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Posted in [IMPORTANT READS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads). ## [The New Mandarins of the Deep State](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14569-the-new-mandarins-of-the-deep-state) One good piece of news: the once common hysteria about Trump as a new authoritarian threat should start to recede. Constitutional limits, such as ele… --- [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/19/0101f-1982ee80.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14543-strong-intelligent-women-in-politics-scares-the-hell-out-of-conservative-republicans)### [Strong, Intelligent Women in Politics: Scares the Hell Out of Conservative Republicans](https://mail.citywatchla.com/important-reads/14543-strong-intelligent-women-in-politics-scares-the-hell-out-of-conservative-republicans) Written by S. Novi on December 14 2017. 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