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It's all Fraud and Paid for in advance, by our New "Criminal inJustice System"

(aka. "The Capone Group".

**Border Wall Fraud Case:

Steve Bannon pleaded guilty yesterday to one felony count of fraud in connection with a fundraising campaign that aimed to construct a wall along the US-Mexico border. The former adviser to President Donald Trump will avoid prison time and restitution payments in exchange for a three-year conditional discharge.

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Today’s Lever Story:

"Trump’s Friday Night Massacre killing off the antifraud police scrutinizing Musk".

Reminds me of Friday the 13th & The Templar Knights story.

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Interesting explanation of “editing”. I’m retired from 30 years at an ABC affiliate. I happened to view the original excerpt of that particular answer and noticed immediately the severe edit of Harris’ answer when I heard it next, unprompted. CBS potentially changed the viewers impression of Harris by “cleaning up” her answer. I respectfully disagree with Dan on this issue while I fully agree with him that a FREE PRESS is fundamental to our country.

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"Black Hawk in DC crash had safety system off, investigators find

The investigation into the deadly midair collision".

There is NEVER any Reason to Conduct Military training flights anywhere near a Commercial Airport.

Further Proof, That "There Is No One At The HEALM"!

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The more legacy media gives in, the more he owns them. Their cowardice and acquiescence will cost us all till all we’ll get is what the dictator allows. It'll be “Pay for Play” 24/7.

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If CBS settles, they only have themselves to blame for comes next

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youTube:

"ICE Arrests Speedy Gonzales Near US-Mexico Border"!!!

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As I read this I agree. This is but one foundational rights under attack. As I witness Elon Musk dismantling our government, i wonder where it will head. Will the American public be complacent and allow the oligarchs to succeed? Trouble times indeed.

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$37 million ( and counting) is a lot of money for coloring books.

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Trump and Co. is a great description. I've gotten over the need to honor the office by calling him a president, because he has violated his oath from the start, and bought the title. Currently, we have no president.

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Well, maybe musk?

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Good Day. Nothing has changed for the GOOD, since his First Treasonous Trist in The White House.  It won't get better for some time, so there is no reason to be surprised OR Shocked.  Don't waste too much of your Time or "Grey Matter" on the Orange Monster and his Gang of Fools, Liars, Criminals, Totally Unqualified Picks for Jobs, Drug & Alcohol Addicts, Pedophiles, and Traitors.   It Is What It Is, Till It Isn't.  Reliable information suggests that "THEY" Will Ultimately Self-Destruct.  Americans Have Defeated "This" in Our Past, AND WE WILL DO IT AGAIN.

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Many thanks to Mr. Rather. In a way I'm encouraged by the huge shift toward forums like Substack. And like many others, I have an ongoing love/hate relationship with the NYT, but their reporting is so important. My city has a right-wing syndicate-owned ABC station, so that one is gone. Our major paper is still hanging on. Lots of independent newspapers popping up and doing pretty well. This is probably our future with the Free Press. And our own word of mouth in difficult conversations is key.

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"When you hate, the only person that is suffering is you because most of the people you hate don’t know it and the rest don't care."

- Medgar Evers

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Yes! When consumed with hate, we are consumed by hate,

not by the acts or actions of someone else.

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We have so many wise voices to guide us along. There's another I rely on, and I don't remember who said it: "resentment is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die."

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Good Day and Well Stated. Let's Hope that that is the situation AND Outcome for The Current Administration. Sure Seems To Be...

Best Regards

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Mr. Rather, your correct. People would be lost without the independent writers or journalists who have podcasts or on substack or where ever they get their information. It is an injustice that we can't depend on the regular news by journalists who are restricted by ceo's on what they can say. That is not real journalism. People have the right to know the truth. This is why I admired Jim Acosta because he told the truth.

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I really hope everyone is calling their Senators and representative about Elon Musks takeover of our country. And donate to the ACLU. Emailed Indivisible.org today .

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Where is the hell is Congress? Why isn't every democratic, independent and sane Republican senator and congressperson screaming bloody murder over these Gestapo tactics? I can only assume at this point that after someone is sworn into Congress, the must surrender their spines and present them to Musk

Musk is a private citizen, unvetted and unsupervised, given the authority to significantly impact on millions of American lives? It's becoming very clear that Trump is planning to outsource his Presidential responsibilities for the bargain price of $266 million dollars.

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