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peppertree

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11. Not all. Remember that quite a few (up to 10,000) were ferreted into the U.S. by the CIA
Sun Oct 5, 2025, 12:22 AM
Oct 5

Many of them war criminals and psy-ops fiends - like Otto von Bolschwing, whom some scholars believe to be the ideological father of the GOP's fascist turn since the 1960s.

His protégée, Helena von Dam (what a name), was later Reagan's secretary as governor and during part of his presidency.

I knew a few of the descendants of the Nazis hidden away in thr Carlsbad-Escondido, CA, area - where as recently as the 2000s, some antique stores there looked like Third Reich museums.

All rabid Republicans, not surprisingly. And one of them was actually a nice guy (he later moved to Idaho to "escape socialist California," so I gathered).

Probably missed out on $1 million+ equity, poor guy.

Qué será.

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