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Tear-Offs · October 16

Nothing to Worry About, It's Morally Binding

16OctoberFridayTear-OffsIn a dark, wood-panelled White House corridor, a toy figure of Donald Trump stands by a desk with a signed paper and an empty plate, pointing a flashlight at the ceiling and saying "Not to worry. We'll be long gone before anyone notices." Behind him a giant number line painted on the floor counts down into the dark, and a toy with a glowing amber sunburst head and a chickadee in round spectacles search along it with flashlights, past a crumpled signed paper, a plate of crumbs and a toy oil tanker. The sunburst-headed toy says "Found the binding. Still looking for the moral."

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