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Lyman, Wyoming
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My name is Melissa, and I am a doom scroller.
While I don’t generally engage in pointless arguments on the internet, I do continue reading the comments long after it’s clear I should walk away.
But sometimes, my inability to look away from a cultural car crash ends up being a tiny little reward.
For example, in all of the local coverage from states weaponizing legislation to stifle…