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Snarkoleptic

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1. Clicking through a link in the article, I see the group is name after

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Mon Sep 26, 2022, 07:51 AM

Sep 2022

Major General Smedley Butler, who pushed back on the fascist plot to oust FDR.

https://taskforcebutler.org/

This quote is on the landing page-

“My interest is, my one hobby is, maintaining a democracy. If you get these 500,000 soldiers advocating anything smelling of Fascism, I am going to get 500,000 more and lick the hell out of you.”

— USMC Major General Smedley Butler, 1934

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Clicking through a link in the article, I see the group is name after Snarkoleptic Sep 2022 #1

Good. pwb Sep 2022 #2

Thank you, ck4829 pdxflyboy Sep 2022 #3

You're very welcome ck4829 Sep 2022 #4