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Because the pink pigeon is dead and so is irony, here are your early links: FDNY infighting, busing migrants to Canada, Pitchfork really goes in on this Italian rock band and more.
Published Feb 7, 2023 at 10:44 a.m.
Rescuers believe the bird was used in a gender reveal party.
Rescuers believe the bird was used in a gender reveal party.
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