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On the show this week: • Why did so many news outlets go along with Israel’s ‘pre-emptive strike’ narrative when reporting its attacks on Iran? • Phone lines down, internet cut off. Gaza faces near-total comms blackout • Trump’s made-for-TV federal intervention in LA ▶️ youtu.be/i0JOlh6yZg0
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