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Uncle Joe

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10. "A ballroom larger than the White House," is grotesque.

Reply to allegorical oracle (Original post)

Fri Oct 10, 2025, 02:50 PM

Oct 10

The White House is an office and residence for the highest servant to the nation, not a gilded palace designed for vainglorious wannabe leaders.

Thanks for the thread allegorical oracle

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