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The Santos Dilemma
George Santos is a walking, talking, viral Internet meme character who blatantly mocks the integrity of our political system every time he enters the house chambers.
The news media’s belated interest in the meteoric, and increasingly questionable, rise of Republican Congressman George Anthony Devolder Santos should be a warning to all Americans. We desperately need quality journalism to speak truth to power and challenge the unjust actions of dishonest people and corrupt institutions.
How did this happen? How does a serial liar possessing little money and no political experience, save for a loudly proclaimed allegiance to former President Donald Trump, win a seat in one of the wealthiest districts in the country?
Are we witnessing the normalization of the transnational right, and why are the major news outlets playing catch up on this story?
Seeds of Disaster
Julian Assange could tell you. It began the moment he was forced to jump bail and flee trumped-up rape charges in Sweden. The year was 2012, and the abject failure of America’s most powerful news agencies to come to his defense signaled a growing lack of will among these…
