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		mmanfrin 38 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What Americans die from vs. what the news reports ... And the only institution with a mandate to educate and inform just got defunded.

rammer 38 days ago [–]

... And why did they get defunded?

intended 38 days ago | | [–]

Because the media sold a story to one set of the population - the topic of this thread.

Braxton1980 38 days ago | | [–]

As a lesson to other government funded entities about the power of government and to please voters who are easily manipulated with mere accusations that align with long held unproven beliefs

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