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Charles Jay

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I worked for more than 30 years for a major news outlet as a correspondent and editor. Follow my work at the progressive website Uncharted Blue. I had been a member of the Community Contributors Team at the Daily Kos website. I also write about jazz.

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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 4h
In 2028, the next Democratic president must appoint Jack Smith as Attorney General or at the very least FBI Director. No more Merrick the meek. Trump and his enablers must be held accountable.
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Trump and Hegseth could face charges before the International Criminal Court in The Hague for the extrajudicial killings at sea. In a story I wrote last year I noted the comparison with the ICC case against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. www.unchartedblue.com/philippines-...
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Philippines' ex-president awaits trial by the ICC for "extrajudicial killings" similar to Trump's illegal boat strikes
Filipinos were stunned back in March 2025 when former President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court and flown to the Netherlands where he remains in cu...
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
And when will RFK Jr. speak out against Trump’s destruction of the memorial to his uncle?
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
What's even more dangerous is what happens when a malignant narcissist confronts failure. Trump is undergoing what mental health providers call "narcissistic collapse." I wrote about this in a story for the progressive website Uncharted Blue. www.unchartedblue.com/trumps-actio...
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Trump's actions are a textbook case of the danger posed by a malignant narcissist reacting to failure
"If the narcissist is going to be brought down, they will also seek to bring everyone else around them down."
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
So if Trump’s previous tax returns are no longer subject to being audited maybe he should make them public as he promised to do in 2016. He used the audit excuse as his reason for not releasing them.
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
@gtconway.bsky.social I wrote a piece on this very topic -- the dangers when a malignant narcissist like Trump faces failure after failure -- for the progressive website Uncharted Blue. www.unchartedblue.com/trumps-actio...
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Trump's actions are a textbook case of the danger posed by a malignant narcissist reacting to failure
"If the narcissist is going to be brought down, they will also seek to bring everyone else around them down."
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
You may not realize this but for us this is actually the high point of Mitch McConnell’s Senate career. He is casting no harmful votes and his absence leaves the Republicans with one less vote to pass Trump’s agenda.
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Here's my latest story for the progressive website Uncharted Blue. Trump is a textbook case of the dangers posed by a malignant narcissist reacting to failure. www.unchartedblue.com/trumps-actio...
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Trump's actions are a textbook case of the danger posed by a malignant narcissist reacting to failure
"If the narcissist is going to be brought down, they will also seek to bring everyone else around them down."
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Russia also signed the agreement under which Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons in exchange for security guarantees. Then Putin broke it. Here's a story I wrote shortly after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. www.dailykos.com/stories/2022...
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Many Ukrainians now regret giving up their nuclear arsenal for worthless Russian security guarantee
As Russia invades, regret grows in Ukraine over abandoning nukes for broken promises. Explore the full context and outcomes.
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
My only problem with Christopher Nolan's casting of "The Odyssey" was having Graham Platner play Odysseus.
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Trump made only one passing reference to Russia in last night's speech. But Putin orchestrated a disinformation plot that nearly succeeded in knocking Joe Biden out of the 2020 race on behalf of Trump. I wrote about this in April 2024. This should be investigated. www.dailykos.com/stories/2024...
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It appears Biden-Burisma was a Russian disinformation plot from the very beginning, spread by Rudy
Lev Parnas testifies: no evidence of Biden wrongdoing, only Kremlin-driven disinformation—read on to see the full story!
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
News outlets should seek reaction from a psychiatrist or psychologist after Trump's speech tonight. Here's an old Psychology Today story about how a narcissist reacts to failure: rage, continuing to lie, and airing their grievances. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/spyc...
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When the Narcissist Fails
We think they are infallible, but what happens when the malignant narcissist fails at work, at home, or in a very public setting? A look at behaviors we can expect.
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Pete Hegseth is too incompetent to realize that you don’t need a high testosterone level to fly a drone. And Ukraine has shown that drone warfare has reshaped the modern battlefield. Guess which country has thousands of drones? Iran.
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Judging by questions from GOP senators at Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing, it seems that two things they want the DOJ to do is ban the abortion drug mifepristone (at least for mail orders) and prosecute Jack Smith.
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
1/2 There already was an assessment by the Joint Intelligence Task Force on foreign interference in the 2020 election and an unclassified version was released in March 2021. it concluded that Putin authorized an operation aimed at denigrating Biden's candidacy and supporting Trump.
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
While we’re at it why don’t we look at how Russia interfered in the 2020 election by having its operatives feed disinformation to Rudy in an effort to knock Joe Biden out of the race. Maybe Aaron Parnas could interview his dad Lev about this.
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The best way for South Carolinians to acknowledge the legacy of Sen. Lindsey Graham is to vote for Democrat Dr. Annie Andrews for Senate in November.
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
We shouldn’t treat Trump’s bluster seriously. What he says should be analyzed by psychiatrists. Putin couldn’t keep the Black Sea open for his fleet because of Ukrainian drones. All Iran has to do is fire drones at slow-moving tankers transiting the narrow Strait of Hormuz for it to remain closed.
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Memories of 2016. Remember when Lindsey Graham called Trump a "jackass" in a TV interview, and Trump responded at a Suth Carolina rally by giving out Graham's cell phone number. Graham then made a video of how to destroy your cellphone. youtu.be/JPAvOaNpoiM?...
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How to destroy your phone, featuring Sen. Lindsey Graham
YouTube video by CBS News
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Does anyone remember this old catchphrase from the first season of SNL in 1975. "And Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead." It looks like we can soon substitute Mitch McConnell for Franco. youtu.be/woZo83cVgbI?...
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Dictator Franco's Death Announcement by Saturday Night Live... one time, and another, and another.
YouTube video by Siso Jaile
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
In 2025, California’s GDP was $4.25 Trillion. In 2026, Elon Musk’s net worth exceeded $1 Trillion, depending on stock price fluctuations. Those figures alone make the case for raising taxes on billionaires.
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I was working as an editorial assistant at the Chicago Sun-Times in 1970. I doubt many people know that film critic Roger Ebert co-wrote the screenplay for Beyond the Valley of the Dolls with director Russ Meyer.
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Cuban sold the Dallas Mavericks to Miriam Adelson and her son-in-law. The Israeli-born Adelson supports Bibi and the most extreme right-wing politicians in Israel and has been one of Trump’s biggest donors. Cuban should have known they would ruin the team starting with the trade of Luka Doncic.
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
France's World Cup team is a celebration of diversity. 16 of the 26 players are either immigrants themselves or first-generation descendants of migrants. France's goals in its 2-0 quarterfinal victory over Morocco were by Kylian Mbappe (Cameroon/Algeria roots) and Ousmani Dembele (Mali roots).
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Now I’m rooting for Belgium to beat Norway in the final. And then have the team do their YMCA dance when Trump steps onto the field to a chorus of boos to present the real FIFA trophy.
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I wonder what all those evangelical preachers who blamed LBGTQ* people for natural disasters have to say about this? www.advocate.com/politics/201...
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10 Disasters That Gays Were Blamed for Causing
<p>When a major disaster happens, does every out-of-left-field crazy fringe preacher race to become the first to blame LGBT people?</p>
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
And Trump once wondered why more Norwegians won't emigrate to the U.S. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
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'Thanks, but no thanks': Norwegians reject Trump's immigration offer
Many Norwegians rejected on Friday a suggestion by US President Donald Trump that they would be more welcome to move to the United States than immigrants from 'shithole countries' such as Haiti or Afr...
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Fox News is now broadcasting from a large trailer on the National Mall where WWII veterans had to be evacuated because of the bad weather. Fox commentator says the National Mall looks like “a ghost town” because everyone had to be cleared out.
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
i have never seen a Dumocrat. But I have seen lots of happy Democrats, including this guy: youtu.be/p1vbAdFkVvA?...
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Mayor Mamdani Answers 311 Calls
YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The Weather Forecast for the night of July 4th when Trump is scheduled to deliver a 45-minute speech at the National Mall. A heavy thunderstorm around in the evening; otherwise, partly cloudy and humid; thunderstorms can bring flooding downpours, hail and damaging wind gusts.
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
So who are the politicians that Americans like the most. Here are the top six: Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Zohran Mamdani, Pete Buttigieg, Jon Ossoff, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. newrepublic.com/post/212486/...
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Here Are the Politicians Americans Actually Like
Most of them are hated by the American right.
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I don't know why among all the posts on Mel Brooks' 100th birthday, this film tends to get overlooked: "Mel Brooks' History of the World, Part 1." "It's good to be the king." youtu.be/7OWMB3ewpNM?...
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History of the world Part I - "You look like the piss boy"
YouTube video by joaopcampos
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
How low can you go? A MAGA influencer in an Uncle Sam costume is arrested for allegedly performing lewd acts during an acrobatic performance at Trump's fiasco fair on the National Mall. www.aol.com/articles/mag...
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MAGA influencer dressed as Uncle Sam charged with lewd acts at Trump’s Great American State Fair, police say - AOL
Gian Rachtelli, known online to his followers as the livestreamer ‘Manny,’ was reportedly dressed in an Uncle Sam costume and overalls when he was taken into custody
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Trump hijacked the official celebrations of America's 250th anniversary. He formed Freedom 250. Its events, including the National Mall fiasco, are put on by Event Strategies Inc., which produced the Jan. 6 Ellipse rally that preceded the attack on the US Capitol. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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One birthday, two party planners: Freedom 250 vs. America250, explained
Confusion about the difference between the two groups swirled this week after some of the artists who were billed as performing at Freedom 250’s Great American State Fair backed out.
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
As we celebrate Mel Brooks' 100th birthday, remember the parody Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane did in which they reprised their roles from the updated version of "The Producers" for Jimmy Kimmel. "You Got Trumped" aired in Feb. 2016 and unfortunately proved accurate. youtu.be/OemqVWi_R0k?...
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“Trumped" Starring Matthew Broderick & Nathan Lane
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Mel Brooks is only 100 years old today? I thought he was already 2,000 years old. youtu.be/7XqNdI6kvyI?...
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CARL REINER & MEL BROOKS - 1966 - "The 2000 Year Old Man"
YouTube video by ClassicComedyCuts
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
It would be much more interesting if it was converted to a dunk tank with Paula White yapping in tongues as exemplified by this scene with Pastor Jeff from "Young Sheldon." youtu.be/GZejfTnQSqo?...
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Missy Cooper is the Queen of the Dunk Tank (Clip) | Young Sheldon | TBS
YouTube video by TBS
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
My wife, an immigrant from Poland herself, worked as a psychologist in NYC nursing homes alongside Haitian nurses, nursing assistants and other staffers. She describes them as the hardest working and kindest people when it came to treating patients. SCOTUS' decision will devastate senior care.
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
A promise delivered by our mayor. The city's Rent Guidelines Board has approved a rent freeze on 1-year and 2-year leases for the nearly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/n...
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Mamdani’s Rent Freeze Is Approved by New York City Board
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Here is a story from the independent Russian newspaper, Meduza, operating out of Estonia, about this video that has gone viral. meduza.io/en/news/2026...
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In a viral video, a Russian soldier threatens Putin with an army mutiny. He says disgruntled military and security officials came to him and asked him to serve as their messenger. — Meduza
A soldier from the Voronezh region who took part in the invasion of Ukraine and runs a blog on Instagram and other platforms, Alexander Lunin, has recorded a video message addressed to Vladimir Putin.
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Ayn Rand is really the godmother of the Epstein class. She was enthralled by serial killer, William Edward Hickman, who killed and dismembered a 12-year-old girl and praised Hickman in her notebooks. www.rawstory.com/amp/ayn-rand...
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How Ayn Rand became a big admirer of sadistic serial killer William Hickman
There's something deeply unsettling about living in a country where millions of people froth at the mouth at the idea of giving health care to the tens of millions of Americans who don't have it, or w...
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
So now it seems that a Trump appointee wanted to acquire Greenland in order to restore all you can eat shrimp at financially troubled Red Lobster. You can't make this stuff up. newrepublic.com/post/212172/...
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Trump Appointee Suggested Seizing Greenland to Help Out Red Lobster
Yes, this is unfortunately a real story.
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Elections do matter. Hungary sets a good example for what to do if there's a Blue Wave in the midterms. www.reuters.com/world/hungar...
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PM Magyar moves to oust Hungary's president, launch anti-graft office
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Monday that his government would initiate the president's removal from ​office with a constitutional amendment, and also launch a constitutional reform ‌i...
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
I've been intrigued by the story of who has been making the Iran Lego videos. It turns out it's a group of Iranian Gen-Z creators. youtu.be/LMZ15Nwfj0o?...
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The Gen Z creators behind viral Iranian Lego-style AI videos
YouTube video by CNN
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Ahead of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, I would like to see one polling firm ask the following question: Who would you rather be ruled by for the next two years -- Donald Trump or Britain's King Charles?
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Punch & Judy @punch-and-judy.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
#Democracy #Authoritarian
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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Do you have a disability? Know anyone with a disability? Autism? You, and they could be institutionalized.
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I wrote this piece for the progressive website Uncharted Blue at the start of the Iran war. Mega-MAGA donors Miriam and Sheldon Adelson, acting in support of Netanyahu, played a key role in pushing Trump to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal in 2018. www.unchartedblue.com/how-citizens...
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How Citizens United, an 'Israel First' megadonor, and a transactional president put the U.S. on the path to war with Iran
Donald Trump opened up the path to war with Iran in May 2018 when he withdrew the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal that had been negotiated by the Obama administration. That agreement, which was finali...
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I’ll take Scenes We Will Never See At a Trump Event for $1,000, Alex.
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Charles Jay @chazjay425.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I can confirm 100% that all the Knicks were there to accept the keys to the city from Mayor Mamdani. And then how much fun it was to watch them all dancing to Alicia Keys singing "Empire State of Mind." What a joy it was to flip channels to watch the opening of the Obama Presidential Center.
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