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SpankMe

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15. Masks

Reply to Amaryllis (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2026, 10:23 AM

3 hrs ago

From the excellent substack piece:

A man who covers his face to frighten his neighbors is not expressing an opinion. He is issuing a threat and dodging the consequences at the same time.

Profound.

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TRUMP SAID NOTHING ABOUT 400 MASKED MEN. THEN HE UNMASKED THE 5-YEAR-OLDS. [View all] Amaryllis Yesterday OP

great observation from the article... rampartd Yesterday #1

Important read. cachukis Yesterday #2

I regret that I can rec this but once rurallib Yesterday #3

It really is quite profound. Amaryllis Yesterday #4

Strong Rosa Parks vibe there. OMGWTF Yesterday #5

Ms Eckford later went on to join the Army Seinan Sensei Yesterday #6

The evil-doer doth fear the light. malthaussen Yesterday #7

No, they're being victimized by the liberal hegemony don't ya see? harumph Yesterday #9

Look at that picture AverageOldGuy Yesterday #8

"You will notice the children's faces in this piece are blurred. We did that here at IFLA. It took about 60 seconds. muriel_volestrangler 23 hrs ago #10

Those young men look fit and trim. PurgedVoter 23 hrs ago #11

Cowards all, considering that they covered their faces w/ masks. Our day in the sun will come soon. SWBTATTReg 22 hrs ago #12

The woman screaming in the photo later apologized. cab67 22 hrs ago #13

As she should have! calimary 9 hrs ago #14

Masks SpankMe 3 hrs ago #15

He probably paid them to be there...? kentuck 2 hrs ago #16