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Betty Boom

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53. A life well lived. And I'm glad that he passed now.

Sun Dec 29, 2024, 04:29 PM

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I can’t help but be glad that it happened while Biden was still in the White House. Trump doesn’t deserve any role whatsoever in eulogizing this good man.

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