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Black Hawk up

8 September 2021

4:00 AM

8 September 2021

4:00 AM

Footage of the Taliban performing a victory flight in an American Black Hawk helicopter triggered hopes of a Biden resignation. 

The problem with a puppet leader is that no matter how ridiculous, damaged, or deflated the doll gets – the puppeteer keeps going with the performance. Biden is set to remain in power until he becomes a useful scapegoat for his replacement.

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