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The threat of a deadly virus has the nation's news media spinning fear and panic. Government, the intel agencies, and big tech social media platforms attempt to shut down free speech to protect the public from misinformation. Corporations agree to impose mandates and restrict freedoms on employees where the government can't, and the public is divided between those who blindly comply and those who don't. Oddly, the virus seems too weak to warrant this draconian approach. Something is not hon...