A US Senator destroyed by blackmail.

He was not bound by the truth or by facts.

The country's most outrageous political demagogue

ascending toward the peak of American power.

Millions upon millions of devoted followers.

This is a story of heroes willing to face down tyranny

and the risk to the country if they fail.

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Finally, we saw the 49ers take the field against players wearing different color uniforms.

The 49ers traveled to southern Nevada for two days of joint practices against the Las Vegas Raiders.

And it was on the Raiders practice fields

in Henderson, Nevada, where the starters

from the two teams went head to head.

Starting quarterback Brock Purdy

had an up and down couple of practices that concluded with a handful of

exceptional throws down the field as well as an equal number of interceptions and

near interceptions. Then the 49ers and Raiders got together Sunday for the official preseason opener

featuring mostly reserves and players battling it out for the spots on the bottom half of

the roster. The competition continues for the 49er's backup

quarterback job between Trey Lance and Sam Darnold, a pair of talented number

three overall draft pick separated by only three years. Jennifer Lee Chan and I will discuss our takeaways

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