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@yashar

New York Magazine/HuffPost Contributor. Email: currentyashar (at) Direct Messages Open.

New York, NY
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  1. ā§¨ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻŸ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‡

    Bradd is giving me no credit for the social media firestorm I started 2 weeks ago when I demanded he return. May take a break now to protest

    oh my god I just needed a social media break! there's no grand conspiracy. tho the rumors are true -- I'm actually Sopan Deb.
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    Amy Siskind in 2011: Sarah Palin is a person who can offer solutions, bring people together. Who else was advocating for Palin? Steve Bannon

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    How has the controversy surrounding Kathy Griffin's Trump photo impacted her personal life & career? explains to now.

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    Late to this, but what a great profile and behind-the-scenes look at Kathy Griffin's controversy by . ?amp=1

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    Getting a ton of feedback about this profile in by CC

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    Good news, Houston's George Bush Airport is resuming limited service later today with return of full service expected this weekend.

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  7. ā§¨ āĻ˜āĻ¨ā§āĻŸāĻž āĻ†āĻ—ā§‡

    . , one of the nicest people in media/show biz, is giving $1 million to Harvey relief through her foundation.

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    "I had a whole bag of beef jerky" "$12 dollars of beef jerky!"

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    WATCH: Good news for that scared little pit bull who was stuck on top of a car in Houston. He's safe now, and he's been renamed Harvey.
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    Give this pupper all the beef jerky in the land.

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    WATCH: Good news for that scared little pit bull who was stuck on top of a car in Houston. He's safe now, and he's been renamed Harvey.
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    “Aaron Rodgers comes to the defense of Colin Kaepernick”

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    . hangs blankets like the one in this picture to replicate what it feels like for a baby elephant to feed from their mom.

    Peekaboo! Orphaned from poaching, drought & human-wildlife conflict, get to know the in our care:
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    GOOD BOY

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    WATCH: Good news for that scared little pit bull who was stuck on top of a car in Houston. He's safe now, and he's been renamed Harvey.
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    Rescuers were able to lure him onto the boat with beef jerky....

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    WATCH: Good news for that scared little pit bull who was stuck on top of a car in Houston. He's safe now, and he's been renamed Harvey.
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    WATCH: Good news for that scared little pit bull who was stuck on top of a car in Houston. He's safe now, and he's been renamed Harvey.

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    The replies to this tweet commenting on 's body/face are disgusting. Attack her politics if you must, leave her body out of it.

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    2. Attached to the text-message sent out to supporters was this video featuring .
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    Ring of U.S. Postal Workers Caught Making Cocaine Deliveries, Prosecutors Say

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    Op-ed: I don't think ice helps with swelling.

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    developing...

    STOP CALLING EVERYTHING BREAKING NEWS
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    2. Attached to the text-message sent out to supporters was this video featuring .

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  20. ā§Ē āĻ˜āĻ¨ā§āĻŸāĻž āĻ†āĻ—ā§‡

    1. Trump camp just texted w/ links to orgs folks should give to if they want to support Harvey relief, along w/ the video in the next tweet.

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