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Midnight Writer

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1. I reckon it is closer to 100 billion.

Reply to lostincalifornia (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 11:03 AM

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Why do these news sources even report the numbers they get from this Administration? They know it is all shite.

It's the same as interviewing them. It is all going to be lies, so why bother?

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