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maxsolomon

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23. That would be too rational.

Reply to Bettie (Reply #22)

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 04:10 PM

21 hrs ago

No buffer is big enough to be safe from missiles.

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That would be too rational. maxsolomon 21 hrs ago #23

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The global silence is frightening malaise 7 hrs ago #31

Some countries are comdemning it muriel_volestrangler 6 hrs ago #33

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