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cannabis_flower

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11. A lot of Americans ...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2026, 09:18 PM

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are also leaving. I didn’t leave because of Trump, but he sure didn’t make me want to stay. I’m living on my Social Security in Colombia now. The US just became too expensive, and the political atmosphere didn’t make staying appealing.

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