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What Keeps me Up at Night

These days, it feels like almost everything.

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Shay Wins
Oct 01, 2025
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Will the government shut down? Will my husband still have a job tomorrow? Is there any hope for the economy? Will there be another school shooting today?

Each morning, I brace myself for the next tragedy in the headlines.

But beyond the big national crises, something smaller — yet deeply personal — has been gnawing at me: my freedom of speech. Lately, it …

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