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MadameButterfly

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47. I was in college and got my news from Newsweek magazine:-)

Sun Jul 12, 2026, 09:02 AM

7 hrs ago

so what did I know then? My extended family is from Tennessee and long time fans of the Gores. Not liars, obviously, so that would have rankled me too.

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and ran for president MadameButterfly 8 hrs ago #27

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