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1300	Shots Fired by C.J. Box 4.01 avg rating — 7,714 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1300	The Reversal (The Lincoln Lawyer, #3; Harry Bosch Universe, #22) by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 87,318 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1303	The Draining Lake (Inspector Erlendur, #6) by Arnaldur Indriðason 3.89 avg rating — 13,663 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1303	Badlands (Highway Quartet, #3) by C.J. Box 4.06 avg rating — 17,836 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1305	Booked to Die (Cliff Janeway, #1) by John Dunning 3.89 avg rating — 9,375 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1305	The Ghost Files 2 (The Ghost Files, #2) by Apryl Baker (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 3,925 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1305	Endangered (Joe Pickett, #15) by C.J. Box 4.40 avg rating — 22,234 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1308	Stranded with a Billionaire (Billionaire Boys Club, #1) by Jessica Clare (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 15,190 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1308	Nowhere To Run (Joe Pickett, #10) by C.J. Box 4.30 avg rating — 21,905 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1310	Out Of Range (Joe Pickett, #5) by C.J. Box 4.27 avg rating — 24,940 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1311	Back of Beyond (Highway Quartet, #1) by C.J. Box 4.11 avg rating — 26,875 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1312	Left Behind (Left Behind, #1) by Tim LaHaye 3.86 avg rating — 244,587 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1312	Cold Wind (Joe Pickett, #11) by C.J. Box 4.28 avg rating — 21,288 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1314	The Luck of the Weissensteiners by Christoph Fischer (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 978 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1315	In the Courtyard of the Kabbalist by Ruchama King Feuerman (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 550 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1315	Savage Run (Joe Pickett, #2) by C.J. Box 4.15 avg rating — 35,464 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1317	Beyond The Mask (The Beyond, #1) by Jeremy Laszlo (Goodreads Author) 3.28 avg rating — 106 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1317	Afternoon of an Autocrat by Norah Lofts 4.08 avg rating — 228 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1319	Corpses Say The Darndest Things (Nod Blake Mysteries, #1) by Doug Lamoreux (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 465 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1319	The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 25,435 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1321	Life Expectancy by Dean Koontz (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 39,453 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1321	Your Heart Belongs to Me by Dean Koontz (Goodreads Author) 3.40 avg rating — 17,663 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1323	Beckoning Fates (The Beginning after the End, #3) by TurtleMe (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 7,658 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1323	By the Light of the Moon by Dean Koontz (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 27,392 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1325	Second to Cry (Avalon, #2) by Carys Jones (Goodreads Author) 3.47 avg rating — 34 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1325	Lightning by Dean Koontz (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 64,925 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1327	Odd Thomas (Odd Thomas, #1) by Dean Koontz (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 275,032 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1327	Nightmare In Alice Springs by Barry W. Metcalf 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1329	All Good Deeds (Lucy Kendall, #1) by Stacy Green (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 9,446 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1329	77 Shadow Street by Dean R. Koontz 3.37 avg rating — 21,863 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1331	The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 716,387 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1331	Yellow Medicine (Billy Lafitte, #1) by Anthony Neil Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 524 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1333	Dying Brand (Allison Campbell Mystery, #3) by Wendy Tyson (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 131 ratings score: 50, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1334	Mojado (Navajo Nation Mystery #4) by R. Allen Chappell 4.37 avg rating — 2,166 ratings score: 49, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1334	Force Of Nature (Joe Pickett, #12) by C.J. Box 4.36 avg rating — 22,069 ratings score: 49, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1336	Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 153,883 ratings score: 48, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1337	Toxic New Year: The Day That Wouldn't End (Alex Desephano, #4) by Judith Lucci (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 245 ratings score: 45, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1338	Wings to Redemption by Paul H. Landes (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 42 ratings score: 44, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1339	The Romanov Conspiracy by Glenn Meade (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 2,558 ratings score: 42, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1340	Oni su ovde, sa nama by Lazar Janic (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 41, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1341	Boy Nobody (The Unknown Assassin, #1) by Allen Zadoff (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 8,372 ratings score: 40, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1342	Mission Canyon (Evan Delaney, #2) by Meg Gardiner (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 1,105 ratings score: 37, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1343	The Judging Eye (Aspect-Emperor, #1) by R. Scott Bakker 4.02 avg rating — 6,994 ratings score: 36, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1344	A Sliver of Shadow (Abby Sinclair, #2) by Allison Pang (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 2,311 ratings score: 34, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1345	Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall 4.30 avg rating — 230,100 ratings score: 32, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1346	Yesterday's Echo (Rick Cahill, #1) by Matt Coyle (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 1,855 ratings score: 30, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1347	Executive Power (Mitch Rapp, #6) by Vince Flynn 4.32 avg rating — 48,818 ratings score: 29, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1348	Genetic Imperfections by Steve Hadden (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 201 ratings score: 28, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1349	The Grey Woods by J. Carson Rose (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 138 ratings score: 26, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1350	Ghosts of Manor House by Matt Powers (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 151 ratings score: 22, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1351	Leverage in Death (In Death, #47) by J.D. Robb (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 23,603 ratings score: 21, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1352	His Last Bow (Sherlock Holmes, #8) by Arthur Conan Doyle 4.23 avg rating — 46,220 ratings score: 20, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1353	The Techno Witch (Super Indy, #1) by Alex Letner 4.77 avg rating — 62 ratings score: 18, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1354	Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (Niki Slobodian, #3) by J.L. Murray (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 466 ratings score: 16, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1355	The Echelon Vendetta (Agent Micah Dalton, #1) by David Stone 3.67 avg rating — 1,378 ratings score: 14, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1356	The Day Guard (The Metaframe War, #4) by Graeme Rodaughan (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 66 ratings score: 11, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1357	The Dark Side of Ectstasy by Roy Harvey it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 10, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1358	Beyond the Blue Girl by H.K. Belvedere 4.43 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 9, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1359	The Seavers Conspiracy by Travis Pearson 4.48 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 8, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1360	HEROICA, El Carácter de un Hombre es su Destino by Samantha Devin (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 7, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1361	Psycho List #1 by Kevin Grevioux it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 5, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jul 03, 2021 10:25AM) (new)

Jul 03, 2021 07:26AM

A lot of these books I personally wouldn't consider thrillers at all... (Pride and Prejudice (#6), for instance. Still 17 people voted for it...)

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message 2: by ~☆~Autumn (new)

Jul 21, 2021 08:33PM

BookLovingLady wrote: "A lot of these books I personally wouldn't consider thrillers at all... (Pride and Prejudice (#6), for instance. Still 17 people voted for it...)"

I totally agree with you! These people have NO CLUE what a thriller is. I am amazed. P&P is sure not a thriller and I wouldn't vote for any on the first page except for Interview with the Vampire and that might be. They need to read the definition of a thriller. FLABBERGASTED HERE.

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message 3: by Sarah (new)

Jul 22, 2021 07:31PM

Unfortunately, I don't think this list is worth saving. It's so bad that I almost wonder if some of these votes are from bots/sock puppets?

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message 4: by Sarah (new)

Jul 22, 2021 07:38PM

~☆~Autumn♥♥☔ wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Unfortunately, I don't think this list is worth saving. It's so bad that I almost wonder if some of these votes are from bots/sock puppets?"

After finding 5 more lists exactly like t..."

Yep, just realized the same thing. I can try reporting to GR but it seems unlikely they will do anything about it :(

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message 5: by Sarah (new)

Jul 22, 2021 07:50PM

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message 6: by Reader453 (new)

Aug 08, 2021 06:15AM

Fake list to promote Hail Storm by Brett Arquette.

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message 7: by Pearl (new)

Aug 11, 2021 06:57AM

I was looking for a newly created list in my group, and this book is at the top of nearly every list on the first page. If this doesn't get a book removed, I don't know what else could.

https://www.goodreads.com/list/recent...

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message 8: by John (new)

Aug 12, 2021 11:00AM

I think the best way to handle this is to ban this book, and all books by this author for one year.

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message 9: by Lmarie (new)

Aug 27, 2021 09:00PM

If Goodreads can't manage these lists better, I'm not going to spend time on Goodreads anymore. I feel like I'm wasting my time and just getting frustrated.

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message 10: by Naomi (new)

Jul 25, 2022 01:18AM

Removed:
The Valley of Horses The Clan of the Cave Bear, the Valley of Horses, the Mammoth Hunters, the Plains of Passage, The Shelters of Stone

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message 11: by ~☆~Autumn (new)

May 23, 2024 09:06AM

Naomi wrote: "Removed:
The Valley of Horses The Clan of the Cave Bear, the Valley of Horses, the Mammoth Hunters, the Plains of Passage, The Shelters of Stone"

Good work! Someone needs to remove the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People which was near the bottom of the list.

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message 12: by Naomi (new)

May 25, 2024 05:43AM

~☆~Autumn wrote: "Naomi wrote: "Removed:
The Valley of Horses The Clan of the Cave Bear, the Valley of Horses, the Mammoth Hunters, the Plains of Passage, The Shelters of Stone"

Good work!..."

I think someone got it; I looked through 300 and didn't catch it. Do you remember what number it was?

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message 13: by ~☆~Autumn (new)

May 25, 2024 08:12AM

I sure don't recall and would have to go thru the entire list again. Hopefully, someone removed it. Thanks for your work.

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message 14: by ~☆~Autumn (new)

May 25, 2024 08:14AM

Number 437 which is The Four Agreements should be removed as that must be the most boring book I ever attempted.

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message 15: by Marc *Dark Reader with a Thousand Young! Iä!* (new)

Oct 03, 2024 09:14AM

Ironic, a fake list made for a notorious spam book (Operation Hail Storm) is now topped by another spam book boosted by indistinguishable sockpuppet accounts: A Story of Yesterday

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