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yardwork

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15. I agree that a lot of people only respond to their pocketbooks.

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #10)

Mon May 25, 2026, 10:01 PM

May 25

They don't care how many people ICE kills. They don't care about people losing jobs until they lose theirs. They don't care what Trump does until their personal finances are affected.

Even then they'll try to blame Biden. Or Obama.

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