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  "description": "“In my view, Russia played the Americans again—played the president of the United States.” Ukraine has finally given up on Trump. / The Atlantic [$]\n\nTrump has long cultivated a belief that he’s “fucking crazy,” only now his irrationality has gone beyond even what Kissinger would have recommended. / The New York Review\n\nRelated: “Even Trump’s most basic claims about the Iran war can’t be trusted.” / CNN\n\nThe history of the IRS’s Form 1040, which when introduced was a lot simpler, and only app...",
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