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Despite Big Tech’s algorithmic limitations on the independent media space, our staff will continue to fight against it on all platforms, building on our social media infrastructure that already brings in hundreds of thousands of impressions and followers and represents a place where our younger staff hopes to connect our age-old wisdom with their tech savvy generation.Let us be clear that we are asking for support, not begging. As Chris Hedges, who has been allied with us in this venture from the beginning, writes at the end of his weekly column, “Scheer runs ScheerPost on a shoestring budget.” Bob and Narda make the commitment that ScheerPost will never collapse, even if the money to prevent that doesn’t come quickly.
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