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With the rate that the derp is emanating from Donnie Two Scoops, will Evan ever again get the chance to throw the squeaky chicken?

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In the GOP's defense, there are some recent tweets from North Korea that I've liked. Strange times!

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Clarence doesn't register disapproval because he's too busy taking mental notes for leaking later.

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I want this cap....

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Agitpop Will Eat Itself

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"Debunked?" It never had any bunk to start with. Actually, it was full of bunk. Debunk it and its as empty as President Trump's capacity for empathy.

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I stole it. Why do you ask?

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You can't fool all the people all the time. Fool me once, shame on, shame on. Fools. Every. Fucking. Drumpf. Voter.

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Gotta love the Bored of the Rings refs.

"You have traveled far.""You bear a great burden.""Enemies pursue you.""You leave at dawn."

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Her previous gig was working for Ted Cruz. Before that, it was Newt Gingrich, Mike Pence, and Todd Akin. The soul was already long gone.

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Twitter - the social media channel for people who don't like complete sentences - seems tailor-made to grab the attention of the lowest rung of the electorate. Gotta hand it to the Russians - they sure chose their audience well.

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Evan, you're not cynical enough. @Ten_GOP didn't fool all those inner circle people. They were directed to follow and RT. The question remains, by whom?

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actually, it was him accusing the FBI of treason. Unfuckingbelievable.

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my thought exactly

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I is shocked...

... _and_ intrigued about what might turn up about explict instructions to any of those involved in amplifying the material.

The underlying question being: to what degree is this just the material was well-crafted enough, aimed well enough right at the 'what they want to hear' centres to get viral play, and to what degree did it have directed help?

Figure most people know this, but at a meta level, you might call the general dichotomy there one of now a _few_ million dollar questions floating around.

(... and in not really related/caption critique: technically, isn't 'Junior looking like an idiot' kinda redundant?

I mean, you could just type 'Junior'...

... and count on people saying: 'Oh. Yeah. That guy who looks like an idiot'.)

(ETA: noticing I'm not quite first on this theme in this thread/apologies if appropriate.)

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because he has better taste in friends?

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