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Thanks, guys -- This is a big deal, and please read it, because you have the best platform for an idea that no one else is addressing. We need all reliable news groups to think about this, so thank you. We need your voice in this.

You understand the psychology of repetition, that gets past the firewalls of the conscious mind into the subconscious (self-improvement affirmations, the Pledge of Allegiance, the Apostle's Creed, the Two Minutes' Hate in his book 1984...).

News coverage that unnecessarily shows pictures of quick-repeat right-wing images (hats, flags...) is actually spreading the message for Trump and his supporters.

When people see those images, they reflexively read the words or connect Trump to Reagan, which means that the message gets into the brain.

To responsible news outlets: PLEASE top choosing or framing pictures that show Trump or supporters in MAGA caps; Musk in a "Trump was right about everything" hat; or pictures of Trump in front of the Reagan portrait -- those pictures subliminally repeat the Trump message in a way that we don't realize.

Thanks again.

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