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  "textContent": "There’s an American flag hanging downtown that is frayed and ripping apart at the seams. It hangs mostly together and is recognizable as a flag when there is no wind, but with the breeze the red and white stripes flutter independently of one another. If the wind really kicks up, it all becomes a writhing […]",
  "title": "Welcome to American Deconstruction. Our democracy is fractured, but not yet beyond repair"
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