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15. Perfect Soundbite

Reply to senseandsensibility (Reply #13)

Thu Jun 4, 2026, 04:17 PM

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To me, Bessent’s stupid, earnest expression is more of an insufferable smirk. It could be a nervous smirk, but it’s a smirk nonetheless. The first word that comes to mind when I think of Bessent’s is ‘effete’.

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