{"id":7371,"date":"2011-08-03T12:50:01","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T12:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/03\/bravissimo\/"},"modified":"2011-08-03T12:50:01","modified_gmt":"2011-08-03T12:50:01","slug":"bravissimo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/03\/bravissimo\/","title":{"rendered":"Bravissimo!"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">\u23f3 Approximate reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">min<\/span><\/span><p>Honored to join so many other dignified Americans in <a href=\"http:\/\/slowclapforcongress.com\/\">enthusiastic applause for this country&#8217;s superb leadership<\/a>. 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