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maxrandb

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27. They lean whichever direction the billionaires tell them to

Reply to Bengus81 (Reply #24)

Thu Feb 6, 2025, 11:47 AM

Feb 2025

Right now, the corporate owners of "news" have their lips glued to Donnie Dipshits ass. They'll "lean" whichever way he goes.

It's just physics. When lips are glued to an object, they move in the direction of that object.

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