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Happy Wednesday to the voracious readers of The Best & The Brightest! I hope your Valentine’s Days were as wonderful as you’d hoped they would be. Today’s peek into the world of MAGA reveals a somewhat dank, obscure corner of the old Tea Party, and how a certain Florida “meatball” is courting its adherents.
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Happy Wednesday to the voracious readers of The Best & The Brightest! I hope your Valentine’s Days were as wonderful as you’d hoped they would be. Today’s peek into the world of MAGA reveals a somewhat dank, obscure corner of the old Tea Party, and how a certain Florida “meatball” is courting its adherents. As always, Julia, Tara, Peter and I thank you for your continued readership. Feel free to email me your belated Valentines in the forms of tips and feedback.

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