Jitterati 25.1.17: An Open Letter to a Hot Mess

Wednesday, 25 January 2017, 12:14 pm
Opinion: Grant Buist

Jitterati: An Open Letter to a Hot Mess

25.1.17

Dear US news –
it's been real. No, wait.

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An open letter to a hot mess.

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