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September 7, 2011

I offer this image as an example of what passes for news today. From the NBC Washington website: after viewing some photos of a construction crane that toppled at the Washington National Cathedral, I was offered these additional slideshows I “might like.”

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Spam from Bill

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Take this box and stuff it

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