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Extra, Extra: White Privilege Doesn't Exist, Argues Privileged White Man
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Ben Yakas
Published Aug 27, 2014
Modified Aug 27, 2014
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Ben Yakas
Published Aug 27, 2014
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- The rent is still too damn high, so Jimmy McMillan is running for governor again.
- If you tried to watch the entire Simpsons marathon in a row, your brain would break (and not just because of the dramatic post season 10 drop-off in quality).
- White privilege doesn't exist, says privileged white man.
- A science video...about goats!
- In Russia, banks give you kitten (with every mortgage).
- Scientists have trained some fish to walk on land.
- The Chinese Zillionaire who wanted to buy the NY Times has been accused of faking his Ice Bucket Challenge video.
- A Taiwan restaurant has apologized for naming a dish "Long Live the Nazis." They've since renamed it "Long Live Purity."
- Enjoy every "god damnit" from all nine season of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia.
- Pro tip: don’t do the cinnamon challenge with your students.
- And finally, the perfect place for a puppy's butt is on top of a cat's head:
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