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yankee87

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4. South Bronxite here

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Wed Jan 21, 2026, 02:09 PM

Yesterday

I grew up the South Bronx during that time. I was lucky my building never had a fire. We knew the landlords were setting the fires for insurance. tRump didn't own any of them.
We ended up moving to the North Bronx and it seemed like the country to me.

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