Before the lemur filled their basket as the flood waters rose. Before Wile E. raised his parasol. Before Joseph built the granary with no Pharaoh in sight— There was a man with one arm, drawing yokai in the shade of a crooked pine. Not to warn. Not to profit. But

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A viral claim says Republicans are taking $880 billion from food and healthcare to give to the richest 0.1%. The truth is more complex—and more devastating. This essay unpacks the real numbers, centers the people most affected, and asks what it means to live in a system that