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It's the Media Buzz Meter with Howard Kurtz.

This is one of those days where I could go twice as long, but don't worry.

I know you have lives to get back to, but it raises an interesting question.

You know, I've been doing 30 to 35 minutes on the podcast, would some of you like it to go

longer?

And then, you know, if you get busy, you could always stop it, then hear the rest later.

Let's get a few items in at the top here.

Ah, One American News Network fired a producer for the Matt Gates show.

You remember Matt Gates, the guy who originally Trump wanted to be attorney general,

and he now has a show on OAM.

Vishbura is the name of the fire producer,

and this was broken by the rap because in a response to a conservative donor, critical of the Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts,

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