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Ben Palmer's Brain

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May 8, 202600:25:28Technology

Comedian Ben Palmer set up a fake tip line for reporting immigrants in the United States suspected of not having legal status. He recorded the conversations, and things... got uncomfortable and, in some cases, disturbing...

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