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    October 24, 2019
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    #235 Creepy Hologram Prime Minister
    Thank God, it's over - last sound off about how dull the 2019 election coverage was, we promise. Plus, Star Metro journalists cry fake news at activists pretending climate propaganda is the real thing.
    Jesse Brown
    Host & Publisher
    Tiffany Lam
    Producer

    Writer and climate activist from 350.org Cam Fenton co-hosts.

    You can check out the 350.org’s Our Times here.

     

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