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maxrandb

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9. Yeah, my sympathy for her is waining

Reply to Miles Archer (Reply #4)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 09:34 AM

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Seems she was MAGAt through and through, and was "disappointed and discouraged" because she wasn't authorized to crack some skulls of the American citizens she swore to protect.

Putting on a uniform doesn't make you a hero. As a retired Navy member, let me state, unequivocally, that there were a shit-ton of Shipmates I served with that I would NEVER want patrolling the streets of America.

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