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Because of the non-stop nature of today’s media circus, some stories that could provoke intense discussion tend to be completely sidelined in favor of even more breaking developments.
Although the name “Reality Winner” may not be familiar to the average news consumer, it belongs to a Texas woman who revealed critical information about the state of America’s democratic institutions. If her name feels like something taken out of a film, then it should be no surprise that Reality Winner is at the center of two unusual biopics.
Born in Alice, Texas, Winner became interested in international languages, politics, history and religion thanks to her idiosyncratic father, who gave her the unusual name. Despite an outstanding academic track record that would have guaranteed her admission to any of the top state schools of her choosing, Winner enlisted in the Air Force after graduating from Henrietta M. King Early College High School in Kingsville, Texas.
Winner studied Arabic after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and proved to be a valuable asset to the Air Force thanks to her adept translation skills. Although she found it difficult to find work at various nonprofits for her lack of a college degree, Winner was eventually hired by Pluribus International Corporation, a small firm that agreed to cover her post-secondary education and to make use of her top-secret security clearance.
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