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I think you are doing great, Ryan.

I disagree with you on "lab leak", but the "Soviets also died in WW2" was more powerful than anything I have seen from Krystal (no comparison intended, you 4 have very different styles).

Please keep bringing reason to journalism, Ryan.

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Heard you on Bad Faith and immediately subscribed. Always appreciated your coverage of Tara Reid -- and the sense of doggedness within that "for" Reade. We all got faults, and maybe war-ravaged Jimmy should realize that no individual should be pilloried -- for too long -- about anything these days -- given that the world is upside-down and underwater at the moment. Wish you success! :)

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Ryan, your work on Rising has been great. I heard the guys on Due Dissidence compliment you on a segment.

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Miss hearing the kids when you reported from home…

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Forgive me for not catching the radar segments. My progressive reading has been very dispirited of late. But your few comments on what cards progressives actually hold in dealing with the Democrats are mirrored by things David Sirota has been pointing out.

You, some time in 2019 or 2020 there was an article in an obscure web site journal about the fact that scientists say that if nothing changes, the seas will be dead of life in 2048. When I read that, I though - how old will my grandchildren be in 2048? The oldest will be 42 and the youngest will be 37. Isn't that a great future for them? for all grandchildren everywhere?

I have to admit that I have not suffered that much during this pandemic, but the suffering of others is palpable.

In the midst of all this, I have received, as of today, 2,209 progressive emails and I've saved them all. I've been trying to work myself into a state of energy where I could analyze the absolute awfulness of these emails. The come in four varieties: progressives already in office who are working toward reelection; progressives* who are running for election the first time in 2022; the last group are the "progressive" pacs.

The emails from the electeds are not bad (they're not like screeching on a blackboard) but they're not effective from my point of view. The emails of the new office seekers - all I can say is someone is giving them very bad advice. The "progressive" pacs - my god that should be an oxymoron - are screamingly, howlingly bad.

So not only do they need to put their foot on the brakes in their dealings with the lib Dems and Republicans, they need to rethink their messaging and funding approaches.

Oh, I also get emails from Nancy. One time she gave me some "elite" level of membership in the party. Then she took it away. Then she tried to offer it to me again. She's really, really bad at this.

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Great segments Ryan!

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Wow.... I am shocked that you actually thought you could replace Krystal. I won't be watching. You all seriously need to get a grip. No one who can think clearly wants to support corporate media.

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