DARK DAYS FOR DEMOCRACY

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                         VENEZUELAN "PRESIDENT" NICOLAS MADURO

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                    DECAY

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                          PHILIPPINES "PRESIDENT" RODRIGO DUTERTE

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                             SMEAGOL AND TURKISH "PRESIDENT" RECEP ERDOGAN

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               HIGHLY CORROSIVE

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                      SENATORIAL DRONE

                                                                                                                                                                         MOTHER JONES

                                                     YEP!

          SPEAKING OF NIGHTMARE

                                                                                                                                             DANIEL ADEL/ROLLING STONE

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                   EPILEPSY ALERT AHEAD!

                                                                                                                                                                                             MIKE SEGAR/REUTERS

                         WHAT DOES IT MEAN?  PEOPLE ARE JUST SAYING... 

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         GEORGE A. ROMERO DIES AT 77

               THANKS FOR THE NIGHTMARES! 

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