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Midnight Writer

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3. There is no "gun to their head". They are wimps if they do not stand up for the rule of law.

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Sat May 31, 2025, 12:49 PM

May 31

That is their whole profession, that is what they supposedly base their lives around, that is what they have sworn to do.

There is no gun to their head. This time.

But if things progress, as these spineless jellyfish allow, then maybe next time there will be an actual gun to their head.

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