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Nina Illingworth Dot Com

"When the revolution is for everyone, everyone will be for the revolution"

Year: 2016

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Info-Meme of the Week: El Sid’s Birther Gambit

Nina takes another look at the 2008 Democratic Nomination Birther Scandal after a familiar name pops up in the news this week.

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Deadpan Wonderland: Week 2 NFL Picks

After an untimely (but ultimately minor) family emergency, Nina returns with an abbreviated Week 2 NFL picks column that still talks about every single match-up this week.

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Third Party Purgatory: Election 2016 Meme Collection

Nina takes a humorous look at why it’s hard to be a member of a third party in the 2016 election

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Info-Meme of the Week: No Record, No Crime

Nina examines the curious case of a corrupt candidate who keeps accidentally destroying federal records over and over again in the Info-Meme of the Week.

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Stalag 2016: Week 1 NFL Picks

Nina’s alter-ego, the Hunter S Thompson-esque “Gambling writer” is back with her 2016, week 1 NFL picks against the spread – for entertainment purposes only.

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Onward to September: Site Updates, Scheduling Notes & Social Media

Nina blogs about her writing on this website, September schedule changes and her dreams for ninaillingworth.com

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Info-Meme of the Week: When Pena Met Donald

Nina takes a quick look at what should be a horrifically scandalous visit between mouthbreathing, GOP bigot candidate Donald Trump and corrupt, murderous Mexican President Pena Nieto.

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Twitter Uber Alles: They’ve Come for the Bloggers

Beset on all sides by forces beyond her comprehension, Nina sends out a call for help after being shadowbanned by Twitter.

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New “Deluxe” Wall of Shame Updates: August 27th

All work and no play make ninaillingworth.com a dull site and nobody wants that – so today, we’re opening up the books and honoring two new distinguished members of the Wall of Shame: Vox’s Mathew Yglesias and MSNBC’s Joy-Ann Reid.

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Observations from Outside the Death Star: August

Nina takes a quick but informative look at three examples of out-of-control, predatory US imperialism that haven’t received as much attention in the media as they deserve; the Department of Defense audit, Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs” in the Philippines and the US-backed, Saudi-lead coalition invasion of Yemen.

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Donald Trump: FailTrain 2016 Memes

Nina spends some down time exploring (in the form of dank memes) the only funny thing about Donald Trump’s 2016 Presidential Campaign – the fact that he almost certainly doesn’t want to actually win!

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