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		shermantanktop 25 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Swedish Alecta has sold off an estimated $8B of US... A pundit saying "oh no, the world is ending" gets a lot more coverage than "nothing to see here, move along." Then again, they say whatever they need to in order for their paychecks to keep coming.

overfeed 25 days ago [–]

Talking heads serve the interests of their wealthy benefactors who have gone all out to own/control all of news media. Benefactors whose wealth is almost entirely tied up in securities.

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