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Earlier today President Biden attended the General Assembly and delivered his final UN address.

Biden called on nations to band together at mid-world conflicts and growing concerns over China's influence.

Then he added, or do whatever you want,

what the hell do I care?

I don't care anymore.

Does that mean that he used to care?

But now he doesn't, because it seems to me that when he cared,

all this really, really bad stuff happened.

So I'm not sure his not caring is going to make a lot of difference. I know that the tyrants of the world are rejoicing however.

Joe Biden is really he's checked out.

He's gone to the beach in his head at least and and Kamala Harris is back there cackling like a

buffoon and the Ayatollahs couldn't be more thrilled.

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