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Midnight Writer

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4. Too bad we did not transition away from burning fossil fuels.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Mon May 4, 2026, 06:43 PM

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Jimmy Carter got the ball rolling, but of course Reagan and the Republicans had to strangle that initiative in its crib.

Commodities are what rich people use to rob working people.

We will, as a nation, go to war to protect the oil barons' money flow.

Even when we can't afford, as a nation, basic civilities such as healthcare and housing.

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