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EXCLUSIVE: An Open Letter to Netflix About Their Upcoming Michael Jackson Docuseries

Editor’s Note: The following open letter was transmitted privately to Netflix leadership on the night of Friday, May 22. Decked Out Magazine has received no substantive response to our inquiries. We are now publishing this letter in the public interest. Netflix’s silence is no longer an option. Here’s that letter. To the Leadership of Netflix: I am writing to you as the Vice President of … Continue reading EXCLUSIVE: An Open Letter to Netflix About Their Upcoming Michael Jackson Docuseries

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Black‑and‑white overhead shot of Michael Jackson standing alone in the rain with arms outstretched, head tilted back, and eyes closed, capturing the isolation and emotional intensity of the ‘Stranger in Moscow’ short film.
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Is ‘Stranger in Moscow’ Michael Jackson’s Greatest Underrated Song?

May 20, 2026 Back in early April, Decked Out Magazine posed a question that sparked debate among our readers: Is “Who Is It” Michael Jackson’s greatest deep cut? Today, we return with another contender, one that trades the paranoid R&B of the Dangerous era for something some will say is far more desolate, far more confessional, and far more cinematic. “Stranger in Moscow” is that … Continue reading Is ‘Stranger in Moscow’ Michael Jackson’s Greatest Underrated Song?

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The Greatest Lie Ever Told About the American Economy and Jobs: Large crowd gathered outside Federal Hall in New York City during the 1929 Wall Street crash, with people filling the steps and street as mounted police manage the scene.
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The Greatest Lie Ever Told About the American Economy and Jobs

06/16/2026 Clocking It: The Political Rundown — The Verdict Earlier this week, Halfway Clocked laid out the anatomy of a credit crisis unfolding in real time. Household debt at an all‑time high of 1.69 trillion. Student loan delinquencies spiking to 10.3 percent. And the agency designed to protect consumers from predatory lending, the CFPB, gutted by a president who ran as a populist. That was … Continue reading The Greatest Lie Ever Told About the American Economy and Jobs

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Credit Crisis: Assorted credit cards from major issuers including Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Chase, and Citi scattered across a surface, illustrating consumer debt and financial stress.
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America’s Credit Crisis: The $18.8 Trillion Wreckage of Trump’s Economy

05/13/2026 Clocking It: The Political Rundown — Halfway Clocked If you filled up your tank in Wisconsin this week, you felt the Iran war at the pump, $6 a gallon. If you opened your credit card bill, you felt the deeper crisis: the slow, grinding suffocation of the American middle class under record debt, record interest rates, and a president who dismantled the very agency … Continue reading America’s Credit Crisis: The $18.8 Trillion Wreckage of Trump’s Economy

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21st Century War on Equal Opportunity and Black America: Historic civil rights protest with demonstrators holding signs demanding voting rights and an end to brutality, standing in front of a courthouse.
CLOCKING IT: THE POLITICAL RUNDOWN

21st Century War on Equal Opportunity and Black America

Clocking It: The Political Rundown — The Verdict Earlier this week, Halfway Clocked documented the economic pain hitting American families at the pump. Gas prices surging toward $6 in Wisconsin. The national average jumping 35 cents in a single week. And the cause was not a global pandemic or a foreign dictator’s invasion, it was Trump’s self‑inflicted war with Iran. But for Black Americans, the … Continue reading 21st Century War on Equal Opportunity and Black America

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How High Can Gas Prices Go and How Fast? Gas station price sign showing regular gasoline at 725.9 cents, plus at 745.9, and premium at 775.9, displayed on a blue board with a clear sky and trees in the background.
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How High Can Gas Prices Go and How Fast?

Clocking It: The Political Rundown — Halfway Clocked If you filled up your tank in Wisconsin this week, you felt it. Parts of the state have seen prices touching $6 per gallon. The national average surged to $4.457 on Monday, with an eye-watering 35-cent jump in just one week. Drivers in California are now paying over $6.11 per gallon. The frustration is real, the pain … Continue reading How High Can Gas Prices Go and How Fast?

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