and then later deported from Germany (the irony!).
- A woman is suing her trans daughter for transitioning without her permission.
- RIP Casey Nesitat's vlog.
- Area man has no idea Trump won the election.
- A slice of pizza unfortunately does not count as I.D.
- Protecting Trump costs NYC over $1 million a day.
- And finally, Max the Australian Cattle Dog is very good at standing still:
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