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In which X-Cutioner's Song may be over, but its repercussions continue; Uncanny X-Men hits a major milestone; superhero comics are and always have been political; Bishop learns to banter; the X-Men gain an unlikely ally; and Magneto remains exceptionally difficult to kill.

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Uncanny X-Men #298-300

The Acolytes (more) (again)

The Upstarts (more) (again)

Several important lessons

A very fancy room

A very fancy brain

The unpleasant fate of Sharon Friedlander

The all-new, all-different Acolytes

Carmella Unuscione

The return of one of our favorite antagonists

A sick burn

The fate of Asteroid M

Molting

A debate

Graydon Creed (more) (again)

The tentative redemption of Robert Kelly

How to lose a debate with Joe Biden

A large number of prescient political references

Friends of Humanity

How to engage with a fascist in a televised debate

Noah DuBois

Fatale

A generic rural mob

Milan

A narratively convenient superpower

Amelia Voght

Seamus Mellencamp

Neophyte

The gospel of Magneto

A joyous reunion

The helmet that wouldn't die

Ponytail ethics

Timelust

Several accents

The current state of Rogue's powers

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