Last night Dick and Jane drove to Bethesda for an unofficial wake to mourn what they and other young White House staffers have lost.

Their resumes share the same problem. They had promoted the Big Lie (that the election was stolen) which led to the deadly Capitol riot.

Condemnation was swift and universal. The former staffers have been struggling to find paths forward ever since.

Several revealed they’ve been receiving anonymous offers, from the dark recesses of the web, asking them to generate bat-shit crazy rumors that could be fed to Fox and News Max.

It’s not the kind of work Dick and Jane would normally consider, but then these are not normal times.

PR firms, ad agencies and even right-leaning think tanks refuse to see them.

Pat Shiplett

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