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The Crying of Lot 45

Trump’s last months in office. || Michael Davis

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Posted on April 3, 2017April 3, 2017 by Michael DavisPosted in Freedom, journalism, politics, Power, President Trump, reasonable person, Washington D.C., Wisdom of the ancients, Writing ExpeditionTagged Freedom, journalism, Performance Art, politics, Power, President Trump, reasonable person, Thomas Pynchon, Washington D.C., Wisdom of the ancients, Writing Expedition.

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