{"id":6343,"date":"2020-09-22T13:14:24","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T17:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaeljpalladino.com\/?p=6343"},"modified":"2025-08-15T15:53:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T19:53:25","slug":"america-has-gone-dark-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaeljpalladino.com\/?p=6343","title":{"rendered":"America Has Gone Dark Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michaeljpalladino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/America-Has-Gone-Dark-Again-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6474\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaeljpalladino.com\/?attachment_id=6474\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michaeljpalladino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/America-Has-Gone-Dark-Again-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1968&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1968\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"America Has Gone Dark Again\" data-image-description=\"\" 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1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michaeljpalladino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/America-Has-Gone-Dark-Again-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1574&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>America Has Gone Dark Again, Oil Painting<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Painted Sept 09, 2020, Size 28&#8243; x 36&#8243;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>In History America has at times lost it&#8217;s Moral Compass, It has now happened again.<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>America Has Gone Dark Again, Oil Painting Painted Sept 09, 2020, Size 28&#8243; x 36&#8243; In History America has at times lost it&#8217;s Moral Compass, It has now happened 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