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"Blue Flu" May Be Just What America Needs

"Blue Flu" May Be Just What America Needs

The police have gone on strike before so we know exactly what happens when they do.

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Jun 24, 2020
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by Justin Rosario

Once upon a time, I was in training to be a district manager at EB Games. My boss, Steve, decided to send me far away from my home district in Queens to a store in the godforsaken wasteland known as New Jersey to “observe” a store whose manager Steve wanted to fire for personal reasons.

We all knew why I was there and I was supposed to s…

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