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applegrove

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9. Don't know. But they likely are taking advantage of Democratic unpopularity.

Reply to Bayard (Reply #8)

Sat Jul 5, 2025, 11:52 PM

Jul 2025

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Trump would be someone who would make hay out of a real fight. He would see some advantage in keeping people thinking it was going. The real test is if Space X and Starlink loose their government contracts. And other things like that.

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Do you think their big fight was all fake? Bayard Jul 2025 #8

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