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Uncle Joe

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3. The American People, it's what happens when you put Nazis in charge,

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Thu Feb 19, 2026, 07:01 PM

Thursday

and we already had more people behind bars here in the "land of the free and home of the brave" than any other nation on Earth.

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"The United States has the highest number of prisoners in the world, with over 1.8 million people incarcerated as of early 2025. It also consistently holds one of the highest incarceration rates globally. Following the U.S., China has the second-highest prison population, estimated at nearly 1.7 million."

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