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Midnight Writer

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26. I've been reading that there is a translation issue over what she actually said.

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Sun Aug 10, 2025, 03:29 PM

Aug 2025

Not being a Spanish speaker, I will wait until that is resolved.

The outrage sounds more like an automatic reflex from the MAGA Machine than an actual response to any real-world event.

As is so often the case

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I've been reading that there is a translation issue over what she actually said. Midnight Writer Aug 2025 #26