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Americans started drawing parallels between Orwell's realities and the Trump Administration as early as his first day in office, when Press Secretary Sean Spicer berated and lied to the media in his first briefing.

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In our Orwellian reality, reach for ‘Animal Farm’ with your ‘1984’

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Happy Birthday, Big Brother! Orwell’s ‘1984’ Turns 60

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