“mainstream media, n. Derogatory shorthand
for the thousands of public-minded women and men who spent years in journalism
schools learning how to best mislead the segment of the population that still
believes in fairies, witches and interest-free loans.”
• Editorial Comment: What’s that about fairies?
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2020 looks nice (so far)
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