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John Flowers is a TV producer covering politics at MSNBC. He also writes humor for McSweeney’s and the New Yorker.

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  • May 15, 2017
    The Secret White House Tapes
    by John Flowers
  • February 14, 2017
    The CDC Has Issued a Quarantine Order for All the Lovey-Dovey Crap You See On Valentine’s Day
    by John Flowers
  • December 15, 2015
    Finding the Right Neurosurgeon for You
    by John Flowers
  • August 13, 2015
    Donald Trump, Through the Ages
    by John Flowers
  • August 27, 2014
    The Following Content is Sponsored by Your Parents
    by John Flowers
  • October 23, 2013
    Bar Trivia Night
    by John Flowers
  • July 11, 2013
    Obi-Wan, Can You Stop Saying “Sand People”? It’s Kind of Racist
    by John Flowers
  • May 8, 2013
    A Message to Shareholders About Our New $70 Million Purchase of “Elevator Pass.”
    by John Flowers
  • October 22, 2012
    Election 20,012 B.C.: Where the Candidates Stand On the Issues
    by John Flowers
  • July 13, 2012
    Attention Cable and Satellite Subscribers: This Network is Being Dropped Because Your Provider is Being a Giant Douche
    by John Flowers
  • June 6, 2012
    Prospectus for Silicon Valley’s Next Hot Tech IPO, Where Nothing Could Possibly Go Wrong
    by John Flowers
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