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Aussie105

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30. From a distance, I swear I can hear the sound of drums.

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Thu May 21, 2026, 04:19 AM

Yesterday

Sound like war drums, and they are getting louder.

Civil disobedience, riots across the land, a rebellion, a revolution?

Until that happens to break the spell, Americans will continue to suffer more and more, and overseas politicians, once diplomatic, will laugh out in the open at the sad decline of a once powerful country.

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