🌀 Cat 5 Milton bears down on FL

08 Oct | Read Online

Wyatt from Alts
08 Oct

MF’ers, I’ve been telling you for YEARS to leave Florida.

Wyatt Cavalier @itiswyatt

What in the world did the Big Bend part of Florida do to anger the gods?

1:43 AM • Oct 8, 2024

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