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Sandbox – 1may25

[Apologies for letting the last sandbox become a little overused and festered.  Here's some fresh sand that I'm sure will be welcomed.  gjr]

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151 responses to “Sandbox – 1may25”

  1. Resurrected Hillbilly Avatar
    Resurrected Hillbilly

    Thank you Mr. President,
    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/us/politics/trump-tarrio-proud-boys-pardon.html?smid=url-share&smid=nytcore-android-share

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  2. fish Avatar
    fish

    Ahhh….makes more sense now….!

    Rabobank: The Foreign Film Tax Reads Like A Tax On Wealthy Democrats

    No wonder with the wailing and the gnashing of teeth……
    https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/rabobank-foreign-film-tax-reads-tax-wealthy-democrats

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  3. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    an amazing timeline.
    https://www.housingwire.com/articles/white-house-proposes-elimination-of-section-8-housing-vouchers/
    You can just imagine how abused that system is.
    I mention this mostly as a heads-up that you’ll now see beaucoup articles with single mothers in a wheel chair with three autistic children who will have to live on the street. These people who want infinite immigration and infinite government can always find a hostage puppy.
    I’ll believe this is the most amazing time of all when they arrest that Congresswoman who married her brother for immigration fraud.

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  4. Gregory Avatar
    Gregory

    Here’s some film for our fiends on the left…
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXA9iIYlegM
    Another take on the first 100 daze.

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  5. Resurrected Hillbilly Avatar
    Resurrected Hillbilly

    The wannabe tin pot dictator,
    https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/bill-kristol-a-reckless-tin-pot-president?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=26vbls

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  6. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: Porkulated Stinkbilly | 05 May 2025 at 04:18 PM
    The wannabe tin pot dictator…..
    Fake news…..Bill Kristol has been dead for years!
    Well it’s like dead…..being Bill Kristol.

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  7. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    No suprise here –
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/lefty-groups-behind-grassroots-anti-trump-protests-in-us-propped-up-by-billionaires-and-dark-money-network/ar-AA1Ed4eS?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=a33fc43dfca247cbb92b9e5c9ef3f5e5&ei=298
    😉

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  8. Scott O Avatar
    Scott O

    Bloated BeerBelly 4:18 – Wow! Some guy that hates Trump calls him names.
    Meanwhile the Dems champion a wife-beating, MS13 gang member illegal alien.
    Who wins that round in the public opinion poll?

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  9. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Ya about that oligarchy tour using private jets for the littlest congressional commie critter and comrade bernie. They only care if the billionaires dont donate to them. What a rogue’s galley –
    Conservatives mock Dem rhetoric about ‘oligarchy’ as NYC living room pic of Alex Soros and Abedin goes viral
    ‘Tell me again about that whole ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ tour,’ one political strategist responded
    https://www.foxnews.com/media/conservatives-mock-dem-rhetoric-about-oligarchy-pic-alex-soros-abedin-goes-viral
    😉

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  10. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Sorry jihadi you are not a citizen and take your ass back home. End of the line liars –
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/dangerous-precedent-judge-delivers-blow-to-columbia-university-student/ss-AA1Ee9Jy?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=29963d80705f4a93b5f03d1b4551f7ea&ei=64#image=6
    😉

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  11. Resurrected Hillbilly Avatar
    Resurrected Hillbilly

    I knew it!
    https://futurism.com/physicist-gravity-computer-simulation

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  12. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    Something to watch for:
    “I know most of you MAGAs are worried about the mid-terms, and I agree that the prospect of losing the House and watching Trump get impeached bi-weekly is discouraging.
    However…
    Remember that Trump has a secret weapon. That secret weapon is known as the “250th Birthday of the United States of America.”
    In the summer immediately before the mid-term Election Day, America will be celebrating one of its most significant birthdays, and if there is one thing we know about Trump, that birthday celebration will be an extravagant, sustained, and profoundly patriotic show.
    Trump knows that the Democrats cannot help but oppose literally anything he does. On any 80/20 issue, if Trump supports the 80% position, they will support the 20% position. They cannot help themselves. Trump knows this.
    So as Trump amps up the birthday celebration into a warp drive of neon red, white and blue manic Lee Greenwoodish nationalistic pride, you can 100% count on the Democrats going all-in on deriding America in a jingoistic repeat of 1619 Project lies, constantly harping on what a failure America is, and doing so while looking down their haughty noses at ordinary Americans celebrating our greatness.
    Fireworks will be slavery. BBQ will be climate change. Small town parades will be racist. Everything good about America will be bad, and Trump will goad them into it.
    This is a lead-pipe cinch. I 100% guarantee it will go down this way. And Trump intends to ride this into Election Day 2026. That’s his plan, I’m certain of it, and hopefully it will work.”
    – Cynical Publius on X

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    re: RH@6:32AM
    The problem that you run into here is the real definition of ‘computer’ and ‘computation’ etc.
    It’s the kind of thing the hoi polloi really doesn’t have a good grasp of.

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    scenes

    lol. sweet. There’s something exciting about being in the midst of a slow-motion train wreck.
    “…A recent analysis by USC Professor Michael Mische projects that gas prices could surge 75% by the end of 2026 from current levels because of the refinery closures. His models estimate a jump to $6.43 per gallon by late 2025 following the Phillips 66 closure, and as high as $8.43 in 2026 after Valero shuts down. These forecasts, based on current crude oil prices, could climb even higher under volatile market conditions….”
    https://sr40.senate.ca.gov/content/california-gas-prices-could-skyrocket-75-843gallon-refineries-close

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  15. Scott O Avatar
    Scott O

    “There’s something exciting about being in the midst of a slow-motion train wreck.”
    That train wreck started in the early 70s. As the damage mounted, the Dems poured on the coals.
    It’s just as amusing and exciting to watch from here in Idaho and a lot less expensive.
    And safer as well.

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    scenes

    lmao. There’s a lot to like in this article.
    https://www.dailywire.com/news/foreign-aid-official-who-resisted-doge-took-secret-payments-after-steering-africa-money-to-friend

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    Arguing with local ‘progressives’? This is what you are arguing with.
    https://x.com/KatieDaviscourt/status/1919947582568075456

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  18. fish Avatar
    fish

    No….do solar….we want power 7 1/2 hours a day! Oh…the bird choppy thingy’s we want them too (Unless it’s Martha’s Vineyard!….then no! For the hoi polloi view obstruction for all….for the anointed not so much!)
    https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/china-unveils-worlds-1st-meltdown-proof-thorium-reactor

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  19. fish Avatar
    fish

    Yeah……so anybody surprised? After all it was another President Brainstem special…….

    Biden’s Floating Pier Debacle In Gaza Was Even Worse Than We Thought; IG Report

    Anyone, anyone….Emery……Paul Raymond Emery?
    It’s okay Paul…..I know you miss him! The vacant stare, the mumbled and tortured diction…..a president you could really identify with!
    https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/bidens-floating-pier-debacle-gaza-was-even-worse-we-thought-ig-report

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  20. fish Avatar
    fish

    Props to Kaitlin Collins gender reassignment surgeon and what I can only assume is a full squad of endocrinologists…..with her they have made something that at least approximates what a woman looks like!
    Hat tip!
    https://www.mediaite.com/tv/remarkable-cnns-kaitlan-collins-stunned-major-port-has-no-ships-amid-trump-tariffs/

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  21. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    One thing I like here is the new Canadian opening prayer.

    “This is at a press conference about two missing Nova Scotian children.
    The police chief starts off with a a land acknowledgment.
    She then proceeds to acknowledge that “African Nova Scotias are a distinct people”.
    Canada is not a serious country anymore, and the people are suffering the consequences.”

    https://x.com/thevivafrei/status/1920169394501529684

    in other news, check out this dude:
    A leader with @TempleUniv’s Students for Justice in Palestine, a far-left extremist group, explains that the movement must use the tactics of terrorism to destroy universities and later, to destroy the U.S. itself.”

    https://x.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1920339145332769252

    roflmao. When you argue with the local libruls, this is what you are arguing with.

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  22. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: scenes | 08 May 2025 at 08:01 AM
    Love the earrings……!

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  23. fish Avatar
    fish

    How do you not elect a pope named….”Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa”?
    No….I didn’t make that up!
    The mind boggles!

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  24. fish Avatar
    fish

    Senility…..just keeps getting worse! Never improves!

    Joe Biden blames Kamala Harris’ loss on sexism and racism and rejects concerns about his age

    Oh well….Paul Raymond Emery’s “Man of Integrity” is and has always been a scumbag so there’s no point crying over it! Couldn’t happen to a more deserving guy (looking kinda embalmed in that photo….so who knows)!
    Actually the text in the link would have made for a better topic line….“Joe Biden Blames Kamala Harris”! I’m paying attention to that line….!
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/joe-biden-blames-kamala-harris-162426795.html

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    scenes

    BREAKING NEWS: Hundreds of new papal ballots were just discovered in Maricopa Country

    re:fish@12:45
    You can imagine how the bottom fell out of the Biden Inc. influence peddling biz. That has to be a bummer. Maybe they can send out Dr. Jill Biden PhD out on some sort of fire juggling tour to make some of them Big Hillary Bux.

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    re: moi@8:01AM
    It occurs to me that we need to demand that all Leonard Cohen Tribute Extravaganzas absolutely positively must start with a Land Acknowledgement.
    To do otherwise is to greatly insult the native peoples of this area and this country.

    I had Grok write one:

    Land Acknowledgement
    Before we gather in the spirit of music and poetry to celebrate the timeless work of Leonard Cohen, we pause to honor the land on which we stand. Nevada City is located on the ancestral homelands of the Nisenan people, who have stewarded this land since time immemorial. We also recognize the presence and contributions of other Indigenous peoples, including the Washoe and Maidu, whose connections to this region endure.
    We acknowledge the painful history of genocide, forced displacement, and settler colonialism that has impacted the Nisenan and other Native communities, and we recognize that these impacts continue today. With gratitude, we honor the resilience, wisdom, and ongoing stewardship of the Indigenous peoples of this land.
    Tonight, as we come together for this concert, inspired by Leonard Cohen’s profound reflections on humanity, we also extend our appreciation to Paul Emery, whose tireless dedication to the arts has brought countless moments of connection and beauty to Nevada City. His work helps create spaces where we can reflect, celebrate, and honor the diverse stories of this land.
    Let us hold space for truth, respect, and a commitment to learning and supporting the Indigenous communities who remain the original caretakers of this place.

    Thank you.

    This must happen.

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  27. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: scenes | 08 May 2025 at 01:54 PM
    Land Acknowledgement….
    Prissy, overly demonstrative White Lady Turing Test: PASSED!

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  28. Resurrected Hillbilly Avatar
    Resurrected Hillbilly

    Biden Influence Peddling LLC?
    Nothing like that small time biz going on today LOL!
    Jeanine Ferris Pirro?
    You must so proud of The Prez

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  29. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: Adumbrated Swinebelly| 09 May 2025 at 07:41 AM
    Biden Influence Peddling LLC?
    Nothing like that small time biz going on today LOL!
    I understand it’s not going well. Oh well…..the family can always fall back on Hunters art skills to sustain them.
    Jeanine Ferris Pirro?
    Say what you want about the Tangerine Tornado he does like his television.
    You must so proud of The Prez
    Overly focused on the reverential worship of politicians…..looks like jeffy is operating the Hillbilly puppet today.

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  30. fish Avatar
    fish

    Great news for local Nevada City “men”….

    F.D.A. Approves First At-Home Alternative to the Pap Smear

    No need to take valuable time away from progressivism to run down the hill for you personal needs!
    https://archive.is/x1XYo

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  31. Scott O Avatar
    Scott O

    “the family can always fall back on Hunters art skills to sustain them.”
    Not to mention the numerous openings in the overseas energy field. He was so sought after for his expertise and skill in that area that he made millions a year with of course a 10% tithe to the “big guy” as a show of his appreciation.

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  32. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Looks like even the dems have had enough lies from the creepy grampa joe bull shit spewer –
    Psaki bombs: MSNBC’s newest primetime program sheds 53% of viewers from key demo in second episode
    Ex-Biden press secretary struggles to keep advertiser-coveted viewers
    https://www.foxnews.com/media/psaki-bombs-msnbc-newest-primetime-program-sheds-53-viewers-key-demo-second-episode
    😉

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  33. Scott O Avatar
    Scott O

    Golly – here’s the news story I called months ago:
    “D.C.-area economy starts to show deep impacts of federal spending cuts” – well no shit – it’s about time.
    When the Dems come in it’s the pipeline workers and miners the govt threw out of work.
    Ya know – the people that actually produced real value to this country.
    Just tell the ex-govt workers what they told the others:
    “learn to code”.
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ar-AA1EsDWQ

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  34. Resurrected Hillbilly Avatar
    Resurrected Hillbilly

    Come on all you big strong men, Uncle Sam needs your help again…
    https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjy9WxGn/

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  35. Scott O Avatar
    Scott O

    BeerBelly – 7:02
    That’s hilarious! I’m sure you’re enamored with her making fun of conservatives that support the Bill Of Rights and her “sassy gurrrl” language…
    But – what the hell is she talking about?
    Here’s the deal, BlubberBelly – F-bombs aren’t cogent arguments. I keep having to remind you lefties about this. You need facts, reason, and logic.
    Now – get out a new box of crayons and your “My First Resistance” coloring book and try to stay inside the lines.
    Practice makes perfect!

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  36. Resurrected Hillbilly Avatar
    Resurrected Hillbilly

    But Mattel…https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjyxoaSe/

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    The funniest thing about the Democrats criminality is just how brazen they were.
    The general idea is that if Trump didn’t win, you could get away with anything, so defeating him became the Prime Directive.
    “Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, have launched an inquiry into the National Archives and Records Administration (“NARA”) after documents provided by a whistleblower revealed the archives’ role in the criminal targeting of Trump in the alternative electors case. This recent revelation means NARA stood at ground-zero for both of the special counsel’s criminal cases, with NARA also behind the classified document investigation.”

    https://thefederalist.com/2025/05/09/whistleblower-documents-implicate-nara-in-second-get-trump-criminal-case/

    I liked this one since it ties together both USAID fraud and COVID fraud.
    “A USAID employee in charge of managing contracts for the agency created a fake company to fraudulently secure coronavirus benefits for himself, federal prosecutors said Friday.
    “Yusuf Akoll worked as a Senior Procurement Contract Specialist at the U.S. Agency for International Development,” according to a previously unreported court document. ”
    https://www.dailywire.com/news/usaid-contracting-officer-charged-with-pandemic-bailout-fraud
    Seriously, the amount of fraud of gubmint COVID funds has to be probably the largest misallocation of money in human history. 99.9% of them will get away with it.

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  38. Resurrected Hillbilly Avatar
    Resurrected Hillbilly

    Not a megalomaniac,
    https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/06/trump-second-term-comeback/682573/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cr&utm_campaign=2024_Content_ContentTestingII_Prospecting_Sales_Advantage&utm_content=042825_RunTheCountryAndWorld_NA_NA_NoCTA&utm_term=ContentTestingII_Advantage&referral=FB_PAID&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKMVDxleHRuA2FlbQEwAGFkaWQAAAYXdPqVDQEeYYoeO-QPvIRDnGcDluzYlJLdVppNVD-_01MnT01AWCemq5lx0Z9zDR_GM4o_aem_yCCgwa1a2KOAr8h7YRLeQA&utm_id=6581568102677

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  39. Scott O Avatar
    Scott O

    So – BeerBelly can’t explain what the heck that woman is yapping about on his 7:02 post. But he posted it anyway.
    And then runs off to another topic.
    Typical.

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  40. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Keep it up die on the hill with the terrorists, rapists and murderers against actual citizens –
    ICE facility Democrats ‘stormed’ holds child rapists, murderers: officials
    Suspected murderers, terrorists, child rapists and MS-13 gang members held at Dem-contested ICE facility
    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ice-facility-democrats-stormed-holds-child-rapists-murderers-officials
    😉

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  41. fish Avatar
    fish

    Just want to get ahead of this…..

    Trump Admin To Accept ‘Palace In The Sky’ 747 Jet From Royal Family Of Qatar, ABC Says

    Regrettably we won’t be able to discuss this as Paul Raymond see this and stroke out….(I’m sure it’s the way he hoped to go!)!
    https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-will-accept-luxury-747-gift-royal-family-qatar-abc-says

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    Nothing to do with Trump or psul, so it’s actually kind of interesting.
    “The American Elevator Explains Why Housing Costs Have Skyrocketed”
    https://archive.is/CZadp
    (or, if you actually have a subscription to the NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/08/opinion/elevator-construction-regulation-labor-immigration.html )

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    moi@9:19AM
    The author has links to his reports in the comments.
    https://x.com/MarketUrbanism/status/1810287941895225540

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    “For a solid decade, the libs have conditioned their audience to lurch from one made up Trump crisis to another. Now they’ve got no choice, no matter how pathetic it makes them look. Can’t get any attention otherwise.”
    https://x.com/BuckSexton/status/1921365194225189168
    Honestly, that ‘attention’ part really rings true.

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    Another break from the psul variety hour, a really interesting thing I ran into, and actually somewhat plausible.
    “Car Seats as Contraception”
    “We estimate that these laws prevented only 57 car crash fatalities of children nationwide in 2017. Simultaneously, they led to a permanent reduction of approximately 8,000 births in the same year, and 145,000 fewer births since 1980, with 90% of this decline being since 2000.”
    https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3665046
    The basic idea is that mandatory car seats prevented 140 births for every life they saved…something of a net loss.

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  46. Scott O Avatar
    Scott O

    Well – politicians come and go but stupidity will always be with us:
    “Capitalism Isn’t Working for the Poor. Let’s Try Something Else”
    Wait til you read this one – what could go wrong?
    https://www.newsweek.com/capitalism-isnt-working-poor-lets-try-something-else-opinion-2070188
    I can’t believe this guy can walk and breathe air at the same time.

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    re: scotto@7:48AM
    My take is that people pushing communism or communism-lite always see their place as being in charge of the thing somehow.
    That’s how you end up with a dacha by the Black Sea and special shopping privileges.

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    lol. Life in the UK
    https://x.com/nickdixoncomic/status/1921554586810089846
    I seriously like the cop being concerned about ‘Very Brexity things’. Gotta find the original article.

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  49. Scott O Avatar
    Scott O

    scene(scenes?) 8:40 – Doesn’t look like communism to me – it just appears to be a person who has no idea how people act in real life and zero knowledge of capitalism trying to appear as if he has an intelligent idea.
    He should stick to heavy drinking at the men’s club or maybe find a hobby like model trains.
    The frightening part is how many nit-wits like this occupy positions of power.
    Monty Python had more than a few comedic skits making fun of folks like this.

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  50. Scott O Avatar
    Scott O

    scenes 9:33 – I believe it was in the Telegraph.

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