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bmichaelh

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5. Film Network

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:50 AM

17 hrs ago

In the film Network, anchorman Howard Beale was able to stop Saudis from buying his parent company by having his viewers flood the White House with telegrams and letters.

But if that happened today, White House would not care.

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