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Republican politicians aren’t surprised when the unhinged act on their rhetoric, they know some will, and that they (the politicians) can simply denounce it vaguely and keep right on inciting. They hope it has a chilling effect on people they disagree with, and it’s just about the only thing that inspires donations and wingnut support. They can’t offer any policies that inspire voters, because all the policies they are paid to promote do not serve the vast majority of their own base. This is the conflict of interest they create by accepting huge donations from special interests. It’s a deeply flawed system that promotes corruption, violence and lies.

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Or chasing waterfalls.

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Oh, Republicans, look what you've done. Ta, Robyn.

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I wanted to have a go at your comment with a take on The Beatles' "Martha My Dear" as "MAGAt My Dear" because it has the line "Hold your head up, you silly girl. Look what you've done."

But I couldn't make it work.

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So they finally nailed the Hamburglar.

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What is wrong with his HEAD? Forceps delivery?

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or, keep it up, makes you easier to catch?

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Thoughtcrime! I did nothing wrong!

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"Muh freeze peach rights are being violated! Is it a crime to take out an advertisement now? Will they arrest everyone on Madison Avenue?"

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What is it with the camo? If anyone really wanted to carry out this mission against election officials, they'd blend in better if they wore a nice suit, maybe get a hair cut. A bath wouldn't hurt.

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Camo is the gang sign of the 101st Chairborne Division

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Gee, thanks Donnie, for riling up the worst people in America and siccing them on us. Quite the little mischief maker, aren't you, you foul thing you. May the rest of your days be nothing but one humiliation after another, leading to a lonely, painful destitute death.

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I am not at all a fan of excessively long prison sentences and I think they are one of the many elements in our CJ system that need reformed, but two years seems kind of light for solicitation of murder. Obviously that’s not what Stark was charged with, but seems like that’s what he actually did.

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Actually the prison system in this country is the largest provider of mental health services.

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Something that, in itself, makes me question the collective sanity of the United States.

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>I would assume “etc./misc.

Clearly he was looking for tools.

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I fear the only thing two years will teach em is to use encrypted channels.

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Like this guy actually had 10K to pay anybody.

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"It’s time to invoke our Second Amendment right it’s time to put a bullet in the treasonous Chinese [Official A]."

All these folks who think the second amendment guarantees a right to commit murder -- limited reading comprehension skills, I guess.

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And all this time I thought their Sky Daddy said "thou shall not kill"

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It's what the Republicans encourage them to believe.

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remember Snow Machine Barbie and her cute little target symbols?

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and that humblebrag that she could "shoot a moose from over a mile away"

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I had her in mind.

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Hey, all that elitist 18th century language and dependent clauses and shit are hard for a good ol' boy to compreewent, I mean comp her end, I mean figger out.

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Now do “Libs of TikTok,” a terrorist organization by any definition.

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