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GregGilman

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4. An ironic Carter/Reagan footnote

Reply to haricotblue (Original post)

Thu Jan 9, 2025, 07:10 PM

Jan 2025

Carter (who put solar panels on the White House) laying in rest in DC while Reagan's hometown burns to the ground due to climate change (he removed those solar panels) is a deeply ironic footnote on a very sad day.

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