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Why did JJC suddenly stop poasting on xo
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Date: February 24th, 2026 1:07 AM Author: Lake thriller ticket booth Feels like just yesterday he would snake his way here daily with insane attempts at controlling narratives (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49690940) |
Date: February 24th, 2026 1:15 AM Author: curious famous landscape painting locale he was murdered Talented Mr. Ripley-style by a certain, 'chill' fratty fellow poaster except it occurred off the coast of the Yellow Sea tp (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49690942) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:19 AM Author: slate whorehouse incel He got married and found happiness (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691231) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:22 AM Author: Pearl Embarrassed To The Bone Site this plus his ultra-high-powered finance job and models and bottles side hobby does not leave much time for poasting. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691237) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:23 AM Author: vigorous area Boom. Game over. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691242) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:30 AM Author: transparent home kitty cat he posts retarded shit 24/7 on twitter now (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691253) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:32 AM Author: vigorous area link? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691260) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:32 AM Author: transparent home kitty cat https://x.com/WestsideLAGuy (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691264) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:35 AM Author: vigorous area lmao no that's impossibre (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691270) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:36 AM Author: transparent home kitty cat https://x.com/WestsideLAGuy/status/2023176873325596963 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691272) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:38 AM Author: Lake thriller ticket booth how did you guys even find this arent there millions of twitter accounts (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691277) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:40 AM Author: transparent home kitty cat He used to post as "Rufus" using the same avatar and was a big-time DeSantoid who now pretends that he was always pro-Trump (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691282) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:41 AM Author: Lake thriller ticket booth u guys should be working at top spy agencies or some shit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691288) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:44 AM Author: vigorous area (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691298) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:46 AM Author: transparent home kitty cat (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691303) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 11:10 AM Author: Bossy plaza or at least go find Nancy Guthrie already so the msm can finally stfu about that one (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691506) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:38 AM Author: vigorous area wow it really plausibly could be him lmao the twitter bio is masterful: Westside L.A. Guy @WestsideLAGuy 140 IQ, 6'0'', 1580 SAT, Double Ivy, 8 inches and thick, Master Pussy Eater |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 11:50 AM Author: Bossy plaza 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691562) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:37 AM Author: vigorous area wow this post is plausibly a jjc post https://x.com/WestsideLAGuy/status/2025264586237378567?s=20
Westside L.A. Guy @WestsideLAGuy · Feb 21 Correct take. Miami will never rival NYC in finance or SF in tech because students at elite schools don’t want to start their careers in Miami. Billionaires moving to Miami doesn’t alter this reality of human capital. |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:38 AM Author: transparent home kitty cat He used to post as "Rufus" which is one of the aliases he used on WSO iirc (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691279) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:39 AM Author: vigorous area if you're right, this is an incredible find, ty (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691280) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:40 AM Author: vigorous area Westside L.A. Guy @WestsideLAGuy · Feb 19 A bro who thinks in today's dating landscape he can get a hot girl while having a dad bod, is as naive as the White/Asian bro who thinks he can get into Harvard with 1450 SAT, 4.0 GPA, class president. https://x.com/WestsideLAGuy/status/2024550148760821865?s=20 |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:46 AM Author: vigorous area I'm getting increasingly convinced that this actually is JJC: https://x.com/WestsideLAGuy/status/2023603767472762942?s=20 Westside L.A. Guy @WestsideLAGuy · Feb 17 Love seeing Asian American men winning.
This is what real MAGA is. |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 10:01 AM Author: transparent home kitty cat there's zero chance it's not JJC
https://x.com/WestsideLAGuy/status/1939200826104549593 |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 10:04 AM Author: vigorous area wow (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691357) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:46 AM Author: marvelous frozen fat ankles theater One of his iterations was massive Rubio fandom (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691308) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:53 AM Author: flushed windowlicker den Holy shit.
Rongtime tumpmo but... https://x.com/WestsideLAGuy/status/1908302133470126564 |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:57 AM Author: razzle ungodly orchestra pit old irish cottage lmao (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691331) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:59 AM Author: transparent home kitty cat he became a minor celebrity on Twitter after freaking the fuck out at a doordash driver
https://x.com/WestsideLAGuy/status/1940257251929071636 |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 10:03 AM Author: vigorous area wow what a small small little man, what a little cunt (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691355) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 10:09 AM Author: transparent home kitty cat honestly kind of a shame he doesn't poast here anymore, the "wait is this JJC" poast 150 replies into the "owned this stupid prole doordasher bitch" thread would have been generational (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691372) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 10:10 AM Author: vigorous area his "having a favorite regular diner is prole" thread still makes me laugh (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691375) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 11:13 AM Author: Bossy plaza ordering the "usual" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691511) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 10:13 AM Author: razzle ungodly orchestra pit old irish cottage Small? Try 8 inches and thick, lil breh. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691381) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 10:38 AM Author: at-the-ready shrine (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691437) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:56 PM Author: 180 drab stead "ok" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49693122) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 3:35 PM Author: charismatic garrison This is tremendous. Thank you from the bottom of my black heart. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49692128) |
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Date: February 25th, 2026 12:18 AM Author: doobsian contagious associate people who are hurt lmao at this being the first tweet posted just 2 hours ago.
"As I said before, getting a job at Jane Street coming out of college is more prestigious than being a 2nd round NFL draft pick. It is legit S+ tier."
exactly the same posting on twitter 15+ years later from xo |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:32 AM Author: at-the-ready shrine JJC was never a single "entity" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691262) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 10:16 AM Author: razzle ungodly orchestra pit old irish cottage lmao, why is Thomas Massie following jjc? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691393) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 10:37 AM Author: deranged crotch Lmao Westside la guy is 100% JJC. I’ve seen that account before too. It’s a shitty version of Murray hill guy account. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691435) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 10:44 AM Author: Scarlet painfully honest school cafeteria athletic conference (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691453) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 11:13 AM Author: Spectacular mediation library i had this guy blocked without knowing it was him. i made the right choice.
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Date: February 24th, 2026 10:39 AM Author: Bronze passionate chapel Busy raising his son, Douthat. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691441) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 10:43 AM Author: razzle ungodly orchestra pit old irish cottage He's really pivoted his PUA outlook. Back in the day he was like "I just need to focus on money. If I had $10M I could go toe to toe with Tyler on picking up women."
Now:
Westside L.A. Guy @WestsideLAGuy When it comes to genuinely attracting hot girls, being lean & fit is a more powerful attraction lever than being a billionaire, having a ferrari, elite job, cool trips, charisma, etc.
This is what Clav & looks maxxers understand. This is the new reality. |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 10:44 AM Author: transparent home kitty cat (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691451) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 11:55 AM Author: chartreuse crackhouse (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691568) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 10:49 AM Author: chartreuse crackhouse HAHAHHAHAHAHA that account is definitely him
okay time to fuck with him, let's do this |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 10:52 AM Author: razzle ungodly orchestra pit old irish cottage nah, let him cook (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691469) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 10:53 AM Author: transparent home kitty cat (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691474) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 1:27 PM Author: Carnelian tanning salon (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691733) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 1:54 PM Author: Lake thriller ticket booth (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691831) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 10:53 AM Author: transparent home kitty cat Wildlife photographers are not supposed to interact with the animals (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691477) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 5:31 PM Author: Greedy karate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49692439) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 11:13 AM Author: Bossy plaza this could literally mean the rebirth of XO (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691513) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 12:04 PM Author: Scarlet painfully honest school cafeteria athletic conference jjc left the board after I found his instagram account and we made fun of his cringey jeetesque comments to random young women, also the Sup Brady threads contributed (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691582) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 12:04 PM Author: at-the-ready shrine the real "jjc" has not existed on the internet for like 15 years (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691583) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 1:28 PM Author: Scarlet painfully honest school cafeteria athletic conference jjc is the most prolific internet poaster of all time, we even found him on city-data forums (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691736) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 1:35 PM Author: chartreuse crackhouse (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691755) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 1:43 PM Author: vigorous area and in the acknowledgments pages of a widely used textbook (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691784) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 1:45 PM Author: wonderful public bath and he was a major megaposter on EJMR for years around the early 2010s, they also laughed at him in roughly the same way (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691787) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 2:14 PM Author: Scarlet painfully honest school cafeteria athletic conference (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49691910) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 3:29 PM Author: vigorous area rate this new JJC post 14 minutes ago: ============== Westside L.A. Guy @WestsideLAGuy · 14m My bro here in L.A. banged you & said you’re awful in bed. So apparently Republican girls don’t do it better where it actually matters. https://x.com/WestsideLAGuy/status/2026389775469654407?s=20 |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 3:32 PM Author: razzle ungodly orchestra pit old irish cottage Sounds like Westside L.A. Guy is running with a sick crew (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49692118) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 3:32 PM Author: Scarlet painfully honest school cafeteria athletic conference (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49692119) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 3:33 PM Author: vigorous area he's probably hanging out with Brady and all the guys from HBS (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49692123) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 3:36 PM Author: razzle ungodly orchestra pit old irish cottage Yep. The guys he rolls with, they're the real deal. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49692130) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 5:55 PM Author: transparent home kitty cat (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49692490) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 3:44 PM Author: vigorous area Westside L.A. Guy @WestsideLAGuy · 12m If you’re a 30+ year old man, it’s not worth living in NYC unless you’re making $500K+. https://x.com/WestsideLAGuy/status/2026394037658546380?s=20 |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 4:51 PM Author: deranged crotch Confirmation he lived in chi-town
https://x.com/westsidelaguy/status/2019893949989814745?s=46&t=hofMNkWXXAXhWbkDRTml7w |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 4:52 PM Author: deranged crotch https://x.com/westsidelaguy/status/1869634978885333205?s=46&t=hofMNkWXXAXhWbkDRTml7w (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49692313) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 4:55 PM Author: chartreuse crackhouse it's 100% him
also holy shit lol at this tweet. there is not a single other person in the entire world who would say something like that. not an exaggeration |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 5:04 PM Author: kink-friendly galvanic spot telephone holy shit, it’s him (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49692361) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 5:32 PM Author: Greedy karate The H. Bomb is definitely powerful! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49692445) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 5:55 PM Author: transparent home kitty cat hahahahaha (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49692489) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 5:00 PM Author: insanely creepy alcoholic locus skinny woman lol, he's MAF at this "matchmaker" Blaine Anderson, must have paid big $ to try and fail to break dem iron chains.
He did manage to get 10K followers tho. |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 5:39 PM Author: razzle ungodly orchestra pit old irish cottage Thomas Massie is one of his followers.
edit: so is Karlstack |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 10:16 PM Author: Fragrant cerise stage Let’s see what unfolds!
https://x.com/westsidelaguy/status/2026440266660638859 |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 5:34 PM Author: fishy house Because the slightly less uncool/poor azns were picking on him (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49692450) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:52 PM Author: deranged crotch I am absolutely unequivocally 100% sure Westside la guy is JJC. I’ve known about this account even before this post too since I follow Murray hill guy. I am the board’s preeminent JJC scholar. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49693094) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 10:06 PM Author: Scarlet painfully honest school cafeteria athletic conference (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49693157) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 10:11 PM Author: insanely creepy alcoholic locus skinny woman (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49693165) |
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Date: February 24th, 2026 10:11 PM Author: chartreuse crackhouse (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49693168) |
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Date: February 25th, 2026 1:04 PM Author: vigorous area As I said before, getting a job at Jane Street coming out of college is more prestigious than being a 2nd round NFL draft pick. It is legit S+ tier. https://x.com/WestsideLAGuy/status/2026488877058503064?s=20 |
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Date: February 25th, 2026 3:02 PM Author: chartreuse crackhouse Lmao (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49694737) |
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Date: February 25th, 2026 3:13 PM Author: Carnelian tanning salon We didn't appreciate how fucking awesome he was. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49694756) |
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Date: February 25th, 2026 3:17 PM Author: chartreuse crackhouse I mean I feel like we did, but he has gotten even better at his "craft" over time, which is impressive and admirable (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49694765) |
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Date: February 25th, 2026 3:36 PM Author: Carnelian tanning salon I always thought the old jjc was an earnest nerd.
His new persona is so over the top that I suspect it is expert level flame. I don't know what to believe. |
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Date: February 25th, 2026 3:51 PM Author: at-the-ready shrine if you believe it's real it is real (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49694873) |
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Date: February 25th, 2026 3:52 PM Author: Carnelian tanning salon (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49694876) |
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Date: February 25th, 2026 9:29 PM Author: vigorous area (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49695612) |
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Date: February 26th, 2026 9:52 PM Author: propecia mathematica (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49698525) |
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Date: March 4th, 2026 2:41 PM Author: propecia mathematica Lmao I'm sure Tyler Shough is really jealous of the prestige of fungible computer janitors who never see the sun (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49715029) |
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Date: March 2nd, 2026 12:13 PM Author: fatty nigger (✅🍑) Westside L.A. Guy @WestsideLAGuy · 25m getting numbers is easy. will he actually go out with them? convert to sex? that’s the challenge, especially from live pick ups. https://x.com/WestsideLAGuy/status/2028512635331993750?s=20 |
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Date: March 2nd, 2026 12:18 PM Author: fatty nigger (✅🍑) Westside L.A. Guy @WestsideLAGuy · 20h In Westside L.A. pretty much every White woman below 35 has sub 25% body fat. Easily one of the most physically elite parts of the country. https://x.com/WestsideLAGuy/status/2028212315385176075?s=20 |
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Date: March 2nd, 2026 12:22 PM Author: Judas Jones He's got his eye on a few chicks (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49708209) |
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Date: March 4th, 2026 12:55 PM Author: Ass Sunstein Westside L.A. Guy @WestsideLAGuy Prestige aura is extremely powerful.
I know a girl who left a $500K/year private equity job to attend Harvard Business School. Why? She did Michigan undergrad due to Ivy rejections & couldn’t get over the insecurity, the giant chip on her shoulders.
https://x.com/WestsideLAGuy/status/2029246186927079622 |
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Date: March 4th, 2026 1:12 PM Author: Gay Grandpa This is fucking insane (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49714774) |
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Date: March 4th, 2026 1:21 PM Author: rape podcast Burst out laughing (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49714795) |
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Date: March 4th, 2026 1:23 PM Author: Fyre festival founder (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49714799) |
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Date: March 4th, 2026 1:25 PM Author: Judas Jones Chip so big it covered both shoulders. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49714806) |
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Date: March 4th, 2026 1:37 PM Author: propecia mathematica (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49714841) |
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Date: March 4th, 2026 1:50 PM Author: fatty nigger (✅🍑) amazing (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49714863) |
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Date: March 4th, 2026 2:07 PM Author: dont run libs the crystal wardens see you (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49714913) |
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Date: March 4th, 2026 3:32 PM Author: Candy Ride It's definitely powerful! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837859&forum_id=2Reputation#49715168) |