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Initech

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20. And sold to the Saudis.

Reply to kimbutgar (Reply #11)

Wed Feb 18, 2026, 11:53 AM

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If genocidal maniac Mohammed Bin Salmon gets his hands on our media, it's game over. He will be able to control a large majority of all the content we see, hear, and consume. It will be the end of the free press as we know it.

Fuck the Saudi oligarchs.

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