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Jilly_in_VA

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28. They're calling it terrorism

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Jan 1, 2025, 12:20 PM

Jan 2025

Could it not be a simple act of mass criminality? I think the word "terrorism" is thrown around a little too lightly these days. Let's find out who the guy is and whether he left any notes or a so-called "manifesto" (God, I hate that word, I think it's overused and wrongly used) before it's called "terrorism".

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And are usually dispatched quickly. I wonder what's going on this time. Scrivener7 Jan 2025 #42

Ah. There she goes. Back to the library. Scrivener7 Jan 2025 #43

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