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Red Mountain

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20. Stupid thing to say

Reply to SunSeeker (Original post)

Wed Feb 4, 2026, 10:05 AM

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and he's just saying it to appease right wing critics because unless they're going to have the thought police standing by to pull the plug on the show they're going to take what they get.

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