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Stone Cold Jane Austen

@abbyhiggs.bsky.social

The OG. Feral essayist. Genderclear. Publicist. They/Thembo. Instructor/Professor: @MorganStateU Words: @MarieClaire_sa @Guardian @The_Rumpus etc.šŸ––

created May 22, 2023

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To me, he’ll always be dead 😘

3/9/2025, 9:10:26 AM | 309 22 | View on Bluesky | view

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I won’t tell anyone I’d won the lottery, but there will be signs—

1988 Wisdom graviton for sale $70,000
3/9/2025, 4:39:00 PM | 118 10 | View on Bluesky | view

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BREAKING: my grip on reality

3/9/2025, 2:54:28 PM | 61 7 | View on Bluesky | view

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Ibuprofen sun Tylenol moon Excedrin rising

3/9/2025, 2:48:46 PM | 72 3 | View on Bluesky | view

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To me, he’ll always be dead 😘

3/9/2025, 9:10:26 AM | 309 22 | View on Bluesky | view

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JUST IN: Space Force will merge with Four Seasons Total Landscaping to become Four Force Space Landscaping & Seasons LLC

3/9/2025, 12:05:32 AM | 250 33 | View on Bluesky | view

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JUST IN: Space Force will merge with Four Seasons Total Landscaping to become Four Force Space Landscaping & Seasons LLC

3/9/2025, 12:05:32 AM | 250 33 | View on Bluesky | view

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ā€œStone Cold Jane Austen just posted that you ā€˜look like a sentient club foot.’ See?ā€

Trump looking at someone’s phone at the press conference
3/9/2025, 12:00:31 AM | 81 5 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sorry, but if it looks like I’m about to lie in a viscous bed of moss until the elements consume me, it’s because I’m about to lie in a viscous bed of moss until the elements consume me

2/9/2025, 8:17:11 PM | 126 12 | View on Bluesky | view

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OMG he snatched Lindsey Graham’s wig and wore it

This guy behind Trump in the press conference, with a terrible toupee
2/9/2025, 9:17:30 PM | 92 4 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sorry, but if it looks like I’m about to lie in a viscous bed of moss until the elements consume me, it’s because I’m about to lie in a viscous bed of moss until the elements consume me

2/9/2025, 8:17:11 PM | 126 12 | View on Bluesky | view

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I wanna go back to when we thought it already happened. Or forward, to when it does.

2/9/2025, 7:54:34 PM | 176 13 | View on Bluesky | view

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Help! I’ve been swept into the riptide of the Aldi check-out lane

2/9/2025, 7:01:31 PM | 29 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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What if it happens at 2:07 pm

2/9/2025, 3:34:18 PM | 21 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER

2/9/2025, 10:30:46 AM | 54 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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And when it happens, I’m gonna need each and every one of you to have a drink for me, please

2/9/2025, 10:17:32 AM | 43 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Today makes 13 years since my last drink. HUZZAH!

2/9/2025, 10:15:42 AM | 648 11 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump is a liar and when he dies, he’ll lie still

2/9/2025, 10:04:36 AM | 71 7 | View on Bluesky | view

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If you need me, I’ll be shaking at the bottom of the ocean because I’m a nervous wreck

2/9/2025, 3:53:06 AM | 48 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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The Trump administration announces that the Trump administration will make an announcement tomorrow

2:00 PM President to make an announcement White House Press Pool Oval Office
2/9/2025, 3:41:44 AM | 45 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Doctor: what brings you in today? Me: I have a climate change/Wilco-fan club Substack and I’m thinking of starting a podcast highlighting John Fetterman-specific shitposts Doctor: ah, yes, you have a classic case of Blueskyism

2/9/2025, 1:12:04 AM | 59 4 | View on Bluesky | view

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Oh Donny Boy The pipes, the pipes are calling

2/9/2025, 12:47:07 AM | 87 5 | View on Bluesky | view

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Gone too late

1/9/2025, 11:56:53 PM | 25 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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A haunted house but it’s just Four Seasons Total Landscaping

1/9/2025, 11:38:42 PM | 32 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump giving Giuliani his medal of freedom but making him share it also

1/9/2025, 10:28:01 PM | 40 3 | View on Bluesky | view

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I can only drive when the sky is blue, you see

1/9/2025, 10:08:54 PM | 17 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I suffer from Blueskyism, which is why I don’t drive at night

1/9/2025, 10:08:34 PM | 31 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Rudy Giuliani? The Masked Singer???

Jim Downey on Conan podcast asking ridiculous questions
1/9/2025, 9:59:13 PM | 35 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jen Bendery (@jbendery.bsky.social) reposted

Photo passed along from a federal employee from inside the Dept of Labor building, where a giant Orwellian image of Trump's face is now draped outside. Big Brother is watching.

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1/9/2025, 6:56:58 PM | 4260 1198 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yes, you do

1/9/2025, 7:16:29 PM | 58 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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he looks great!

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1/9/2025, 6:08:41 PM | 2436 134 | View on Bluesky | view

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Well, yeah. He was golfing

1/9/2025, 5:59:06 PM | 29 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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Your Honor, in my defense I had mitochondrial challenges

1/9/2025, 5:56:25 PM | 156 16 | View on Bluesky | view

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ā€œI kissed a dead bird I found on the side of the road once and got chirpes, which is a canarial disease.ā€

RFK jr in a chair, talking, looking stoned
1/9/2025, 5:33:20 PM | 188 31 | View on Bluesky | view

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I hope it happens soon. I’ve got a lot of stuff I should be doing

1/9/2025, 5:25:36 PM | 65 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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Everyone online waiting for the news to drop—

The War Room during the Bin Laden raid
1/9/2025, 4:52:20 PM | 105 10 | View on Bluesky | view

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Everyone online waiting for the news to drop—

The War Room during the Bin Laden raid
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My wife, without a hint of satire, just turned to me and said ā€œI’m very happy you don’t have a tail.ā€

1/9/2025, 2:54:30 PM | 89 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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That is Kate Middleton

Trump in the backseat window of a car
1/9/2025, 1:32:48 PM | 57 3 | View on Bluesky | view

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If it happens today, we’ll already have a built-in holiday that can simply be extended to a week

1/9/2025, 1:27:05 PM | 86 3 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s like they slapped a sticker of a hand on the window (and I will pay good money for that same sticker on Etsy soon)

Trump in car with suspiciously healthy hand seen in the window
1/9/2025, 1:12:04 PM | 32 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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Ruin a movie by making it about Gary. Gary Gardens

1/9/2025, 12:56:49 PM | 72 4 | View on Bluesky | view

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I heard Mexico has agreed to pay for the funeral

1/9/2025, 12:09:49 PM | 284 34 | View on Bluesky | view

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RFK Jr in prison: I’m the powerhouse of the cell!

1/9/2025, 7:25:35 AM | 135 4 | View on Bluesky | view

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Getting ready for all these imminent memorials—

Kieran Culkin in Home Alone drinking Pepsi before he goes to bed and pees
1/9/2025, 1:43:12 AM | 60 4 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump on Tuesday

The alien goat from Alien Earth
1/9/2025, 1:32:23 AM | 77 5 | View on Bluesky | view

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[Giuliani's final breath] Tell my family I loved...9/11

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Profile picture Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) reposted

This is what happens when you obliterate the presumption of regularity. Endless homework assignments because the court can't trust the government to follow orders in good faith.

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RFK Jr on his way to help Rudy Giuliani

Police car that reads ā€œPolioliceā€ on the side
31/8/2025, 10:36:49 PM | 1813 230 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sorry I’m late. I was drunk-driving when a woman flagged me down

31/8/2025, 9:02:47 PM | 216 22 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sorry I’m late. I was drunk-driving when a woman flagged me down

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"We're going to need a story about this accident. Say he was helping a woman. That should work. Also, is he wearing pants? Make sure he's wearing pants."

Henry Winkler as the lawyer in Arrested Development, talking on the phone.
31/8/2025, 8:30:57 PM | 6414 902 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Larry Glickman (@larryglickman.bsky.social) reposted

My favorite sentence in the New York Times explainer on Mamdani and socialism.

The closest Mr. Mamdani gets to socialism is his belief in treating people more equitably.
31/8/2025, 7:10:56 PM | 3159 619 | View on Bluesky | view

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I think when it happens we should call it ā€œcongestive heart successā€

31/8/2025, 11:34:03 AM | 1296 201 | View on Bluesky | view

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Cats are like ā€œI know a placeā€ and then take you the scenic route to their food bowl

31/8/2025, 7:07:36 PM | 284 37 | View on Bluesky | view

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JD Vance right now—

Silvio Dante looking in the mirror, scheming
31/8/2025, 6:19:36 PM | 43 4 | View on Bluesky | view

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Took my first trip of the season to Spirit Halloween and when I walked I burst into tears

31/8/2025, 5:04:47 PM | 43 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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My shirt came and it’s the best thing ever

White shirt that says ā€œAck Flagā€ with black and white pictures of the comic strip heroine Cathy
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when something says dry clean only i just leave it in my closet until it seems like it's clean again

31/8/2025, 7:51:29 AM | 594 42 | View on Bluesky | view

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I think when it happens we should call it ā€œcongestive heart successā€

31/8/2025, 11:34:03 AM | 1296 201 | View on Bluesky | view

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He’s referring to McDonalds bringing back the Pumpkin & CrĆØme Pie

Trump truth social post: the world will soon understand nothing can stop what is coming
31/8/2025, 1:03:18 AM | 63 4 | View on Bluesky | view

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Me and my cat licking ourselves 2014
31/8/2025, 12:52:17 AM | 52 3 | View on Bluesky | view

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My cat knows all my PINs and passwords

31/8/2025, 12:42:46 AM | 41 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Now die, die, die, die, die.

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I can see RFK Jr saying this next week—

30/8/2025, 9:15:37 PM | 26 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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The more I think about it the most accurate depiction of a CEO is that Simpsons episode where Mr Burns laughs about crippling an Irishman as a child and can’t stop laughing even as he’s bathing or going to church

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Looks like he’s carrying a suit with him, which means he’s getting prepped for ā€œthe occasionā€ himself

Trump carrying a suit
30/8/2025, 5:55:50 PM | 51 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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The White House: ā€œWe have proof of life.ā€ The proof of life:

Animatronic Trump
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RFK Jr joined the fight on deadly diseases on the side of deadly diseases.

30/8/2025, 1:50:38 PM | 4232 808 | View on Bluesky | view

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Center for Disease Costco

30/8/2025, 1:38:47 PM | 77 4 | View on Bluesky | view

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Nice run-through, friends. We’re gonna nail it when it really happens. Back to the top

30/8/2025, 1:31:14 PM | 301 31 | View on Bluesky | view

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Them: even if he dies, nothing with change Me: except he’s dead and I’ll be glad he’s dead and everyone will be glad he’s dead. Now give me my tambourine back, Susan

30/8/2025, 10:21:56 AM | 4219 480 | View on Bluesky | view

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You all should check out the internet today. It’s so crazy sometimes

30/8/2025, 12:02:25 PM | 85 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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What if he’s been on the roof this whole time

30/8/2025, 11:11:01 AM | 219 15 | View on Bluesky | view

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Well now he’s definitely not telling you

30/8/2025, 11:03:59 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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At least Trump has RFK Jr to take care of him

30/8/2025, 10:59:33 AM | 84 7 | View on Bluesky | view

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JD Vance: [imagining all the couches the Oval Office can hold]

30/8/2025, 10:57:04 AM | 95 9 | View on Bluesky | view

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Have we made sure he’s not, like, golfing somewhere

30/8/2025, 10:50:30 AM | 58 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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Like, what do I even wear?????

30/8/2025, 10:35:50 AM | 51 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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If I find out while I’m at the Maryland Renaissance Festival today, I’m gonna steal a horse (and a turkey leg) and pull a Paul Revere

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Them: even if he dies, nothing with change Me: except he’s dead and I’ll be glad he’s dead and everyone will be glad he’s dead. Now give me my tambourine back, Susan

30/8/2025, 10:21:56 AM | 4219 480 | View on Bluesky | view

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I just woke up. Is Trump dead? Should I immediately put on bells and whistles this morning????

30/8/2025, 10:11:38 AM | 47 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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If your baby is struggling to sleep at night, flip it 180° in the crib

RFK Jr speaking into a microphone
30/8/2025, 1:54:22 AM | 78 10 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sugarrrrr water

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again

29/8/2025, 11:05:21 PM | 156 4 | View on Bluesky | view

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RFK Jr looks like he’s been sampling the diseases at the CDC

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I had that one nightmare where I’m shoved upon a spotlit stage, naked, and everyone in the audience is a close friend, including Sarah from Ninth Grade who always clapped when celebration certainly wasn’t called for. You know the one.

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When people realize that I come from a long line of cornfed lesbians, THEN they understand

29/8/2025, 8:50:35 PM | 48 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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That man is a baby xenomorph and you can’t convince me otherwise

29/8/2025, 7:46:33 PM | 79 6 | View on Bluesky | view

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Who is he to be talking about ā€œcrownā€ anything????

29/8/2025, 7:44:50 PM | 29 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Think I’m gonna change the song that plays when you click on my MySpace page today

29/8/2025, 3:11:56 PM | 56 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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My birthday is next Wednesday. Thank you for your attention to this matter

29/8/2025, 2:23:11 PM | 40 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I can’t take any more of this shit.

29/8/2025, 12:20:38 PM | 40 7 | View on Bluesky | view

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The name’s Ford. Betty Ford.

29/8/2025, 1:37:54 AM | 19 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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third base is when I unhinge my jaw in front of you

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Co-counterpoint:

Stone Cold Jane Austen @abbyhiggs.bsky.social RFK Jr always looks like he's begging for sugar water
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I wish the worm was alive. RIP brainworm. We would have loved having you alive and flourishing right now

28/8/2025, 9:28:56 PM | 81 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture gwen howerton (@kissphoria.bsky.social) reposted

He didn't actually say that and it is deeply irresponsible to say otherwise.

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Profile picture Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted

I think we should start referring to the CDC in the style of "X (formerly known as Twitter)"--"Empty buildings in Atlanta formerly known as the CDC."

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Profile picture SwiftOnSecurity (@swiftonsecurity.com) reposted

Taxes need to be higher

A billionaire heiress trusted her psychic best friend with $40 million. Then it all fell apart.
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