{"id":22901,"date":"2023-03-25T11:14:52","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T15:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/?p=22901"},"modified":"2023-03-25T11:14:52","modified_gmt":"2023-03-25T15:14:52","slug":"matt-taibbi-chronicles-the-ministry-of-truths-exposure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/25\/matt-taibbi-chronicles-the-ministry-of-truths-exposure\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Taibbi Chronicles the Ministry of Truth&#8217;s Exposure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Taibbi is a lefty who actually believes in the constitution. 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