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### If You Want to Help the Rich and Die Sooner, Vote Republican

Written by Thom Hartmann on November 21 2022.

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## [Welcome New Citizen Letter from Wrong President. What?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25966:welcome-new-citizen-letter-from-wrong-president-what&catid=378)

Why am I bringing this up? Well, apparently, history does have a way to repeat itself. – I just found that out the hard way when I opened the envelop…

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Written by Mary Cardoza on October 20 2022.

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Written by Natalia Marques on October 17 2022.

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Written by Caroline Aguirre on October 13 2022.

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