The Corporate/Mainstream Media and Even Social Control Media is Distorting the Record About What Mozilla Actually Did (It Originally Surrendered to Vladimir Putin)
Granting Loads of Monopolies in Europe (to Foreign Corporations of Epic Size and Far Too Much Power Inside Europe) is Vastly More Important Than Raising European Kids Properly?

[Meme] Putin's Red Flags

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jun 24, 2024

Mozilla: You have two choices: Firefox ESR or Firefox USSR

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