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9. There have been "barons" and "barons"

Tue Dec 2, 2025, 02:10 PM

16 hrs ago

and one was highlighted by the brilliant and then-25 year old actor, director, writer, and producer Orson Welles -

(purportedly based on the life of William Randolph Hearst - newspaper "baron", who was pissed as hell when this first came out back in 1941

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Democrats begin congressional probe of Kash Patel's use of FBI Gulfstream jet [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

And when that demand for reimbursement doesn't happen, then what? flvegan Yesterday #1

Note that what they are gathering is evidence BumRushDaShow Yesterday #2

I don't think, BRDS popsdenver 17 hrs ago #8

There have been "barons" and "barons" BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago #9

Thx popsdenver 13 hrs ago #11

Wasn't meant as a correction!!!! BumRushDaShow 12 hrs ago #12

Eww Roy Rolling Yesterday #5

This will be fun to watch LetMyPeopleVote 19 hrs ago #7

Translation: Some Republicans really hate him. Grins 13 hrs ago #10