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Russia Bombs Anti-ISIS Rebels, Marines Threaten Gay Bar, Gary Johnson's Favorite Edibles: A.M. Links

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 6.17.2016 9:00 AM


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    Russian airstrikes hit U.S.-backed rebels fighting ISIS in southern Syria. "We will seek an explanation from Russia on why it took this action and assurances this will not happen again," officials said. 

  • Atlantic City may be the next to get legal marijuana.
  • Two active-duty U.S. marines are under investigation after allegedly posting a photo of a uniformed corporal holding a rifle and the caption "Coming to a gay bar near you!" 
  • "The reality is that Donald Trump is not an aberration; he is an apotheosis" of modern American conservatism. —The American Conservative magazine
  • "I think we'll actually see a world where most babies born to people with good health coverage will be conceived in the lab." 
  • "Basically, if you're white and middle class, I don't give a shit about your opinion on guns." 
  • Gary Johnson's preferred method of marijuana consumption is gluten-free brownies. 

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Elizabeth Nolan Brown is a senior editor at Reason.