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Christy, Your reply touches upon a dimension in current forms of information - disinformation that have not been approached by LFAA, to my knowledge. I have not yet read the lawfare article and don't know whether our economic competition with China and its role in disinformation has a place in your consideration of Biden's multilayered efforts to recharge American Democracy. The American Families Act is a pivotal aspect of this mission. I am pressed to do my work, so not yet prepared to provide you with a proper response, Your thoughts are now on my schedule, and I will get back to you with a more in a couple of days. This reply of yours is a gem. I hope you do not hesitate to write out your thoughts on the forum. Work like this cause us to dig more deeply into the forces that effect our lives and consider what our approaches to them might be. Thank you, Christy.

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Wow this is just out from Ruth Ben-Ghiat’s substack:

“War is being waged on the collective mind of America, not just by Russia and China, but by the infotainment complex that includes Fox News, lesser right-wing outlets and an army of trolls, which has convinced 30 to 40% of the American electorate that Donald Trump is the legitimate president of the United States. The American Republic did live under the constant threat, remote as it may have been, of nuclear annihilation for many years, but we've now gotten to the point that the only thing that can destroy this country is ourselves.” Interview with Tim Weiner on Lucid

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Thank you, Christy. I will follow up. I suspected that there has been disinformation coming from sources in addition to Russia,, along with treasonous characters in our government, Trump & Co., much within our walls as well as the cyber wars. The penetration of disinformation and domestic terrorists have produced fire, fire everywhere. My deep discomfort with a troll or trolls on the Forum and enablers here, who do not recognize them as such and cry censorship and or see them as a source for learning indicate how close they are and how difficult it is to demagnetize them.

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Thank you for your encouragement ❤️. I have not read anywhere near the same amount on our relations with China, but from what little I see they appear more competitive than subversive but I really cannot speak to our relations with China, though I have some books on my list. I hope your work flows smoothly and you are rewarded with satisfaction. Thank you again.

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