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ProfessorGAC

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1. Agree On The "No School" Aspect

Reply to Coventina (Original post)

Tue Apr 28, 2026, 12:26 PM

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I don't know what economic message that sends.
I'm also dubious about the impact of single day actions like this.
I don't think the oligarchs or the political powers would even notice until it lasted a week or 2.

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