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orthoclad

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3. This was described as Stalinist
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 10:53 PM
Jun 23

in Arthur Koestler's Darkness At Noon (1940).

Fast and painless. Seems superior to botched deaths by injection.

I ask capital punishment fans what they want for their last meal, since they just confessed to premeditated murder, after I make them admit that innocent people get executed.

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Primary underpants Jun 23 #1
All things considered, probably better than before. Disaffected Jun 23 #2
This was described as Stalinist orthoclad Jun 23 #3
Curious - why would it be described as Stalinist? Disaffected Wednesday #4
Stalinist in that orthoclad Wednesday #5
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