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America This Week, August 21-27

Fauci goes down, student loans forgiven, Zuckerberg wilds out on Rogan, a U.S.-sponsored "covert influence campaign" is outed, Powell plays the heavy, finance headlines and more

Matt Taibbi
Aug 26, 2022
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Clockwise from top left: A Tony Fauci votive candle, Biden’s microphone-eating worsens, car-killer Newsom is stoked, the head shot of Glenn Hegar, Zuck in the wild, Fed Chair Powell extends one hand for each big testicle

[Note from Matt Taibbi: As I’m unfortunately ill with Covid, ATW is going to be abridged this week. The podcast with Walter Kirn has been postponed. Apologies to all and the feature should be back at full speed next week.]

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