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(38,723 posts) Thu Feb 5, 2026, 08:25 AM Yesterday

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Citizen Bezos can afford it. (Original Post) Swede Yesterday OP

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1. Billionaires don't buy up mass media outlets because they support independent journalism and the Free Press,

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 09:54 AM

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rather to neuter the constitutionally-protected watchdogs who have traditionally exposed their crimes and obstructed their monopolist schemes.