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Paladin

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32. Way too early to be cutting these shitheads any slack.

Reply to pat_k (Reply #27)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 08:16 AM

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For once, let Democrats hold off being the Nice Ones. We've been doing it for years, and the fascists end up using it against us, every time. trump and his hordes have goose-stepped us into full-blown police state status---we can't afford to be polite, anymore. It's their fault, not ours.

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Really depends SocialDemocrat61 Sunday #29

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