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dewsgirl

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1. They have lost control of the narrative and there is no way

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2020, 09:35 PM

Mar 2020

they can try to control social media, like China did. This is one of my biggest worries, especially with the US stories getting darker and darker with each passing day.

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They have lost control of the narrative and there is no way dewsgirl Mar 2020 #1

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