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Democracy Dies in Darkness (or with new ownership).
Democracy Dies in Darkness (or with new ownership).
Biden rapidly pulled out of Afghanistan, which is bad, while Trump plans to keep on killing Venezualans until Venezuela becomes a democracy, which is realistic.
𝘣𝘺 𝘙𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘗𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘶
𝘣𝘺 𝘙𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘗𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘶
December 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Biden rapidly pulled out of Afghanistan, which is bad, while Trump plans to keep on killing Venezualans until Venezuela becomes a democracy, which is realistic.
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𝘣𝘺 𝘙𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘗𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘶
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Too late, Bart. They are Kavanaugh stops forevermore.
Kavanaugh in a footnote in today's opinion says "the officers must not make interior immigration stops or arrests based on race or ethnicity."
December 24, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Too late, Bart. They are Kavanaugh stops forevermore.
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‘How the South Won the Civil War’ 💯🎯
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December 23, 2025 at 2:05 AM
‘How the South Won the Civil War’ 💯🎯
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Fine: "I'm talking to my colleagues about whether we want these fake Somali refugees - who come to our country, add no value, suck our resources, defraud our govt - whether we actually want them here. I don't think Ilhan Omar shouldn't be a member of Congress - I think she shouldn't be an American"
December 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Fine: "I'm talking to my colleagues about whether we want these fake Somali refugees - who come to our country, add no value, suck our resources, defraud our govt - whether we actually want them here. I don't think Ilhan Omar shouldn't be a member of Congress - I think she shouldn't be an American"
Thanks to Trump's deft handling of international relations, the number of America's friends is such that if the Epstein revelations offend one then we may soon have none.
𝘣𝘺 𝘔𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘤𝘈𝘳𝘥𝘭𝘦
hat tip: Elton Beard
𝘣𝘺 𝘔𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘤𝘈𝘳𝘥𝘭𝘦
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December 20, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Thanks to Trump's deft handling of international relations, the number of America's friends is such that if the Epstein revelations offend one then we may soon have none.
𝘣𝘺 𝘔𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘤𝘈𝘳𝘥𝘭𝘦
hat tip: Elton Beard
𝘣𝘺 𝘔𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘤𝘈𝘳𝘥𝘭𝘦
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"Smear" is a weasel word. It's just another way of saying "no fair!" while sidestepping the question of whether the allegation is true.
She interviewed with Vanity Fair 11 times and they quoted her extensively from those interviews.
December 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"Smear" is a weasel word. It's just another way of saying "no fair!" while sidestepping the question of whether the allegation is true.
If this sort of attention-grabbing nonsense doesn't get me tenure at NYU at least I'll get that regular-appearance gig on Fox News!
𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵
𝘈𝘥𝘫𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘹 𝘙𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵
𝘈𝘥𝘫𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘹 𝘙𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | How the bar exam failed Kim Kardashian
The test is not about quality control for lawyers, it’s about quantity control.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
If this sort of attention-grabbing nonsense doesn't get me tenure at NYU at least I'll get that regular-appearance gig on Fox News!
𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵
𝘈𝘥𝘫𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘹 𝘙𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵
𝘈𝘥𝘫𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘹 𝘙𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
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New technologies now under development will enable the GOP to do to intellectual discourse in academia what Rupert Murdoch and Bari Weiss have done to reasoned debate in the media.
𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵
𝘝𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯
hat tip: Elton Beard
𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵
𝘝𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯
hat tip: Elton Beard
November 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
New technologies now under development will enable the GOP to do to intellectual discourse in academia what Rupert Murdoch and Bari Weiss have done to reasoned debate in the media.
𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵
𝘝𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯
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𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵
𝘝𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯
hat tip: Elton Beard
Stephen Miller says Afghan immigrant Rahmanullah Lakanwal was incapable of assimilating to American culture. But a factcheck shows that Lakanwal used a gun to assault and kill multiple innocent people. Four Pinocchios.
November 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Polish cartoon
“The peace talks were attended by Ushakov and Witkoff.”
“And from the American side?”
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“The peace talks were attended by Ushakov and Witkoff.”
“And from the American side?”
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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“The peace talks were attended by Ushakov and Witkoff.”
“And from the American side?”
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Polish cartoon
“The peace talks were attended by Ushakov and Witkoff.”
“And from the American side?”
New technologies now under development will enable the GOP to do to intellectual discourse in academia what Rupert Murdoch and Bari Weiss have done to reasoned debate in the media.
𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵
𝘝𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯
hat tip: Elton Beard
𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵
𝘝𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯
hat tip: Elton Beard
November 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
New technologies now under development will enable the GOP to do to intellectual discourse in academia what Rupert Murdoch and Bari Weiss have done to reasoned debate in the media.
𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵
𝘝𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯
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𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵
𝘝𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯
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Trump and the GOP are driving the country off a cliff and Democrats should seize the moment by getting in front of them to cushion the fall.
𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵
𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘵𝘵 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵
𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘵𝘵 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | It’s time to end the filibuster
Senate Republicans should not shy from doing what Democrats are certain to do.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Trump and the GOP are driving the country off a cliff and Democrats should seize the moment by getting in front of them to cushion the fall.
𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵
𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘵𝘵 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵
𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘵𝘵 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
The job of conservatives is to obstruct the creation of the liberal society that most Americans really want.
𝘣𝘺 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
𝘣𝘺 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | A great nation is reduced to fanciful hoping
America used to borrow for emergencies. Now it is mired in a perpetual debt emergency.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The job of conservatives is to obstruct the creation of the liberal society that most Americans really want.
𝘣𝘺 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
𝘣𝘺 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
"Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. History has stopped … .”
Orwell (1984)
Orwell (1984)
November 4, 2025 at 5:25 AM
"Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. History has stopped … .”
Orwell (1984)
Orwell (1984)
I don't like Mr. Trump nearly as much as I once did, but I really loathe people who dislike him more than I do now.
𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵
𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴
𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵
𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴
November 4, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I don't like Mr. Trump nearly as much as I once did, but I really loathe people who dislike him more than I do now.
𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵
𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴
𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵
𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴
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...and less than 24 hours later Condé Nast has fired Lex and the rest of the Teen Vogue political desk, even as stories like this were bringing huge numbers of readers to the site
dissatisfied by the New York Times coverage of Zohran Mamdani?
great news! I talked to the guy Thursday about his campaign’s success at bringing community together beyond this election, and contextualized how it’s potentially shifted youth engagement with politics by simply listening @teenvogue.com
great news! I talked to the guy Thursday about his campaign’s success at bringing community together beyond this election, and contextualized how it’s potentially shifted youth engagement with politics by simply listening @teenvogue.com
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
...and less than 24 hours later Condé Nast has fired Lex and the rest of the Teen Vogue political desk, even as stories like this were bringing huge numbers of readers to the site
If you don't acknowledge a foreign-policy mistake by the administration, then there is no need for the Congress to fix it.
𝘣𝘺 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘐𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘶𝘴
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
𝘣𝘺 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘐𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘶𝘴
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Trump and Xi flexed. Who won?
The leaders share an affinity for great-power-style foreign policy. That’s working — for now.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
If you don't acknowledge a foreign-policy mistake by the administration, then there is no need for the Congress to fix it.
𝘣𝘺 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘐𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘶𝘴
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
𝘣𝘺 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘐𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘶𝘴
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A pointless, punitive, and hopelessly-bungled trade policy is still better than no trade policy at all.
𝑏𝑦 𝑆𝑐𝑜𝑡𝑡 𝐵𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡
𝑏𝑦 𝑆𝑐𝑜𝑡𝑡 𝐵𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡
August 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
A pointless, punitive, and hopelessly-bungled trade policy is still better than no trade policy at all.
𝑏𝑦 𝑆𝑐𝑜𝑡𝑡 𝐵𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡
𝑏𝑦 𝑆𝑐𝑜𝑡𝑡 𝐵𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡
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In my day sure we had an idiot in the White House, but Reagan at least 𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 presidential - damn I miss the Cold War.
𝑏𝑦 𝐷𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑑 𝐼𝑔𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑢𝑠
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
𝑏𝑦 𝐷𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑑 𝐼𝑔𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑢𝑠
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Opinion | How the national security bureaucracy blocked Reagan’s ballistic missile ban
The president embraced a vision for a safer world. Declassified documents show what happened next.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
In my day sure we had an idiot in the White House, but Reagan at least 𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 presidential - damn I miss the Cold War.
𝑏𝑦 𝐷𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑑 𝐼𝑔𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑢𝑠
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
𝑏𝑦 𝐷𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑑 𝐼𝑔𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑢𝑠
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DC has Letitia James to blame for Trump's militarization of their entire city because she had the temerity to try and get back for New Yorkers the money stolen by the third generation head of a four generation crime family.
𝑏𝑦 𝑀𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑛 𝑀𝑐𝐴𝑟𝑑𝑙𝑒
𝑏𝑦 𝑀𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑛 𝑀𝑐𝐴𝑟𝑑𝑙𝑒
August 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
DC has Letitia James to blame for Trump's militarization of their entire city because she had the temerity to try and get back for New Yorkers the money stolen by the third generation head of a four generation crime family.
𝑏𝑦 𝑀𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑛 𝑀𝑐𝐴𝑟𝑑𝑙𝑒
𝑏𝑦 𝑀𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑛 𝑀𝑐𝐴𝑟𝑑𝑙𝑒
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It's a good thing Mr. Trump trusted economic experts like Peter Navarro and Ron Vara over those complete losers from the Federal Reserve or he would like 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 not have imposed wildly scattershot tariffs on our allies, and then where would we be?
𝑏𝑦 𝑃𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑁𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑜
𝑏𝑦 𝑃𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑁𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑜
August 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
It's a good thing Mr. Trump trusted economic experts like Peter Navarro and Ron Vara over those complete losers from the Federal Reserve or he would like 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 not have imposed wildly scattershot tariffs on our allies, and then where would we be?
𝑏𝑦 𝑃𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑁𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑜
𝑏𝑦 𝑃𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑁𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑜
Jonah Goldberg an expert? The guy who wrote 𝐿𝑖𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝐹𝑎𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑠𝑚? The guy who was a promoter of and cheerleader for the Iraq War? The AEI Senior Fellow and holder of the Asness Chair in Applied Liberty?
Jonah Goldberg has been a problem since the mid-90s. Fuck Jonah.
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Jonah Goldberg has been a problem since the mid-90s. Fuck Jonah.
www.rawstory.com/trump-dictat...
Trump's true 'goal' is 'worse' than a dictatorship: expert
In an article for the Los Angeles Times published Tuesday, columnist Jonah Goldberg argued that President Donald Trump’s claims of emergency powers to impose tariffs reflect a dangerous strain of “Cae...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
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October 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
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