@peter.benjamin

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So I know I can't be the only one who's had the unexpected pleasure of coming into possession of messages that aren't intended for my consumption. I'm not talking about you getting someone's private love letters or metaphorical cat video links, which I've gotten and deleted.

If I were back home, I'd be sliding this info to my nearest and dearest investigative journalist type. Since I'm not, well, I guess I've got to take matters in my own hands.

It's an interesting read, so, I'm just going to include the unedited details for all.

[what follows is a copy of the message that peter had received earlier, sent from lydia gill-jade, which seems the sort of thing that would come up in a current headlines search if it weren't presumably a secret. well, so much for that, huh?]

Maybe it's just me, but do people usually name successors for campaign donations?

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It depends how ingrained it is. If they're used to censorship, they might not want to see the truth, no matter how hard it comes. They might not even need to make some of that vanish, it'd just be accepted.
We might need different ways of rousing people to injustice.

Why don't you start a blog?

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I'm too old to blog

[that's the lazy man's way out, but really...]

I mean, I suppose I could.
Worked for a newspaper when I was younger but it was just taking photos
Freelance at that.
I'll have to think about it. I don't want to end up one of those social media darlings as a result. Yeesh.

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I think they're called Influencers.
No, I don't think so. Somehow you don't strike me as the type, but anyone can put their opinion out there. You have one that's worth it, right?

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you're not helping me on the whole too old front.
there's an entire language that i just don't get
but you're right that i've got an opinion and i think it matters

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Then even turning into a social media darling might be worth it.

[ WAS THAT CHEEKY? IT'S SO HARD TO TELL. ]

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[ALRIGHT BUDDY WHEN NEW AMSTERDAM HAS ITS NEWEST OLD MAN YELLS AT CLOUD-ESQUE BLOG LET IT BE KNOWN WHO'S TO BLAME]

Debatable but you've won me over.
You do realize you're obligated to follow me now, right?

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You can count on it.

[ that's actually genuine. ]