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Stuff is going down. Things are heating up. The big grift is escalating its violence in La La Land.<\/p>\n

Escalator<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Little did we no
\nWhen he came down the escalator
\nThe escalator soully went down
\nEven when things heat up
\nToo many are helled captive
\nBuy his demagoguery
\nAn oily slick not see
\nSeen as just
\nA chiseler of his own bust
\nA damn nation grifted
\nA hole lyin\u2019 of descendants
\nMade
\nFarced
\nTo live with the con sequences
\nRegardless of what is
\nGoing down<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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