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Slack.com slash DHQ. Until yesterday, there were at least three Americans unlawfully detained

in Russia. Paul Wellen, a former Marine arrested on espionage charges. Mark Fogel, a 61-year-old

history teacher, arrested for possessing a small amount of medical marijuana. And Brittany

Griner, a young anti-American lady basketball player, arrested for the same crime for the

marijuana. Two of those people are still stuck doing hard labor in Russia. One gets to

go home. Can you guess which one? Brittany is an incomparable athlete. Two-time Olympic

gold medalist for Team USA. She endured mistreatment and a show trial in Russia with

characteristic grit and incredible dignity. She represents the best America, the best

of the bottom-american is across the board, everything about her.

The best about America, just across the board. Brittany Griner, the lady basketball player

who's only noteworthy activities to date have been playing a sport that no one watches,

protesting the star-spangled banner at that sport, refusing to show up on the court for

the national anthem, and trying to sneak pot into Russia. Brittany Griner represents the

best, the very best of America, apparently. Not the history teacher, not the marine, the

dope smoking, America hating, WNBA person who's released the US was so desperate to secure

that, in agreed to release the world's most notorious arms dealer back to Russia in

exchange. I'm Michael Noles, this is the Michael Noles show.

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