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for listening and supporting us. We couldn't do it without you. Oh, Hi this is the Josh Marshall podcast featuring Kate Riga.

We have a bunch to talk about about the convention today which we are now halfway through.

Let me mention just quickly I'm a little under the weather, so if I seem a bit like, you know, a bit low energy, that's why, but I'm gonna I'm gonna persevere.

Before we get started on that, I want to tell you something that happened today that I'm really excited about I think our whole crew here

TPM is really excited about we have mentioned in the last few episodes of the podcast three or four episodes of the podcast, that we are currently running our annual

TPM Journalism Drive, and I have encouraged you to contribute if you are a reader, you know,

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