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Grins

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26. Teapot Dome; where Republicans first learned how to steal from the country.

Reply to some_of_us_are_sane (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2026, 02:14 AM

19 hrs ago

Probably spent 5-minutes on it in H.S.

A couple years ago, in my car, I heard pbs interview of Layton McCarthy, author of “Teapot Dome.”

Went right to bookstore and bought it. And devoured it!

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