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And the core insight — that viral footage of lawmakers enjoying themselves while their constituents suffer can generate real pressure on them to do the right thing — is sound.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

"I think it was obviously a reflection of the time, but the thing I find most sad is that they actually thought I was a boy. I mean, that's devastating," she quips.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Michigan’s pummeling of fellow No. 1 seed Arizona on Saturday night, 91-73, proved one thing beyond a doubt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“I dare you to find one thing that’s funny about this whole situation,” Bryon said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

And when she’d been introduced to him, he’d taken her as a Black girl who didn’t know the first thing about being Mvskoke.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith