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Ocelot II

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5. He won't choose anyone. He will just amuse himself with the spectacle

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 11:52 AM

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of supplicants like Vance and Rubio and others jockeying for position and trying to curry favor with him. He'll toss out scraps of approval just to watch them fight each other like park pigeons squabbling over breadcrumbs.

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