Los Angeles Is Not Burning: Dispatch from L.A

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Los Angeles Is Not Burning: Dispatch from L.A

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"Are things really that bad?" a friend in the media texted me on Wednesday, regarding what the public is being told and shown about the protests in Los Angeles, where I am currently reporting. "I want to murder the media," they continued.
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