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paleotn

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6. Good point. The 90's all over again.

Reply to displacedvermoter (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 4, 2026, 09:05 AM

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It wasn't pretty. This one might be less so. As though one collapse of a nuclear armed power wasn't scary enough, Putin has lined them up for a redox.

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