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KAHBA 🍆 REGION
(1) David Pakman defeats (16) Paul Krugman
Offense: "Very surprising that there would be a mass shooting at a Christian school, given that lack of prayer is often blamed for these horrible events. Is it possible they weren't praying enough, or correctly, despite being a Christian school?"
(8) NIRH Action Fund defeats (9) Benjamin Dixon
Offense: "Abortions are beautiful and we’ll never stop celebrating them"
Up Next: (1) David Pakman vs. (8) NIRH Action Fund
(12) Philip Bump defeats (5) Michelle Lujan Grisham
Offense: "DeSantis didn't say "woke" last night but he did say "CCP" and "communist China." I was curious when this formulation had gained new popularity -- and found an in-retrospect predictable moment."
(4) Gretchen Felker-Martin defeats (13) Joe Walsh
Offense: "Can pretty safely state that bin Laden and I did not, uh, agree on much, but blowing up the World Trade Center is probably the most principled and defensible thing he ever did."
Up Next: (12) Philip Bump vs. (4) Gretchen Felker-Martin
(6) Briahna Joy Gray defeats (11) Ben & Jerry's
Offense: "“Believe all women” was always an absurd overreach: woman should be heard, claims should be investigated, but evidence is required. The same is true of the allegations out of Israel. But also, this isn’t a “believe women” scenario bc no female victims have offered testimony."
(3) Occupy Democrats defeats (14) CNN
Offense: "Epstein may have been an evil predator, but he was a perceptive judge of character."
Up Next: (6) Briahna Joy Gray vs. (3) Occupy Democrats
(10) Dean Preston defeats (7) New York Times
Offense: "Today, I'm announcing legislation to limit use of guns by security guards. We must amend local law to prohibit guards from drawing weapons just to protect property. Human life is more important than property."
(2) The Mirror defeats (15) Associated Press
Offense: "Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale could have been a children's illustrator as their artwork was "whimsical" and "childlike", a former teacher has revealed."
Up Next: (10) Dean Preston vs. (2) The Mirror
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KUS UMAK 🍩 REGION
(1) Brent Heinrich defeats (16) Washington Post
Offense: "Amber & I have compiled a true emergency kit for Briana & her friends. Plan-B, condoms, pregnancy tests. Just found out that I can add Narcan for free to that kit. I hope we never need to use it. But it will be there. You can see if you are eligible."
"Briana is 12. So we are in a similar situation. I can't live with my head in the sand. So unfortunately my kids are being forced to grow up quicker than I was."
(8) Hindustani Lion defeats (9) Richard Hanania
Offense: "If you're a girl, your father definitely imagined having sex with you as you went through puberty, probably numerous times, and you're delusional if you think otherwise."
Up Next: (1) Brent Heinrich vs. (8) Hindustani Lion
(5) Cynthia McKinney defeats (12) Rolling Stone
Offense: "I know where I'll be and what I'll be watching at 6:00 pm EASTERN time today!"
(4) Politifact defeats (13) Nate McMurray
Offense: "Teachers union President Randi Weingarten advocated for reopening schools with pandemic safety measures. She criticized the Trump administration’s 2020 calls to reopen schools fully, but it’s misleading to claim that she opposed reopening at all."
(6) Ffrenchie Thee Stallion defeats (11) Lisa Bloom
Offense: "Hot Girl Summer in full effect"
(3) Chelsea Clinton defeats (14) Adrienne Watson
Offense: "Over 50% of the attempted book bans last year involved books with LGBTQ+ characters & themes. Books are a vital way that children, adolescents and adults learn about themselves and our world. Bans such as these are nothing but harmful:"
Up Next: (6) Ffrenchie Thee Stallion vs. (3) Chelsea Clinton
(7) BBC World defeats (10) Polygon
Offense: "Mental-health crisis from pandemic was minimal, study suggests"
(2) Tariq Nasheed defeats (15) Jon Miller
Offense: "This is Derek...... Derek had a lot of negative things to say about Black people on twitter.. He was also against FBA getting reparations.. Derek's girlfriend cheated on him, and evidently the heartbreak put him to sleep....FOR GOOOOOD!!!! Should we be sympathetic to Derek or should we act the way THEY do when WE suffer a tragedy?"
Up Next: (7) BBC World vs. (2) Tariq Nasheed
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PEACH 🍑 REGION
(1) Terror Alarm defeats (16) Politico
Offense: "New: #Nashville trans shooter Audrey "Aiden" Hale's autopsy report shows that the transphobic Police officers used nearly 30 bullets to kill 28-year-old trans accused of the mass shooting in a Christian school. #AudreyHale"
(8) Rev. Jacqui Lewis defeats (9) Benjamin Ryan
Offense: "Abortion access is holy and life-honoring."
Up Next: (1) Terror Alarm vs. (8) Rev. Jacqui Lewis
(5) NBC News defeats (12) Sarah Jones
Offense: "The “coming for your children” chant has been used for years at Pride events, according to longtime march attendees and gay rights activists, who said it’s one of many provocative expressions used to regain control of slurs against LGBTQ people."
(4) Sam Grady defeats (13) S.V. Date
Offense: "New Palestine disaster filling the Ohio River with dangerous chemicals, poisoning the water of yokel central. Gee, that's too bad. Perhaps they'll reevaluate their voting patterns a bit! (They won't)"
Up Next: (5) NBC News vs. (4) Sam Grady
(6) CTV News defeats (11) The Transformed Wife
Offense: "Canadian peace activist Vivian Silver, who went missing after Hamas attack, has died."
(3) ACLU defeats (14) Guardian Australia
Offense: "The state of Florida never provided medically necessary gender-affirming care to Duane Owen — causing her enormous suffering and violating her right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment for the more than 30 years she was in state custody."
Up Next: (6) CTV News vs. (3) ACLU
(7) UN Human Rights Council defeats (10) Josh Hammer
Offense: "On Monday afternoon, the @UN Human Rights Council observed a moment of silence for the loss of innocent lives in the occupied Palestinian territory and elsewhere. #HRC54"
(2) BLM Chicago defeats (15) President Biden
Offense: "That is all that is it!" [displays photo of Hamas paraglider on their way to massacre Jews--innocent men, women, and children--on 10/7]
Up Next: (7) UN Human Rights Council vs. (2) BLM Chicago
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GOAT 🐐 REGION
(1) Rolling Stone defeats (16) Salon
Offense: "A furry fandom con in Florida just announced it would ban minors based on the governor's ridiculous laws"
(9) Sameera Khan defeats (8) Alexandra Erin
Offense: "Yes, you may think Israel has the right to defend itself. Under international law, Israel does not have the right to defend itself."
Up Next: (1) Rolling Stone vs. (9) Sameera Khan
(5) Karen Lopez defeats (12) Peter Singer
Offense: "5 times @cnn misgendered. No correction. A mass shooting is horrible. Misgendering does not make anything better."
(4) Matthew Rife defeats (13) NBA History
Offense: "6 million? How? Their numbering system only allowed for 999,999 at the most. During world war 2, if a German mechanic was caught with a hammer in his toolbox he was put to death. This is because they were a highly detailed people who prided themselves on accuracy. Yet, I'm..."
Up Next: (5) Karen Lopez vs. (4) Matthew Rife
(6) President Biden defeats (11) Daily Mail US
Offense: "Our children are our nation’s future, and they are in the hands of teachers. This White House will always have their back."
Image reads: "Rebecka put the teacher’s creed into words when she said: “There’s no such thing as someone else’s child.” Our nation’s children – they’re our children. And that’s why – our Administration supports the teachers who care for them. - President Biden"
(3) Alyssa Mackenzie defeats (14) Ion Romaru
Offense: "I am warning all LGBTQ+ Floridians, members of the media, lawyers, attorneys, allies and essentially anyone who will listen. I understand the seriousness of what I'm about to say: This law will be used to murder LGBTQ+ people or ANYONE who affirms LGBTQ+ youth."
Up Next: (6) President Biden vs. (3) Alyssa Mackenzie
(10) Columbia Social Workers 4 Palestine defeats (7) Courier Journal
Offense: "We will be having our second teach-in this Wednesday the 6th at 12pm, in room C-03 of the Social Work building! We will discuss the significant of the Palestinian counteroffensive on October 7th and the centrality of revolutionary violence to anti-imperialism. See y'all there!"
(2) Charles Jaco defeats (15) Michael Spangler
Offense: "The only thing the neo-Nazi "parents groups" need to be targeted with is a truckload of ammonium nitrate."
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