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27 minutes ago, Joe Ferguson forever said:
can't be bothered to look it up. it's an English phrase. but yes, 3 level laminectomy soon.
the guy I mentioned is a prominent neurosurgeon but left the area. Would love for him to do my spinal surgery but it's just not practical. Sad that such a valuable institution is being attacked by these pos'es.
Ah, I’m familiar with that phrase, but “to look it up” was missing from your last post. Sometimes people can’t be bothered because they are in a meeting, have another obligation, or don’t want to be disturbed.
I can’t be bothered to look it up, either, but if I mistakenly gave you the impression that I thought I talent and hard work were just an old trope, thank you for allowing me the opportunity to clarify.
Good luck with your surgery!
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7 hours ago, Joe Ferguson forever said:
can't be bothered but you replied that to me. perhaps a mental status check is in order.
I don’t understand. You “can’t be bothered…”? Are you in surgery?
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6 minutes ago, Joe Ferguson forever said:
Geee Larry, I thought you believed hard work and talent were just an old trope.
Oh. No.
6 minutes ago, Joe Ferguson forever said:I realize elites are out of vogue but even maga bills fans pray for a Super Bowl win.
Your lips to God’s ears!
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On 6/26/2025 at 2:37 PM, Roundybout said:
I think a lot of millennials being driven to populism stems from that they’re flat-out not given chances to succeed in business. Like this guy shows, they can absolutely turn around failing companies.
The problem is the Boomer generation refuses to pass on the keys to anyone else. They’re sick with power and they’ll happily ruin the world so long as they don’t have to lose their standing.
Such drivel, but at least you have the obligatory boogieman to blame. I’m quite convinced there are successful millennials (and successful boomers), unsuccessful millennials (and unsuccessful boomers) and so on. Your problem begins with the premise that millennials are “flat-out not given chances to succeed”. For all its warts, the opportunities for success in this country are limitless, but successful people usually are wired differently than unsuccessful people. Typically it starts with intellectual maturity, belief in oneself, the desire to work hard in exchange for the value derived, but the willingness to do things most others will not. I’m not even sure what you mean by a “boomer…passing the keys”, but assuming a younger person wants to work in X business, but the position they want is filled by the perpetually charming and delightfully competent L. Skin-nerd, the best course of action is to find something else to do. The end…or A Beginning?
The guy in the story is unique. He’s the same type of unique individual in every other generation past and future. Good for him!
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1 hour ago, ChiGoose said:
“The Democratic Party are Marxist Communists Socialists and also they are the party of the billionaires.”
-MAGA logic
Meanwhile, the party that received the overwhelming majority of donations from billionaires, is led by a billionaire, has a cabinet full of billionaires, and is trying to pass a bill that basically nobody likes that gives huge windfalls to billionaires while raising costs for average Americans is *not* the party of billionaires.
Got it.
You don’t got it.
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25 minutes ago, Andy1 said:
Leh-nerd this is a lame response distracting from the issue. It’s like Dems replying with the atrocities of J6 for every topic.
I don’t choose to look at issues in a vacuum, seeing the political landscape as interconnected. Your concern today is presidential overreach. My concern is we already have seen that.
25 minutes ago, Andy1 said:The relevant topic is how much power should the president have. Look beyond Trump to when a Bernie type president gets elected. Would you want them to have increased powers? Or would you rather the courts to be able to mitigate their decisions, until the issue at that time is decided by the SC? Maybe it’s all irrelevant since when that time comes, this court will probably reverse itself and decide the states have rights and the executive power is limited.
I struggle with the notion that a federal judge with liberal or conservative leanings has as much power as they do. I look at the recent decision from the perspective of constitutional authority, and it seems to me the SC feels those judges are may have been operating outside the scope of their lawful authority.
With respect to Sanders, I always assume that’s coming. I gave a couple examples of things that concern me as much, or more than this. Better to be prepared than surprised.
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29 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said:
Various types of people America would NEVER elect, all in my lifetime:
- A divorced man (Reagan, and then Trump)
- A serial philanderer (Clinton, and then Trump, and before my time JFK, although the public didn't know all about that)
- A black man (Obama)
- A convicted criminal (Trump)
When people say things like this is says more about their own personal biases than it does about "America"
Give me someone who restores common sense to government and offers an agenda I can get behind and the rest is irrelevant.
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24 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said:
A rare point of agreement between Mayor Bass and President Trump.
And Frank and our own B-dazzler! Nice!
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6 hours ago, Andy1 said:
During the Obama and Biden times, conservatives repeatedly used lower court rulings to constrain their orders. That is a good thing and in keeping with conservative principles in that it forces slower societal change through laws developed in the legislative branch. Through this process, the 49% of Americans who supported the losing side of the presidential election felt that they still had some say, through the courts, in the future of the nation.
Now we have a SC which is repeatedly increasing the power of the presidency through their decisions. Trump will use these powers to the max. And these new powers will be used by all who come after him, including those with liberal views. This is not a good thing for society in that it allows for more radical change in either direction, depending on the whims of one individual. The other 49% will feel powerless and become increasingly hateful, all of which is bad for America, making us more divided and less United.
For sure, next thing you know we’ll have an administration laying siege to a former president’s home, tossing the place, removing documents clearly outside the scope of the search, photos of file folders leaked to the press, and quite a hubbub about how national security and classified documents must not be removed by an outgoing commander-in-chief….then when it turns out the current prez has been pilfering and maintaining documents for decades he’ll probably tell us that that sort of classified document pilfering is ok because he has a nice American muscle car stored nearby. Then from there it’s a hop skip and a jump to fisa surveillance, reimagined and reinvented criminal statutes, working with foreign nationals to influence the outcome of elections, and preemptive ex post-facto pardons for anyone the president ever met.
I really miss the old days when everything was sunshine, roses and beyond reproach.
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On 6/21/2025 at 4:21 PM, Big Blitz said:
Again, why isn’t this about Walz?
I don’t know about Walz, but I am interested to know where the video is of the entire confrontation? It starts with a window being broken, cuts to a guy struggling with law enforcement officers, and then to the guy sitting on his couch. On a separate note, the reporter tells us he’s a PhD student, which seems irrelevant.
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17 hours ago, Big Blitz said:
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28 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said:
Ronnie still campaigning. 2028 is apparently not so far away.
Pull up a map of the Krome detention facility in the southernmost part of the Miami area. It's been there a while.
Guess what? It was surrounded by swamps - and yes, alligators (that's where they live) - when the built it.
Stupid branding meant to get headlines and of course scare people. You might as well say that latest inland subdivision is "surrounded by alligators."
Gators sell, Frank. 1
(I’m just trying to sound tough, durn things creep me out a bit and I never turn my back on the water in Fla. It’s more like the “Legend of The Retention Pond in a Gated Community in South Florida” but still)
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6 hours ago, JFKjr said:
So you want to wave a Ukrainian flag AND an Iranian one?
That'll be confusing on your Facebook page.
Roundy’s sign says “I stand with Ukraine and Gaza simultaneously standing near enough to Iran to keep an eye on things, understanding of course that Israel stands behind me and I have no say in that”.
His sign is like 9 feet tall.
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1 hour ago, BillsFanNC said:
@The Frankish Reich this seems logical to me, but I'm just a regular guy making his way through life. What say you?
***oops, I see Francisish already opined. Ty, Frank! My summary of Frank's summary...the government for all it's moving parts and all the money coming in is still woefully inadequate at being efficient.
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1 hour ago, nedboy7 said:
You came to some absurd conclusions from my post cause you have the brain of a wooden post. Where did I say I look down on painters. Where did I say I don’t talk to this guy. Get a grip and stop trying to create angles that have nothing to do with reality. Maybe try to make a real argument and you can get started on your journey of talking to people you don’t agree with. I read your garbage. You think you try to understand the other side?While it seems you may have missed the intended spirit of my reply, I understand what you're saying. Your perspective is different than mine, and divergent opinions make the world an interesting place. I would like to offer some additional perspective to clarify my thoughts:
In response to my post, you said this:
Where did I say I look down on painters.
I didn't say that, though I guess I can see why you feel I inferred it. In your original post, you said:
"Had some poor ***** painter..." and later described that individual as "...someone so stupid".
On this message board, asterisks typically replace words that are considered derogatory, uncivil or offensive. You defined the individual by his/her occupation, seemingly suggesting his occupation was relevant to being poor and *****. I was uncertain if his/her being a painter was as important as him/her being poor, *****, or "stupid". So, I asked. Thank you for clarifying.
As for 'creating angles', again, I think we're on the wrong track here. In your initial post, you asked "I mean how do you talk to someone so stupid." In response to this query, I shared some basic strategies on how you might talk to someone given how you positioned the interaction. In spite of your characterizations, I feel comfortable I have a pretty solid skillset based on my life experience, understanding of course that seeking positive continuous improvement is part of the journey.
Remember, make respect your default. The rest follows.
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On 6/14/2025 at 11:55 AM, nedboy7 said:
Had some poor ***** painter tell me yesterday we have to suffer economically now cause thats what it takes to balance the budget. I mean how do you talk to someone so stupid.
If you’re unable to effectively communicate with an individual you disagree with, you likely need to improve your communication skills. Part of your challenge in this case seems to be you’re starting with a rigid ideological position, you’re closed-minded, and unwilling to even consider the perspective of the other party. You also seem to have a complete disregard for the other person’s occupation, which is unusual. Do you have issues with all painters?
Try respect as a default. Open your ears, close your mouth. Ask probing questions. Be purposeful in seeking out common ground. Disagree agreeably. This will get you started.
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23 hours ago, GaryPinC said:
?? There's no visa status since he moved to this country at 7 years old. He was a former green card holder who made mistakes after his serving his country, served his time, lost his card in 2009 after crimes and a prison term, but was given deferred action status if he stayed clean and sober and checked in every year which he was doing for 14 years. A family to look after, and by all accounts recently ICE simply decided to end his deferred status and gave him the option to self deport before they kicked him out.
Gotta meet that Trump quota for kicking criminals out. Traffic tickets, crimes no matter how long ago and even after fully prosecuted/resolved it doesn't matter.
All ICE could do was cite his criminal past and ignore the fact that he's lived a clean life since then as they required him to do to maintain deferred status. Worked a job, paid his taxes, raised a family.
Who's ultimately responsible for the situation? He is and he knows it. He blames no one, but was shocked yet resigned that he must go back to Korea and probably not be allowed to come back and visit his family again. Classy and an optimist who is grateful for the privileges he has enjoyed in his life here.
But if you or anyone doesn't have the conscience to realize this is wrong and not what this country is about, that's on you. This NPR article does a better job of quoting his story then the rest:
Horrible story, though I have to tell you, I'm not sure I agree with you on 'what this country is all about'. I see cases where property owned by families for generations is seized by the government through eminent domain, people are overcharged for crimes or blamed/targeted for the actions of others. I think we probably both wish that sort off ugliness didn't exist, and outrage didn't fall around political lines, but that's the way it is.
In this case, I'd think somewhere between "open borders and chaos" and "forcing a 55 year old veteran of the US Army to leave" is probably where we all want to be. That said, we have what we have because of what was allowed and encouraged. It's a mess.
Perhaps cooler, more compassionate heads with prevail and this man can be brought back to his family.
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12 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said:
Morello's a Harvard grad!
Inventive guitarist, but I feel that his talent was wasted in his prime years by Zack de la Rocha getting in the way.
I forgot about that—I read in the Crimson Muckraker that he’s also upset that Harvard is on the govt dole and has fifty billion in a slush fund.
That’s why I think he’s a legit stone cold rager against the machine(s). He’s probably pissed he’s gotta deal with all that friggin money he’s made.
Street cred. ✊
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3 minutes ago, Doc said:
Yeah, the “Trump will start WWIII” claim back in 2016 wasn’t fear-mongering hysteria…In fairness that’s when Trump was first outed as a KGB wet work assassin, a taller Boris Badenov likely to put poison in his opponent’s covefee. Some people were really, really scared.
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26 minutes ago, AlBUNDY4TDS said:
They rage for the machine now. Try and keep up.
15 minutes ago, Doc said:
As they always end up doing…I think Rage was legit, a real anti-establishment stick-it-to-the-man band striking back against the corporate industrial complex. When Tom Morello plays with Springsteen, word is that he's "quite uncomfortable" with dynamic ticket pricing as offered by Ticketmaster and made his feelings known backstage by leaving a post-it note in Bruce's dressing room at the Honda Center in Anaheim. When he orders up a Lyft or Uber ride on his Apple iPhone, he won't even get into a Honda due to the carbon footprint of the manufacturer. At Coachella brought to you by Heineken™, he refuses to drink the free brew offered instead preferring to have his drink of choice shipped by UPS/Fedex and stored in a custom Rage Against the Machine™ Yeti™ cooler. He's also a committed activist, haven spoken out about the dangers of climate change whenever he embarks on a national/international tour to play in front of thousands who travel long distances to come see him. Unconfirmed rumor: he doesn't even use the heater on his swimming pool at his 2700 sf LA home unless it's super chilly out.
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1 hour ago, ComradeKayAdams said:
Believe it or not, he’s not stridently political like I am and doesn’t normally discuss politics with me over the phone. We talk a lot more about the respective states of the Bills (yay!) and Sabres (ugh!).
Having said that, I can tell you that my dad remains a long-time two-state solution guy and only very recently began to acknowledge the genocide in Gaza (sometime around April of this year). He was especially close to his Jewish maternal grandfather, which I personally believe has compromised his ability to rationally access the present situation. I’ve been a one-stater (a.k.a. an advocate for the peaceful dissolution of a Jewish supremacist ethnostate) for the past two years, as you know, and have called out the genocide and the far-right Greater Israel project since they bombed the first Gazan hospital (November 2023?).
Thanks, it helps to know what people think/believe on issues like this. I can understand your father’s devotion to his grandmother and how that might impact his view on this debate. Speaking from personal experience, much of what I think today is based on experiences with my grandparents, parents and people that meant a lot to me in the past. While that can negatively impact perspective, it can be liberating when those that came later, through different, and in some respects softer times seek to lecture about sins of the past, present and future. I’ll step away from that for now because in spite of our differences, anything further makes me feel sorta dirty as I delve into people I know nothing about.
1 hour ago, ComradeKayAdams said:Now…let’s get to your pop quiz…
<< pulls out red pen >>
<< shakes head disapprovingly >>
For starters, Leh-nerd, it is not a good strategy to question the writing “efficiency” of your quiz grader. What could be more “efficient” than a simple one-question math quiz to access the health of a multi-year forum friendship?? Looking over your answer, you clearly did not take the quiz very seriously… Ugh, let’s just get to the answer key…
KAY’S OFFICIAL POP QUIZ ANSWER KEY:
STEP 1: Note the Cauchy red herring! Your clue that mathematical mischief is afoot! Why the heck would you need to integrate over the complex number plane, Leh-nerd?? This is a first-grade math problem, dude.
STEP 2: Note the extraneous sartorial information provided. I would NEVER be caught in public wearing a frumpy Hillary Clinton warmonger pantsuit. A mathematical possibility of precisely 0%. You’re supposed to know that about me, Leh-nerd…the quiz raison d’etre…
STEP 3: 2 * 4.5 = 2 * (9/2) = 9 blazer dresses. Put away your Boomery slide rule/abacus/sundial, Leh-nerd, and focus.
STEP 4: 9 / 1.8 = 9 / (9/5) = 5 skirt suits. OH MY GOD, Leh-nerd. I’m not asking you to solve a Millennium Prize Problem, bruh. Stop whining…
STEP 5: 9 + 5 + 2 = 16 distinct formal business outfits. 16 > 10. Take off your socks, Leh-nerd, if you need help counting higher than 10.
STEP 6: 16 / 5 = 3.2 weeks (also acceptable answer: a truncation to 3 weeks). QED,L. Quod. Effin.’ Demonstrandum. Leh-nerd.
Hmmm…but your remark about my complexion was surprisingly on point! How astute! Very light colors DO work well with the grossly pale white hue that I maintain for almost the entire year. Also acceptable color alternative: anything red to match the natural facial blush from the summer heat. Wow! You passed, Leh-nerd! Who knew that a lifetime of totally fu*king around in math class chasing floozies would somehow pay off for you in the biggest test of your life?? Our forum friendship is saved! Yay!
<< steps forward to hug Leh-nerd >>
<< trips over discarded pile of 4 frumpy Hillary Clinton warmonger pantsuits >>
<< extended arms create a punching motion that strikes Leh-nerd in the face >>
<< Leh-nerd too unconscious to consciously note the situational irony >>
So, the white then…
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6 hours ago, sherpa said:
The evidence is what I laid out.
As to the "why now," I think it is obvious, and it isn't strictly my opinion, it's from listening to countless discussions with Israeli officials, mostly ex ambassadors and others involved in dealing with this while living there and undergoing these relentless attacks.
To respond to the question, I think the Oct 7 2023 inhumane barbarism started it.
Prior to that, things were kind of quiet by local standards.
Hamas and the Palestinians enjoyed employment within Israel and the Israelis mistakenly thought that at long last there could be some kind of coexistence.
Then we witness the most barbaric attack in modern history. Babies killed, families butchhered and filmed, and a host of other unimaginable atrocities.
Israel responds by attempting to finally eliminate Hamas, which is nothing more than a murderous org taking intl relief and converting it into an underground weapons delivery system.
Hezbollah chips in, and hundreds of thousands of Israelis have to leave northern Israel.
The entire country is involved in supporting their defense. The economy is no longer functioning with so many displaced and so many reservists away from their usual careers.
Hamas gets set back and then the brilliance of Hezbollah getting severely castrated by the beeper thing.
Syria collapses, as the Israelis use that to destroy existing air defenses and create a corridor through there to Iran. That was a big deal, and I pointed that out at the time.
Now you have a very reduced capability from Hamas and Hezbollah, and the Iranian weapons program still a major threat.
Not just nuc procurement, but a massive ballistic missile capability.
Guess what?
They've got a clear path to Tehran after decades of threatened and backed up murder.
They've had scores of human assets inside Iran preparing for this moment for years, and the activated them, building drone launchers and other offensive weapons from within.
Air defense eliminated,
The timing was perfect, as was the execution.
It is the dream scenario for the west, the middle east countries wanting to live in peace and anyone else who is sick and tired of the worst regime on earth.
As usual, very well laid out and very makes a ton of sense. I might offer one additional consideration, purely from the perspective of human emotion.
Since the 10/7 attacks, the level of animosity towards the Israelis has ratcheted up substantially in many places. Anti-semitism is the default for many people, and the Israelis must be astounded watching demonstrations in support Hamas (from their perspective anyway). I think when they say that if they did not address the situation now, there likely was no next generation in large part because of that widespread support.
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7 hours ago, ComradeKayAdams said:
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No one in my family would follow me to Scandinavia, bruh... I’m going to stay in the United States, I’m going to vote for Zohran today, and I’m going to vote for AOC as President in 2028. Deal with it.
According to Papa Adamski: 2 to 3 years with a concerted effort. His assessment is based on the public IAEA reports after JCPOA but before Israel and the U.S. started bombing Iran. According to him, the above-ground activity needed for properly building nuclear weapons would have been far too conspicuous to evade the IAEA to the level that Bibi and Trump claim happened. He emphasized the plutonium processing much more so than the uranium enrichment and the missile deployment technology.
Any additional sci/tech questions for Papa Adamski? I’d be happy to ask him!
No, no additional technical questions for your father at this time.
A couple non-tech questions:
Does your father share your view of the Israeli people and leadership? Does he view the regime as genocidal, war criminals etc and support dragging them off to an international court?
Does he view the dismantling of Israel as we know it, reimagined into the two state solution as the only reasonable outcome to address the traumas of the past?
7 hours ago, ComradeKayAdams said:Regarding pantsuits: oh you dare lots, indeed!
Jesus, Kay, I already said this. I enjoy reading some of your posts but suggest efficiency might be your friend.
7 hours ago, ComradeKayAdams said:POP QUIZ TIME FOR LEH-NERD SKIN-ERD: The ratio of Kay’s blazer dresses to chic pantsuits is known to be 4.5, and the ratio of Kay’s blazer dresses to skirt suits is 1.8. Kay owns 2 chic pantsuits. If Kay is suddenly gifted 4 frumpy Hillary Clinton-esque pantsuits, how many weeks can Kay now go wearing a unique formal business outfit? You may or may not need to recall Cauchy’s Integral Theorem for this: the line integral over a closed contour C for w(z)*dz = 0.
If you get this question correct, I will press a gold star sticker onto your forehead. If not, you will see gold star stickers circling above your forehead (i.e., I shall punch you in the face, bruh). High-stakes pressure elevates cognitive performance, Leh-nerd…
Easy breezy:
You’re asking the wrong question. My answer: Wear the white one, it suits your complexion, will reduce the potential for flop sweating in the summer heat, and remember that just enough accessorizing is found at the intersection of “That looks nice” and “If this car goes into a lake you gon’ drown girl”.
These things and others I’ve learned over a lifetime of observing people, and you are very welcome.
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10 minutes ago, stevestojan said:
I didn’t say YOU hate Anderson Cooper. I “know” you better than that - based on your posts here.
And I would say based on that I know you fully understand the difference between calling a person garbage versus calling a gay man by a female name; stop being ridiculous.
But the dozens (I stopped scrolling) of MAGAs (see: not all republicans) on Twitter currently asking what’s wrong with calling that “sodomite” or “f—“ by a female name is not made better by their “leader” calling him Allison. It’s beyond the norm that we’ve for some reason accepted of the ***** POTUS being a toddler. It’s crossed into hate. And his most extreme followers just love when their hate is seemingly justified by the highest office in the land.
That’s my point.
I’m not on Twitter, but am quite certain you’re accurately describing what you saw there. For whatever reason, that place and places like it bring out the worst in people and sometimes the worst type of people. However, again, I think if you’re suggesting there wasn’t hatred directed against conservatives/Trump voters linked to the comments I shared, I think you’re not paying attention to the ugliness that follows those sorts of comments. There is no hate shield or bubble wrap there, or some disclaimer “THIS IS A HATE FREE ZONE—these are insults only!”. It’s ugliness pure and simple, it’s just pointed in a different direction. I understand how you feel about his comments on AC, and I’m not trying to convince you otherwise, I’m just telling you how I feel about it.
As for Trump and his behavior at times, no disagreement from me.
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UPDATE: ISRAEL v IRAN - Ceasefire reached?
in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
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I got a freaky ol' lady name a cocaine Katy who embroideries on my jeans
I got my poor ol' grey-haired daddy driving my limousine
Now it's all designed to blow our minds but our minds won't really be blown
Like the blow that'll get ya when you get your picture on the cover of the Rolling Stone