{"id":9097,"date":"2026-01-20T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/?p=9097"},"modified":"2026-01-23T11:41:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T17:41:24","slug":"shame-of-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/20\/shame-of-the-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"Shame of the Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I took a screenshot of this image from the New York Times this morning. 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