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Donald Trump bragged about eliminating hundreds of thousands of federal jobs in a Dec. 26 Truth Social post

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      • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world
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        12 hours ago

        The fact that someone can write such clunky sci-fi that fails in every way and yet still influences so many dumbasses is really an indictment on humans, it seems.

        There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs."