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b_b · 1563 days ago · link · · parent · post: Senate leaves until September without coronavirus relief deal

Scorched, salted, flooded...not sure it's possible to take that analogy too far at this point. I don't think we've seen a pure nihilist with this much power in Washington in a very long time. How his voters keep re-electing him is a mystery for the ages. Is the supreme court so important to people that they're willing to starve and become homeless?

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OftenBen · 1563 days ago · link ·

What do you think might motivate a person to such actions?

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