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Stanton’s dragon aunt is up in arms that her nephew is engaged to Elinor when he’s already promised to one of her two daughters, whose names and identities she can’t even keep straight.

When Pearlman tried to rationalize the conservative leanings of his neighbors — “I think my neighbor is upset about his taxes. I don’t think he’s upset about a Black family here” — I retorted that his neighbor would be up in arms if it was a Mexican family, and he conceded the point.

Then, die-hard fans got up in arms about Zegler’s comments that the story would be updated for modern times, putting less emphasis on Snow White’s dreams of Prince Charming.

President Donald Trump mocked federal workers who were up in arms about Elon Musk's recent moves to reduce the federal workforce on Sunday, posting an edited screenshot from an episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants" to Truth Social.

They need Americans to stay addicted to disinformation — because if the public knew what was really going on, they'd be up in arms.