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The Wall Street Journal 

Donald Trump's Rainbow Coalition

His biggest vote gains from 2020 came in states with the most immigrants. And he seems to have broken the Democratic monopoly on the black vote.

MCSWEENEY’S 

Famous Authors Lose Their Moms in Department Stores

James Joyce: “Maaaaaam, oh, maaaaaaaaa…”

Albert Camus (to a concerned Big Lots manager): “Lost maman in home goods today. Or maybe it was yesterday.”

George Orwell: “Mom, The Party is holding me at checkout for thoughtcrime (throwing hangers at store security cameras).”

Herman Melville (to Costco employee): “When we find her, please don’t tell mom I said she’s my white whale.”

Emily Dickinson (scribbled on an old receipt and hidden under a dressing room bench):

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Sofmag.com 

Green Berets and Montagnard Tribesmen Formed Lasting Alliance in Vietnam

The Montagnards were skilled fighters, often engaging in guerrilla tactics, conducting reconnaissance, and staging ambushes against enemy forces. During the Vietnam War, one of the most remarkable military alliances was between the U.S. Green Berets and the Montagnard tribespeople, indigenous groups who inhabited the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The Montagnards, or “Mountain People,” consisted of …