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A weekly newsletter about how right-wing extremism has exploited the weaknesses in American journalism, and what we can do about it.

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Mark Jacob is the former metro editor of the Chicago Tribune and former Sunday editor of the Chicago Sun-Times. He is the co-author of 11 books, mostly about history. Bluesky: @markjacob.bsky.social Threads: markjacobnews

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