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progressoid

(53,570 posts)

4. Yep.

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 11:08 AM

Tuesday

The 4th estate deserves as much blame as any for the condition we are in.**

Sadly, after Trump is gone (either from office or from the planet), our broken media system will still be here.

HUGE K/R!

** I equally blame the 77 million people who voted for the bloviating criminal.

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