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Viral Video Vilifies Foul-ball Fan

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Viral Video Vilifies Foul-ball Fan

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President Trump speaking at a political rally in Florida. He is pointing his finger in the direction of the camera.

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The girl as Mrs Lovett with Ben Federico as Sweeney Todd.

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Picture of President Trump speaking at a Veterans of Foreign Wars event.

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Closeup of a person's hand pulling a book off of a shelf.

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On this date in 1999 I first added a date to the list of web links I had been curating. (The image has long since broken.)

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