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'It's called sadism': Max Miller smacked in searing new essay

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A toddler's blue stuffed bunny has become the emblem of the scandal now engulfing Rep. Max Miller — and the anchor of a scathing new essay in The Atlantic . Writer Elizabeth Bruenig used the bunny, which Miller's 2-year-old daughter has slept with since birth, to frame a broader argument about the Ohio Republican. "Children are made for love, but not everyone who has a child is fit to love them," Bruenig wrote. According to court documents and records published by Mother Jones, Miller repeatedly withheld the toy from his daughter , at times for days, despite pleas from his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, and her father, Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH). In her messages, Moreno alleged the withholding was meant to hurt her by proxy, through their child. "When someone else’s pain pleases you, it is called sadism. There is no sound way to manage sadists in society, as normal behavioral incentives do not seem to apply to them. This makes them dangerous. They should probably not spend much time around othe

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