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WillyWonkaJr

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    Didn't it turn out that the amyloid plaque hypothesis was based on a fraudulent paper?

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    This is exactly what happened when Obama was elected, btw. Cult of personality is a dangerous thing from either end of the political spectrum.

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    You said "Reagan fired thousands upon thousands of ATC because they dared to ask for proper wages." All I did was correct you, and I didn't do so rudely. The rational reaction woul…

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    The salaries were in comparison to the private sector. TBH I'm not sure what jobs & ages they chose to compare Federal salaries to the private sector. Seems kinda arbitrary. Perhap…

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    The air traffic controller union was asking for a 32-hour work week and a $10,000 a year raise. The counter offer would give them salaries higher than the private sector, but keep …

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    Undersea cables carry trillions of dollars in transactions daily. Their value cannot be overstated.

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    I suspect that most people are so against the lab manufactured hypothesis because they've been infected by Covid, probably multiple times, and have decided to stop taking precautio…

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    Normally I would disregard their findings. However, the FBI, former head of the CDC, and Congressional panel all came to the same conclusion: Covid was made in a lab.

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    After spending some time on the teachers subreddit I completely understand why so many people are choosing to homeschool. The amount of in-classroom abuse -- verbal and physical --…

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    Big countries with lots of oligarchs don't listen to small countries with small GDPs.

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    Here's an article that sheds light on how many of these billionaires think: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/sep/04/super-rich-prep... Excerpt: "They knew armed guards would b…

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    I'm implying that is something that needs to be investigated. The motive is there: hundreds of billions of dollars. And people do not become billionaires by being nice and playing …

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    The head of the NSA left his job to join the board of directors of OpenAI.