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Irish_Dem

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12. Exactly.

Mon Jul 18, 2022, 10:29 AM

Jul 2022

Yes they are buying up New Zealand land. Yes the poles might be a good spot as well.

The oligarchs have been amassing huge sums of money to build safe living quarters.

I suspect Elon Musk has even been toying with selling space stations to the ultra wealthy.

At any rate the rich and well connected will do fine. Money is a great cushion from reality.

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