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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 1h

As the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries prepare to face each other Saturday for the WNBA championship, Dream star Angel Reese models a story of persistence that finds echoes more broadly in the league itself.' -- Ken Makin www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/...

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Perseverance drives Angel Reese – and WNBA – into the 2026 championship

As the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries prepare to face each other Saturday for the WNBA championship, Dream star Angel Reese models a story of pe…

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Kier Gaines Isn’t Your Textbook Therapist. He Likes It That Way. He’s pushing his millions of online followers to be more vulnerable, using himself as an example. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/w...

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Kier Gaines Isn’t Your Textbook Therapist. He Likes It That Way. (Gift Article)

He’s pushing his millions of online followers to be more vulnerable, using himself as an example.

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

When the Room Where It Happened Was a Greenwich Village Nightclub | Joan Morgan A new book traces the careers of five talented Black women artists and activists who converged at a venue where performance and politics collided. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/b...

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Book Review: ‘Freedom’s Gate,’ by Soyica Diggs Colbert (Gift Article)

A new book traces the careers of five talented Black women artists and activists who converged at a venue where performance and politics collided.

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

'From the 1971 burglary that exposed Hoover's illegal surveillance program to the post-9/11 prosecution of the San Francisco 8, survivors reveal how government repression followed Black activists across generations—and why accountability remains unfinished.' www.laprogressive.com/civil-libert...

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COINTELPRO: The FBI's Secret War on Black Liberation—and the Injustice That Never Ended

From the 1971 burglary that exposed J. Edgar Hoover's illegal surveillance program to the post-9/11 prosecution of the San Francisco 8, survivors reveal how government repression followed Black activi...

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

While conflict persists in South Sudan, her home is where the art is For Abul Oyay Deng Ajak, The Baobab House is home. It is also an art gallery and a gathering place during lingering political instability in the world’s youngest country. www.csmonitor.com/Perspectives...

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Amid conflict in South Sudan, her home is where the art is

For Abul Oyay Deng Ajak, The Baobab House is home. It is also an art gallery and a gathering place during lingering political instability in the world’s y…

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

These African American quilts did more than keep people warm. They told stories. An exhibit at the National Museum of Women in the Arts celebrates quiltmaking in the context of the Second Great Migration. wapo.st/4s9nPqP

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Review | These African American quilts did more than keep people warm. They told stories.

An exhibit at the National Museum of Women in the Arts celebrates quiltmaking in the context of the Second Great Migration.

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

‘When you look at the numbers, we win’: the prophetic Texas pastor poised to take Jasmine Crockett’s House seat Rev Dr Frederick Douglass Haynes III is reclaiming a faith-based politics to counter Trump-allied white evangelicals www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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‘When you look at the numbers, we win’: the prophetic Texas pastor poised to take Jasmine Crockett’s House seat

Rev Dr Frederick Douglass Haynes III is reclaiming a faith-based politics to counter Trump-allied white evangelicals

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Thursdays at the Nasher Father Figures: Nothing But a Man Thursday, October 22 6–8:30 PM Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University "The Nasher Museum welcomes Mark Anthony Neal and Ajamu Amiri Dillahunt for a screening and discussion of the film 'Nothing but a Man' (1964, dir. Michael Roemer).

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Ginnette Powell Bluesky is not a dating app @caffeinehusky.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

We get pneumonia while the rest of Amerikkka only has a cold.

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The Economic Crisis in Black America | Hadas Thier Life for most Black people in the United States is a scramble to get by in the best of economic times — and with Trump’s cuts to social programs like Medicaid and food stamps, the times are getting worse. hammerandhope.org/article/medi...

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The Economic Crisis in Black America

Life for most Black people in the United States is a scramble to get by in the best of economic times — and with Trump’s cuts to social programs like Medicaid and food stamps, the times are getting wo...

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

8 Black men paint starkly different pictures of Georgia’s midterm elections "Black men make up a smaller part of the electorate. In 2024, 49% of registered Black men voted, compared with 63% for Black women and 72% for white voters." www.ajc.com/politics/202...

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8 Black men paint starkly different pictures of Georgia’s midterm elections

Disagreements among the Black male electorate in Georgia reveal the Democratic Party’s rocky relationship with a constituency it still depends heavily on.

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

"But why, but why, do you think flowers die? Why do you think babies cry? For old people like you and me Brothers and sisters, I wish there would be A place where love is..." "A Place Where Love Is" · Andy Bey Experience And Judgment (1974) www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvUe...

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A Place Where Love Is

YouTube video by Andy Bey - Topic

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

"You've seen the way they've done your boy And your boy's still down After three hundred years... You've seen the way they've done your boy And your boy's still crying For days in and days out..." "Black Maybe" (Stevie Wonder) · Syreeta Syreeta (1972) www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN6n...

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Curtis Flowers Has Died at 56. His Case Became a Symbol of Racial Bias. A white district attorney tried Mr. Flowers six times for the same murder, always ensuring that few or no Black people were on the juries. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/o...

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Curtis Flowers Has Died at 56. His Case Became a Symbol of Racial Bias. (Gift Article)

A white district attorney tried Mr. Flowers six times for the same murder, always ensuring that few or no Black people were on the juries.

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

"Stephens produces no evidence about the value of these books at all, because the column isn’t really about literary bona fides; it’s about outrage." -- Kate Tuttle www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/07/o...

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No, the National Book Awards are not ‘the literary world’s D.E.I. checklist.’ - The Boston Globe

A prominent New York Times columnist got it wrong.

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Trump’s Deadly Invasion of Memphis | Lisa Armstrong A Black city tried to rein in abusive policing. Then Trump’s task force arrived. hammerandhope.org/article/trum... | @hammerandhope.bsky.social

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Trump’s Deadly Invasion of Memphis

A Black city tried to rein in abusive policing. Then Trump’s task force arrived.

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Black Freedom in an Age of White Oligarchy | Aaron Ross Coleman Justin Leroy’s The Lowest Freedom points toward the limits of liberty under racial capitalism. www.thenation.com/article/econ...

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Black Freedom in an Age of White Oligarchy

Justin Leroy’s The Lowest Freedom points toward the limits of liberty under racial capitalism.

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"Lalah Hathaway had a vision. Clad in a leather coat, the Los Angeles-based, Chicago-bred singer saw herself here, in her city and on the lakefront. “I don’t know where it came from,” she said. 'It just came into my head like a little flash of lightning'." www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/05/l...

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Singer Lalah Hathaway combines melancholy and nostalgia in ‘Made in Chicago’

Her latest album, released on her late father Donny Hathaway’s birthday, is not just about the city. It’s about the music she grew up with while living here.

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

How Local Police Get Paid Big Money for Just a Few Immigration Arrests Department of Homeland Security gives local agencies as much as $2 million for each arrest in a nationwide task force www.wsj.com/us-news/immi...

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Exclusive | How Local Police Get Paid Big Money for Just a Few Immigration Arrests

The Department of Homeland Security gives local agencies as much as $2 million for each arrest in a nationwide task force.

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Henny Gesserit @nmjmredux.blacksky.app · 04/10/2026

Definitely listened to some Millie Jackson today and wish I had some whiskey

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#BrownLiquorSunday Jimmy Scott: "Day By Day" from 'The Source' (1969) www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-5W...

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The Knicks should decline Trump’s White House invitation | Renée Graham An appearance with the historically unpopular president would seem like an endorsement. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/04/o...

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The Knicks should decline Trump’s White House invitation - The Boston Globe

An appearance with the historically unpopular president would be an endorsement.

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Norman Mailer and His “White” Negro by Mark Anthony Neal medium.com/@tnimixtape/...

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Donny & Roberta would love this. "Be Real Black For Me" · Meshell Ndegeocello · Lizz Wright · Emily King from 'Synonym' ( Blue Note Records, 2026) www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dBX...

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Be Real Black For Me

YouTube video by Meshell Ndegeocello - Topic

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The Unsung Women Behind America’s Most Celebrated Civil Rights Protest The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Marcia Chatelain revisits the 1963 March on Washington, placing overlooked Black women at the center of the story. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...

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Book Review: ‘How Bright the Path Grows,’ by Marcia Chatelain (Gift Article)

The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Marcia Chatelain revisits the 1963 March on Washington, placing overlooked Black women at the center of the story.

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

'Don Cornelius’s faith that Black culture would attract a mass audience—and his devout belief that Black culture should be in the hands of Black people—make the program he created a radical touchstone years after its debut.' www.thenation.com/article/cult...

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Soul Train and the Desire for Black Power

Don Cornelius’s faith that Black culture would attract a mass audience—and his devout belief that Black culture should be in the hands of Black people—make the program he created a radical touchstone ...

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Tricia Rose @proftriciarose.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Who in commercial hip hop is guiding young people out of the mess they are in? This is a clip of a conversation with @markanthonyneal.bsky.social on Left of Black. If this interests you, take a look at the 30th Anniversary eBook Edition of my book “Black Noise”. Learn more: triciarose.com

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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 01/10/2026

“America has tried to raise generations of warriors to be on the front lines of American imperialism… So what we have done is raise two or three generations of men in America who don’t know how to be human.” - @markanthonyneal.bsky.social

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The real crisis for men is capitalism: A conversation with Dr. Mark Anthony Neal

“America has tried to raise generations of warriors to be on the front lines of American imperialism… So what we have done is raise two or three generations of men in America who don't know how to be ...

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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

New from me & the great @markanthonyneal.bsky.social From the heinous crimes of the Epstein class & the Cornell 7 to the toxic “manosphere” & rising antisocial relationships w/ online porn & AI bots, we need to talk about what's going on w/ men... @therealnews.com therealnews.com/the-real-cri...

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The real crisis for men is capitalism: A conversation with Dr. Mark Anthony Neal

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Cynthia Heider @cynthiaheider.com · 02/10/2026

This scares me particularly for what it means for K-12 educators who to some degree rely on test scores as a metric for how "good" they are at teaching, and whose jobs may be at risk when students' test scores tank despite getting high grades throughout the semester because they've been using AI

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Mahershala Ali and Bassam Tariq on an Action Film Rooted in Faith and Love “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother” was conceived well before the star and the director met for “Blade.” But it was fatherhood that informed the new movie. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/m...

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Mahershala Ali and Bassam Tariq on Faith and Love in ‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ (Gift Article)

“Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother” was conceived well before the star and the director met for “Blade.” But it was fatherhood that informed the new movie.

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The Bleak Future of HBO’s Lanterns In Damon Lindelof’s new show, the good guys might survive, but they have to wade through a whole season of disappointment along the way. newrepublic.com/article/2159...

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The Bleak Future of HBO’s Lanterns

In Damon Lindelof’s new show, the good guys might survive, but they have to wade through a whole season of disappointment along the way.

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Women Can Now Assess Their Breast Cancer Risk With the Help of A.I. Clairity Breast, an A.I. tool that can predict five-year risk of developing breast cancer, is rolling out nationwide. Here’s what experts want you to know. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/w...

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Women Can Now Assess Their Breast Cancer Risk With the Help of A.I. (Gift Article)

Clairity Breast, an A.I. tool that can predict five-year risk of developing breast cancer, is rolling out nationwide. Here’s what experts want you to know.

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Google Pushed AI Into Schools—and Even Students Say It’s Gone Too Far The risks of cognitive and emotional dependence, along with falling test scores, are fueling a backlash www.wsj.com/tech/ai/goog...

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Google Pushed AI Into Schools—and Even Students Say It’s Gone Too Far

The risks of cognitive and emotional dependence, along with falling test scores, are fueling a backlash.

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Matthew Somoroff @matthewsomoroff.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

—and it’s also a good example of what the memoir form can achieve: connecting the specificities of one life to eras—of popular culture, of social etiquette, of material conditions

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Matthew Somoroff @matthewsomoroff.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

just finished Save a Seat for Me, by @markanthonyneal.bsky.social. it’s variously poignant, funny, and disarmingly frank. while it’s very much a book about Black fatherhood and Black family in the US, it contains many insights into the relationships and generational dynamics that define any family.

the first hardcover edition of Save a Seat for Me, sitting on a dark wooden surface. the cover is a bright yellow, with a small line drawing of two chairs facing each other.

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, an Upper Darby native, gets a MacArthur ‘genius grant’ Wilkins, 29, is the youngest member of this year's class of 20 MacArthur Fellows. share.inquirer.com/sERCtQ

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Saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, an Upper Darby native, gets a MacArthur ‘genius grant’

Wilkins, 29, is the youngest member of this year's class of 20 MacArthur Fellows.

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

'A growing movement of Black Americans are moving to Mexico, hoping to find refuge from racism. Through interviews with three “Mexpats,” this film explores how they are navigating race, language and color in their new country, as well as accusations of gentrification' www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVXy...

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Why are black Americans moving to Mexico?

YouTube video by PBS Documentaries

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The new book ‘Save A Seat For Me: Notes on American Fatherhood’ dedicates a chapter to Black TV dads. Author Mark Anthony Neal joins CBC's Elamin Abdelmahmoud for a look at some of the noteworthy portrayals of Black fatherhood on the small screen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=digm...

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Who are the best Black TV dads?

YouTube video by Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Mighty Sparrow, Trinidadian Titan of Calypso, Is Dead at 91 He was sometimes described as the last of the true calypso singers. But in fact he simultaneously preserved calypso tradition and invented it anew. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/a...

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The Mighty Sparrow, Trinidadian Titan of Calypso, Is Dead at 91 (Gift Article)

He was sometimes described as the last of the true calypso singers. But in fact he simultaneously preserved calypso tradition and invented it anew.

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Valerie Bertinelli @wolfiesmom.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

We could’ve had a woman who prosecuted rapists as a president. Instead, we got a rapist as a president.

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