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Environment & Energy

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3. I kind of despair though. There's always a contingent that insists they can't live

Sat Jul 18, 2026, 09:02 AM

5 hrs ago

without them, and we don't seem to have the will to stand up to them.

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So we need to abandon them. Scrivener7 5 hrs ago #1

It's the only thing they'll even notice (maybe). hatrack 5 hrs ago #2