### Helen Stajninger

Helen Stajninger

@helenstajninger

Retired nurse. Mom. Grandma. From Michigan near Oxford. 😔 Horrified by the GOP. Worried sick about our country.

[55 subscribers](https://substack.com/@helenstajninger/subscribers)

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[Walt Svirsky](https://substack.com/@wsvirsky)

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I’m guilty of creating that 450 foot long slit with my Swiss Army knife. Wracked by guilt, I’m ready to surrender.

[I Fucking Love Australia](https://substack.com/@ifloz)

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He's not even fucking trying any more. Kudos to the reporter's relentless pursuit of the truth.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool got a $16 million Trump glow-up. Four million over budget. And within days it turned into a green algae swamp with the blue lining peeling off the bottom like wet wallpaper in a squat. His own Interior…

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[Greg Olear](https://substack.com/@gregolear)

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[PREVAIL by Greg Olear](https://gregolear.substack.com/)

She's Not There: Tulsi the Zombie

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[THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali](https://substack.com/@thelefthook)

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[The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali](https://thelefthook.substack.com/)

The "Deflection" Pool as a Metaphor for America Under Trump

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