doug — off the record

• https://www.altaonline.com/culture/cartoons/a65822819/cartoon-altatude-10-issue-33-kendra-allenby-clouds/

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• https://news.iheart.com/featured/coast-to-coast-am/content/2025-11-21-this-weeks-weird-news-112125/

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