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you'd think the fact that the federal government is too corrupt to function in the public interest, and that all of our environmental, public safety, labor, and consumer rights regulators have been defanged would be a bigger story

like it doesn't matter what story you're writing (guns, health, telecom, AI, whatever) the fact that our federal regulators are now made out of still-damp paper mache would be a relevant factoid to include for your readership