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LymphocyteLover

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32. Absolutely!! Goddamn there has anyone been more crooked in this high office. I read a piece about what would happen

Reply to Botany (Reply #30)

Fri Jan 16, 2026, 08:33 PM

Jan 16

if he got control of the Federal Reserve -- we would ripped off even more massively than we are now-- it's so fucked

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