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3. The Roman emperor Caligula, who made the Senate declare him god,

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Wed Dec 31, 2025, 06:11 PM

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famously locked up the Roman granaries in order to create a famine, because only a god can create a famine. I was reminded of this when Trump cut off SNAP benefits at the beginning of the government shutdown.

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