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While Musk and Ramaswamy seem outright hostile to the idea of federal government employment, even Democrats like Barack Obama are willing to shiv federal workers when it suits them.

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Herculano-Houzel’s paper described T. rex as essentially wily enough to sharpen their own shivs.

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He armed himself with a wrench and a wooden doorstop that he fashioned into a shiv.

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He has taunted DeSantis from long distance for more than a year and plainly enjoyed being able to shiv him up close; a broad grin telegraphed his glee.

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Sadly, late last night, Trump himself stuck a shiv in that trial balloon by announcing that he was endorsing Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio for the job, likely assuring his victory.

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