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Transcript: America This Week, Episode 56, "State Media's Coming-Out Party"
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Transcript: America This Week, Episode 56, "State Media's Coming-Out Party"

Walter and Matt take on White House journalism instructions, Ukraine's warning to "propagandists" abroad, jarring JFK assassination news, and Fritz Leiber's "Coming Attraction"

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Walter and I talked about multiple topics this week, including JFK assssination news, Ukraine’s warning to “propagandists” abroad, “Coming Attraction” by Fritz Leiber, and a letter sent by White House spokesperson Ian Sams with de facto instructions on how to cover a coming impeachment inquiry, about which you can also read here.

It has been 53 months since Julian Assange was arrested.

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