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   Message 93,249 of 94,851   
   Chris Ahlstrom to Governor Swill   
   Re: Tariffs Boomerang On Orange Tariffma   
   25 Dec 25 07:14:42   
   
   XPost: talk.politics.misc, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh   
   From: OFeem1987@teleworm.us   
      
   Governor Swill wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:   
      
   > On Wed, 24 Dec 2025 15:38:13 -0000 (UTC), pothead   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >>    
   >   
   >>The legacy media really needs to reinvent themselves and get   
   >>back to reporting the facts and not dwelling on public interest   
   >>stories as much or starting up the spin machine.   
   >   
   > Yes, they do.  But they can't as long as spin remains so   
   > entertaining.  See, facts are boring and force you to think for   
   > yourself.  Prime time editorial shows on the news networks tell   
   > you what to think in an engaging way that holds your attention   
   > for 47 minutes plus commercials.   
   >   
   > The result is that drama masquerades as news every night.   
      
   Recently, the news seems to concentrate on protecting the owners   
   of the media and people like "Trump".   
      
   As George Carlin once said "They own this fucking place."   
      
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   without a receipt.   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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