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A week before I was hired at Defector, I decided to quit vaping. This was kind of a while ago now, but I still have good days and bad. Today is a good day; I haven’t even needed a patch today.

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Reading or watching the news has become a real nightmare for me, as I imagine it must be for anyone reading this. Each day seems to bring some new horror or tragedy, and if the non-stop procession of ...

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Soon after inauguration, the Trump administration announced plans to slash the size of the federal government, seemingly by ...