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RFESOTO FILES
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This is a wonderful work-in-progress project! RFESOTO files have been a true family and community effort. Yirong inspiring it, Yiliang doing the digitizing work, Seth pointing toward the Internet Archive, with Liz R and Jason S making it happen. There's a detail about their initials matching mine, making it a lovely coincidence. Thanks to The News Brothers and Dr. Ken. Preserving audio and video recordings for future generations is meaningful work. The Internet Archive is a fantastic home for a collection like this. It's free, open to everyone, and built to last. https://archive.org/details/sotoarchive
RIP TED TURNER
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I was a news producer at NBC News, and when CNN launched, few took Ted Turner seriously. Ted was able to see the future in ways few could, and had an unbelievable drive to turn his ideas into reality
OBAMA & COLBERT
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Remember way back then when US Presidents we’re popular?
MOST TRUSTED
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Regardless of the language, the audience trusts individuals, not the corporation they work for.
PEACE PLEASE
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Should have, could have, would have... The ones that got away,
THE REAL REASON
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"Real reason" refers to the true, underlying motive or actual cause behind an action, decision, or event, rather than the stated, superficial, or socially acceptable explanation. It is the genuine, often hidden, driver that explains the "why" behind behavior, frequently rooted in emotion or self-interest, rather than logic or appearances.
MAN FROM UNCLE
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All chaos, all day, every day. This is the way we are exposed to and subjected to today.
ATTRACTIVE FACE?
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Some days are better than others, including Sundays.
LAME-DUCK OR INFLUENCER?
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Is it the incredibly shrinking Party of one, or as they say in Texas, we’re fixin to find out if Trump is a Republican influencer or a GOP lame duck, washed-up politician.