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		newsclues on July 24, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What "consent" looks like for the DEA and TSA One kings privateer is another’s thieving pirates. It depends on who is getting robbed. Kings and governments just make up special words for when they commit crimes.

lazide on July 24, 2024 [–]

Yup - it’s a special kind of outlaw (literally, outside the law) who has a home he can go back to and be protected.

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