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BurnDoubt

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3. Thank Goodness (?) they're shutting down all the research...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 07:41 PM

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God (literally) only knows what other stuff they'd find.
"What you don't know can't hurt you."
DumbFucks!!!!!

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