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basilico: Elon put his foot in his mouth. As did Vivek. Not one soul has been deported yet, but you're already talking about expanding H1-B and railing against American culture. Who does that? -Lord 3 Likes 2 Shares |
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cococandy: He needed the wakeup call. MAGA booed Trump over the COVID vaccines. Musk is small chops. He will get in line. He and Vivek failed to read the room. Trump already publicized his plan in 2019 to reform immigration. https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/articles/president-trumps-bold-immigration-plan-21st-century/ The plan has always been to increase legal immigration under Trump 2.0. The mass deportations are a way to buy cachet with the base. The tech bros naively stepped on a rake. Vance needs to pull their ears to the side and read the riot act. It's his wing of the party and his 2028 nomination is on the line. PS: Nicole Shanahan FTW. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1872491541811671494.html I have my reservations on some of her takes on health/food; but she is such an asset. -Lord 3 Likes |
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pansophist: Iran. A noteworthy point is that Iran runs a program where it sites production facilities in the territory of allied militias. Easier to assemble in Yemen, Iraq, or Lebanon; than ship intact missiles. Further to that, Yemen is a more hostile environment for espionage than Lebanon and Palestine. In Palestine, every other person is a spy. In Lebanon, the melting pot of different groups provides an ample supply of informants. Proximity is also a boon for the West/Israel. Consequently, the Houthis have had favorable conditions to maintain and iterate production. The Houthis are a different beast. They can field more than 10 times the number of fighters Hezbollah can. They're farther away. They have stricter control over their territory. However, of all of the militias in the Iranian Axis of Resistance. They are the most independent. They are more similar to a traditional ally than an Iranian-backed militia. -Lord 18 Likes 3 Shares |
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shoodboi2: An HTS terrorist at the new MoD told a Turkish publication that they plan to build a 300,000 man army within the next 18 months. With the assistance of Turkey. 90,000 from HtS and SNA will form the elite core, think Azov or a Taliban core. This is why I was in favor of the Isrealis destroying the heavy weapon systems. Funding is not an issue. Qatar will bankroll the buildout. The only complication would be armaments. Turkey relies on Western tech and they can be pulled or slowed at any time. Probably the reason why they want to accomplish this objective on a compressed timeframe. A 300,000 army commanded by terrorists is an existential threat to Lebanon and Iraq. They will inevitably fund Muslim Brotherhood remnants to depose el-Sisi in Egypt and the Hashemite dynasty in Jordan. They'll also chase out the Israelis from their newly acquired Syrian territory and possibly retake the Golan Heights. That's why that clown is praying for the neo-SAA guys to emerge victorious. -Lord 6 Likes 2 Shares |
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OkpaNsukkaisBae: Blink and you'll miss a new launch. They've always favored operating under the radar. But since the new Biden economic offensive, the approval of strikes on Russia, and the Axis ratcheting up in the ME; Xi is literally out in the open saying "Gentlemen, shall we?!". It also appears that there have been pressure within the Axis for Xi to pick up his end of the couch. It should be said though that you don't design and build new capabilities in a few weeks or months. So, these are long term plans that Xi is accelerating. China now has more ICBM launchers than the US. By the way, the Iranian FM is visiting China this week. According to him, he is there to inform China about Iran's nuclear plans changing in 2025. -Lord 11 Likes 5 Shares |
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DystopianMuse: If you want to shalaye. Type to your heart's content. No one is stopping you. Happy holidays! -Lord |
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Regex: Appreciate the kind words, Reg. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in advance. Been giving retirement more than a ing thought, tho'! -Lord 1 Like |
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izzou: A luta continua. He lacks wisdom though. The civil society complex is a goldmine. He had a foot in the door, glowing profile, endless potential, and blew it for $100K. Poverty mentality! -Lord |
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obedience4: Bla bla bla. The shalaye is not needed. The IDF is an unfunny joke that is undeserving of valuable time. Happy holidays! -Lord 10 Likes 3 Shares |
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obedience4: That's a long, weird way of saying Israel is too chickenshit to face off a bunch of sandal-wearing Toyota-truck enthusiasts on the ground. The US did it. Russia did it. Heck, Nigeria deployed her military more than a decade ago to enforce our security interests in two countries we didn't share a border with. Now that is deterrence. Hamas and Hezbollah have instilled the fear of God in a bunch of thugs who had always thought they were invincible. Would you guys have ever believed that a time would come when you would be unwilling to deploy troops somewhere in the Middle East. ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐๐๐๐ The Ayatollah sends his regards! He don flog shege enter una stubborn head. The fear of missing limbs is the beginning of wisdom. At least, now that you've itted the IDF is a boys scout unit protected from consequences by their god in Washington DC; you can forward the memo to your fellow noisemakers. The IDF are inconsequential nobodies. You cannot be struggling with Hamas in an open prison, fail to meaningfully advance on your border after 3 months in spite of a 11-months comprehensive bombing campaign, and you think we'd waste our time on that bad joke you call a military. -Lord 12 Likes 3 Shares |
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WrriterNg: It's the West erecting guardrails around India. What! Do you think they'll stop after Russia and China? They're already planning decades ahead to put the drop on India and enforce a hard limit on how far they can grow. They did it to Japan. We're living through 's neutering. If they can do it to their own Western minions, who is India? Maybe, because of the likes of Sunak, Vivek, Tulsi, Haley, Nadella, Pichai; India thinks they'll have a different trajectory. Wishful thinking! It's funny that they're re-using the Uighur script for India. See, if Nigeria gets its sh*t together and start making giant strides. Many of their useful id**ts on this thread are the tools they'll use to cut Nigeria to size. As I repeatedly say in some form, the Hegemony may be dying, but it is still a capable adversary with very potent arrows in their quiver. The multipolar world is not some fancy project. It is an existential necessity. -Lord 14 Likes 3 Shares |
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obedience4: It's 2024. Israel should buy or borrow LHDs from the US to deploy forces in Yemen. They have paratroopers. They have a Navy. Your diaper forces are still being neutralized in Gaza Hezbollah killed and amputated more IDF forces after Nasrallah's death than before. We are past the stage of hypes. We're in "do your worst" territory. Israel spent one year bombing Lebanon and capitulated in only 3 months of a ground operation. Top of my Christmas wish list is that some clown should convince them to deploy their Navy to Yemen. The IDF is a blow-up doll. Satanyahu is Heaven's greatest gift to the Resistance. In one year, he has eviscerated Jewish global they'd earned with the lives of millions. The State of Palestine went from probable to inevitable. Hamas refurbished its image and have a lifetime supply of recruits. Hezbollah reiterated its primacy and convinced the sceptics in Lebanon, Iran, and the wider region that Sayed Nasrallah's actions weren't ambitious politicking but necessary countermeasures that must now be aggressively pursued. An Assad that was never going to attack Israel gave way to neo-Taliban Wahhabi terrorists. Heck, he managed to convince the Iraqi militias and Houthis to stop thinking local and start preparing for a future mother-of-all confrontations. He gift-wrapped the casus belli for Iran to acquire nukes on a platter. To put this in perspective, there is currently a fuel crisis in Iran. Usually, this leads to some demonstrations and increases anti-regime fervor amongst the wider population in Iran. Guess what, it's been crickets. Satanyahu convinced the wider Iranian public that the Ayatollah is the devil they know. Satanyahu and the Israeli public would be gleeful if Tehran and Qoms became Gaza. They see what Israeli jets do in Gaza and know they're next. Do you want to wear hijab or do you want to bury your entire family? Taxes were increased marginally in the new budget so as to increase military spending, and Iranians are like, "we'll allow it". That'd have led to protests before October 7. The Resistance was not ready for the events post October 7. There were lots of sceptics within Resistance circles who believed that the Israeli threat wasn't been used by hardliners to pursue personal goals. Satanyahu successfully disabused the sceptics of that notion. Satanyahu has no idea what he's unleashed. Even I am concerned. Satanyahu is to Hamas what Hitler was to Stalin. Satanyahu gave Hezbollah their Pearl Harbor moment. The Houthis are now 19th century Japan. Iran are like the Soviets after Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Iraq and Syrian minorities are like; yep, there is something out there worse than the Assad dynasty. I don't think strategists in Iran could have prayed for a better chain of events. At this point, Satanyahu is for all intents and purpose as pivotal to the Resistance as Soleimani. -Lord 9 Likes 2 Shares |
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IMAliyu2: Both camps will have to come to a compromise. I am in favor of increased legal migration. Strengthen the borders. Deport illegals. Revamp the legal immigration system. America can absorb more than 100m more immigrants. But they must be vetted, properly distributed across the professions and trades, and be introduced in a controlled fashion. The America First wing does not want increased migration. They aim to preserve a Caucasian majority. The Tech wing wants to expand the sponge dynamic. Where the US remains the leading magnet for top talent from around the world. If you regard human capital or talent as a finite resource. More for America translates to less for the rest of the world. This extends America's prime superpower status for decades longer. I approve of the organic, town square style exchange between the various wings in the MAGA movement. This all started with Ron Paul. It will continue to evolve to meet contemporary realities. -Lord 2 Likes |
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Gbadebo19: You quoted me. Just one response after, you are already shouting "Rest"! F**L! ๐ You'll FA then start waving a white flag to avoid FO. Happy holidays clown ๐คก! -Lord 1 Like |
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Gbadebo19: If I start with you now, you'll start begging that I shouldn't quote you. Advice your partner-in-id**cy. Maybe he will listen to you, since you two share one brain cell. Keep my sobriquet out of your st*pid It's not difficult. -Lord 4 Likes |
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Simeonjoe1: Behave yourself! Treat this as a final warning. I've repeated this so often, it's almost a slogan. I and most people are waiting for the conclusion of investigations. Keep my sobriquet out of your comments if you will opt to act like an id**t! Since you guys are treating enger testimony as gospel: BBC is reporting that a surviving enger confirmed that the Azeri flight did successfully complete its journey from Baku to Grozny. The pilots attempted to land the plane twice at the Grozny airport. But apparently they were unsuccessful because of fog. The accident occurred during their third attempt to land. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgp3qx0q7wo I and many here will not make excuses for Russia if their operators are complicit in this accident. But I will wait for the conclusion of investigations for all facts to be verified and laid bare. You can choose to type rubbish. But avoid mentioning me when you are trying out for the Stup*d Olympics! -Lord 5 Likes 1 Share |
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Simeonjoe1: I'm not sure what links you read, but they clearly showed that all engers and crews died and neither plane traveled intact for a distance equivalent to the width of the Caspian Sea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airliner_shootdown_incidents That is the link of a compilation of airliner shootdown incidents. Look at the sheer number of accidents caused by traditional SAMS where no one survived. You don't argue about everything. The only reason why the Azeri plane was able to traverse the Caspian Sea after impact is that the Russians had been using a system optimized to take down drones. Traditional air defense SAMs are designed to take down aircraft as large as transporters and refuelers like the C-130 Hercules. The Embraer 191 would have stood no chance. -Lord |
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Gbadebo19: I know comprehension is a challenge for you, so I'll reformat my response to your falsehoods. Gbadebo19: 1. The plane crashed in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is not militarized. 2. Grozny was currently under attack as at the time of the crash. 2. The Ukrainian drones were shot down over Vladikavkaz in North Ossetia and neighboring Ingushetia. Not in Grozny. 3. The plane took a significant detour which in normal circumstances doesn't happen. This points to a GPS jamming. 3. The plane took a detour for several reasons. One, the authorities in Grozny informed the pilots of fog. That's why they couldn't land in Grozny. GPS jamming does not automatically lead to detours. This is the NYT quoting an aviation journalist who states this "According to Andrei Menshenin, an aviation journalist, GPS jamming and spoofing could make piloting uncomfortable but was unlikely to have caused the crash. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/world/europe/kazakhstan-plane-crash.html I asked you to stop typing rubbish for a reason. You should look through your post history. You quoted me. You can get off my mention the same way you got on my mention. The door is that way. Purveyor of nonsense! -Lord 3 Likes 2 Shares |
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Gbadebo19: This is what you posted: Gbadebo19: All three points are factually untrue. That's why I call you a braindead ret**d! Now compare that to my own take on the shoot-down theory: LordAdam16: I am not allergic to facts. If an hypothesis or has merits and is plausible, I'll it it. Which is exactly why I harped about waiting for the conclusion of an investigation. The initial from the Russians and Kazakhs appeared consistent with the video of the crash. And I rely on official s because TG channels, some Western media, and even Reuters and flight trackers suggested that the plane carrying Assad was shot down in Syria and that he likely died. That turned out to be false. With the Azeris categorically saying there was SAM impact, it put the onus on the Russians specifically to offer contrarian evidence. The odds of that are miniscule and that's why I'm accepting the Azeri as pro tempore fact. I doubt you are a lawyer. If you are, I empathize with your clients. How are you incapable of properly outlining a version of events and cross-match the axioms with available facts? Anyone with a degree can do that. -Lord 5 Likes 2 Shares |
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Gbadebo19: I'll repeat it for the umpteenth time. You are a F**L! A complete id**t! If the Azeris are saying a Russian SAM hit the plane, I'll accept it. What I will not accept is you, a certified ret**d, using speculation to state easily verifiable falsehoods. You couldn't post the correct facts on where the plane crashed, where the drones were downed, or why the plane took a different route. I said we should wait for the completion of an investigation. That is still in offing. But I am willing to treat the Azeris as provisionally correct. Again, you are a F**L! If you don't want to be labeled a mor*n, don't type rubbish. Take an extra minute to facts and get your ducks in a row. -Lord 3 Likes |
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bemeruca: Please share the link to that exchange. -Lord |
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Gbadebo19: Who put a gun to your head to type that "The place where the crash occured was militarized by Russia"? I will repeat this as many times as is necessary. Stop typing rubbish. If you can't get basic facts right, stay silent. 2. The Ukrainian drones were not shot down at Grozny. Where were the drones shot down? It is a very simple question. Stop typing rubbish! 3. The plane took a detour for several reasons. See, you are very MAD. The plane had to divert from its original route because of heavy fog in Grozny, its intended destination, and make an emergency landing.https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/26/why-did-an-azerbaijan-airline-plane-crash-in-kazakhstan-what-we-know You think everyone is as ret**ded as you are to make factually untrue statements without credible sources. Lastly, are you so dumb to see that from the pictures released, the impact showed that the plane was attacked from the outside and NOT from the inside. You are even so dumb that you stated "inward piercing shrapnel". Doesn't that tell you that the attack came from outside and not from the inside? If it came from the engine tank rubbish you are stating, then the shrapnel should have been outward piercing and NOT inward piercing. My positions on this accident have emerged from the preliminary official correspondences from the Russian and Kazakhstan authorities. My opposition has been to the factually untrue statements you id**ts have been making. This is my comment responding to Simeon that started this exchange. LordAdam16: After meandering, you've also arrived at "we will soon see the outcome of the investigation". Meanwhile you went off the deep end because you initially had a problem with me saying we should all wait for the outcome of an investigation. F**L! -Lord 4 Likes 1 Share |
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Gbadebo19: Gbadebo19: Braindead m*ron! Compare what you wrote and what is in that screenshot. I specifically respond to your id**cy. Stop polluting this thread with your illiteracy. If you can't comprehend and make silly errors that a K-12 pupil wouldn't make, keep quiet. -Lord 8 Likes 3 Shares |
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Simeonjoe1: My initial position is that a traditional Air Defense SAM will destroy that plane and there'll be no survivors. We have several instances of that happening. Instead this plane crossed the Caspian Sea and the pilots were able to correct its gyrations, with great difficulties of course, until they were a few kilometers out from the airport. The two official statements, which might end up being wrong, are the Russians saying the accident was caused by a bird strike and the Kazakhs saying an oxygen cylinder exploded in the plane. This is a Russian pilot who landed a plane in a cornfield after a bird strike disabled both engines. https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2019/aug/16/russipilot-safely-lands-jetliner-disabled-bir/ And you can use Google to see pictures of planes impacted by bird strike. Of course, nothing can be ruled out, but you can see why normal people wait for investigations to be concluded. -Lord 2 Likes |
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Gbadebo19: Buffoon, this is what happens when an Air Defense SAM takes out an airliner. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine_International_Airlines_Flight_752 And this by the Americans - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655 It destroys the airliner and kills everyone on board. Any one can speculate but the drones Russia shot down did not crash in Kazakhstan. And stop typing rubbish! All three points you just shared are a pile of horsesh*t. 1. The plane crashed in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is not militarized. 2. The Ukrainian drones were shot down over Vladikavkaz in North Ossetia and neighboring Ingushetia. Not in Grozny. 3. The plane took a detour for several reasons. One, the authorities in Grozny informed the pilots of fog. That's why they couldn't land in Grozny. GPS jamming does not automatically lead to detours. This is the NYT quoting an aviation journalist who states this "According to Andrei Menshenin, an aviation journalist, GPS jamming and spoofing could make piloting uncomfortable but was unlikely to have caused the crash. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/world/europe/kazakhstan-plane-crash.html An investigation is underway and we'll learn what happened. While everyone is patient, you and your Siamese id**t are running around prematurely saying reports already suggest the jet was shot down. Because you both have single digit IQ, you can't even get your theory and the basic facts right. You're the special kind of cretin who would still fail an exam despite copying from a straight-A student. How hard is it to wait? Will you atrophy if you wait a few weeks for a definitive official from the Kazakh authorities? For the rest of the thread who want clarity on the crash. The shoot-down theory has its merits. 1. Russia has deployed a new class of Air Defense systems for anti-drone warfare. These systems have smaller warheads that explode in proximity to their targets. When they explode, they release shrapnel. 2. The inward-piercing holes at the rear of the jet are consistent with shrapnel impact. 3. It is speculated that the shrapnels damaged hydraulics and electricals at the rear of the jet that made controlling the jet difficult. There are lots of questions, which is why every normal person is waiting for an investigation. The jet flew for several more minutes after the accident. They couldn't return to Baku so the pilots made inquiries for any airport close by to make an emergency crash landing. They opted to cross the Caspian Sea to land at a Kazakh airport. And were about a few kilometers out when the crash occurred. The pilots are heroes. The rear of the jet is mostly intact, so there'll be definitive conclusion if indeed it was impacted by a Russian system. -Lord 2 Likes |
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Gbadebo19: Survivor's is unreliable in this situation. Bird strikes generally lead to explosions of the engine. Look it up. The Kazakh authorities confirmed early on that an oxygen tank exploded on board the plane after the bird strike. A normal person would know an oxygen tank explosion will produce shrapnel. The tank wouldn't just evaporate. The video of the crash is online for anyone with two brain cells to watch. The plane at a point went into a steep dive, but the pilots recovered. Then it stalled and then the crash happened. Air defense would take out that plane in mid air. The details of the crash from the video is consistent with the official narrative that a bird strike caused this incident. The pilots were excellent and they were almost able to get to the runway but the plane just couldn't go any further, likely due to loss of power or some other vital component not functioning properly That initial dive would have killed almost everyone on board. So the recovery saved dozens of lives. That would not have been possible if they were hit by an air defense SAM. You ret**ds should stop prematurely commenting on issues that are beyond your pay grade. -Lord 11 Likes 2 Shares |
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bemeruca: My take on this, particularly the part in bold is that you should have that stuck in a folder or note app for easy reference. Your accusation is weighty. If you're going to malign a character, have incontrovertible proof to back up your assertions. To add, it is possible to make a comment about statutory rape that might on the surface look bad but isn't. The age cut-off for statutory rape is not uniform across the West. Budaatum is in the UK. Age of consent there is 16. It's 16 in Canada as well. In New Zealand, it's 16. But anyone under 20 is legally a minor. So sexual relations with a 19 year old can be described as sex with a minor which is just bleh ๐คฎ. Heck, in the US. It's 16 in 31 states. 17 in 7, including NY. In the military, it's 16. Because they recruit 17 year-olds and you would have a statutory rape caseload higher than the Empire State if you set it at 18. In fact, while federal law in the US pegs it at 18, it doesn't supersede state statues. And in federal law, the age of consent for US nationals who engage in sexual relations outside the US is 16. I'm not going to reference mainland Europe. It's a madhouse over there. I know it's the law, but really, 14 in is like, "Guys, hold up". So you see why there might be an issue. Say the right thing in the wrong way and you've got a problem. You can't just brand a person a pedo without sharing the offending comment they made. -Lord 3 Likes 1 Share |
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Simeonjoe1: Read what you wrote and assess if you're okay upstairs. Seriously, do it. After typing crap, you end with "it's early". Why are exposing your id**cy when you know it is too early and we should wait for full investigation. Are you trying to win "Id**t of the Year" award before the year wraps up. -Lord 12 Likes 3 Shares |
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Simeonjoe1: How did Russian soldiers shoot down a plane in Kazakhstan? -Lord 8 Likes 2 Shares |
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WriteerNg: WriteerNg: Iran is showing off. -Lord 2 Likes |
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budaatum: I am under no legal obligation to entertain your innate incoherency. It is a polite request. Get your sh*t together before quoting me. You can always continue your incoherent rambling as you've done before yesterday as you'll do after today. Just keep me out of it. Is that too much to ask, your highness?! /s -Lord 1 Like |
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budaatum: Congratulations. You have your token Conservative condemnation. Why is that not enough for you? One minute, conservatives excuse statutory rape. Next minute, conservatives condemn statutory rape. Pick a lane. Or argue with yourself. IDGAF. But keep my name out of your posts. -Lord 1 Like |
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