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  "path": "/2026/03/18/pete-hegseth-we-cant-wait-for-larry-ellison-to-turn-cnn-into-another-right-wing-propaganda-mill/",
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    "cbs",
    "cnn",
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    "1st amendment",
    "agitprop",
    "consolidation",
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  "textContent": "We’ve noted repeatedly how the U.S. authoritarian right is buying up all of our new and old media companies because they’re trying to mimic what Viktor Orban created in Hungary. Namely, a media where all the major outlets are owned by rich autocratic allies, who spew propaganda 24/7 while the government strangles real, independent journalism […]",
  "title": "Pete Hegseth: We Can’t Wait For Larry Ellison To Turn CNN Into Another Right Wing Propaganda Mill"
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