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A Streamer Predicted He Could Kill a Black Person and Get Away With It. Thousands Watched. When He Shot Someone, the Real Story Began. -- Charlie Cy

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Slate Mini Crossword for Aug. 21, 2026 - Dan Kois

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The Issue That Could Cost Democrats a Senate Seat in Michigan -- Ben Jacobs

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Fifty Years Ago, Tucker Carlson's Dad Ignited an Obsession That Plagues the Right to This Day. Will It Ever End? -- Julie Kliegman

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HBO's Great New Sunday Night Show Is the Spiritual Successor to Watchmen -- Sam Adams

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The Most Popular Beatles Song Wasn't Written by John or Paul -- Hit Parade

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Why You Need to Start Friction-Maxxing -- ICYMI

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Why Hayden Panettiere's Sudden Death Is So Devastating -- Nadira Goffe

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Tech Oligarchs Have a Certain Future in Mind. It Completely Misunderstands How the World Works. -- Laura Miller

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true - Donald Trump Has Finally Wielded His Presidential Power for Good - Christina Cauterucci - RIP to one of air travel's most cursed features.

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Mickey Mouse, Welcome to the Resistance -- Nitish Pahwa

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A Controversial Technology Is Making Me a Worse Writer. No, Not That One. -- Alex Kirshner

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The Quiet Decision Microsoft Made That Devastated Thousands of Nonprofits -- Nitish Pahwa

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Society Has One Narrative About Motherhood. Hayden Panettiere and Lindsay Clancy Are Showing Us Another Reality. -- Shannon Palus -- What will we learn from our summer of complicated mothers?

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Slate Pears Game 372: Aug. 21, 2026

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Slate SoundBites for August 21, 2026 -- Jenny Fey

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true - So About That Iranian Cyberattack on Our Water Supply - Scott Pilutik - It's only the most essential component of human life.

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Think You're Smarter Than Slate's VP of Brand and Communications? Find Out With This Week's News Quiz. -- Ray Hamel

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A Grab Bag Episode, With Questions Ranging from Serious to Silly -- Political Gabfest

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The Latest Conservative Cause Célèbre Is an Absolute Nightmare -- Mary Ziegler

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The New Madrid Fault Line Lies in the Middle of Which Continent? -- Ray Hamel

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Trump Can't Stop, Won't Stop (Undermining the 2026 Elections) -- Shirin Ali

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