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As we enter the New Year, COURIER is bringing on exciting new talent. Meet Mason, who you may already know from his account One Hand Politics or from his appearance on Jubilee’s Liberal vs. Maga episode. Check out his first video for COURIER fact-checking Trump’s war on Venezuela:
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