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		OniBait on Jan 21, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Judge refuses to reinstate Parler after Amazon shu... What I find scary and disheartening is that people have to use throwaway accounts to even point this out.

throwaway45349 on Jan 21, 2021 [–]

Using a throwaway for anything political is just safer. I can comfortably talk about this with friends or colleagues, but I wouldn't broadcast it to the whole world with my name attached.

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