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ICYMI: The White House Website Is No Longer Available En Español
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- A Spanish version of the White House website has existed since the days of the George W. Bush administration, until it magically disappeared Friday. White House press secretary (and famously honest individual) Sean Spicer assured reporters that it would be back... eventually.
- A Twitter account now exists that is just links to that video of a certain Nazi getting punched in the face, paired with different songs.
- Todd Fisher weighs in on how his sister Carrie Fisher became an unlikely face of the rebellion against Trump.
- L.A.'s legendary Brooklyn Bagel Bakery could reopen by the summer.
- This guy made an extremely cinematic video of the rain falling outside his L.A. home, and it's weirdly gripping:
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