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malthaussen

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10. I wouldn't trust that claim no matter who was in charge.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Nov 2, 2025, 10:43 AM

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Most of these soi-disant "terrorist plots" are either fantasies of law enforcement, or worse, entrapment operations that are actually started by law enforcement. Because they don't want to admit that US Citizens are infinitely more likely to be killed by a redneck with a rifle than a foreign terrorist.

-- Mal

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