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LuckyCharms

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30. +1. Well said.

Reply to Biophilic (Reply #27)

Sun Oct 12, 2025, 09:44 AM

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This is what happens when everything LITERALLY get turned upside down.

It's crazy-making, it takes strength and focus to understand the truth, and it takes even more strength and focus to educate those who are ambivalent or unaware of what is actually happening.

It wears you down slowly, and makes you question your own sanity.

But, that's their plan. exactly. To "flood the zone with shit" in an attempt to permanently produce our quiet acquiescence.

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