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Scubamatt

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13. I wish we would learn a simple truth . . .

Reply to swong19104 (Reply #11)

Sun Jun 28, 2026, 01:30 PM

21 hrs ago

When a political criminal gets away without accountability or punishment because of some desire to "look forward, not backward" or "heal the country" , all they and their cohorts learn is that their are no consequences for their criming.

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And that's because swong19104 21 hrs ago #11

I wish we would learn a simple truth . . . Scubamatt 21 hrs ago #13

This!!! calimary 14 hrs ago #20

Thank you, Secretary Clinton Scubamatt 21 hrs ago #12

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