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OldBoss

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4. Wow finally read this book and I agree - horrifying!

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Thu Oct 3, 2024, 02:30 PM

Oct 2024

If even half of his stories are true - few of us really know how our government and both its elected and unelected officials influence a wide variety of outcomes. The media are just pawns to these PR firms aka fixers. The Qatar World Cup story is scary, tho most of the stories are. It’s a quick and entertaining read but it’s not uplifting. I have no idea how to improve or correct this horrible imbalance of power, though it’s no longer unique to the US, it’s a worldwide problem. The Antigua story was crazy too.

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Deep dark MSM: All the Worst Humans: how I made news for dictators, tycoons, and politicians [View all] cbabe Sep 2024 OP

Link, please? Ocelot II Sep 2024 #1

It's a book. Search the title at your library or favorite book site. cbabe Sep 2024 #2

All the worst humans IbogaProject Sep 2024 #3

Wow finally read this book and I agree - horrifying! OldBoss Oct 2024 #4