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I'm watching this docuseries on HBO called Telemarketers, but it really buries the lede.

It's actually about police union corruption, how police unions hire ex-con telemarketers who can't get jobs elsewhere to use the names of officers killed or injured in the line of duty without compensation to scam money out of old ladies' social security checks to pay for political protection to run amok in society, and how those same call centers also run scam PACs.

Only the first episode is about telemarketers.

"Police State" is not an exaggeration.

"The White Lotus" season 3 finale aired last night. Feelings in the Flipboard editorial team varied from "it was fine" to "it was disappointing," with a dash of "I don't watch it because if I wanted to see rich people doing terrible things I would simply turn on the news." Here's @THR's spoiler-free oral history of the making of the show, featuring most of the cast and creator Mike White. Tell us in the comments what you thought of the season and final episode, and any suggestions you have for season 4.

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The Hollywood Reporter · ‘The White Lotus’ Uncensored Oral History: Mike White and Cast Spill Season 3’s SecretsBy Lacey Rose

It's almost time to finish up The Nevers. It's so strange to watch new episodes of a big-budget HBO show and be one of the few that are actually watching it. I mean, who (besides me) has five hours free on the middle of a Friday to watch a show air live?