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Dec 2024
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Tankie Group Therapy #28: Imperialism is...

SINA RAHMANI (@URORIENTALIST)
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A reduced crew for Tankie Group Therapy featuring Nora, Alex, and Sina discussing the end of the Syrian Arab Republic and its wide-ranging consequences.

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