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hlthe2b

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1. Gee... De Beers will have no population to exploit there...

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Jul 18, 2024, 03:09 PM

Jul 2024

or will they demand private prisons sign over their inmates to mine them on Mars as they did on Earth since the late 1800s?

My cynicism is justified, if hyper-sarcastic.

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Gee... De Beers will have no population to exploit there... hlthe2b Jul 2024 #1

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