The Harsh Couch - 2015.03.03 Vale Jeff the T-Rex

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It is almost universally felt that when we call a country democratic we are praising it; consequently, the defenders of every kind of regime claim that it is a democracy, and fear that they might have to stop using the word if it were tied down to any one meaning. - George Orwell
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Fast upload much appreciated.

#3

Just two depressed misfits this week.

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Re: Netanyahu’s address to Congress.