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paleotn

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14. Turn of the 20th century, they owned the newspapers. The "internet" for half of my life.

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Reply #12)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 08:18 AM

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This isn't a new problem in America. Just the latest iteration of an old problem. We'd hoped that between the Roosevelts the beast had been slayed. Then came Reagan.

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