In Which We Discuss:

1. Bernie Sanders: A man who got the most debate time at this week’s Democratic debate

2. Hillary Clinton: A woman who won’t let experience stop her from misunderstanding things

3. Iran‘s prisoner release includes a mystery man that Wolf Blitzer just learned of

4. State of the Union reveals Paul Ryan is member of the elusive pro-cancer caucus

5. Ted Cruz and ALL of New York City have a very different sense of what “New York values” consist of

6. Flint, MI’s water situation is just another kind of state violence against black people

7. Have a happy MLK Day, America!  (Related: Have a terrible Robert E. Lee day, Arkansas!  Or better yet, just don’t have one at all...)

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