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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – March 6 2026
Greetings from Tyler, It didn’t go well for Iran. We blew up the Ayatollah, but they’re still threatening. We must have some inside knowledge that says they can’t hit Tel Aviv, surely. The Ayatollah is dead, along with numerous of replacements. They thought they’d be safe underground, but they weren’t. The media is screaming bloody…
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