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The “Last Gasp” of Journalism as We Once Knew It

by David Samuel McCalmont

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Jun 11, 2025
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Jory Rand perform duties as a “reporter” for ABC7 in Los Angeles. While “reporting” his nonsense during the mayhem occurring as I write this, Mr. Rand opined that he would hate to see law enforcement officers interfere with a “bunch of people having fun watching cars burn.”

Wasn't the concern much more ominous on J6 when a similar combat battalion of “jo…

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