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OGBuzz

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12. Even if you get rid of one asshole, another one emerges.

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 02:08 PM

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Czech Republic recently elected a right wing populist billionaire and huge fan of Trump, Andrej Babis. He will continue to run interference inside NATO and the EU on behalf of Putin and Trump, even if Orban is gone.

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