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About thomas buckley

Thomas Buckley is the author of the Substack pages "The Point" and "CheckMate." He was a reporter when newspapers existed and Mayor/Councilman in Lake Elsinore, Cal. His work has appeared in RealClearPolitics, Zero Hedge, and the California Globe.

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