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We are in a dark time in our nation’s history. Too many of our leaders are unsure of what to do, how to communicate and where to go. Our legacy media has either checked out or bent the knee because it is owned by rich men (and a few women) with business interests that have nothing to do with the First Amendment. Our allies are terrified and our democracy is threatened.
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