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Unfortunately what we have seen lately, is that many (too many) journalists fall for the most drama-centric or provocative thing, without doing the slightest research to see if it’s true. It isn’t only Trump and JD Vance who report what they are told without any confirmation (a clear disqualifier for

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The highest offices in the land.

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I just drove through rural Iowa. The good news is far fewer Tramp signs than any other election since 2016. The other observation I made was in town Tramp signs were found at the grandest homes in town. Made me wonder if it was status symbol? Stupid but… This latest coverage and the spin on the coverage from major media sources is indeed unconscionable. I understand the Tramp signs on run down rural properties I saw, they are truly limited by lack of information and the co-op talk while living in communities that are dying because wages are kept low by the employers in their counties-because they can. I fail to understand how individuals whose positions places them at the forefront of any and all information available, fail at context and discernment of facts and freely promote misrepresentations. In other words, they know when they are shooting themselves in the foot. Have they been reduced to vying for the future Tramp propaganda machine? Democracy indeed does die in darkness.

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This is another reminder of how necessary it is to find and verify the source and not trust a requote or paraphrase secondhand.

President Biden actually said, “The only garbage I see floating out there is his (Trump’s) supporter’s—his (Hinchcliffe’s), his [sic] demonization of Latinos is unconscionable and it’s un-American.” The video is available to hear for yourself.

Check before reacting to or repeating.

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