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Yes, many immigrants, even those in the country legally, are now living in a state of abject terror.

Things operate similarly over on Bravo, where the only things that can get you kicked off a “Housewives” show are acknowledging the farce of having cameras follow you around all day and abject racism.

But most abject of all was the Democrats’ formal response to Trump’s speech, delivered by the new senator from Michigan, Elissa Slotkin.

The next two years were abject disappointments, with the team getting upset in back-to-back NL Division Series eliminations.

While none of this year's shorts are as paltry as the odd ducks from the last two years of nominees, “I Am Ready, Warden” is the closest any 2025 documentary shorts come to abject exploitation.