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10. The usual sanewashing garbage from the Times

Reply to usonian (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 4, 2026, 09:40 AM

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The Red Sparrow now is brand persona like Paltrow.

Who fucking cares.

The point of the Melania movie is that it is an open and unapologetic bribe vehicle from Jeff Bezos to Trump. Any other "point" is fucking ancillary at best. The New York Times is printing nonsense as usual.

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