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Alex Galbraith

Trump TV's intentional brainrot

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Despite everything, I sometimes find it hard not to sympathize with Donald Trump.

Like Trump, I also chose to make the site of a future climate catastrophe my permanent home. Like Trump, I live in a home more than a century old and spend each day disgusted with the handiwork of the previous inhabitants. Like Trump, I’m fighting a losing battle against decay.

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